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| 3.0 good | ZeddSquared | November 4th 22 |
Strong side B, underwhelming side A. Some hints of the greatness to come later but it's evident at this point that VDGG hadn't found their sound yet. Hugh Banton's piano and organ work is a consistent highlight on this one.
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| 3.5 great | TheIntruder | August 28th 15 |
As with From Genesis To Revelation, many do not consider The Aerosol Grey Machine a real Van Der Graaf Generator album. It is true it was intended to be the first Peter Hammill solo album and lacks to it the presence of David Jackson. However, it has some of the main characteristics of the group. Here we have the complex, dark and beautiful lyrics of Hammill and his original and unique voice, it has the presence of the keyboard sound of Hugh Banton and it has the special drumming of Guy Evans. Anyway, despite The Aerosol Grey Machine not be a great album, it is better than the Genesis album. The Aerosol Grey Machine has a single place in the group because is a unique album very simple and almost acoustic.
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| 3.5 great | Bizango | May 27th 15 |
some pretty strong moments. a great debut, even if it's not quite the VdGG of the "classic" albums quite yet. "necromancer" is a standout and should be regarded as nugget of 60's dark pop-psychedelia. this earlier version of "people you were going to" isn't as good as the one on ph's solo album, nadir's big chance, but it's still a great song.
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| 2.0 poor | 13themount | March 7th 11 |
I have never liked this record - the songs are so sixth form. I own it for completion and rarely play it. It includes one of Hammill's worst lyrics - what's the use of bread anyway.
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| 4.0 excellent | Lodger | September 18th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | igi78 | March 2nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | GabbyL | September 9th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Majkl | December 2nd 20 |
| 2.5 average | Andrey | July 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | dgropp | March 8th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ghworin | February 13th 19 |
| 3.5 great | RUSH | January 19th 18 |
| 2.5 average | bSmith | March 13th 17 |
| 3.5 great | progsun | September 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | e210013 | September 14th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Potesin | September 13th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Miata | April 8th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Gard3n | February 7th 14 |
| 3.5 great | tarkus | January 8th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Mootgut | December 16th 13 |
| 3.5 great | 1313 | September 4th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Kinch | June 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | kual21 | April 5th 13 |
| 3.0 good | true | July 13th 11 |
| 3.0 good | wilde | November 20th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Boaz | May 1st 09 |
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