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AtomicCrimsonRush 
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Posted: October 05 2009 at 00:29 |
 SonicDeath10 wrote:
1. H to the He Killer. The perfect representation of early Van Der Graaf sound. Killer has an incredible riff, great lyrics, and incredible playing.
2. Godbluff Scorched Earth. Their "second" period never got better than this album, but Still Life and World Record are both incredibly strong. The melodies, arrangements, and building tension of Scorched Earth are incredible.
3. Pawn Hearts Man Erg. The furthest out Van Der Graaf ever got, this controversial album isn't for everybody. But it's a lot of fun. Man-Erg's piano melodies are beautiful and the contrasting harsh section is incredibly complex and abrasive. |
totally agree.
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SonicDeath10
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 16:15 |
1. H to the He Killer. The perfect representation of early Van Der Graaf sound. Killer has an incredible riff, great lyrics, and incredible playing.
2. Godbluff Scorched Earth. Their "second" period never got better than this album, but Still Life and World Record are both incredibly strong. The melodies, arrangements, and building tension of Scorched Earth are incredible.
3. Pawn Hearts Man Erg. The furthest out Van Der Graaf ever got, this controversial album isn't for everybody. But it's a lot of fun. Man-Erg's piano melodies are beautiful and the contrasting harsh section is incredibly complex and abrasive.
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TealFoxes
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 13:09 |
LOL shows what I know about science. The freeze frame makes much more sense.
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Man Erg
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 11:07 |
TealFoxes wrote:
Pawn Hearts/ A PlagueH to He/ Lost Godbluff/ Sleepwalkers I think October is the time of the year that i listen to VDGG the most because they seem to match a Halloween mood more than probably any other prog band. I guess it's partly due to Still Life having that orange tree cover affect on me lol. |
The 'orange tree cover' is a freeze frame (Still Life) of a charge from a Van de Graaff (sic) Generator.  VdGG/Hammill do definately,for me at least,have an Autumnal quality in their music.It could be that almost every time that I saw them in the 1970s it was around October and November. Van der Graaf,'The Quiet Zone...' on the other hand,has,for me, a Summer(y) feel to it
Edited by Man Erg - October 01 2009 at 11:21
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 Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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TealFoxes
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Posted: October 01 2009 at 10:57 |
Pawn Hearts/ A Plague H to He/ Lost Godbluff/ Sleepwalkers
I think October is the time of the year that i listen to VDGG the most because they seem to match a Halloween mood more than probably any other prog band. I guess it's partly due to Still Life having that orange tree cover affect on me lol.
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Anderson III
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Posted: September 30 2009 at 11:58 |
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Pawn Hearts / Lemmings
Godbluff / The Undercover Man
Still Life / My Room (Waiting For Wonderland)
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"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
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Pekka
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Posted: September 30 2009 at 09:05 |
Godbluff (Arrow) H to He (Killer) Pawn Hearts (Plague)
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: September 30 2009 at 08:59 |
This is a tough one...
1. Pawn Hearts - A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers 2. Still Life - La Rossa 3. Godbluff - The Uncercover Man
Pawn Hearts and Still Life both are exceptionally good, and it was really tough to rate on over another.
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antonyus
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Posted: September 30 2009 at 07:44 |
1-the least we can do is wave .. - darkness (11/11)
2-still life - pilgrims
3-H To He Who Am The Only One - The Emperor On His War Room
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Kazuhiro
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Posted: September 29 2009 at 19:15 |
1, Pioneers Over C.
2, Refugees
3, The Habit Of The Broken Heart
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: September 29 2009 at 18:27 |
I bought Present recently
best tracks
Nutter Alert, Every Bloody Emperor,
while its a good return to form nothing on it is as good as the choices here from various posts. I think it would be almost impossible to return to those glory days of the first 5 albums.
list today is:
1. Pawn Hearts (POLHK)
2. H to He (Killer)
3. Godbluff (Arrow)
Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - September 29 2009 at 18:29
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cadwaller
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Posted: September 29 2009 at 18:06 |
1. Lighthouse keepers 2.Killer 3.Lemmings
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omri
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Posted: December 28 2008 at 11:55 |
AdamHearst wrote:
1 - Pawn Hearts - how can this not be #1?! The perfect VDGG album methinks. Love all the songs but would have to rank Plague of Ligthouse Keepers as the greatest.
