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CHAMELEON IN THE SHADOW OF THE NIGHT

Peter Hammill

 

Eclectic Prog

4.03 | 424 ratings

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apps79
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2 stars The main figure of VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR had two parallel careers.One with the band and one on his own (however helped by some VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR members).His first solo release ''Fool's mate'' (1971)contains material from the band's early days,while the sophomore effort ''Chameleon in the shadows of the night'' is a nice collection of post-70's material.The intensity and haunting atmosphere of VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR's sound is present again,an expected fact,as Hammill was the main composer of the group.Unfortunately there are also plenty of differences.Gone is the psych and trully progressive atmosphere created by the really heavy use of saxes and flutes in VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR's albums and the slow-tempo interplays (in fact they are very limited).The album follows a song-oriented path dominated by the expressive vocals of Hammill and the mono-instrumental atmospheric passages created by his mellow yet deep piano and guitar work.After a couple of listens this work sounds quite boring to my ears,as the same atmosphere dominates every track.Not a bad album by any means,but not my cup of tea for sure.I would recommended only to fans of VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR and vocal-led art rock.
apps79 | 2/5 |

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