Peter Hammill spent forty-five years declaiming stentorian English experimental rock. Gary Lucas traded avant-blues tongues with Captain Beefheart and co-wrote the explosive ballads that branded Jeff Buckley.
Their unlikely collaboration ought to fail. Lucas draws ghostly delta guitar shapes in air, while the Van Der Graaf Generator frontman, who usually appears shrouded in incense clouds of cathedral organ or sepulchral piano, stands naked, intoning significant statements.
Momentarily their trajectories overlap, incandesce brilliantly, and drift apart again.
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Idrie, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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World Without End, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk