THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS WAVE TO EACH OTHER

VDGG second album was a major step in the right direction. first of all, they espoused the album structure of 4-6 long pieces with no short ones in the middle (except for "out of my book" in this album), a structure which stayed until 1977's "The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome". when I got this one I played it over and over again, especially "darkness" and "after the flood". the latter is a great piece telling of the end of the world which would come in a big flood of water (bible sotry anyone?) and after it there won't be nothing left. it includes a quote from albert einstein "Every step appears to be the unavoidable consequence of the preceding one, and in the end there beckons more and more clearly total annihilation". Hammill's way of serving the lyrics will knock you of your seat. also worth noting is "whatever robert would have said", which I ahve no idea what it's all about, but it's a good piece. some would say that the structures of the long pieces are a bit messy and not organized, but it's a great album still. only after I discovered VDGG's later albums, it became less incredible, but as a stepping stone, it's really a classic.