The Seventies prog survivor Peter Hammill is stripped of the embellishments of Van Der Graaf Generator, naked but for piano or guitar, on seven recent live cd’s. Hammill’s declamatory plainsong refutes standard rock procedure, and when he touches your heart, it’s usually via the cerebral cortex.
His piano pieces have an epic Weimar whiff, whilst the sixty-four year old’s brutally pragmatic guitar suggest an anglicised answer to the lo-fi American weird-beard school.
Hammill will free your mind and, though your ass won’t be following anytime soon, he remains a national treasure.
Len Firewood, Twitter
Len Firewood, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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World Without End, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk