Van Der Graaf Generator
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Biography
[Edit]An eye-opening trip to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury during the summer of 1967 inspired British-born drummer Chris Judge Smith to compose a list of possible names for the rock group he wished to form. Upon his return to Manchester University, he began performing with singer/songwriter Peter Hammill and keyboardist Nick Peame; employing one of the names from Judge Smith's list, the band dubbed itself Van der Graaf Generator (after a machine which creates static electricity), eventually earning an intense cult following as one of the era's preeminent art rock groups.
Despite the early involvement of Judge Smith and Peame, the group found true success as a vehicle for Hammill, whose dark, existentialist lyrics made him the focus of considerable attention. After the release of the 1968 single "People You Were Going To," Judge Smith left Van der Graaf Generator, which by then consisted of Hammill, keyboardist Hugh Banton, bassist Keith Ellis and drummer Guy Evans. The group soon split, and in 1968 Hammill entered the studio, ostensibly to record a solo album; however, he ultimately called in his ex-bandmates for assistance, and when The Aerosol Grey Machine appeared, it did so under the Van der Graaf Generator name.
Although Ellis was replaced by Nic Potter and woodwind player David Jackson, the reconstituted group continued on for 1969's Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other. After 1970's H to He, Who Am the Only One, Potter departed; the Generator recorded one more LP, 1971's Pawn Hearts, before Hammill left for a solo career, putting an end to the group. After five solo efforts, however, Hammill again re-formed Van der Graaf Generator in 1975 for Godbluff. Following a pair of 1976 albums, Still Life and World Record, Banton and Jackson exited; as simply Van der Graaf, the band recorded The Quiet Zone with new violinist Graham Smith. After a 1978 live set, Vital, the group officially disbanded, although most members made appearances on Hammill's subsequent solo records.
Twice during the '90s, Van der Graaf reunited for one-off gigs, and in 2005 released a reunion album, Present. Without Jackson, the trio of Hammill, Banton, and Evans recorded Trisector, which appeared in 2008. They appeared in concert frequently during 2009, and released another studio album, A Grounding in Numbers, in 2011. An album of studio jams and outtakes, titled ALT, followed one year later.
Title: The Aerosol Grey Machine
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: After The Flood: At The BBC 1968-1977 (CD2)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Real Time - Royal Festival Hall (CD1)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Long Hello - Volume Four
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: After The Flood: At The BBC 1968-1977 (CD1)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Newcastle City Hall 1976-11-13 (Live) (CD1)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD16)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Newcastle City Hall 1976-11-13 (Live) (CD2)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: 2009-07-27 Guastalla (MN) IT (Live) (CD1)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Merlin Atmos (Limited Edition)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Progressive
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD17)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: 2009-07-27 Guastalla (MN) IT (Live) (CD2)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Centralstation, Darmstadt, 2013-06-20
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Brewhouse, Gothenburg, SWE
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Real Time - Royal Festival Hall (CD3)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Real Time - Royal Festival Hall (CD2)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: I Prophesy Disaster
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Book Of Hours
Artist: King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Live At Rockpalast
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD15)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Live at Rockpalast (Live, 2005 Leverkusen)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Merlin Atmos: Live Performances 2013 (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD14)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: After The Flood - Van Der Graaf Generator At The BBC 1968-1977
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Rock
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD7)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD4)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD8)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD3)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD6)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD5)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years 1970–1978 (CD2)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Charisma Years (1970–1978) (CD1)
Artist: Van Der Graaf Generator
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Collections
Title: Prog Rock: A New Dawn
Genre: Rock
Title: Prog Rock Giants
Genre: Rock
Title: 120 Greatest Rock Songs (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: Prog Rocks! Volume Four
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Prog Rocks Vol. 4 (CD1)
Genre: Experimental Rock
Title: Top 100 Progressive Rock (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Prog Rocks!: Volume 4 (CD1)
Genre: Progressive
Title: All Musical Genres Allowed Vol. 2
Genre: Electronica
Title: Prog Rock And Beyond (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock
Title: Prog Rock Essentials 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Prog Rock Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Music For You Vol. 21
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Alternative
Title: Music For You Vol. 24
Title: Music For You Vol. 25
Title: Music For You Vol. 27
Title: Prog Rock For Rookies 2023
Title: Prog Rock For Rookies Vol. 2
Title: Underground Rock Art (CD2)
Title: Rock Prog: Crossing Borders Vol. 02 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative