Hammill’s lyrics
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Topic: Hammill’s lyrics
Posted By: OldFatherThames
Subject: Hammill’s lyrics
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 22:27
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I'm a fan of Peter Hammill an VdGG, but I just begin to acre about his lyrics. It seems that theya re pretty nice ! So, I would like to know what songs contains his greatest lyrics, in your opinion. (Especially in his VdGG cd's, and his about eight first solo). Thanks |
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Posted By: OldFatherThames
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 22:28
| not acre.....I mean *care |
Posted By: DarHobo
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 23:28
| Well, I like the lyrics in Pawn Hearts to me its like insanity, depression, confusion, realization, glory and nihilism bi-polarness all wrapped up into one package. |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 23:31
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House With No Door; theres just something about the lyrics in it,
they're so emotional and wonderful and powerful. Its so hard to
describe.
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: September 02 2005 at 03:44
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I absolutely agree with you. it is the penultimate song on heartbreaking loneliness. and when Hammill sings the line "it doesn't seem right when there's that little dark figure running - won't somebody help me?", it always puts tears into my eyes (ok, I'm a woman; we have a reputation for weeping) -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
meurglysIII wrote:Posted By: nousommedusolei
Date Posted: September 03 2005 at 03:20
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"The Lie", "Forsaken Gardens", and "Red Shift" 's lyrics have always been enjoyable to me. Very emotional songs as well. ------------- I don't believe in demons I don't believe in devils I only believe in you |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: September 03 2005 at 03:53
The lyrics in Over are pretty harrowing ... a true *heart break* album   ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: September 03 2005 at 08:01
| Childlike Faith In Childhood's End is very touching, it's like epitaph, besides lyrics from Over are pretty intense. |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: September 03 2005 at 08:42
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So many songs with great lyrics it's difficult to choose just one, but from the earlier albums I've always thought that the lyrics to Refugees are among his best. I think that Hammill's songs on the late 70s solo albums following Vital contain the best lyrics of his career, the best being The Future Now and A Black Box. The writing on those albums has a focus that some of the earlier albums lack - songs like Fogwalking are almost like an advanced songwriter's masterclass. To take a parallel case from another genre, compare the stripped down 3 stanza songs on Dylan's John Wesley Harding with the sprawling epics on Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 10:09
| Good writer he is, difficult to choose favourite. |
Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 16:33
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hmm .. tough question there, Peter has written so many enjoyable
lyrics. I'd say A Louse Is Not A Home, such an incredibly dense,
chilling, and insane song. Some of my other favourites: Childlike Faith In Childhoods End Still Life Emperor in His War Room Man-Erg ------------- 
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Posted By: paulindigo
Date Posted: September 07 2005 at 11:21
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House with no door was one of my favourite in my early teens, it
seemed to reflect my own loneliness. At present I wouldn't be able to pick a song, even though I find Gog terribly fascinating (it would be the all-time winner of the Lovecraft Prize in the "Azatoth worship song" category...) 
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: September 07 2005 at 19:59
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TOTAL ANNIHILATION!!! |
