tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864329249330958181.post5796260549319253558..comments2023-10-30T12:32:24.093+00:00Comments on DC ROCK LIVE - REVIEWS: Van der Graaf Generator/Acoustic Strawbs - State Theater - June 24 2009David Hintzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126423279995586770noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864329249330958181.post-44245904062438246272009-07-01T23:19:37.006+01:002009-07-01T23:19:37.006+01:00The solo track was, (In the) Black Room, which I t...The solo track was, (In the) Black Room, which I think would have been on the next VdGG album after Pawn Hearts - but they broke up so it ended up on Hammill's 2nd album, Chameleon In The Shadow Of Night.<br /><br />Regards, PeejPeej2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/18435015599837435373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864329249330958181.post-83159387551795048242009-06-26T19:33:11.196+01:002009-06-26T19:33:11.196+01:00Good points. I always thought VDGG sounded more li...Good points. I always thought VDGG sounded more like they should be a krautrock band, but Hammill is very English, so that doesn't work either. A band always score points with me if they are in and around categories but have a great individual style setting them apart.David Hintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126423279995586770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864329249330958181.post-37235281655131825032009-06-25T19:35:25.638+01:002009-06-25T19:35:25.638+01:00The three old VDGG songs were Scorched Earth, La R...The three old VDGG songs were Scorched Earth, La Rossa & Man-Erg. Didn't know the solo one, either.<br />They certainly rumble through the odd-meter riffs, but unlike Crimson, who does it w/ finesse, Hammill & crew use brute force.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com