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The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other

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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other CD


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.92 x 5.59 x 0.24 inches; 3.53 Ounces


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Astralwerks


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2125661


SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 27, 2006


Label ‏ : ‎ Astralwerks


Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1


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    • An incomplete step towards pure greatness
By the time they recorded "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other", Van der Graaf Generator had already disbanded and reformed once, in the process recording an uneven album The Aerosol Grey Machine that was originally viewed as a solo album by mainman Peter Hammill. At the tail end of 1969, they reunited with woodwind player David Jackson and bass player Nic Potter to record a new album which was released that summer. Compared to their abortive debut, "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other" is much closer to the proto-post-rock sound of their following three masterpieces. There is none of the funky basslines and very little acoustic guitar on "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other", and Hugh Banton has moved away from the traditional-style piano here played on "The Aerosol Grey Machine". Hammill's voice, too, has changed from the tones he used on "The Aerosol Grey Machine" towards a huge, but highly melodic tone. Of the six tracks on "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other", there are two absolute classics that rank with "Killer" and all of Pawn Hearts and Godbluff . The first, "White Hammer", is about the witch-hunts of the Renaissance and features some of the very best - and certainly the heaviest - keyboard playing ever seen on a rock album. Even on the softer parts, Hugh Banton possesses a fiery energy that matches the depths of Hammill's voice perfectly. There are many remarkable things about "White Hammer", such as the beauty in Hammill's voice even on the harder parts, and the sheer depths of his lyrics that reflects a man who must have researched his subject matter thoroughly. The final solo by David Jackson and the variety of tones he manages on the saxophone are another wonder. "Whatever Would Robert Have Said" begins with similar organ work from Banton before going into a structure dominated by several short very fast passages and some really dark lyrics about guilt and violence. It then goes into a fast saxophone solo where, for one of the few times on the album, piano is audible and then to a classically fiery jam whose intensity even amidst the big production values is stunning. The other four songs here do not have the intensity or quality or originality of their following three albums. Indeed, "Out of My Book" is very close to "The Aerosol Grey Machine". Even with the beautiful flute and organ interplay, this is not passionate like the classic band was to become. The first two songs, "Darkness (11/11)" and "Refugees" are beautiful and despairing: preludes to what the band would do on "House with No Door" and "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" but not so immediate for the listener. Closer "After the Flood", featuring a quote from Einstein ,is an epic that synthesises all the different styles of the album into something like the dynamics of later albums - though again without the immediacy and power that was to make their next few records so stunning. "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other" was to be a transitional album for Van der Graaf Generator. There are still more than traces of their uneven debut that later albums were not to retain, but on at least three of the six tracks here we hear one of the most passionate and original voices ever to adorn rock music - a band that can seem at times to be a quarter-century ahead of its time. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2009 by mianfei
    • Who spilled the bongwater? Part II
Except for the endlessly repetitive, overblown STINKER "After the Flood," to which I have a deep revulsion, everything else on this record is brilliant though not equally so. The truly godhead brilliant songs are the two `gentle Hippie' slow tunes "Refugees," (the only British top 40 charting VdGG song ever) and "Out of My Book." "Refugees" is simply one of the greatest `sentimental' songs ever written by anyone and no pop or rock collection lacking it can be called a collection at all. Its haunting melody is absolutely gorgeous, unique and addictive. The slightly less mindblowing "Out of My Book" is on a similar wavelength, meditative and mellow as the ocean breeze--a philosophical, counterculture love song with prog-rock touches you can listen to proudly and with much less embarrasment than let's say your average Crosby, Stills, and Nash hippie love song. It is not available on any compilations which makes the purchase of this record mandatory. The Bowie-esque "Whatever Would Robert Have Said?" is another absolute must-have; it sounds like a combination of "Ziggy Stardust" and "In the Court of the Crimson King." A little lower on the excellence scale are the hard-driving "Darkness (11/11)" with its alternately quiet and rasping vocals and spacy Deep Purple-esque organ solo, and the fabulous time-travel of "White Hammer"with its extended dynamic structure incorporating beautiful `medieval sounding' cornet melodies in the mellower parts which are contrasted with the hard-driving loud chorus slightly marred by its corny lyrics (`The White Hammer of Love'?!) but still very palatable with a grain of salt and a smile on your face. "White Hammer" even ends with a loud King Crimson-esque earthquake of extremely loud bass and drums which should put an even broader smile on the true prog-rock fan's face. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2000 by TUCO H.
    • This album "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other" showcases the raw power of some of the Van Der Graaf Generator songs like
The Music on this CD is very prog-rock. Van Der Graaf Generator is one of the top Prog- Rock bands in the British Progressive Rock Scene. This album "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other" showcases the raw power of some of the Van Der Graaf Generator songs like "Darkness", "White Hammer", and "Whatever Robert Would Of Have Said" A Must Have for the Classic Van Der Graaf Generator Fans. Thanks!!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017 by Steffan Pila
    • Arrived 10/10
The box was intact upon arrival, product as expected.
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019 by Gerardo Roque
    • The initiation of VDGG to the road to a creation and experimentation
David Jackson and Hugh Banton should be of VDGG. Peter Hammil was not enough. Listen to Quiet Zone and compare it with works from The least... to The World Record. The sound making with Saxophone and Banton's organ..
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2010 by POLIECON
    • I recommend this album to anyone who likes progressive rock.
WOW! I love this album so much. Perfect condition.
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2016 by Lorenzo Vergani
    • The least You Can Do Is Listen To It
I was so surprised to see this band available. I never got to see them in concert but I did and still do love this album. Yes i said album.
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2009 by The Old Hippie, Army Veteran
    • Five Stars
Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016 by charley burr

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