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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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