Van der Graaf Generator - Whatever would robert have said

[peoniesfleur]

I agree that they are the best band I have ever heard and I have heard all the prog bands by now...from every country. they are the best one that I found yet.

[neckercube1]

nice time-capsule of the band at an early stage, with nic potter too!!

[TheLedward]

they evoke such profound feelings in their music, love them to bits

[TheOissin]

They sound almost summery on this...I LOVE IT!

[Adamboms]

People, the song title refers to Robert Van De Graaf, not Robert Fripp

[767fife]

Robert would say more guitar and discordance.

Not that this is a bad song, I rather enjoy it.

[ohmyteutates]

A masterpiece!

[fromthecentre]

Greatest voice ever.

[LondonDada]

If Lennon had written this it would have topped Imagine in sales figures.

[taskon2]

who could possibly dislike this!!?!?!

[chrisguygeezer]

Where did this come from? I've been a fan for too long to remember, their music is timeless in the sense that classical music is. Orchestral in it's arrangements and operatic with Peter's delivery.

But without Jackson, it doesn't work for me, as some of the videos testify.

[SandozSaxonWilliams]

fucking Hammill and co tears the shit out of everything in site!

[TheSeafordian]

I saw them at the Plumpton pop festival around 40 years ago. I was wearing a tie/dye t-shirt and sandals. God I'm old.

[rbyknby]

only the best...

[elephanta2]

this day's live is very nice, Darkness is also wonderful

[vtripaldi]

The Best Goddamn BAND in fucking HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SandozSaxonWilliams]

them and Amon Duul II

[anniegog]

TheTWshow, just to let you know, this band or PH,never craved fame, otherwise im sure they would have written the best POP songs

[Jam2morrow]

This coincided with my teenage years - pushing the envelope, experimenting with mind-expanding drugs, being a bit different , holding onto something you could jusify as a bit intellectual, losing my virginity....and still finding that the music is valid all these years later. Just don't listen to the "redux" crap since the early 1980s....the magic is in the original and not in the pale reproduction that is out of time.

[Jam2morrow]

Very rare for featuring a guitar. ...and PH with long hair. He cut it off before it became the thing to do....

[Hammill]

no way! pawn hearts, godbluff and still life

[vtripaldi]

brilliant , nic on bass

[rockaires]

Piece of ART. Hammill doesn't need more fame. A real genius doesn't think in that terms.

[mjrchapin]

I thought it was "The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other."

[Ps1c0]

Amazing... There isn't any word to describe this. His voice sounds really impressive, like in the album.

[Glasshouse27]

I know, I actually think his voice is better here!

[TheTWshow]

its amazing

his voice exactly like on the recordings

he has the most stunning voice

this is the most underrated band ever

they deserved and earned way more fame than they ever got

[japanisefishmarket]

killer

they were probably extreamly missunderstood by normal folks

[Rhayad3r]

Simply a masterpiece!

[RosewdMartyr7]

Excellent!

[hallowedend1]

I just noticed that Iron Maiden took the title of this song and used it in their song Brighter Than a Thousand Suns off their A Matter of Life and Death album! cool huh? It wasn't a surprise to me being that I already knew that this band is one of Steve Harris' many favorites....but lol it's just cool to know that thats where they got that lyric from. UP THE IRONS! and Van Der Graaf rules!

[JIF882]

I think Bruce Dickinson also likes this band

[jrmye]

They was in my city Umbertide last year and lost it.. :-(

[guitarrito55]

Peter Hamill a great musician. thanks.

[godbluffvdgg]

thanks for posting this, I would love to find a dvd with these songs on them. i already have godbluff 75 but i want more. any info?

[giamedico]

genesis e van der graaf.....il paradiso sulla terra....giacomo

[povissimo]

Incroyable...mais vrai!!!

long live the internet age lolllllllll

[hippisteve]

some of the best of the best..

[craniumpie]

that was fantastic - anyone know what make of keyboard that was?

[martincellini]

he use a farfisa profesional model.

he usually used hammond or vox continental or lowrey organ

[craniumpie]

cheers - i have a farfisa vip600 - they do have a very individual tone - great with distortion and wah

[martincellini]

hey!!i have farfisa vip 205in my youtube. enter in my you tube if you want.

see you , from argentina

[wommer2]

Oh ja, eine meiner Lieblingsgruppen! House with no door undund. Werde niemals das nächtliche Konzert in der Wasserburg von Roermond (NL) vergessen. Ich weiss noch, dass ich gegen Morgen mit vielen anderen auf den ausgehängten Türen der Badeanstalt friedlich und zufrieden eingeschlafen bin. Habe VDGG erst kürzlich dann im Melkweg, Amsterdam, wiedergesehn. Es war absolut der Hammer!

[dpur2000]

When I was at school Pawn Hearts was THE album to be seen carrying around in the sixth form. I was a bit young to take it in properly but having rediscovered them recently, they are thrilling in a way much prog wasn't. A delight thanks for posting.

[MortisIgor]

v/d G g rules.

[MarsCoban]

This is the song responsible for getting me into these guys. :)

[nontheistdavid]

H to He is in my top 5 greatest prog rock albums EVER.

[asarapi]

always a toss up if I had to pick between Pawn Hearts and H to He, so I consider them both as one big extended favorite album. It's like trying to pick your favorite child... unfair.

[uuu617]

Thank you thank you. Oh what memories!!!!

[burgersoft777]

This film has been suppressed for years so it is really good to finally see it in full. For me the real classic line up was the five memeber band including Nic. Nic is very sweetman who replys to e-mails in a way that few rock musicians can be bothered with...

[videosdekikee]

esta bueno loco

yo no lo conocia

[wingeddisc]

that's the point..

[wayved]

Van Der GRAFF!

[stiszyn]

Great band. They are playing in POland on April 22th and I am going to be there!!!

[johnyboy5]

Truly original what a great sound VDGG had .Ive seen this a couple times before but it still gives me goosebumps!!!!

[plobo64]

van der graaf shall be rediscovered as one of the biggest bands ever

[rocinante72]

Spine tingling!

[PennilessLlama]

this band rules

[ronthuis]

Wonderful