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Frenetic Zetetic 
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Posted: February 24 2018 at 10:36 |
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Godbluff, then Pawn Hearts.
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micky
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Posted: February 24 2018 at 10:14 |
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I don't know which is "the best" (what does it even mean?) , I just can say which is my favorite and it's H to He Who Am The Only One |
hmmm.. .considering I can't stand the group on several principals... and I really enjoy that album. Probably for NOT falling prey to the things I don't like the group for... I think you could say it is their best album haha
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Cristi
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Posted: February 24 2018 at 06:20 |
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I don't know which is "the best" (what does it even mean?) , I just can say which is my favorite and it's H to He Who Am The Only One
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lostrom
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Posted: January 16 2018 at 11:29 |
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World Record
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miamiscot
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Posted: January 10 2018 at 08:29 |
Pawn Hearts is my sentimental favorite. Godbluff is probably their most accomplished record. But Sill Life has my full attention these days!
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: January 07 2018 at 14:36 |
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World Record and Pawn Hearts
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I prophesy disaster
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Posted: January 07 2018 at 13:51 |
BaldFriede wrote:
I also think their latest "Do Not Disturb" is on par with their 70s work, and "A Grounding in Numbers" is great too. |
Yes, both of these albums are great. But they haven't yet stood the test of time to surpass the classic period albums.
BaldFriede wrote:
I even love "Present", though many don't like the improvisational CD. But I love these strange improvisations. |
I actually prefer the improvisational CD! I especially love the track "Manuelle".
Edited by I prophesy disaster - January 07 2018 at 13:52
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No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man.
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mlkpad14
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Posted: January 07 2018 at 13:31 |
My favorite Van Der Graaf Generator album is World Record. Albeit an unusual choice, I think the musicianship is superb. The vocals, particularly, are some of Hamill's best, but the lyrics are not as great. Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild) is perhaps one of the greatest epics ever.
(I guess if World Record is my favorite Van Der Graaf Generator album, it is one of my favorites of all time.)
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: January 06 2018 at 05:18 |
^ Oh yeah !! Disc 2 took me back to when I first discovered VDGG (around 1990) - some of the sounds Hugh gets still make me buzz 
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BaldFriede
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Posted: January 06 2018 at 04:26 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Hard to beat Pawn Hearts, though Do Not Disturb is a very strong effort.
I do love A Grounding In Numbers a whole lot too. Outstanding !! |
I also think their latest "Do Not Disturb" is on par with their 70s work, and "A Grounding in Numbers"2 is great too. But I have to go with "Pawn Hearts". VdGG never made a bad album; I even love "Present", though many don't like the improvisational CD. But I love these strange improvisations.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: January 06 2018 at 02:48 |
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Hard to beat Pawn Hearts, though Do Not Disturb is a very strong effort.
I do love A Grounding In Numbers a whole lot too. Outstanding !!
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Rednight
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Posted: January 04 2018 at 11:03 |
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Still Life for my tastes. I can see Pawn Hearts as being their most classic album though.
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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dr wu23
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Posted: January 04 2018 at 08:27 |
Should this thread be in the just for fun section....?
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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awaken77
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Posted: January 04 2018 at 07:42 |
my rating from classic period
1.Still Life 2.Godbluff 3.Pawn Hearts 4.H to He
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Sean Trane
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Posted: January 04 2018 at 04:07 |
apparently, I never answered here - from all four eras (early, middle, Generator and rebirth) tops: The Least Godbluff Trisector seconds Hearts Still Life Alt (I'm serious here) Thirds H to He World Record Present Aerosol TQZ/TPD
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: January 04 2018 at 02:23 |
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Pawn Hearts and Godbluff might as well be interchangeable for me, but I know I enjoy Godbluff just a tad more.
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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dr prog
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Posted: January 02 2018 at 13:19 |
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H, God, Pleasure
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Mortte
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Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:55 |
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Pawn Hearts.
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:52 |
Godbluff Pawn Hearts H to He
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I prophesy disaster
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Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:07 |
My top 5: 1. Pawn Hearts
2. H to He, Who Am the Only One
3. Godbluff
4. World Record
5. The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
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