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CHAMELEON IN THE SHADOW OF THE NIGHT

Peter Hammill

 

Eclectic Prog

4.03 | 424 ratings

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Rune2000
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3 stars I have a reverse type of connection to Van Der Graaf Generator since I originally started by listening to Pawn Hearts which I didn't think much about and basically gave up the idea of ever liking the band. Then I've got a recommendation of listening to the Peter Hammill trilogy that starts with this album and ends with In Camera. This recommendation proved to by highly successful for me since I now consider myself a fan of Van Der Graaf Generator.

This album starts on an acoustic note which took quite some time to get into but after a couple of re-listens I got more acquainted with the sound. Some of the numbers still don't work for me to this day but the general feel of this release has definitely improved.

The biggest highlight of Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night is the 11 minute Van Der Graaf Generator composition (In The) Black Room/Tower which is an epic in true sense of the word! This track has to be experienced by all the fans creative progressive rock compositions.

Overall this album is not as good as the two other parts of the Peter Hammill trilogy but I definitely recommend everyone experiencing (In The) Black Room/Tower since it's classic Van Der Graaf Generator at the hight of their career!

***** star songs: (In The) Black Room/Tower (10:56)

**** star songs: German Overalls (7:05) Rock And Rôle (6:41) In The End (7:24) Dropping The Torch (4:11)

*** star songs: Slender Threads (5:01) What's It Worth (4:00) Easy To Slip Away (5:21)

Rune2000 | 3/5 |

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