I'm somewhat surprised by this. I thought everyone on this site knew Van der Graaf Generator. On the other hand, pretty much nobody I speak to in real life has ever heard of them.

> I'm not a prog expert. I heared about the interactive polls in another music forum. But I'm always interested in learning about other music genres incl. prog rock of course.

 

Mila-13 wrote: Is there an Australian music radio station that you can recommend? All I know is triple and double J but that's not exactly what I'm looking for. They have various programmes but the time difference is a major factor of course.

 

I more-or-less stopped listening to the radio years ago (apart from other people having it on). When I did listen to the radio, the station was usually Triple J. Triple J started its life in the 70s as the Sydney AM radio station 2JJ (I grew up in Sydney). It should be noted that Australia was not big on Progressive Rock. The music 2JJ played was what we would now call "classic rock" with a substantial Australian content. They did play prog, but my main exposure to prog was from elsewhere. This was however after the classic period of prog. In the late 70s, they shifted to Reggae and New Wave. But even during the 80s, they (as Triple J) still played some prog. They always played music that was alternative to commercial pop. I occasionally turn on the radio to hear what sort of music they are playing, but currently have no idea how to describe it.

> I have the impression that triple J plays nowadays what I would call mainstream alt music to commercial pop. Their end of the year charts or people's favourites (Triple J Hottest 100) they publish on Australia Day. It became increasingly mainstreamish over the years. But there is also triple J Unearthed. Here they play less known and also unsigned artists incl. undergroundish stuff. That's more in my path. They focus on new music, though at least as far as I know.

  

 

I wasn't sure what you're asking here, but recalled a recent documentary that said all Swiss people have a bomb shelter. There is nothing like that in Australia. In the event of a disaster, Australians can call upon emergency services, and there are messaging services that warn people of impending disaster. But there are no preparatory measures required to be taken by ordinary citizens. In particular, there is currently no conscription of Australian citizens into the military.

 

Now I give you my advice.

So, you must decide between the Ukraine choir and the song by the Waterboys.

Two songs completely different.

The Uckraine choir is austere, almost dissonant in some passages... As you konw, I appreciate the vocal music, even if it's a little heavy as in this case. So, in my opinion, not a masterpiece but a good piece, quite extreme. Not fot all, but if you want to choose it even for its moral value....

In my opinion, The Waterboys's song is very pleasent, more enjoyable than the Ukrain choir. But less original, from a certain point of view.