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Scorpius 
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 Posted: February 13 2017 at 15:05 |
Still life just over Pawn Hearts for me. my top 5 would go something like... 5. World Record 4. H to He 3. Godbluff 2. Pawn Hearts 1. Still Life
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akaBona
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Posted: October 18 2016 at 14:28 |
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Pawn Hearts
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Kaucz
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Posted: October 17 2016 at 17:54 |
 Devoncir wrote:
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
[QUOTE=Kaucz][QUOTE=Devoncir]The best
VDGG album is the 73 one, the double album “Chameleon in the Silent Camera of the Night": What an album, "Physical Graffiti" meets "Exile in Main Street", they colide and implode That's because it isn't actually a VDGG album. Rather, it's a collection of songs (presumably thrown together by Devoncir himself) taken from three Peter Hammill solo albums (Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night, In Camera, and The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage) which are often considered to be part of the VDGG discography since all the other band members collaborate on them. |
. Not quite right  Actually   5 of the songs ARE VDGG songs ( W, Liquidator, Rift, Roncevaux , Ferret (extra form 1st VDGG album )) 3 songs ARE VDGG extra tracks, recorded live, (Louse, Blackroom, Gog) - and also VDGG always plays these ones 2 songs are completed VDGG songs from VDGG's Time Vaults (Faint , Forsaken) and also recurrent part of the live VDGG live repertoire. . . |
Ah, now I understood.
My favorite is Pawn Hearts. But I'm still wondering if my second is World Record or Godbluff.
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Devoncir
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Posted: October 16 2016 at 11:14 |
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
[QUOTE=Kaucz][QUOTE=Devoncir]The best
VDGG album is the 73 one, the double album “Chameleon in the Silent Camera of the Night": What an album, "Physical Graffiti" meets "Exile in Main Street", they colide and implode That's because it isn't actually a VDGG album. Rather, it's a collection of songs (presumably thrown together by Devoncir himself) taken from three Peter Hammill solo albums (Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night, In Camera, and The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage) which are often considered to be part of the VDGG discography since all the other band members collaborate on them. |
. Not quite right Actually 5 of the songs ARE VDGG songs ( W, Liquidator, Rift, Roncevaux , Ferret (extra form 1st VDGG album )) 3 songs ARE VDGG extra tracks, recorded live, (Louse, Blackroom, Gog) - and also VDGG always plays these ones 2 songs are completed VDGG songs from VDGG's Time Vaults (Faint , Forsaken) and also recurrent part of the live VDGG live repertoire. . .
Edited by Devoncir - October 16 2016 at 11:46
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Devoncir
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Posted: October 16 2016 at 11:00 |
Kaucz wrote:
Devoncir wrote:
The best
VDGG album is the 73 one, the double album “Chameleon in the Silent Camera of the Night": What an album, "Physical Graffiti" meets "Exile in Main Street", they colide and implode Side I 01 – Ferret
and Featherbird 02 - Roncevaux 03 - The Liquidator 04 – W
Side II 05 – Modern 06 – Faint
Heart and the Sermon 07 –
Forsaken Gardens
Side III 08 – A Louse
is not a Home 09 – The Black
Room / The Tower
Side IV 10 – Rift Valley 11 – Gog/
Magog
(All of them - except Modern -- are, or came to be - played live - VDGG songs) (Some consider this as good as Beatles '71 final and triple album - "Ram, Imagine that All Things Must Pass" ) http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lost-1973-van-de-graaf-generator-album-2
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I never heard of this VDGG album  . I will try to listen later |
This album doesn't exist,  bur isn't it great?   . This is an possible album, that should have been released in 73, had Pawn Hearts made more sucess - the sucess it deserved. The lost album could be double: 5 songs from VDGG plus 5 PH songs that are recurrently played live by VDGG, and were even included as extras in VDGG albuns.  The only exception is "Modern", that is based only in my opinion -- I think it´s very VDGGish, and well recorded. 
Edited by Devoncir - October 16 2016 at 11:05
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aliano
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Posted: October 16 2016 at 02:49 |
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Still Life for me. Actually it's my all time favorite album.
1. Still Life
2. Godbluff
3. Pawn Hearts
4. World Record
5. Do Not Disturb
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Todd
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Posted: October 16 2016 at 00:11 |
After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977
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LearsFool
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Posted: October 15 2016 at 21:48 |
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H To He and Godbluff.
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micky
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Posted: October 15 2016 at 17:26 |
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H to He... and it isn't even close imo...
