Best Van Der Graaf Generator Song On The Albums Surrounding That Unimpeachable Triptych

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yeah I know QZ/PD was Van Der Graaf 'k

this is possibly a more interesting poll, because not every song here is absolute flaming godhead

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Masks	1
Refugees	1
Meurglys III (The Songwriters' Guild)	1
Wondering	1
Pioneers Over C	1
Last Frame	1
Lost	1
Lizard Play	0
The Habit Of The Broken Heart	0
The Siren Song	0
The Wave	0
Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running)	0
The Sphinx In The Face	0
Chemical World	0
Darkness (11/11)	0
A Place To Survive	0
White Hammer	0
Whatever Would Robert Have Said?	0
Out Of My Book	0
After The Flood	0
Killer	0
House With No Door	0
The Emperor In His War-Room	0
none of these songs are worthy compared to what happens here	0
When She Comes	0
The Sphinx Returns	0

― HELLO MY NAME IS TWILIGHT AND I AM A DRACULA (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 29 December 2009 12:53 (fifteen years ago)

PIONEERS

― love and flowers and things that don't explode (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 29 December 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

when choosing between White Hammer, Killer, Masks and Chemical World, I have to bear into account that Masks is some righteous act of songwriting that will win my vote no matter how much deliberation I make

― HELLO MY NAME IS TWILIGHT AND I AM A DRACULA (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 01:28 (fifteen years ago)

voted "Last Frame" - love that whole side sequence: The Quiet Zone.

side 2 of H To He ("Lost", "Pioneers...") probably next faves of this lot. also have a soft spot for "Out Of My Book", one of Peter Hammill's best early lovesongs.

― Paul, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 02:27 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 4 January 2010 00:01 (fifteen years ago)

Nearly missed this. Tough call. Voting for "Lost" but feel like I ought to vote for something off World Record. Or vote "Refugees" cos somebody shd.

― I'm into SB (Noodle Vague), Monday, 4 January 2010 00:06 (fifteen years ago)

well, World Record is frustratingly close to being brilliant, but is just a tiny bit too loose/full of guitar/repetitive/redolent of past glories to be another masterpiece.

like I say, I voted Masks because that's one of their strongest songs. Really wish they'd tightened up A Place To Survive and Meurglys III, and possibly ditched When She Comes for ripping off La Rossa and Scorched Earth, maybe their two best songs. Wondering can stay as it is.

― Electric Universe (wherever that is) (acoleuthic), Monday, 4 January 2010 00:10 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 00:01 (fifteen years ago)

the 1s have it

― love and flowers and things that don't explode (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 08:57 (fifteen years ago)

Can't argue with any of those joint winners.

― I'm into SB (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 09:22 (fifteen years ago)

"After The Flood" is hitting the spot of spots tonight

― Do the english boil pizza? (acoleuthic), Sunday, 17 January 2010 06:03 (fifteen years ago)

seven months pass...

yeah seriously the answer is After The Flood

― acoleuthic, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 13:33 (fourteen years ago)

My favourite of these is "The Wave" but it's kind of a one-off

― The Bartered Bride (Ówen P.), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 19:56 (fourteen years ago)

VDGG playing a one-off gig in London in December, only £175 for tickets!

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― the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago)

hahahaha now is the time for their successors to arise tbh

― acoleuthic, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago)

not that they don't still have it

― acoleuthic, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 21:34 (fourteen years ago)

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