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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: Mar 1, 2008 13:03
Leaving politics alone and getting back to music, I started to listen
to this album again - for the umpteenth time - and have decided it is
one of the best Hammill has done and is one of my favorites.
Not to be outdone by Raja and his descriptive lists, I have to say
this collection of live songs is some of the most emotional material
that I've heard by Hammill. Let it suffice to say, I have about 90%%
of his works.
Blemishes, zits and faux pas all, like off note and other issues on
"Our Oyster", his voice holds the stage and the crowd with ease. He
seems to be in his prime here, shifting between the soft and the
overbearing range of volume he tends to produce. This is a mature
Hammill, in his home habitat.
Accompanied by Nic Potter on bass and Graham Smith on violin, this is
an oft powerful pseudo-acoustic setting that at times drills right
through you with Smith's slashes and Potter's growling / thumping bass
lines. Hammill alternates between keyboards and guitar, as per his
usual solo performances.
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Author: MysticMystic Date: Mar 2, 2008 11:19
>I know I have mentioned my fondness for Hammill's lyrics. Some
>posters here and in other newsgroups poo-hoo this and state it's just
>pretentious slush. Oh well... An old friend / prog-rock (successful)
>musician told me once that he thought Hammill was the "Shakespeare" of
>rock. Another poo-hoo probably at this comment as well. I most
>certainly do not know many other writers of his talent. I'm not
>talking pop songs that make a million $, but rather songs that have a
>feel, make a statement and are more than a record contract to fulfill.
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>If those who haven't heard Room Temperature Live, if may be a way into
>the Hammill / Van Der Graaf area. If you're looking for rocking, kick
>ass arena rock, you won't find it here. If you're looking for techno
>babble, symphonic rock or legendary...
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Author: MysticMystic Date: Mar 2, 2008 11:46
> I find myself returning to his K
>period often, while 85's live offering "The Margin" does it for me.
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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: Mar 2, 2008 14:48
On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:19:48 -0600, Mystic bellsouth.net>
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>>I know I have mentioned my fondness for Hammill's lyrics. Some
>>posters here and in other newsgroups poo-hoo this and state it's just
>>pretentious slush. Oh well... An old friend / prog-rock ...
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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: Mar 2, 2008 15:05
On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:46:32 -0600, Mystic bellsouth.net>
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>> I find myself returning to his K
>>period often, while 85's live offering "The Margin" does it for me.
>>
Heh! Unlike other bands / performers, it appears that VDGG nor
Hammill hold up on video. The sound is great, but the video lacks
plenty.
This is like "The Plague" video out there on YouTube in 3 parts. I'd
really like to see a clean version of them doing it. Grainy and all,
is all...
Anyhoo, "I've rehearsed it so I'll carry on."
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Author: MysticMystic Date: Mar 2, 2008 17:00
>In the more shadowy world there are high quality Rockpalast concerts
>of Hammill with the K group in 1981 and the VDGG 2006 reunion concerts
>to be found if you know where to look.
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I understand that sometime this year the 81 Rockpalast concert is
being released on DVD. Any truth to this? Anyone heard anything
concerning this?
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Author: MysticMystic Date: Mar 2, 2008 17:04
>I can, however, see why some people may not like him when he does his
>screamy voice thing. :) It grates a little on me at times, but have
>grown to get past that "I Love The Noise" and get down to business.
The only other vocalist who could be classified as "unique" sounding
and in the same leaque as Hammill would be, from my perspective,
Demetros Stratos from Area and Albertos Piros from Deus Ex Machina who
evoke a more operetic foundation. Even so, Hammill is unique and one
of a kind in the music world.
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Author: Tracy_BarberTracy_Barber Date: Mar 2, 2008 19:19
On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:24:34 -0500, R. Totale yahoo.com>
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>>On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:46:32 -0600, Mystic bellsouth.net>
>>wrote:
>>>>>> I find myself returning to his K
>>>>period...
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Author: BobBob Date: Mar 10, 2008 19:38
> Leaving politics alone and getting back to music, I started to listen
> to this album again - for the umpteenth time - and have decided it is
> one of the best Hammill...
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