Van der Graaf Generator - Peter Hammill


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Im vorletzten 'Eclipsed' gibt es einen “Einkaufszettel“ zu Peter Hammills Schaffen. Falls sich da jemand mal mit seinem Oevre beschäftigen oder bestehende Lücken schliessen will...
 
Ihr seid komisch...
Ich finde "World Record" zwar gut, ist für mich aber eindeutig das schwächste der 70er Alben der Band.

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War wohl gerade etwas unaufmerksam - ich dachte, dass auch Spearhead in die "World Record"-Huldigung mit eingestiegen ist...
 
Ihr seid komisch...
Ich finde "World Record" zwar gut, ist für mich aber eindeutig das schwächste der 70er Alben der Band.

Edit:
War wohl gerade etwas unaufmerksam - ich dachte, dass auch Spearhead in die "World Record"-Huldigung mit eingestiegen ist...

Bin da komplett bei dir, was WR angeht. Trotzdem sehr cooles Album, aber die fünf Vorgänger sind dann doch nicht mehr zu erreichen gewesen... Das Debüt mal außen vor.
 
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The Amorphous Androgynous & Peter Hammill - We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal

The Amorphous Androgynous return with symphonic 40 minute progtronic space rock concept single We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal in 5 epic parts.

Featuring Peter Hammill on vocals alongside a host of musicians including Paul Weller (piano and guitar), Ray Fenwick (lead guitar), Brian Hopper on sax, and many others including the 50 piece Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir and a 25 piece sumptuously recorded live orchestral string section.


Opening with the 13 minute epic space prog rock of title track We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal (written with Peter Hammill and Paul Weller) the themes of mortality and immortality are then musically and conceptually catapulted to the far flung corners of the AA sonic multiverse over 40+ minutes utilizing choir, moog, a live orchestral string section, harp and vintage synth all fed against a backdrop of classic rock and psych samplerdelia of the Amorphous Androgynous. Space Odyssey like dystopian choirs and moog of Hymortality crash full force into the Led Zep Bonham-like drums of the Immortality Break while Synthony On A Theme of Mortality lives up to its name as an almost Vangelis‘ Bladerunner-esque vintage synthony of some of the themes of the original track utilizing the classic 70s Yamaha CS80 synth before triumphantly soaring to lift off adrift a Pink Floyd-like female wailing aria against classic vintage guitar rock. Psych Recap is all backwards voices and guitars over pounding Tomorrow Never Knows-era Beatles bass and drums with dislocated Peter Hammill psychedelic vocals before the whole cosmic trip cascades finally into the harp daydream reverie and minimoog space landings, choir and french romantic strings of Physically I’m Here, Mentally Far, Far Away.


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Bin gespannt, wird wohl in die Sammlung wandern.
 
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The Amorphous Androgynous & Peter Hammill - We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal

The Amorphous Androgynous return with symphonic 40 minute progtronic space rock concept single We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal in 5 epic parts.

Featuring Peter Hammill on vocals alongside a host of musicians including Paul Weller (piano and guitar), Ray Fenwick (lead guitar), Brian Hopper on sax, and many others including the 50 piece Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir and a 25 piece sumptuously recorded live orchestral string section.


Opening with the 13 minute epic space prog rock of title track We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal (written with Peter Hammill and Paul Weller) the themes of mortality and immortality are then musically and conceptually catapulted to the far flung corners of the AA sonic multiverse over 40+ minutes utilizing choir, moog, a live orchestral string section, harp and vintage synth all fed against a backdrop of classic rock and psych samplerdelia of the Amorphous Androgynous. Space Odyssey like dystopian choirs and moog of Hymortality crash full force into the Led Zep Bonham-like drums of the Immortality Break while Synthony On A Theme of Mortality lives up to its name as an almost Vangelis‘ Bladerunner-esque vintage synthony of some of the themes of the original track utilizing the classic 70s Yamaha CS80 synth before triumphantly soaring to lift off adrift a Pink Floyd-like female wailing aria against classic vintage guitar rock. Psych Recap is all backwards voices and guitars over pounding Tomorrow Never Knows-era Beatles bass and drums with dislocated Peter Hammill psychedelic vocals before the whole cosmic trip cascades finally into the harp daydream reverie and minimoog space landings, choir and french romantic strings of Physically I’m Here, Mentally Far, Far Away.


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Bin gespannt, wird wohl in die Sammlung wandern.
Das Cover ist ja schon so geil, dass das eigentlich allein schon deswegen her muss...
 
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