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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2017 at 01:44
1. Still Life
2. Godbluff
3. H to He
4. A Grounding in Numbers
5. Pawn Hearts

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2017 at 13:21
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2017 at 14:01
The Least We Can Do and H To He are my favourites.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2017 at 17:04
Still Life.

It contains with Childlike faith the most complete VDGG song, musically and lyrically. Prog for adult.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2017 at 20:20
Pawn Hearts, even though (and I'm painting a target on my back with this one) I think Plague is one of their weaker songs. To me, Lemmings and Man-Erg are the two best cuts they ever recorded, and that's enough to send the album to the top.

It is very close, though. Still Life, Godbluff, and H to He are all fantastic.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2017 at 08:51
Godbluff, due to "The Undercover Man" and "The Sleepwalkers".
He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2017 at 14:17
Pawn Hearts or Vital.  Vital very well might be my favorite album of all time.  I don't think I've ever heard anything cooler than Ship of Fool's or Sci-Finance.  The low rating on this site is an absolute travesty
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2017 at 15:59
Haven't listened to them all, but H to He has been my favorite so far.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2017 at 17:23
They have a big 5, but my absolute favorite is Godbluff.  It is really a tough choice.  If I had to pick absolutely one favorite track, I may choose Man-Erg... but that can also change.  They have so much great music at the absolute highest level.

The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
H To He, Who Am The Only One
Pawn Hearts
Godbluff
Still Life
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2017 at 19:29
Besides my fave VDGG album, Pawn Hearts is my fave prog album of all time...so:

1) Pawn Hearts
2) The Least
3) Aerosol Grey
4) H to He

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2017 at 21:00
1- Pawn Hearts
2- Godbluff
3- Still Life

To be fair, I like Silent Corner more than any of them and that's very loosely technically a VDGG album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2017 at 01:49
Scorched Earth does it for me every time so will have to say Godbluff. Pawn Hearts is great of course but I don't get goose bumps as much listening to it as I do with Godbluff.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2017 at 06:53
Studio Albums Only

Today it's...

1.Godbluff
2.H to HE Who Am The Only One
3.Pawn Hearts
4.Still Life
5.The Least We Can Do....
6.Quiet Zone/Pleasure Dome (VdG)
7.Present
8.Do Not Disturb
9.World Record
10.Aerosol
11.Alt
12Trisector
13.A Grounding in Numbers

Tomorrow it will be different


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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:52
Godbluff
Pawn Hearts
H to He

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:55
Pawn Hearts.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 02 2018 at 13:19
H, God, Pleasure
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2018 at 02:23
Pawn Hearts and Godbluff might as well be interchangeable for me, but I know I enjoy Godbluff just a tad more.

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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