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Points: 657 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 23 2006 at 10:37
Originally posted by RaphaelT RaphaelT wrote:

 

If music is nothing but emotions, then Hammill is the greatest musician ever!!!

Hear! Hear!

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Points: 1383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 23 2006 at 11:05

Originally posted by USAGirl USAGirl wrote:

Jean and Friede are currently trying to convince me of Peter Hammill. Now while I am still at odds with his voice, I noted something interesting, probably because I tried to listen to anything but the voice in the music: He is an excellent rhythm guitarist! The way he throws in the occasional dissonant chord or syncopates the rhythm adds a lot to his music. This is especially notable on the live albums. Has anyone else noted this too?

Actually, I too had an aversion to Pete Hammill's voice at first, thought it was too theatrical or melodramatic and that the music suffered because of it. Then what happened was I caught the band live and saw how inspired he was and how committed he was to communicating his poetry and that was when I began to appreciate his voice.

It's like I had to get a sense of his personality to allow myself to appreciate it. Strange.
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