Van Der Graaf Generator - Undercover Man (1975 Live Belgium)

[MarioEC64]

Holy shit! =D

[eliaseliadis]

awesome

[Makanachen]

der text ist genial!!

[Sisyfos1000]

VDGG and Crimson are the best. Awesome dark mood.

[luando60]

Fantastic !! I'm travelling in time back to 1975...

[abcdf27]

One has mislicked that do not like

[frusciante94]

MAGNIFIQUE

[tirmey]

Great song, great band!

[emiliano2500]

Pure GENIUS.

[halfdan60]

Who voted no?

[MensaBeerGuy]

It's been decades since I first heard VDGG and came across a beat up album of theirs. Never saw them live. Wish I had. Incredibly complex.

[billpleska]

For me, this is simply the best rock singer ever.

[lucluc1000]

@billpleska and the best "rock" composer!!!

[arnaud360]

pure genius

(and I'm not a 50 years old baby boomer, I'm a 16 years old teen)

[ognibandyrrah]

@arnaud360 ...Fair play to ya...Good, no, make that GREAT music has no shelf life...Im delighted to see there are young people who are getting as much from this music as i did when i was was in my teens....

[insensiblegradations]

When David Jackson quit VdGG I was disappointed that violinist Stuart Gordon did not join the band. Stuart has done such a great job on Peter Hammill's solo albums and live performances over the years and I'm certain that he would have much to contribute to VdGG. He's also a strong melodic soloist and that's what the band lacks at the present time. Also the violin has worked well for Van der Graaf in the past; fans will remember Graham Smith's fine work.

[chrisguygeezer]

@insensiblegradations I remember Stuart from when I lived in Bath. I think his lady was a girl called Gaynor, who worked at Crescent studios, who also waited at Tranter's Seafood Restaurant, where I was chef. Stewart played around with different bands then. Even XTC, who recorded at Crescent.

[asarapi]

Governments support symphonies with cultural funds, why not support authentic artist like VDGG who have not sold out to commercial industry.

[insensiblegradations]

David Jackson was always the strongest soloist in VdGG and the new trio is a good band but lacks the extra bite that Jackson brought to VdGG. It's a crying shame that he fell out with the others and is unlikely to return.

[asarapi]

@insensiblegradations ... I totally agree, the band needs Jackson for the musical timbre that makes VDGG what it is. I've watching videos without him and it's like ordering a pizza without cheese. I suggested getting a large group of fans to sign petitions to help reconcile issues or help raise some money to help Jackson has always complained about. This is probably one of the most musically rich, trippy and philosophical bands on earth and should be supported by government if needed.

[400rulrs]

I saw them at the London RFH reformation gig in 2005. Wonderful. Then I saw them again a few years later after Jackson left and I agree, not the same. And Trisector the album was pretty poor. Superb band, but bring back Jaxon!

[thenimbleone]

let it take my life, let it slake my soul...Ah VDGG

[loekie64]

Flute, Organ, vox, bass pedals, sax and perfect atmosphere.... Great!

[alexagosto1962]

25 years ago Peter Hammill went in Turin (Italy) to play in the Colosseo Teather. I was there and i wonder that there were more or less thirty people in all the teather. Italian people do not appreciate this kind of singer. Hammill really is an excellent singer.

[ISamuelII]

@alexagosto1962 Seriously, here in San Diego Cal., I thought I was the only one that ever heard of this band,,, and loved it. In my various contacts with what I thought were true music lovers I'd ask them if they ever heard of VDGG, not one replied yes. I'd of course offer the idea to get Godbluff and try out that Arrow.

It was like I had a band all to myself.

[yoladango420]

@chrisguygeezer: Yeah, never underrated. In fact, I would say that those who listen to VdGG would rate them quite highly (no pun intended!). I know I do. I saw them last year in chicago, and as a 30 something year old, it was, truly, a dream come true. They had incredible energy and even w/o Dave Jackson were stunning to see live!

[chrisguygeezer]

No they were never underrated, they had a select audience who just adored them, and still do. They had a niche all to themselves, timeless with the their brand of jazz-prog music. I so hope Jackson gets back sometime, cos they don't quite cut it without him

I would love to see them at Glasto before they just don't want to do it any more.

I can't understand why thy have this magnetism for me, but they just are such class.

[python7275]

this kind of class is not for those who want, but for those who can...

incredible band... probably one of the most underrated bands of all time, with one of the best formations and one of the great lyricists and thinkers of music

[mountainwoodnils]

wow! that's just as good as the album version!!!

incredible!

Strange. Peter looks never the same.... Anybody noticed?

[brianmikeandchris]

VDGG's at its best here.

[MrLuciferSam]

NADIR, says hi!

[iasfdglai]

incredible stuff, it disturbs me how great bands like this can fly completely under my radar.. good thing I have youtube, a bottle of wine, and nothing to do.. =)

[popliphaha]

@iasfdglai Lol! I thought I was the only sad git with that disposition!

[IamNightwalk]

hey Lucas..bedankt voor deze geweldige opname van de beste band en zanger ooit!

[godbluffvdgg]

evens is a sick drummer!

[MEPG75]

el mejor cantante de rock

[LiteracyLabyrinth]

incredible band that never sold out

[sevy1969]

Prestation inoubliable d'un groupe immortel

[spats95]

grz

[cr1msonking93]

hammill is a so incredible singer !

[maguskh]

The comments below praised already. But it can't be repeated enough: PHENOMENAL performance of VdGG's classic. Good sound quality and interesting "portrait"-style camera.

[MikeAdupont]

wow...just wow, these notes really hit the spot

[MehefinHeulog]

yes, pretty damned basic

pretty damned wonderful, still

[eeeepc]

Amazing after all these years VdGG are so basic.

[stephtull]

phenomenal!

[avant1garde]

Muy bueno. Genial este grupo.

[carlotta8]

groupe inoubliable...merci

[razoblade34]

Peter !!!! Merci à celui qui a posté cette vidéo !!!!!!VDGG le meilleur groupe du monde et peter le plus fou et fantastique chanteur/songwriter du monde !!!

[amirhamra]

amirhamra | June 08, 2008

genesis ,jethrotull ,yes,vandergraaf. how lucky we were to have them!

[MikeAdupont]

indeed!!!!

[Mawuka]

beautiful. Make feel good.just for connaisseurs!

[coastrock1]

Great to see some old material of one of my favorite bands of the 70's.

[mihaliskatswalky]

van der graaf generator...what a nice band....what a nice song...undercover man is really great...one of the greatest songs of prog rock

[mihaireal]

Great, thank you with respect