Still Life (Van der Graaf Generator album)
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Still Life is an album by Van der Graaf Generator
. It was originally released in 1976. One bonus track was added for the 2005 rerelease. The album cover shows a Lichtenberg figure
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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."
Van der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester. They were the first act signed to Charisma Records. The band achieved considerable success in Italy during the 1970s...
. It was originally released in 1976. One bonus track was added for the 2005 rerelease. The album cover shows a Lichtenberg figure
Lichtenberg figure
Lichtenberg figures are branching electric discharges that sometimes appear on the surface or the interior of insulating materials. They are named after the German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, who originally discovered and studied them...
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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."
Side one
- "Pilgrims" (Hammill, David JacksonDavid Jackson (rock musician)David Nicholas George Jackson , nicknamed Jaxon, is a British progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator and his work in Music and Disability...
) – 7:12 - "Still Life" – 7:24
- "La Rossa" – 9:52
Side two
- "My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)" – 8:02
- "Childlike Faith in Childhood's End" – 12:24
Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue
- "Gog" - 10:29
- Recorded live at the Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor, WalesBangor, WalesBangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
on 10 May 1975
- Recorded live at the Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales
Personnel
- Peter HammillPeter HammillPeter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano...
– vocals, guitar, piano - David JacksonDavid Jackson (rock musician)David Nicholas George Jackson , nicknamed Jaxon, is a British progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator and his work in Music and Disability...
– saxophone, flute - Hugh BantonHugh BantonHugh Robert Banton is a British organist and organ builder, most widely known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.-Career:...
- organ, bass, mellotron, piano - Guy EvansGuy EvansGuy Randolph Evans is an English progressive rock drummer, percussionist and composer, and a member of Van der Graaf Generator....
- drums, percussion - Engineered and mixed by Pat Moran