Some Van Der Graaf Generator Songs
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Topic: Some Van Der Graaf Generator Songs
Posted By: zravkapt
Subject: Some Van Der Graaf Generator Songs
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 07:06
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Which of these five do you prefer?
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 07:07
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From this list..Pilgrims. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 07:08
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Pilgrims with The Emperor in His War-Room as a good second. ------------- 
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 07:12
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1. Pilgrims 2. Emperor 3. White Hammer 4. Octopus. 5. When she comes
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 07:14
| Pilgrims too |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 07:56
"White Hammer".  They blended historical fantasy with arranged melodic balladry and classic rock-n'-roll very well. What a chemistry. And then there is the second section.  "Pilgrims" just doesn't blow me away. The climaxes do not sound strong enough.
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 08:36
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White Hammer
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 09:04
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Emperor, one of my favorites by this band. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 10:30
| Pilgrims is above anything from this list |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 10:53
| White Hammer, love that creepy heavy ending. |
Posted By: Kentucky_Hawkwindage
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 11:02
| This is another band i've thought about giving a listen too as well,i see lots of folks on here are into them..A few years i bought some VDGG LPs at a yard sale for pennies & put them on Ebay without giving them a listen,maybe i messed up? They bought good money.I actually sell LPs on Ebay alot,have been for years.I don't guess i'll vote in this poll,not knowledgeable enough too...yet. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 12:46
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White Hammer. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Kosmos
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 13:21
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White Hammer for me too.< ="UTF-8" ="chrome://hdv//hdv.js" ="application/"> ------------- But laughing in my courtyard play the pranksters of my youth |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 13:37
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Octopus!!!
Hang on a minute. Are we talking the one from Aerosol or the bonus track from H to He (Squid 1/Squid 2/ Octopus)? I voted for the latter. I forgot about the squid thang in the name  Kinda weird that one of alltime fave Van Damme tracks originally was left off the record.
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Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 14:46
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The Emperor!! One of my fav VDGG songs for sure. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 15:04
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Guldbamsen wrote:Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 15:15
| Tough choice between Octopus and White Hammer. I'll go with the 'Malleus Maleficarum' |
Posted By: Argor
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 15:19
| Pilgrims no doubt, it's one of their best songs. |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 15:38
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Emperor in His War Room. The imagery in the lyrics gets me every time. "You think that you can hold the searing molten gold in your finger, but it slips through, tearing tendons as it goes, exposing the white of a knuckle. Flesh and metal forming letters in the mould." "Ghosts betray you, ghosts betray you. In the night they steal your eye from its socket, and the ball hangs fallen on your cheek." -Peter Hammill
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 18:08
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Pilgrims. But they all are excellent. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 09 2014 at 22:50
| Emperor... but the computer did something odd and I ended up voting Pilgrims... |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: March 10 2014 at 00:31
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I kinda had a feeling when I saw this thread title that nothing would be on here from Pawn Hearts or Godbluff. Anyway, Pilgrims. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: March 10 2014 at 03:26
| Pilgrims, with Emperor en Octopus as a close second |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: March 10 2014 at 21:34
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Standing in the space. That holds the silent lace of night away from you. You think that you can hold. The searing, molten gold between your fingers. But it slips through, tearing tendons as it goes.
------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: March 10 2014 at 22:15
| Emperor |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: March 10 2014 at 22:42
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Voted for 'When She Comes', because not many would notice this song. It's one of the best examples of Hammill's gothic side (and actually the only song from 'World Record' I really like). Although I really prefer 'Pilgrims' slightly over it. 'White Hammer' is more interesting technically than musically, because for me the best thing about this song is a transition from pastoral organ sound at the beginning to the heavy jazz-driven chaos. 'Octopus' and 'The Emperor In His War-Room' never caught my attention at all. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 14 2014 at 12:05
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When She Comes ------------- |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 14 2014 at 12:23
That's how I feel. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: bucka001
Date Posted: September 05 2014 at 05:22
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"When She Comes" is my fave from this list, and in my top five of all VdGG tunes. To me, it has it all: it actually *rocks* (very little of the pre-Godbluff stuff does it like this; to me, VdGG is the only prog band, besides Crimson, of the classic era that could get close to the edged-out glory of heavy metal, but only from Godbluff onward), has a catchy chorus (which few VdGG songs do, because few have real choruses), a blistering sax solo, and a really fun riff which comes in and out the whole way through. "Octopus" is my close second (if not in my top five, it's definitely top ten of the catalog). A great piece of psychedelic, late 60's psycho-drama. Wonderful 60's organ throughout, and a *great* vocal performance by Hammill. This is the one song on AGM where you can hear that scream developing (that he would perfect later), but it's delivered with a smooth timbre as he'd not yet developed that harsh growl... all of which works to the song's favor. Of the remaining, probably "Pilgrims" and then the other two are okay but throwbacks to the "classic" prog era which seem a bit dated now. "Emperor" in particular has always struck me as something that Jethro Tull might have done (I like the song, but not a huge Tull fan). ------------- jc |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: September 05 2014 at 05:29
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Wow !! This is a tough decision between Octopus and White Hammer !! All phenomenal tracks here, but I love those early ones dearly. Suppose right now I'll vote for Octopus....... .......but in true VDGG mood, this can change at any moment 
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Posted By: Kirillov
Date Posted: September 05 2014 at 09:13
+1 for the H to He bonus track. It's totally bonkers. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 10:55
| When She Comes. A grand production for the group. I like the Elvis review-style break before the vocal section that finishes the song. Sure, it's not a classic VDGG tune like Emperor In His War Room, but it was very unique and from a very refreshing album that marked the middle of the '70s for the band. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 13:24
That's the weirdest thing I've read in a while. Especially coming from perhaps PA's biggest VdGG/KC-fan. It just doesn't make ANY sense. Emperor reminds me of both VdGG and KC simultaneously. Progrock gloom magic! Anyway I love all the songs as I pretty much love every single VdGG-song ever recorded (pre-comeback) 1 Pilgrims (voted) 1 Emperor 3 When She Comes 4 White Hammer 5 Octopus (but love, love the re-recording on the H to He... reissue)
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Posted By: La nouvelle terre
Date Posted: September 09 2014 at 15:17
| Pilgrims is a very deep spiritual song. So lyrical.A hymn to humanism. So I vote for this song. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 30 2015 at 02:21
| Pilgrim |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: March 30 2015 at 13:03
| White Hammer - great period for VDGG! |
Posted By: infernalfrog
Date Posted: March 30 2015 at 16:19
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01 - White Hammer 02 - The Emperor In His War Room 03 - When She Comes 04 - Pilgrims 05 - Octopus i would vote for octopus if it have both the "squid" parts. ------------- Please, forgive my spelling and concordance mistakes. English noob here. |
Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: March 30 2015 at 17:33
That subtle trumpeting at the beginning (and later on) gets me every time. May be my favorite song on The Least. Has a different feel than the rest of the songs, I think. Not so dark (till the climax).As Dayvenkirq said, the climax for Pilgrims just doesn't do it. Why it's such an acclaimed song on Still Life is beyond me. I prefer just about every song on the album. As it goes, it's probably my favorite Graaf album after Pawn Hearts. White!! ------------- Check out my FREE album: A one-man project The Distant Dynasty |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 30 2015 at 19:07
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White Hammer ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |