THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS WAVE TO EACH OTHER

"The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" starts VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR's classic period. Their debut was a somewhat flawed, psychedelic rock influenced album. Here we see the band finding their sound. Overall it's one of my favorite VdGG albums. Peter Hammill's vocals and David Jackson's saxes really stand out.

The album truly progressive: The songs range from soft ballads to hard hitting suites. The lyrics are also very poetic (a trademark of Hammill) and are worth checking out.

I see many regard this album as not classic VdGG like the next four albums; I disagree. It is also a great starting point for people unfamiliar with the band.