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Van der Graaf Generator

spcspc 534 Posts
edited January 2008 in Strut Central
For the Krautrock heads there is a Van der Graaf Generator concert on http://www.fabchannel.com.

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  • spcspc 534 Posts
    ... and a Jimi Hendrix Tribute Band, Newcleus and Marc De Clive Loewe.
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,419 Posts
    are these guys good? local shop has like 3 of their records and i always pass em by.
  • erewhonerewhon 1,123 Posts
    are these guys good?

    I have "Pawn Hearts" and "Godbluff" and neither album gets any play except when I'm trying to slim down my collection. I give them a listen and something compels me to hang on to them, but I'll still never listen to them.
  • p_gunnp_gunn 2,284 Posts
    For the Krautrock heads there is a Van der Graaf Generator concert on http://www.fabchannel.com.

    nice, thank you...

    IMO, van der graaf generator are the hippest semi-mainstream prog group besides Can... they have a lot of weirdness and darkness to them and Peter Hammil is a great songwriter...
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    are these guys good?

    I have "Pawn Hearts" and "Godbluff" and neither album gets any play except when I'm trying to slim down my collection. I give them a listen and something compels me to hang on to them, but I'll still never listen to them.

    i feel you i sold their entire discography off a collection i caught awhile back

    could not get into them...but the guy at the store bought doubles and sold them all so i guess there is demand
  • pencilfacepencilface 674 Posts
    i picked up this album today -- sounds alright on first listen:

  • onetetonetet 1,754 Posts
    On paper this is the sort of group I should love but so far I'm with the other poasters who aren't feeling em.
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts


    I can't ride for all of Van Der graaf's catalog. Guy Evans is Undeniable, especially on Theme one. Nasty.

    - spidey
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,419 Posts

    reminds me a little bit of later-era soft machine meets "Hot Rats". not bad...
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