1 | * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: |
2 | ** For most [=VdGG=] fans, ''Pawn Hearts'' and ''Godbluff'' are the pinnacle of Prog Rock. These and ''H to He...'' get their fair share of praise amongst the Prog community. |
3 | ** Some of Hammill's solo output qualifies, particularly stuff from ''Fool's Mate'' and ''Nadir's Big Chance''. |
4 | ** While not in the same league as ''Pawn Hearts'' and ''Godbluff'', ''The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other'' and ''Still Life'' should not be overlooked. Music/{{Opeth}} named one of their albums after the [=VdGG=] album for good reason, after all. |
5 | * BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The title track to ''The Aerosol Grey Machine''. While the rest of the album is folk-based prog, this one is a forty second jingle parody [[CrossesTheLineTwice advertising fume huffing]]. |
6 | * CreepyAwesome: Is their music frequently disturbing? Yes. But is it awesome? Also yes. Music/BruceDickinson observes in his memoir ''What Does This Button Do?'' that their music could "empty a room in seconds", whereas he could [[NightmareFetishist listen to it for hours on end in a padded cell]]. |
7 | * DeadHorseGenre: For a Prog band, this is inevitable criticism. However, [[Music/PublicImageLtd Johnny]] [[Music/SexPistols Rotten]] was a big Hammill fan, so... |
8 | * GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: [=VdGG=] were a huge success in Italy, and their tours there were insane. |
9 | * GrowingTheBeard: Many fans, critics and the band themselves consider ''The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other'' to be the album where everything clicked for the band. |
10 | * NarmCharm: "Killer". You'd think a song where Peter Hammill expresses sympathy towards a shark while singing in an over the top manner would garner nothing but ridicule. And yet, it happens to be one of the band's most beloved tunes. |
11 | * TearJerker: |
12 | ** "Afterwards", "Refugees", "House With No Door", "Man-Erg", "W", "The Undercover Man", "Still Life", "My Room" |
13 | ** "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" is hands down one of ''the'' most depressing pieces of music ever recorded. |
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