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.
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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World Without End, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Wharto15, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter