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Points: 282 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2009 at 20:51
Originally posted by Tin Of Hurri Curri Tin Of Hurri Curri wrote:

A few days ago, I listened to my first Van der Graaf Generator album (Pawn Hearts).  I love it.  VDGG has captivated me. 
 
Here is one of my favorite lines from the album:  "But stalking in my cloisters hang the acolytes of gloom."  This line is both poetic and relatable.
 
My life feels much more interesting now that Van der Graaf Generator is a part of it.  I look forward to getting more VDGG albums.
Now that you're into Van der Graaf try Magma. Embarrassed Magma ist hortz fur dehn stekehn west!
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Easily my favourite band ever. I only found out about them a couple years ago but I've been obsessed ever since. Pawn Hearts is definitely my favourite album of all time, with A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers being my favourite song.
I almost got to see them at NEARFest. I had tickets and we  were coming down from Connecticut but my friend's car died in the middle of New York City.
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"ONE MORE HAGARD DROWWWWNED MAAAAAAN!!!"
 
If I listen to one VDGG album I listen to them all in rapid succession. It's weird.
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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2009 at 16:22
My first introduction to VDGG was in 1986 with a cassette that contains the Vital album.
 
I was in awe when i hear Pioneers over C., i thought this is one of the hardest live prog albums of all time!
 
Then i start to collect any info about the band, but eventually did caught TLWCDIWTEO. and  hear that they sound is far ahead of the Vital album, so when i star to read the info recolected, i realize that they was a missing period (1972-1974).
 
Then i make my walk to obtain the remaining albums of VDGG and then i saw that PH have a huge discography and that time was in 1990.
 
Now after 23 years i have almost all their discography and i praise much the 70's albums, in fact they do not have any weak album.
 
I have to listen very much the PH first LP Fool's Mate.
 
 




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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2009 at 09:35
Today i arrive at work listening to  The Undercover Man and Scorched Earth.
 
Great tracks the interaction and the developement of those tracks are among finest Van Der Graaf!!




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BTW and bumping this thread.
 
I love the athmosphere created in this album (Godbluff) it's incredible the main riff of Undercover Man and Scorched Earth, they trasmit to me a sense of nostagic desesperation.
 
Also i like to hear that album in a big open garden with the sky grey.




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In Undercover Man, the sudden change before "When the madness comes, let it flood on down
and over me sweetly" is absolutely great.

Soooo touching
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Originally posted by Alberto Muņoz Alberto Muņoz wrote:

BTW and bumping this thread.
 
I love the athmosphere created in this album (Godbluff) it's incredible the main riff of Undercover Man and Scorched Earth, they trasmit to me a sense of nostagic desesperation.
 
Also i like to hear that album in a big open garden with the sky grey.

That's interesting, because in an article about VdGG the author said about "Godbluff":"An album you should hear loud but from the adjoining room". In case someone misunderstands this: The statement was meant as a compliment.


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Originally posted by Alberto Muņoz Alberto Muņoz wrote:

Today i arrive at work listening to  The Undercover Man and Scorched Earth.
 
Great tracks the interaction and the developement of those tracks are among finest Van Der Graaf!!


Yeah, "Scorched Earth" one of their best songs. It has a chaotic feel to it and the subject matter (war, guerrilla activity) blends nicely with it.


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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:26
Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by Alberto Muņoz Alberto Muņoz wrote:

BTW and bumping this thread.
 
I love the athmosphere created in this album (Godbluff) it's incredible the main riff of Undercover Man and Scorched Earth, they trasmit to me a sense of nostagic desesperation.
 
Also i like to hear that album in a big open garden with the sky grey.

That's interesting, because in an article about VdGG the author said about "Godbluff":"An album you should hear loud but from the adjoining room". In case someone misunderstands this: The statement was meant as a compliment.
 
Humm... i prefer my version.Big smile




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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:36
Or this in a cloudy day:




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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:38
^ this place is Xochitla i took my family here the last week end.
 
and imagine riding a bicycle and hearing Godbluff at evening




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Image yourself walking this path and hearing The Undercover Man:




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Or this:




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