Van der Graaf GeneratorScorched Earth (10:10)
From Live At The Paradiso and 4 other releases
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Just one crazy moment while the dice are cast,
He looks into the future and remembers what is past,
Wonders what he's doing on this battlefield,
Shrugs to his shadow, impatient, too proud yet to kneel.
Full lyrics at MetroLyrics
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Newt_Valarcci
Wish they would stop putting up live versions, are at least have an opt-out option for people that don't want to hear them.
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Newt_Valarcci
One of my favorite songs from what is probably among my top 3 favorite bands period, how ever I don't care for this recording too much, still pleasant to hear
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itaots2
that keyboard sounds awful on this version
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Weinmacher
sehr schöne, tiefgründige, kreative Rockmusik... vom Feinsten :-)
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DrSlump7
it's far too late to turn, unless it's to stone
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andymadden
VDG is slowly growing on me
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abunono
让我想起了我见过一天头。在一家大型电子集团的食堂。
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bobgreen623
Does anyone else notice a slight vocal similarity here and there to Mark E Smith!?
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bobgreen623
Live version this time, very good but I do miss Jaxon. VdGG certainly are the masters of the tortured chromatic riff.
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pinkcrimsonking
love the sax
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bobgreen623
This is the original studio version, and I love it. I think it may have been remastered, as I remember the original album sounded a little muddy
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leshind
My favorit VDGG-Album is their first one, but the other Albums are also the Cream of Prog.
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BamBino1951
If you're looking for a great Prog Rock experience. Look no farther. Just check out Pawn Hearts and H to He Who am the Only One. Two albums by VDGG when in their prime that I believe are among the top 10 albums in the genre.
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OLdSKuul62
Using The Google Chrome Browser Player to listen . I am not too familiar with this band . I have known about them for a very long time . They were just a band I never bought an LP from because I knew so little about them. I am liking what I am hearing . Very interesting Prog style. Also I am thinking that this is not the live version that some people are complaining about . It sounds like a 70's studio version to me . So I guess VU.Com has the correct version on it. If anyone else has the Chrome Player Please give me a shout and let me know if this is the original version (Since I have no clue ) It would be nice too know fore sure . When I have a little more spare time I am going to explore this band further . Thanks bytorthesnowdog ! This was a cool recommendation .
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bytorthesnowdog
the more i hear this band the more i like them good stuff
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allyouknead
prog rock ala 70's.....
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ferociousdanny
The title of this song sounds like it's going to be very heavy. I was misled in a big way. Lol.
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pauldove
Listening to the Paradiso Live version for the first time and I have to agree with Pdna2. I think that a lot of the old material does work when played by Hammill, Banton and Evans, but not Scorched Earth. Without Jackson it's just not as good.
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pauldove
I think it's about someone who often moves on, and when he does he tries to erase his previous life, like a Scorched Earth policy where armies wipe out everything they leave behind. He seems to be running from something, because he expects traps and ambushes. But whether his enemy is real or not isn't clear; maybe he's delusional or maybe it's all just a metaphor for moving on from one relationship to another while destroying any love or friendship between himself and those he has left behind.
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mydadsmayor
what do you guys think this song is about?
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