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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator abstract "Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriter Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith and the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much commercial success in the UK, but became popular in Italy during the 1970s. In 2005 the band reformed, and continue to perform as of 2014.The band formed at Manchester University, but settled in London where they signed with Charisma. They went through a number of incarnations in their early years, including a brief split in 1969. When they reformed, they found minor commercial success with The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other, and after the follow-up album, H to He, Who Am the Only One, stabilised around a line-up of Hammill, organist Hugh Banton, saxophonist David Jackson, and drummer Guy Evans. The quartet subsequently achieved significant success in Italy with the release of Pawn Hearts in 1971.After several exhausting tours of Italy, the band split in 1972. They reformed in 1975, releasing Godbluff and frequently touring Italy again, before a major line-up change and a slight rename to Van der Graaf. The band split in 1978. After many years apart, the band finally united at a gig at the Royal Festival Hall and a short tour in 2005. Since then, the band has continued as a trio of Hammill, Banton, and Evans, who record and tour regularly in between Hammill's concurrent solo career. Their most recent album, ALT, was released in June 2012.The group's albums have tended to be both lyrically and musically darker in atmosphere than many of their prog-rock peers (a trait they shared with King Crimson, whose guitarist Robert Fripp guested on two of their albums), and guitar solos were the exception rather than the rule, preferring to use Banton's classically influenced organ, and, until his departure, Jackson's multiple saxophones. While Hammill is the primary songwriter for the band, and its members have contributed to his solo albums, he is keen to stress that the band collectively arranges all its material. Hammill's lyrics frequently covered themes of mortality, due to his love of science fiction writers such as Robert Heinlein and Philip K. Dick, along with his self-confessed warped and obsessive nature. His voice has been a distinctive component of the band throughout its career. It has been described as "a male Nico" and would later on be cited as an influence by Goth bands in the 1980s. Though the group have generally been commercially unsuccessful outside of early 1970s Italy, they have inspired several musicians, including John Lydon and Julian Cope.".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator activeYearsEndYear "1967".
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator bandMember Guy_Evans.
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator bandMember Peter_Hammill.
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator formerBandMember David_Jackson_(rock_musician).
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator formerBandMember Judge_Smith.
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator genre Art_rock.
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator genre Experimental_rock.
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator genre Progressive_rock.
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator genre Psychedelic_rock.
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator hometown Manchester.
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator recordLabel Charisma_Records.
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator wikiPageExternalLink www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk.
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator caption "Van der Graaf Generator on stage in 2009".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator currentMembers Guy_Evans.
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator description "From the 1976 album Still Life".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator description "This song was the last track on Godbluff. As well as the extract here, the song included a section of cha-cha-cha and a lengthy instrumental jam.".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator description "This track, from The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other, features Peter Hammill's voice with electronic distortion.".
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator genre Art_rock.
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator label Charisma_Records.
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator name "Van der Graaf Generator".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator origin "Manchester, England".
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator pastMembers "Charles Dickie".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator pastMembers "Graham Smith".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator pastMembers "Nick Pearne".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator title ""After The Flood"".
- Van_der_Graaf_Generator title ""My Room "".
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator yearsActive "1967".
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- Van_der_Graaf_Generator comment "Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriter Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith and the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much commercial success in the UK, but became popular in Italy during the 1970s. In 2005 the band reformed, and continue to perform as of 2014.The band formed at Manchester University, but settled in London where they signed with Charisma.".
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