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Poll Question: your fav studio VDGG album?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
1 [1.15%]
5 [5.75%]
12 [13.79%]
36 [41.38%]
17 [19.54%]
13 [14.94%]
1 [1.15%]
2 [2.30%]
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Has to be Pawn Hearts

Man-ERG is one of the greatest prog rock songs ever written IMO, and the young Hammills performance on it is flawless.

Although A Plague of Lighthouse keepers took me quite a while to get into, I now regard it as a masterpiece as well.

 

The same thing was with myself in the recent 1st listens of Pawn Hearts. Now this is one of Top-5 albums ever!

PAWN HEARTS, of course!

(Though other 7 albums are at leas excellent too).

 
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Originally posted by mandrake mandrake wrote:

Its the best comeback Lp in prog history - although Peter Hammill never REALLY went away did he?

 

Of course!  For myself the discographies of VDGG and PH are the one discography.
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These are the ratings (by myself) for all the VDGG studio-albums (15 as a maximum):

14  
13  
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12,5
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Pawn Hearts for me!
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I have also found that VDGG, along with Frank Zappa are very useful for clearing your house of unwanted guests late on a Saturday night when you want to go to bed..


You too, eh?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 07:54

 

 Pawn hearts is the fav for the majority of you lot just as expected...
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I have also found that VDGG, along with Frank Zappa are very useful for clearing your house of unwanted guests late on a Saturday night when you want to go to bed..


You too, eh?

Works everytime!

Early Genesis is more hit and miss. Some people actually quite like it and want to hear more, but not many, of course. But VDGG freaks everyone out nicely..
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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If all else fails - 'Plague Mass' by Diamanda Galas will work every time...... usually by about 30seconds in!

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Almost impossible to choose a favourite between 'H to HE', 'Pawn Hearts', 'Still Life' and 'Godbluff'. I think all of them are classics. This week it's 'Still Life' for me.
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I went for Godbluff, although everything from Pawn Hearts through to World Record is of a remarkably high standard.
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Again seruously hard to choose they're all works of utter genius but I have to go for H to He simply because it's the first one I heard it still sends shivers down my spine!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 17:23

 

Hi people..

all albums of VDGG upto 'Pawn hearts' were awsome prog...afterwards albums seem to be a continuation of each all the same type sound.I know Progressive is all about progressing but to progress to a stage where your a boring un adventurous gang of fart's it's time to jack in...How the hell can you compare anything like 'Still life' to 'Pawn hearts'...Ithink not.

 

Pretty much the same with 'Hammill solos...dead after 'Silent corner'..



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Originally posted by Cinema Cinema wrote:

Might as well count me among the pussies ... I hate VDGG.

Might I steer you towards some nice Cher and Barbara Streisand lps.
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I think not Karnevil, plenty good stuff after Silent Corner' and Still Life is a classic.
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Originally posted by gdub411 gdub411 wrote:

Originally posted by Cinema Cinema wrote:

Might as well count me among the pussies ... I hate VDGG.

Might I steer you towards some nice Cher and Barbara Streisand lps.

Are there

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Points: 3484 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 19:31
Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Originally posted by gdub411 gdub411 wrote:

Originally posted by Cinema Cinema wrote:

Might as well count me among the pussies ... I hate VDGG.

Might I steer you towards some nice Cher and Barbara Streisand lps.

Are there

no...but I am sure they're right down Cinema's alley.
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Ive just had my first VDGG experiance with Pawn Hearts, and my order of Hammils Silent Corner On The Empty stage just came in. Love em' both.
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Both brilliant Hangedman,enjoy
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