The Seventies prog survivor Peter Hammill is stripped of the embellishments of Van Der Graaf Generator, naked but for piano or guitar, on seven recent live cd’s. Hammill’s declamatory plainsong refutes standard rock procedure, and when he touches your heart, it’s usually via the cerebral cortex.
His piano pieces have an epic Weimar whiff, whilst the sixty-four year old’s brutally pragmatic guitar suggest an anglicised answer to the lo-fi American weird-beard school.
Hammill will free your mind and, though your ass won’t be following anytime soon, he remains a national treasure.
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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World Without End, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Stuart, Chortle
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube