Good,bad,andrush Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Apr 13 2011, 08:26 AM) QUOTE (ReRushed @ Apr 13 2011, 01:23 PM) I'm half way through my first listen of A Grounding In Numbers...holy...shit... Good, ain't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu93 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 QUOTE (ReRushed @ Apr 12 2011, 10:58 AM) QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Apr 12 2011, 10:56 AM) QUOTE (Imaginos @ Apr 12 2011, 02:51 PM) I'm amazed at how good "A Grounding In Numbers" is. It's currently a strong contender for my album of the year (yes, I know we're only 4 months in). It's bloody marvellous. Okay, you guys sold me, I'm getting it. Same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) Listening to Pawn Hearts. I can tell that after a few listens it will grow on me. Edited April 16, 2011 by ColdFireYYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 16 2011, 02:50 PM) Listening to Pawn Hearts. I can tell that after a few listens it will grow on me. Man you're in for a treat. It not only grows on you. It becomes a part of you, if you let it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 What do you all think of my third favorite song of all time? House With No Door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ May 7 2011, 12:01 AM) What do you all think of my third favorite song of all time? House With No Door? Great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Anyone a fan of the first album, the aerosol grey machine? It's not really VDGG, but it's still great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 I think I'll have to order the entire Hamill discography because every time I hear VDGG I realize how amazing they are... Just listen to this masterpiece...otherworldly, so sad and yet uplifting in an odd way... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTeeKE4I6lQ&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I listened to the new album and I was impressed. Not as good as Godbluff of Pawn Hearts, but its still a solid album. I wasn't impressed with the first 2 songs, but Highly Strung, Snake Oil, Mr. Sands, Smoke and 5533 were the standouts for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ May 15 2011, 12:13 PM) I listened to the new album and I was impressed. Not as good as Godbluff of Pawn Hearts, but its still a solid album. I wasn't impressed with the first 2 songs, but Highly Strung, Snake Oil, Mr. Sands, Smoke and 5533 were the standouts for me. I love Snake Oil. But I'm just amazed they are still making such good music. And I really like the opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,May 15 2011, 01:14 PM)QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ May 15 2011, 12:13 PM) I listened to the new album and I was impressed. Not as good as Godbluff of Pawn Hearts, but its still a solid album. I wasn't impressed with the first 2 songs, but Highly Strung, Snake Oil, Mr. Sands, Smoke and 5533 were the standouts for me. I love Snake Oil. But I'm just amazed they are still making such good music. And I really like the opener. It wasn't horrible, but I think that Highly Strung would have been a better choice as an opener. I'm sure it will grow on me like their other albums did after multiple listens. After 1 listen, I'd give it an 8.5/10. Edited May 15, 2011 by ColdFireYYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ May 15 2011, 12:17 PM) QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,May 15 2011, 01:14 PM)QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ May 15 2011, 12:13 PM) I listened to the new album and I was impressed. Not as good as Godbluff of Pawn Hearts, but its still a solid album. I wasn't impressed with the first 2 songs, but Highly Strung, Snake Oil, Mr. Sands, Smoke and 5533 were the standouts for me. I love Snake Oil. But I'm just amazed they are still making such good music. And I really like the opener. It wasn't horrible, but I think that Highly Strung would have been a better choice as an opener. I'm sure it will grow on me like their other albums did after multiple listens. After 1 listen, I'd give it an 8.5/10. I agree Highly Strung may have been a better opener, as it seems less like a ballad and it's perhaps the most accessible. But yeah, 8.5 seems like a good rating, considering this man has created 46 albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 do you guys know if the live albums are any good, and if they'll ever tour the states again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wartypig Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ May 15 2011, 06:29 PM) do you guys know if the live albums are any good, and if they'll ever tour the states again? Real Time and Live at the Paradisso are superb , and show the band at their very best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTeeKE4I6lQ I am so in love with this song, especially the key change at 15 seconds. One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard, but you have to give it time to catch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Top 5 Albums: Pawn Hearts Still Life Godbluff H to He A Grounding In Numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXryhDGUXPQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It_pqlsF56A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTeeKE4I6lQ To get you newbies started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (ReRushed @ Apr 13 2011, 08:23 AM) I'm half way through my first listen of A Grounding In Numbers...holy...shit... Okay, call me a wuss. But I was rereading this thread and playing A Grounding In Numbers. Rereading this comment i laughed a little but I started crying too, I don't know why. I feel so sad that Hammill is so old and it makes the opening track even more powerful. And those key changes in Snake Oil..they hit home really hard. Edited May 20, 2011 by Good,bad,andrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 http://www.sofasound.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Van der graaf generator book, anyone have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 It's so hard to find all albums by Peter hammill But for sure he is my favorite musician ever I decided my three favorite bands are (and this is a wonderful balance too) rush, Vdgg/Hammill, and Genesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Jun 8 2011, 05:41 AM) Van der graaf generator book, anyone have it? Yes, it's a weighty but mighty tome. It's all there. BTW, my vinyl copy of A Grounding In Numbers arrived today...number 2060 out 0f 2100. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Jun 13 2011, 01:39 PM) QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,Jun 8 2011, 05:41 AM) Van der graaf generator book, anyone have it? Yes, it's a weighty but mighty tome. It's all there. BTW, my vinyl copy of A Grounding In Numbers arrived today...number 2060 out 0f 2100. Cool. I don't think I've ever been more jealous of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Hatchet axe and saw, have you heard of the fall of the house of usher? It's one of Hammill's projects and in 1999 he rewrote it without drums to make it sound more like an opera. It's fantastic but it's extremely hard to get into it. I like it more for the imagery that I imagine rather than the music, which is even stranger than his usual stuff. Except it's impossible to find, literally almost. Luckily it's all on youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Jun 14 2011, 01:00 PM) Hatchet axe and saw, have you heard of the fall of the house of usher? It's one of Hammill's projects and in 1999 he rewrote it without drums to make it sound more like an opera. It's fantastic but it's extremely hard to get into it. I like it more for the imagery that I imagine rather than the music, which is even stranger than his usual stuff. Except it's impossible to find, literally almost. Luckily it's all on youtube Yes, on copied cassette. It's much easier to listen to it on Youtube! The orchestral guitar is fab isn't it?! PH is one extraordinary alien. I've had the good luck to see VdGG 3 times in the past few years, each one was remarkable. I reviewed one of the gigs in the reviews section on MOTS. Manchester I think, absolutely insane gig. I bumped into, quite literally, Guy Evans, a few months ago. I bailed, couldn't bring myself to say hello. What a pansy I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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