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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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Idrie, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Bosco239, youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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World Without End, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian