tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post6985174680576486111..comments2023-10-31T14:13:40.328+00:00Comments on Big Big Train: The Early Music of Van Der Graaf GeneratorGregory Spawtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196915153035297756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-83654233356832134022013-09-23T13:10:13.163+01:002013-09-23T13:10:13.163+01:00Hope you finished going through VdGG catalogue by ...Hope you finished going through VdGG catalogue by now :-)<br /><br />There are also Peter Hammill's solo works, some of which are VdGG in all but name (with the other band's members supporting Hammill) - also worth listening to.<br /><br />Finally, the one not to be missed - Judge Smith's <a href="http://www.curlysairships.com/contents.html" rel="nofollow">Curly's Airships</a>, with Hammill, Banton, Jackson from VdGG + John Ellis and none other than Arthur Brown. For reasons totally incomprehensible to me it still remains practically unknown in places like Progarchives etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-91021980266871005322013-08-19T08:54:02.110+01:002013-08-19T08:54:02.110+01:00A great band. One of the greatest joys for me is ...A great band. One of the greatest joys for me is the way they resolve those challenging sections (or "racket" as my wife puts it) and return to more peaceful progress. Hugh Banton is much underrated as a musician perhaps because he doesn't "fly across the keys" like some players. But for my money his organ sound is fabulous and what he plays is so perfectly suited to the songs and more complicated than it may seem on the face of it. Plus live with keys and bass pedals he is a joy to watch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120833150724110108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-35692426996118869402013-06-05T20:20:27.209+01:002013-06-05T20:20:27.209+01:00Agreed. An acquired taste for sure, but truly awe-...Agreed. An acquired taste for sure, but truly awe-inspiring creativity/musicianship/song-craft/lyrics. One of the best.Ernesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611996055055254803noreply@blogger.com