Album · 1976
Still Life
Still Life is an album by Van der Graaf Generator, released in 1976, with 6 tracks.
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- 56 min
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Album · 1976
Still Life is an album by Van der Graaf Generator, released in 1976, with 6 tracks.
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6 tracks · 56 min
Still Life is an album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, originally released in 1976. One live bonus track was added for the 2005 re-release. The album cover shows a Lichtenberg figure. Jonathan Barnett of New Musical Express, describing the songs on the album, wrote: "They start off with the kind of morbid over-sensibility, y'know.. smart ass existientialist one-liners like that, accompanied by furtive, lurching manic melodies that emphasise the personality disorientation of the whole thing." Geoff Barton of Sounds wrote: "Where "Still Life" scores over past LPs is in its precise and accurate reproduction of leader Hammill's vocals. He never really sings, rather he murmurs, shouts, screams or speaks, and this wide range of tonality has presented in the past often insurmountable problems for engineers, technicians and suchlike. Here, however, every subtle nuance of the 'chords has been captured successfully, providing greater variation, an abundance of light and shade.. "Still Life" is an essential album. If you think you have problems, listen to Hammill's and you'll probably never be able to worry about anything insignificant ever again." Steven McDonald…