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Digitally remastered edition of Van Der Graaf Generator's 1976 album that saw lead singer/songwriter Peter Hammill taking a few grand chances with the extended "Childlike Faith In Childhood's End" and the simply gorgeous "My Room (Waiting For Wonderland)". This edition includes a live bonus track recording of "Gog".
VDGG's second step on the mid-'70s comeback trail saw Peter Hammill attempting to meld the introspective and the cosmic throughout, though this did not stop him from taking a dead run at a grandiose concept or two -- the consequences of immortality on the title track, and the grand fate of humanity on the epic "Childlike Faith in Childhood's End." The theme of humane cooperation informs the opening "Pilgrims," while "La Rossa" is an epic tale of desire fulfilled (a story that would be concluded on Hammill's solo album, Over). The true highlight, however, is the beautiful, pensive "My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)," with its echoes of imagination and loss. Hammill did not achieve such a level of painful beauty again until "This Side of the Looking Glass" on Over. ~ Steven McDonald
Van der Graaf Generator: Peter Hammill (vocals, guitar); David Jackson (saxophone); Hugh Banton (keyboards); Guy Evans (drums).
Van Der Graaf Generator Still Life Songs Purchase Still Life CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Van Der Graaf Generator H To He Who Am The Only One CD (1970) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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The foreboding crawl of the Hammond organ is what made Van Der Graaf Generator one of the darkest and most engrossing of all the early progressive bands. On H to He Who Am the Only One, the brooding tones of synthesizer and oscillator along with Peter Hammil's distinct and overly ominous voice make it one of this British band's best efforts. Kicking off with the prog classic "Killer," an eight minute synthesized feast of menacing ...
| | Van Der Graaf Generator Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other CD (1970) Remastered
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The full title of this album is "Van Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other."
All songs written by Peter Hammill, except "Out Of My Book" (Hammill/Jackson).
Peter Hammill has always had an abiding interest, it seems, in the blurred boundary between the mystical and the scientific, and between the rational and magical mind; this is certainly evident on the debut Van Der Graaf Generator album, even though Hammill had yet to really begin focusing himself on what it was that was driving him (despite the fact that the band's very name referenced a device that resembles a bastard mix of scientific apparatus and shamanic totem). The Least We Can Do brings those concerns to the fore with ferocity, with time out for a couple of more personal pieces ("Refugees" and "Out of Our Book"). Hammill's lyrics, delivered with all the passion and intent he can muster, reference mysticism, numerology, astrology, various religious pantheons, the Malleus Maleficarum (leading Hammill to conclude, a bit too hopefully, that magic needs ...
| | Van Der Graaf Generator Pawn Hearts CD (1971) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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Van Der Graaf Generator's third album, Pawn Hearts was also its second most popular; at one time this record was a major King Crimson cult item due to the presence of Robert Fripp on guitar, but Pawn Hearts has more to offer than that. The opening track, "Lemmings," calls to mind early Gentle Giant, with its eerie vocal passages (including harmonies) set up against extended sax, keyboard, and guitar-driven instrumental passages, and also with its weird keyboard and percussion interlude, though this band is also much more contemporary in its focus than Gentle Giant. Peter Hammill vocalizes in a more traditional way on "Man-Erg," against shimmering organ swells and Guy Evans' very expressive drumming, before the song goes off on a tangent by way of David Jackson's saxes and some really weird time signatures -- plus some very pretty acoustic and electric guitar work by Hammill himself and Fripp. The monumental "Plague of Lighthouse Keepers," taking up an entire side of the LP, shows the ...
| | Van Der Graaf Generator World Record CD (1976) Import; Remastered
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All songs written by Peter Hammill except "Wondering" (Banton/Hammill).
Released in the latter half of 1976 as a half-hearted attempt at some sort of commercial focus in the U.K. and U.S., World Record suffers from several ailments: there was much tension in the band at this point, particularly between leader Peter Hammill and keyboardist Hugh Banton. In the end, the band would split apart, with Banton and wind player David Jackson leaving, while Hammill and drummer Guy Evans recruited replacements. World Record is very much a divided record, sounding beautifully clean, but lacking in both performance and focus. Evans plays as well as ever, but without the creative spark of earlier records; Hammill, meanwhile, was responsible for the rambling, scattered "Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild)," a lumbering piece named after one of his guitars. Of the cuts present, the best are the operatic "Masks," which mines one of Hammill's favorite ...
| | Steve Hackett Voyage Of The Acolyte CD (1975) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Remastered; United Kingdom
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The essence of progressive music is characterized perfectly on Voyage of the Acolyte, Steve Hackett's first solo album. The former Genesis guitarist uses his instrumental mastery to conjure up musical images of sorcerers, magic, and old English castles ...
| | Van Der Graaf Generator Godbluff CD (1975) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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| | Big Bad Bay Area CD (2006)
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| | Raine Elliott Alpha CD (2006)
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| | Robyn Burris Finding My Way CD (2007)
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Finding My Way - This CD has been all about Finding My Way, at first I was trying to find the confidence to actually do something with a song I wrote. Luckily, I was singing at a wedding and a friend said, "Robyn, I'd buy a CD of that song." Well fate answered and I ran into a former student of mine who was trying to break into the record producing business. I'd had the song floating around in my head for three ...
| | Red Beans & Rice Red Beans & Rice CD (2007)
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The best-kept secret in the urban music scene is about to get leaked! Andres is a young, Latin r&b singer overflowing with musical talent. Andres combines the raw, Latin influences of Marc Anthony with the soulful, urban style of Usher for a sound all his own. Blessed with a tremendous vocal range that puts him on par with any of today’s top vocalists, Andres writes in English and Spanish, and has a natural ability to convey emotion and soul through his voice. ...
| | Hands Across America 2007 Vol. 11 CD (2007)
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| | Hands Across America 2007 Vol. 3-Hands Across America 2007 CD (2007)
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| | Jackson Slade Howlin' At The Moon CD (2007)
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