Nell’oblio deve scivolare ogni passo compiuto sulla strada dell’inganno e di quella sofferenza che ha strappato l’anima tra mentite spoglie che credevano di essere amore
Nuovo cielo regala speranza ed opportunità a queste ali da tempo legate per andare ora in cerca di libertà irrinunciabile
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It must slip into oblivion every step taken on the road to deception and of that suffering that tore the soul in disguise that they believed to be love
New sky gives hope and opportunities to these wings linked for a long time to go now in search of freedom indispensable
I Van der Graaf Generator sono un gruppo progressive inglese.
La loro formazione ha subito nel tempo molte trasformazioni, sciogliendosi varie volte, ma quella considerata classica e maggiormente conosciuta, era composta dal leader Peter Hammill (voce, chitarra, pianoforte, nonché principale autore delle canzoni), Hugh Banton (tastiere, basso elettrico, chitarra), Guy Evans (batteria) e David Jackson (fiati).
Ebbero un notevole successo, sin dagli inizi della loro carriera, soprattutto in Italia, e raggiunsero la fama a livello europeo con l’uscita dell’album Pawn Hearts nel 1971. Dopo lo scioglimento del gruppo nel 1978, la formazione classica dei VDGG si riunirà nel 2005.
I Van der Graaf Generator non hanno molto in comune con gli altri gruppi del genere, infatti i loro testi non trascendono il reale nel favolistico, come i Genesis, gli Yes o i King Crimson, ma si sviluppano in contesti più filosofici vicini allo psicodramma. Anche la loro musica è abbastanza diversa dai loro contemporanei, non sono presenti virtuosismi, barocchismi o riempimenti vari, ma le atmosfere sono cupe, caratterizzate da arrangiamenti allo stesso tempo essenziali e complessi.
Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith and the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much commercial success in the UK, but became popular in Italy during the 1970s. In 2005 the band reformed, and continue to perform as of 2014.
The band formed at Manchester University, but settled in London where they signed with Charisma. They went through a number of incarnations in their early years, including a brief split in 1969. When they reformed, they found minor commercial success with The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other, and after the follow-up album, H to He, Who Am the Only One, stabilised around a line-up of Hammill, organist Hugh Banton, saxophonist David Jackson, and drummer Guy Evans. The quartet subsequently achieved significant success in Italy with the release of Pawn Hearts in 1971.
After several exhausting tours of Italy, the band split in 1972. They reformed in 1975, releasing Godbluff and frequently touring Italy again, before a major line-up change and a slight rename to Van der Graaf. The band split in 1978. After many years apart, the band finally united at a gig at the Royal Festival Hall and a short tour in 2005. Since then, the band has continued as a trio of Hammill, Banton, and Evans, who record and tour regularly in between Hammill’s concurrent solo career. Their most recent album, ALT, was released in June 2012.
The group’s albums have tended to be both lyrically and musically darker in atmosphere than many of their prog-rock peers (a trait they shared with King Crimson, whose guitarist Robert Fripp guested on two of their albums), and guitar solos were the exception rather than the rule, preferring to use Banton’s classically influenced organ, and, until his departure, Jackson’s multiple saxophones. While Hammill is the primary songwriter for the band, and its members have contributed to his solo albums, he is keen to stress that the band collectively arranges all its material. Hammill’s lyrics frequently covered themes of mortality, due to his love of science fiction writers such as Robert Heinlein and Philip K. Dick, along with his self-confessed warped and obsessive nature. His voice has been a distinctive component of the band throughout its career. It has been described as “a male Nico” and would later on be cited as an influence by Goth bands in the 1980s. Though the group have generally been commercially unsuccessful outside of early 1970s Italy, they have inspired several musicians, including John Lydon and Julian Cope.
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