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Van Der Graaf Generator – World Record (1976) (@256)
22 Aug 2007
(Review from progarchives.com)
“World Record” is the third in the trilogy of 1975/1976 “come-back” Van Der Graaf Generator albums (following both “Godbluff” and “Still Life”) and the last of the classic line-up for this era.
The mood of this record is dark and melancholy. Every single song reminds of November. The dominating mood is farewell here. The forthcoming third split of Van der Graaf Generator and the forthcoming separation of Hammill from his longtime girl-friend already show up on the horizon.
The most interesting two songs are “When She Comes”, a kind of follow-up to “La Rossa” in Hammill’s personal love affair, and the over 20 minutes long “Meurglys III, The Songwriter’s Guild”, a perfect fusion between rock, blues and jazz. Hammill excels on electric lead guitar here.
The two bonus tracks bring “When She Comes” and “Masks” again – this time from the BBC Peel sessions. Deripped from even the small overdubs of the official production these tracks show the wonderful structures of the music of Van der Graaf Generator.
Line-up:
- Peter Hammill / vocals, guitars, pianos
- Hugh Banton / organs, bass pedals and guitars, mellotron, piano
- Guy Evans / drums and percussion
- David Jackson / saxes, flute
Track List:
01. When She Comes (7:58)
02. A Place to Survive (10:00)
03. Masks (6:55)
04. Meurglys III, The Songwriter’s Guild (20:47)
05. Wondering (6:33)
06. When She Comes (8:10) (Bonus Live)
07. Masks (7:24) (Bonus Live)
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about 6 years ago
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about 5 years ago
If you haven’t already, grab their previous two studio albums from the archives :
Godbluff (1975)
Still Life (1976)
about 5 years ago
Many thanks for that post.I bought that record in 1976, the vinyl version, but without the bonus tracks.Do you have a record difficult to find from US band IZZ, called ” I move”? Thanks a lot.
about 5 years ago
> Do you have a record difficult to find from US band IZZ, called ” I move”?
I’m sure I had it but couldn’t find at the moment. If I do, I’ll post it.
about 5 years ago
I thank you. Your blog is full of treasures from the past like Vdgg or Kansas, but is also opened to new bands. It’s relatively rare in progrock. Bye.
about 5 years ago
Keeping the tradition to present top notch material it must said there’s no other blog like yours. Thanx for this gem.
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