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VdGG - The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
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Poll Question: What track waves the most at you?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
8 [27.59%]
4 [13.79%]
7 [24.14%]
1 [3.45%]
1 [3.45%]
8 [27.59%]
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slight edge to White Hammer over Darkness (11/11)

good album..  and to these ears far more enjoyable and listenable than most all of their later albums where they well earned their moniker as the fathers of mediocre prog.
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(their later albums) just as interesting musically but much more intense emotionally, definitely not for the faint-hearted.

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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

slight edge to White Hammer over Darkness (11/11)

good album..  and to these ears far more enjoyable and listenable than most all of their later albums where they well earned their moniker as the fathers of mediocre prog.


While I cannot find/ hear fault in H to He... or Pawn Hearts (the other two of what I consider to be a classic trilogy) and truly love those albums, The Least We Can Do... is my favourite VdGG album. It is rather more restrained than subsequent albums, and I like the variety of songs on it (it has eclectic qualities that appeal to me). Some might well consider it to be a more mediocre album than subsequent ones as it might be seen to be more subdued, and less out-there (it was an adventurous album for VdGG, especially historically-speaking).

Is that a moniker you made up? I would be wont to think that Genesis, and Yes, would be much more likely to hold the "fathers of mediocre" prog title really, in the way I would approach it, due to the influence on other bands. I guess if I were to choose one as the father of non-mediocre Prog, then I might go with Magma even if it has influenced some mediocre acts.

Edited by Logan - January 29 2019 at 10:19
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Think he refers to Godbluff, Still Life and World record.

That claim makes absolutely no sense to me but to each his own metaphor.
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Points: 6052 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jamesbaldwin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2019 at 17:16
White Hammer.
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After the Flood all the way.  This is VDGG almost at their finest!
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"White Hammer" with the insane final section - outstanding!
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Out of My Book is very nice and deserves a vote... despite the fact that actually Darkness is the best.
I never got Refugees though, could very happily live without that.
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White Hammer is definitely my favorite this week.

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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Out of My Book is very nice and deserves a vote... despite the fact that actually Darkness is the best.
I never got Refugees though, could very happily live without that.
Refugees is a beautiful track - the longer version.
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Points: 9879 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote geekfreak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2019 at 06:54
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

So, another Van der Graaf Generator poll. I'm going with "Darkness".
 

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