2 - Godbluff - The Sleepwalkers has to be my personal fav... it's the song that introduced me to the band.
3 - Still Life - Childlike Faith
but After those three albums (which are without doubt my favorites from VDGG) i would rank some of Peter Hammill's solo albums over the remaining VDGG albums.
In this order:
4 - The Silent Corner (Modern, Red Shift & A Louse is not a Home)
5 - Chameleon in the Shadow of Night (Easy to Slip Away & The Black Room)
6 - Over (Time Heals & On Tuesday she used to Yoga)
then, finally...
7 - H to He (Pioneers over C)
8 - The Least We Can Do is Wave (White Hammer)
9 - World Record (Wondering)
10 - Present - Every bloody emperor
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I have to agree with your choices of Hamill solo albums. Especialy Time heals which is a very old love of mine. I would also add Shingle from "Nadir's ..."
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AdamHearst
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Posted: December 26 2008 at 12:17 |
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1 - Pawn Hearts - how can this not be #1?! The perfect VDGG album methinks. Love all the songs but would have to rank Plague of Ligthouse Keepers as the greatest.
2 - Godbluff - The Sleepwalkers has to be my personal fav... it's the song that introduced me to the band.
3 - Still Life - Childlike Faith
but After those three albums (which are without doubt my favorites from VDGG) i would rank some of Peter Hammill's solo albums over the remaining VDGG albums.
In this order:
4 - The Silent Corner (Modern, Red Shift & A Louse is not a Home)
5 - Chameleon in the Shadow of Night (Easy to Slip Away & The Black Room)
6 - Over (Time Heals & On Tuesday she used to Yoga)
then, finally...
7 - H to He (Pioneers over C)
8 - The Least We Can Do is Wave (White Hammer)
9 - World Record (Wondering)
10 - Present - Every bloody emperor
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I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity...
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refugee
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Posted: December 26 2008 at 10:36 |
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1. Pawn Hearts – A Plague
1. Godbluff – Scorched Earth
1. Still Life – Childlike Faith
4. Quiet Zone – The Siren Song
5. The least – Darkness 11/11
6. H to He – Pioneers
7. Present – Every Bloody Emperor
8. World Record – Wondering
9. Aerosol – Afterwards
Haven´t heard Trisector yet. Seems like I have to order it on the Internet, cause it´s impossible to get it in the stores.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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Mikerinos
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Posted: December 25 2008 at 17:58 |
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1. Pawn Hearts, A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
2. Still Life, Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
3. Godbluff, hmm... that one is even harder to decide....
I pretty much enjoy Still Life and Godbluff the same, but since Still Life is longer, it gets the quantitative boost. H to He isn't far behind either, and The Least not too far behind that! One of my favorite bands, been in my top 5 for pretty much the last two years, which is when I got into them.
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SgtPepper67
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Posted: December 25 2008 at 15:07 |
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1. Pawn Hearts
2. Goldbluff
3. Still Life
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: December 25 2008 at 11:09 |
1. Still Life - "Pilgrims" 2. Pawn Hearts - "Lemmings" 3. Godbluff - "Arrow"
Best song by them is "House With No Door" though, "Refugees" probably beats out those 3 albums also.
I love the variety of the replies. Don't really argue with any of them either.
Edited by Equality 7-2521 - December 25 2008 at 11:12
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stonebeard
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Posted: December 25 2008 at 09:22 |
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1. Still Life - "Childlike Faith at Childhood's End" (4/5 stars)
2. Godbluff - "Sleepwalkers" (4/5 stars)
3.Pawn Hearts - Man Erg" (4/5 stars)
star ratings are for the albums themselves.
Edited by stonebeard - December 25 2008 at 18:32
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progeater
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Posted: December 25 2008 at 08:05 |
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1. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
2. La Rossa
3. The Sleepwalkers
4. Lost
5. Darkness (11/11)
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