Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers (Pawn Hearts)

[ledzeplinchesh]

I recorded this onto a Grundig spooltape back then :) now have a legit cd ! Doesn't it still sound great !! x

[lsdmadman]

how uniquely fried i thank the both good and great gods....

[drmodulous]

What a monsterpiece. 

[peoniesfleur]

@drmodulous We are Peter Hammill's little monsters. The only difference is he has monster talent.

[boraxiner]

8:35

[boraxiner]

unfuckingbelievablyawesome!

[peoniesfleur]

This was recorded in the year 4084

[peoniesfleur]

I am in love and obsessed with this band!!!!!!

[jeanlucchapelon]

@peoniesfleur

Over all this title!!! A masterpiece! Many changes in tempo,climax...

[hazardous541]

the beginning seems to come from a remote future

[jeanlucchapelon]

@hazardous541

I'm obsessed with the openning! Jazz harmony and then at 4'15 classical harmony!!!

At 11' 6: jazz rock!!!



[blazkowicz1]

19:18 to 23:13

Wonderful.

[LiteracyLabyrinth2]

It simply does not get better than this!

MASTERPIECE!!!!

[ma1590]

מורגש מאד ההשפעות של רוברט פריפ חיובי ביותר גאוני מוסיקה במיטבם. הידד!

[fabiang2007]

Innovador y original sin igual en su epoca y aun hoy dificil llegar a las cumbres q toco VDGG, no es un "tema" ni solo un "disco" es todo una OBRA extraordinaria

[NsmiguelCOD]

A great piece of art, a masterpiece, my fav from them, almost as perfect as echoes

[jeanlucchapelon]

A 12.20 piano s'ajoutant aux 2 thèmes précédents!!!

13.22 nouveau piano et chant superposés au "capharnaum" ambiant!

[jeanlucchapelon]

Technique de collage ou superposition de climats et rythmes différents: à 12.06

Avant cela,bel exemple à 2.26 (motif arpégé dans une tonalité éloignée!!!)

A 6.33 variante de ce motif arpégé pour aboutir dans une autre partie mélodique : "unreal,unreal..."

[jeanlucchapelon]

Sophistication of the rythms!!

At 10.49 combination of 3/4 3/4 2/4 (sort of 8/4)

Then at 11.06 combination of 7/8 7/8 7/8 6/8 2/4  !!!!!!

[jeanlucchapelon]

je ne m'en lasse pas!!!!!

[Phangaea]

best prog epic ever!

[jeanlucchapelon]

Of course,the ended chorus is played by Hugh Banton!!

Great sounds from him!!!

[lsdmadman]

krikey a whole new ocean to swim in....thanky

[jcmorellana]

EVERYTHING

[thelilymoore]

mmmhmmmmmm

[jcmorellana]

Todo la música en esa canción.

[thelilymoore]

GRRREATTTTT SONG I LOVE IT

[warmswarm]

One of the best pieces of music EVER recorded, just AMAZING. I do find it quite strange that SO many people think that the solo at the end of this is Robert Fripp though. To me it's quintessential Hugh Banton with his TRADEMARK distorted organ sound. (^_^)

[TheDodomac]

my husband don't get them I always did

[jeanlucchapelon]

the best take of this song for the voice 'cause the solo version is not terrible!!

The accompaniment is very inventive: sax,keys,drums and effects!!!

Hoorah!

It's a shame that ,in our time,we can't listen to long songs like this and others(Yes songs,ELP songs Genesis etc...)

[jeanlucchapelon]

the best take of this song for the voice 'cause the solo version is not terrible!!

The accompaniment is very inventive: sax,keys,drums and effects!!!

Hoorah!

[jcmorellana]

Si tengo que morir en un determinado momento, lo haré con esta suite. Este disco ha sido tanto...

[Michaelslayer1]

fuck you lady gaga and gay bieber this is real music

[Piumino01]

La sto sentendo adesso dopo molto tempo e....mi è venuta ancora la pelle d'oca.....Grandissimi VDGG

[FabioCalcinelli]

something impossible to describe.

among all the masterpieces of progressive rock, this one is something wonderful, enthralling, mesmerizing.

no matter how many times you've listened to it, getting through these 23 minutes is always something intense as the first time.

thank you van der graaf generator.

[omgwtfleo]

this is one of the greatest songs of all times, seriously, it is a masterpiece!

[jeanlucchapelon]

@omgwtfleo

Demonstration that Music is :

poetry,emphasis,crazy and more...

[VertigoHarvest]

Da 19:18 uno dei Vertici Poetici Assoluti della Storia del Rock; ... a mio parere. B-)

Imprescindibili VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR!!!

[codenametorture]

Have you ever noticed that the beggining of this song (0:38 - 0:58) reminds the organ from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"??? This song was recorded in '71 and the movie released in '77!

[Aldo1957able]

Bellissimo pezzo :o)

[FredericoCoelhoNunes]

Camps of panoply and majesty What is Freedom of Choice? Where do I stand in the pageantry; Whose is my voice? It doesn't feel so very bad now I think the end is the start Begin to feel very glad now All things are a part All things are apart All things are a part Truly inspiring lyrics ;)

[0nDEdge0fGl0ryTV]

simply great

[godbluffvdgg]

Epic. No comparison in rock except maybe A passion play, or thick as a brick. Maybe the ritual or revealing science of god. If any of you Fellow Prog heads don't have Godbluff 75 on dvd...get it E bay, under 20 bucks. I would pay a hundred.. This is on there live, in it's entirety. Watching Jackson make those fog horn sounds with two saxes is sick.

[worldcitizengrendel]

MASTERPIECE, with omnipresent ROBERT FRIPP (8:10-10:20) and in the end of the song.

[BaldJean]

@worldcitizengrendel Only that at the end of "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" it is NOT robert Fripp on guitar but Hugh Banton on organ doing a perfect Fripp-imitation. If you don't believe me read the VdGG book by Jim Christopulos and Phil Smart.

[Doobie1975]

Great song, one of my all time favorite songs of all music genres.

[SortiariusOfficial]

By far my favorite prog rock band, but sadly a bit underrated.

[royalreedo1]

can i

[MrNeonkind]

just great, just great... did i say how great this is?

[gileslesmith]

one of the finest moments in prog-rock history. this monumental work can paint pictures full of beauty and fear before your very eyes. it´s the sheer might of musical expression!

[oilingup]

who s the one'n only motherfucker who didn't propecy disaster?

[SpongyDoom]

This is nice i like this

[kipstrange]

Masterpiece.



[discombobulator97]

now staggering madly over the brink i fall!!! epic song

[TallMikeBismuth]

Beautiful. Thank you for uploading.

[Doobie1975]

Great song, definitely have to listen to this song in one part!

[psygiovab]

thank you for have uploaded it in its entireness, it wasn't good to listen to this masterpiece divided in two or more parts.

[Pharomba]

one of the great progrock records!