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: October 15 2016 at 09:51 |
Kaucz wrote:
Devoncir wrote:
The best
VDGG album is the 73 one, the double album “Chameleon in the Silent Camera of the Night": What an album, "Physical Graffiti" meets "Exile in Main Street", they colide and implode Side I 01 – Ferret
and Featherbird 02 - Roncevaux 03 - The Liquidator 04 – W
Side II 05 – Modern 06 – Faint
Heart and the Sermon 07 –
Forsaken Gardens
Side III 08 – A Louse
is not a Home 09 – The Black
Room / The Tower
Side IV 10 – Rift Valley 11 – Gog/
Magog
(All of them - except Modern -- are, or came to be - played live - VDGG songs) (Some consider this as good as Beatles '71 final and triple album - "Ram, Imagine that All Things Must Pass" ) http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lost-1973-van-de-graaf-generator-album-2
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I never heard of this VDGG album . I will try to listen later |
That's because it isn't actually a VDGG album. Rather, it's a collection of songs (presumably thrown together by Devoncir himself) taken from three Peter Hammill solo albums (Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night, In Camera, and The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage) which are often considered to be part of the VDGG discography since all the other band members collaborate on them.
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Kaucz
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Posted: October 15 2016 at 08:18 |
Devoncir wrote:
The best
VDGG album is the 73 one, the double album “Chameleon in the Silent Camera of the Night": What an album, "Physical Graffiti" meets "Exile in Main Street", they colide and implode Side I 01 – Ferret
and Featherbird 02 - Roncevaux 03 - The Liquidator 04 – W
Side II 05 – Modern 06 – Faint
Heart and the Sermon 07 –
Forsaken Gardens
Side III 08 – A Louse
is not a Home 09 – The Black
Room / The Tower
Side IV 10 – Rift Valley 11 – Gog/
Magog
(All of them - except Modern -- are, or came to be - played live - VDGG songs) (Some consider this as good as Beatles '71 final and triple album - "Ram, Imagine that All Things Must Pass" ) http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lost-1973-van-de-graaf-generator-album-2
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I never heard of this VDGG album . I will try to listen later
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Catcher10
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Posted: October 14 2016 at 16:10 |
hellogoodbye wrote:
For me it's between Pawn hearts and he to He |
This.....
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Devoncir
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Posted: October 14 2016 at 11:53 |
The best
VDGG album is the 73 one, the double album “Chameleon in the Silent Camera of the Night": What an album, "Physical Graffiti" meets "Exile in Main Street", they colide and implode Side I 01 – Ferret
and Featherbird 02 - Roncevaux 03 - The Liquidator 04 – W
Side II 05 – Modern 06 – Faint
Heart and the Sermon 07 –
Forsaken Gardens
Side III 08 – A Louse
is not a Home 09 – The Black
Room / The Tower
Side IV 10 – Rift Valley 11 – Gog/
Magog
(All of them - except Modern -- are, or came to be - played live - VDGG songs) (Some consider this as good as Beatles '71 final and triple album - "Ram, Imagine that All Things Must Pass" ) http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lost-1973-van-de-graaf-generator-album-2
Edited by Devoncir - October 14 2016 at 13:55
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 23:59 |
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For me it's between Pawn hearts and he to He
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Guy Guden
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 17:31 |
astrowhiz wrote:
Guy Guden wrote:
When you have at least 5 works you can call the best, like fingers, that's a pretty good hand.  |
That's a great way of thinking about it.
I'm listening to Still Life at this moment and thinking this might be my favourite... but then tomorrow I'll listen to Godbluff/Pawn Hearts/He to HE/The Least We Can Do and think the same thing. (If I had a gun to my head I'd pick Godbluff cos Arrow is such an awesome song) |
Thank you very much Astrowhiz. I pretty much feel the same way. The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other touches me a little more than the other earlier works. And on Godbluff it is Sleepwalkers that got the most airplay out of me. cheers!
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astrowhiz
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 17:22 |
Guy Guden wrote:
When you have at least 5 works you can call the best, like fingers, that's a pretty good hand. |
That's a great way of thinking about it.
I'm listening to Still Life at this moment and thinking this might be my favourite... but then tomorrow I'll listen to Godbluff/Pawn Hearts/He to HE/The Least We Can Do and think the same thing. (If I had a gun to my head I'd pick Godbluff cos Arrow is such an awesome song)
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Kaucz
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 12:28 |
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I'm in a marathon trying heard then to set up an order. But there are many good albums. I can say that my favorite is Pawn Hearts.
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Guy Guden
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Posted: October 12 2016 at 12:07 |
When you have at least 5 works you can call the best, like fingers, that's a pretty good hand.
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BaldJean
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Posted: October 12 2016 at 11:46 |
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"Pawn Hearts" for me , but "Godbluff" is excellent as well. unlike most others I consider "World Record" to be better than "Still Life". I actually don't think they ever made any weak album though; all are at least 4 stars, even the first one.
Friede and I actually went through a VdGG marathon yesterday and listened to all 13 studio albums in succession and completeness; a 12 hour task. wow, what a ride!
their latest album "Do Not Disturb" is excellent, by the way. my favorite track is "(Oh No! I Must Have Said) Yes". the album is a strong competitor to their best material from the 70s
Edited by BaldJean - October 12 2016 at 14:50
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frankbostick
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Posted: October 12 2016 at 08:56 |
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H to HE
Pawn hearts
The least we can do...
Godbluff
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