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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Van der Graaf Generator canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British rock band
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progressive rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ reunions after 2000 ⓘ |
| album |
A Grounding in Numbers
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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
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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
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experimental rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasMember |
David Jackson
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Guy Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Hammill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPastMember |
Charles Dickie
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Chris Judge Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Haskell NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nic Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Pearne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentationFeature |
organ-driven sound
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prominent saxophone ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
existentialism
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psychological conflict ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex song structures
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darkly atmospheric music ⓘ intense vocals ⓘ philosophical lyrics ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Charisma Records
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Fontana Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury Records ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
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