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A_Flower 
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 09:17 |
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Both lead singers with very similar voices. Only who do you prefer?
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 09:18 |
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 11:14 |
Tim Smith.
The guy is an utter genius. Now, a year ago I would have answered "I hate both", but recently I have begun to understand The Cardiacs and their manic style. I don't like all of it, but some is brilliant and Tim Smith's voice is the key.
Hamill just annoys me: he's the reason I can't stand VDGG.
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 15:12 |
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Love both, and yes, I would like a cookie.
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Just a fanboy passin' through.
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 18:09 |
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Hitler Pammel vs Tim M. sh*t ... Peter Hammill is an acquired taste that I've acquired. So Peter it is.
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 18:23 |
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While I wouldn't disagree that Tim Smith is a genius it's still not close for me. Hammill's lyrics and vocals are just more meaningful to me. A really good question though.
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 21:13 |
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Hammill.
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Posted: November 21 2016 at 22:41 |
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Posted: November 22 2016 at 01:44 |
 Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:
Hitler Pammel vs Tim M. sh*t ... Peter Hammill is an acquired taste that I've acquired. So Peter it is. |
I feel the same way.
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Posted: November 22 2016 at 09:17 |
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"with very similar voices" - wot?
Anyway, both belong to my top heroes and it's a very tight competition. I admire Tim Smith more as an overall genius than as a singer, and the voting is about the singing, innit? So Hammill it is.
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Posted: November 22 2016 at 09:51 |
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Easily PH
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Posted: November 22 2016 at 13:15 |
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Posted: November 23 2016 at 02:55 |
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Another vote for the wonderful Tim Smith (can't understand why he has got so few..._
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Posted: November 23 2016 at 03:53 |
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Hammill is God. Nothing can be better than God.
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Posted: November 23 2016 at 06:02 |
Logan wrote:
Love both, and yes, I would like a cookie. |
Same here, I would definitely like a cookie. The problem is that in purely vocals I'd vote for Hammill and while I like the music pretty much equally for both bands, I feel like I would rather vote for Tim Smith for overall achievements(because I feel like VDGG relies more on the combined effort of all the members); it just depends which question you're asking.
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Posted: November 23 2016 at 15:52 |
aliano wrote:
Hammill is God. Nothing can be better than God.
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Fortunately, I am an atheist.
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Posted: November 23 2016 at 15:54 |
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I like both but will go with Timmy.
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Posted: March 04 2018 at 15:04 |
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Peter Hammill vs. Tim Smith
