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Poll Question: Pick your FIVE best PH albums of the vinyl age
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22 [12.50%]
34 [19.32%]
27 [15.34%]
24 [13.64%]
23 [13.07%]
4 [2.27%]
7 [3.98%]
10 [5.68%]
5 [2.84%]
5 [2.84%]
4 [2.27%]
1 [0.57%]
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    Posted: January 15 2012 at 11:12
Pick your five favorite Peter Hammill solo albums from the vinyl age. Feel free to add some words of advice, I already own 'In Camara', 'Over' and 'A Black Box' (of which I only like side 1).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 11:15
Ive only heard 5 soooo.. :D

Chameleon, Camera, Stage, ph7, Black Box
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 13:26
That was not easy.  But I went with...
Silent Corner,
In Camera,
Over,
Black Box,
and Sitting Targets

But Patience could have easily found a spot, too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 13:52
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 14:11
Silent Corner (not only top 5 of PH, but top 5 period), Over, Future Now, Nadir (love Rikki), In Camera
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 14:13
I voted Chameleon through Over
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 14:16
I picked Over and then In Camera, The Future Now, PH7 and The Silent Corner.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 14:22
Camera>Silent Corner>Over>Black Box>Patience
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 14:27
Unf., there're only two I like: Sonix & The Appointed Hour.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 15:03
Originally posted by Lynx33 Lynx33 wrote:

Unf., there're only two I like: Sonix & The Appointed Hour.
 
That's two more than I like!
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 16:17
The first five, by far.....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 18:50
The first 7 are all great, but if I had to pick one I'd go with In Camera for sure.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 19:00
Over is fantastic as is stage, te top 4 and over is my 5
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 19:33
Over
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
PH7
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In Camera

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 21:04
Silent Corner
In Camera
Over
The Future Now
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 23:06
Over
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
The Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
Nadir's Big Chance
In Camera

Outiside of the list I'd like to mention And Close as This, which in my opinion doesn't get the attention it deserves. It may be a bit inconsistent, but it includes several of Hammill's best and most heartwrenching songs (Empire of Delight, Too Many of My Yesterdays, Other old Cliches, Silver).


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2012 at 23:17
The first nine are probably the most essential from a progressive rock standpoint (Even though I'm not the biggest fan of Chameleon or Nadir.) even though the rock quotient will vary. You should certainly get Silent Corner if nothing else.
 
My favorites from the above list are: In Camera, Silent Corner, Loops & Reels, Fool's Mate, and Over.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2012 at 07:26
Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

Originally posted by Lynx33 Lynx33 wrote:

Unf., there're only two I like: Sonix & The Appointed Hour.
 
That's two more than I like!
 
 
 
If I see a topic called "Top 5 Jethro Tull albums" or "Tony Banks'/Genesis' best ARP synth sounds of the 70's", I'm not even going to open it up (why would I? To say that I think they all suck? I do, but that's beside the point). Why would you even open this thread; I can't imagine your comment is helpful to the OP...
 
Almost any PH album from the 70's is considered a 'classic' amongst the PH/VdGG fan(atic)s (and many critics). It's the golden Charisma age, when a youthful Hammill was as creative as he was prolific. 
 
With the 80's, things started out great and got patchy. A Black Box, Sitting Targets, and the following K-Group albums are all excellent. The second half of the decade was a bit spotty. And Close As This is really good, though.
 
The 90's is really spotty. My two personal faves are Fireships (a really mature album) and Roaring Forties (one of his best, from any era).
 
The 00's... Started out patchy, but seemed to pick up when the VdGG era kicked in. Maybe having the band back together gave him a burst of creative enthusiasm. Singularity is a startling return to form, a really glorious album. I haven't heard all of Thin Air, but the consensus is that it's a real belter.
 
So, that's my two cents. Sorry, I could never pick just five!


Edited by bucka001 - January 16 2012 at 11:30
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2012 at 08:42
Silent Corner, A Black Box, Over, In Camera, and either Fools Mate or the uneven Chameleon.. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2012 at 05:18
Silent Corner, In Camera, Nadir's Big Chance, Over, and I'll have to toss a die for the fifth spot.....
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