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Peter Hammill vs Van Der Graaf Generator Poll 6
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    Posted: February 07 2024 at 07:13
Still Life, VDGG's best album
The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...
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I like Over very much, but Still Life is really superb.
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Another vote for Still Life Smile
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. . . and another vote for Still Life.
Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Over by far for me. It's something special. Deeply moving. If I'm in the wrong mood for it, I get slightly depressed. But that's what art can do. Love Pilgrims and My Room but I struggle with Peter Hammill's vocals on the rest of the songs on Still Life. Well only in parts of the songs, but unfortunately those parts are enough for me to rarely revisit the album. I simply have a strong dislike of that kind of gruff singing voice. It doesn't strike me as honest expression really. It feels more like overacting. What can I say it gets on my nerves. Sp although the song-material is as great as ever before, I don't listen to it very often. 
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Still Life
                      quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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While I think Over has certainly a bit more personal virtues and characteristics that make it quite enjoyable as a solo Hammill record, Still Life just has a bit more lovely attributes and finesse that make it just a bit more enjoyable.
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Still Life but Over is so introspective , both are masterpieces
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Still Life.
"PROG IS MY FERRARI".
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Still Life gets my vote.
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There are some very well crafted songs on Over and it is a very intimate view of where Hammill was at that point.. but i'm just not really into 'Break-up' albums.. One wonders what life must have been in a relationship with someone as intense and singularly focused as PH? Well i guess Over gives you a pretty good insight. 

Still Life isnt perfect.. it does feel just a teensy bit forced at times.. Trying to build on Godbluff so quickly and more manic touring.. but it does have some absolutely brilliant speaker-blowing, larynx splitting moments so easily gets my vote.

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Originally posted by Cosmiclawnmower Cosmiclawnmower wrote:

There are some very well crafted songs on Over and it is a very intimate view of where Hammill was at that point.. but i'm just not really into 'Break-up' albums.. One wonders what life must have been in a relationship with someone as intense and singularly focused as PH? Well i guess Over gives you a pretty good insight. 

Still Life isnt perfect.. it does feel just a teensy bit forced at times.. Trying to build on Godbluff so quickly and more manic touring.. but it does have some absolutely brilliant speaker-blowing, larynx splitting moments so easily gets my vote.

"Frightened in the SILENCE!
....Frightened but thinking very hard!"

Stuff like that? 

It's one of the best moments in all of music in my opinions 
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Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Originally posted by Cosmiclawnmower Cosmiclawnmower wrote:

There are some very well crafted songs on Over and it is a very intimate view of where Hammill was at that point.. but i'm just not really into 'Break-up' albums.. One wonders what life must have been in a relationship with someone as intense and singularly focused as PH? Well i guess Over gives you a pretty good insight. 

Still Life isnt perfect.. it does feel just a teensy bit forced at times.. Trying to build on Godbluff so quickly and more manic touring.. but it does have some absolutely brilliant speaker-blowing, larynx splitting moments so easily gets my vote.

"Frightened in the SILENCE!
....Frightened but thinking very hard!"

Stuff like that? 

It's one of the best moments in all of music in my opinions 

yep, pretty much.. Wink

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Still Life
Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."



Music Is Live

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.



Keep Calm And Listen To The Music…
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I've never listened to "Over", and I've never really gotten into "Still Life"... no vote.
 
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