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Topic: The VDGG/Peter Hammill Appreciation Thread
Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:41

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Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:40

Or this:

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Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:39

Image yourself walking this path and hearing The Undercover Man:

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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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Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:36

Or this in a cloudy day:

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Posted: October 28 2009 at 11:26

BaldFriede wrote:

Alberto Muñoz 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.

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Posted: October 28 2009 at 02:36

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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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Posted: October 28 2009 at 01:53

Alberto Muñoz 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.

BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.

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Posted: October 27 2009 at 22:02

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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Posted: October 27 2009 at 21:23

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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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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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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Posted: September 28 2009 at 21:59

"ONE MORE HAGARD DROWWWWNED MAAAAAAN!!!"

If I listen to one VDGG album I listen to them all in rapid succession. It's weird.

"Good evening hippies." Bobby Boy

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Posted: September 28 2009 at 21:56

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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Posted: September 28 2009 at 20:51

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.

Magma ist hortz fur dehn stekehn west!

"Good evening hippies." Bobby Boy

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Posted: September 28 2009 at 20:47

good i will post tomorrow

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Posted: September 28 2009 at 19:56

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.

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Posted: September 14 2009 at 16:41

^ I prefer Nirvana's cover of the song.

Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira

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Posted: September 14 2009 at 16:34

James wrote:

SonicDeath10 wrote:

A B Negative wrote:

SonicDeath10 wrote:

There is a lack of careful pop songwriting in the band's approach

I disagree, there are many examples of this. I would describe Afterwards, Refugees, House With No Door, and W as carefully written pop songs.

But they aren't my favourite VDGG songs, I prefer the sturm und drang.

Yeah they have their moments. And Fool's Mate shows Peter could do it if he wanted. But I don't think he wants to most of the time.

House With No Door a pop song?

LOL

No pop song could be THAT depressing.

Have you ever heard Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks, a number 1 in 1974?

"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."

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Posted: September 13 2009 at 16:37

^ Exactly what I think about it. Though I really prefer Pawn Hearts (which is my favourite)

In order of preference (except Pawn Hearts):

- Godbluff

- Still Life

- H to He

- World Record

- The Least

- Quiet Zone

Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira

- Paul Éluard