MY EXPERIENCE

Peter Hammill

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Eclectic Prog

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Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo, released in 1981

Songs / Tracks Listing

Netherlands 7" Single:
1. My Experience (3:12)
2. What I Did (3:37)

Total Time 6:49

UK 7" Single:
1. My Experience (3:12)
2. Glue (3:40)

Total Time 6:52

Line-up / Musicians

- Peter Hammill / vocals, guitar, keyboards

With:
- Guy Evans / drums
- David Jackson / saxophone, flute
- Morris Pert / percussion
- Phil Harrison / synthesizers

Releases information

Netherlands 7" Single: "Taken from the forthcoming album 'Sitting Targets' - V 2205"
UK 7" Single: "Taken from his latest album 'Sitting Targets' - 6302 130"

7" Mercury - 6000 689 (1981, Netherlands)
7" Virgin - VS 424 (1981, UK)

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PETER HAMMILL My Experience ratings distribution

1.50
(7 ratings)

Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(29%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(14%)
Good, but non-essential (0%)
Collectors/fans only (29%)
Poor. Only for completionists (29%)

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Review by Matti
PROG REVIEWER

-- First review for this single -- Peter Hammill and especially his classic prog band Van der Graaf Generator are among my long-time favourites, but I certainly don't like everything he's done, quite far from it in fact. The majority of the early 80's output is a good example of that. Sitting Targets (1981) does contain some pretty good songs, but the songs in this single -- both taken from the album -- are in my opinion nearly awful to listen to.

'My Experience' is a noisy and punkish song, and it reminds me of Talking Heads but with a harder edge. Not a song I'd wish to re-listen after hearing it once.

'What I Did' is even worse! Noisier and more aggressive. The soundscape is hostile, industrial and cold -- and terribly monotonous. Especially the percussion is like banging one's head against a wall. Good grief. In theory I appreciate the way Peter Hammill was at the time positive towards the punk & new wave movements and let them influence in his own expression, but this is a firm No Thank You for me.

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