Van der Graaf Generator

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Van der Graaf Generator is a British progressive rock band known for its complex, darkly atmospheric music and the intense vocals and songwriting of frontman Peter Hammill.

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instanceOf British rock band
progressive rock band
activePeriod 1970s
late 1960s
reunions after 2000
album A Grounding in Numbers NERFINISHED
Do Not Disturb NERFINISHED
Godbluff NERFINISHED
H to He, Who Am the Only One NERFINISHED
Pawn Hearts NERFINISHED
Present NERFINISHED
Still Life NERFINISHED
The Aerosol Grey Machine NERFINISHED
The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other NERFINISHED
The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome NERFINISHED
Trisector NERFINISHED
World Record NERFINISHED
associatedAct Genesis NERFINISHED
King Crimson NERFINISHED
Peter Hammill NERFINISHED
The Long Hello NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
debutAlbum The Aerosol Grey Machine NERFINISHED
formedInPlace Manchester NERFINISHED
formedInYear 1967
frontman Peter Hammill NERFINISHED
genre art rock
experimental rock
progressive rock
hasMember David Jackson NERFINISHED
Guy Evans NERFINISHED
Hugh Banton NERFINISHED
Peter Hammill NERFINISHED
hasPastMember Charles Dickie NERFINISHED
Chris Judge Smith NERFINISHED
Gordon Haskell NERFINISHED
Graham Smith NERFINISHED
Keith Ellis NERFINISHED
Nic Potter NERFINISHED
Nick Pearne NERFINISHED
instrumentationFeature organ-driven sound
prominent saxophone
lyricalTheme existentialism
psychological conflict
notableFor complex song structures
darkly atmospheric music
intense vocals
philosophical lyrics
recordLabel Charisma Records NERFINISHED
Fontana Records NERFINISHED
Mercury Records
Virgin Records

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Charisma Records notableArtist Van der Graaf Generator