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Ytse_Jam 
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Posted: July 23 2012 at 19:26 |
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H to He and Godbluff are my favorite, but the first one has something special..
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presdoug
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Posted: July 23 2012 at 18:25 |
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Pawn Hearts-it does things for me, that the other albums don't.
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Posted: July 23 2012 at 17:59 |
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I only have three. r a long time my favorite was The Least We Can Do, but now I think it's H to He.
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Posted: July 23 2012 at 17:54 |
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Pawn Hearts is their magnum opus, their most creative sounding album by far. But each one of these is great. So many amazing albums... How can you say no to A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers?
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Mr. Maestro
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Posted: June 13 2012 at 13:38 |
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Godbluff, hands down.
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"I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...."
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Posted: June 13 2012 at 13:36 |
I am quite undecided between Pawn Hearts and H to He... Fortunately, they have actually more than two great albums. 
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Posted: June 13 2012 at 11:27 |
Really difficult to choose between H to He, PH, G and SL
Godbluff just edges it for me though.
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Gandalff
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Posted: June 13 2012 at 10:25 |
Pawn Hearts, easily. My first touch with the band and their insurmountable masterpiece!
By the way, there is a Gaussian curve beautifully seen in the results...
Edited by Gandalff - June 13 2012 at 11:59
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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bucka001
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Posted: June 13 2012 at 01:05 |
 Riuku wrote:
Triceratopsoil wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
I answer this question differently every time this poll is made.
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This!
Right now it's A Grounding in Numbers because Snake Oil hits me like a ton of bricks.
For some reason however I'm becoming strangely attached to this album, more so than all the others. Probably because it was my first VdGG album since discovering them. |
Yeah, A Grounding In Numbers is really an incredible album that gets better with each listen. Easily the best of the three 'comeback' studio albums. It's totally grown on me and I'm completely amazed that it was made by guys in their 60's because it sounds so energetic, creative, and fresh. As far as individual tunes, I just abslutely love Mr Sands, Highly Strung, Embarassing Kid, Smoke... they're all pretty incredible. In fact, I was just thinking about this the past week. AGIN has (for the moment) entered my top three fave VdGG albums of all time: Godbluff (1) Still Life (2) A Grounding In Numbers (3)
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Posted: June 12 2012 at 22:16 |
He to the He.
It has the insanity of Pawn Hearts, accessibility of Godbluff, and a vast difference between all the tracks which is slightly lacking in the other mentioned two.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Eria Tarka
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Posted: June 12 2012 at 22:08 |
I honestly cant decide between H to HE and Godbluff 
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: June 11 2012 at 15:56 |
This thread has been bumped numerous times over the past year. That's
okay, always nice to have a VDGG poll present. My favourites remain
Still Life and Godbluff - flawless albums. Pawn hearts is a near perfect
album as well, I just prefer the less chaotic/ tortured, and more melodic style
of the later albums.
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Posted: June 11 2012 at 15:37 |
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Pawn Hearts
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MFP
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Posted: June 11 2012 at 14:31 |
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Pawn Hearts followed by H to He.
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Posted: June 11 2012 at 14:13 |
The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other 'cause there is Refugees!
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Riuku
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Posted: April 17 2012 at 09:20 |
Triceratopsoil wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
I answer this question differently every time this poll is made.
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This!
Right now it's A Grounding in Numbers because Snake Oil hits me like a ton of bricks.
For some reason however I'm becoming strangely attached to this album, more so than all the others. Probably because it was my first VdGG album since discovering them.
Edited by Riuku - April 17 2012 at 09:21
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Riuku
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Posted: April 02 2012 at 10:10 |
VdGG is so amazing I'll probably never decide. I love absolutely everything Hammill has done although I can't say that for sure because I'm missing about 4 of his solo albums.
But for VdGG itself...if you put a gun at my head it'd be Still Life.
Right now, my top five are:
Aerosol
Still Life
Pawn Hearts
Godbluff
A Grounding in Numbers
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: January 31 2012 at 18:30 |
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still life. Polished, refined but agressive. La Rossa is my fave.
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Nice! Totally agreed .
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moodyxadi
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Posted: January 31 2012 at 18:08 |
still life. Polished, refined but agressive. La Rossa is my fave.
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Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.
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Posted: June 16 2011 at 10:40 |
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World Record. The musicianship is wonderful, and the thing grabbed me right from the get-go because of it. A friend had initiated me into the world of Graaf months earlier way back when with Pawn Hearts, but it was 'Record that made me a fan.
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