First Generation (Scenes from 1969-1971) (Import)
Van der Graaf Generator - CD
- Artist: Van der Graaf Generator
- Format: CD
- Year: 1995
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 077778754626
- Item Number: EMI875462
- Release date: 01/06/2004
- 1. Darkness (11/11)
- 2. Killer
- 3. Man ERG
- 4. Theme One
- 5. Pioneers over C.
- 6. Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
- 7. Refugees
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First Generation (Scenes from 1969-1971) (Import) by Van der Graaf Generator on CD
Trying to assemble a Van Der Graaf Generator overview really is a much harder task than might be expected; the group may have produced few albums in total, but deciding what can be excerpted from each one is a nightmare. The result for First Generation is that The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other is almost ignored, Pawn Hearts is missing only "Lemmings," and H to He Who Am the Only One has the two obvious high notes ("Killer" and "Pioneers Over C") grabbed. The Aerosol Grey Machine is utterly ignored, as are the two single B-sides ("W" and "The Boat of Millions of Years"), although "Theme One" is included. The track order is a mess, with neither chronology nor tone being taken into account; "Refugees" closes the album, for example, having frittered away the energy generated by the ionized conclusion of "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers." Great music, as always (and poor mastering), but not the best foot forward, certainly -- Second Generation is considerably better. Also, as of late 2000, a much better introduction can be had in the shape of An Introduction to Van Der Graaf Generator, a single-album companion to the four-disc Box. ~ Steven McDonald, Rovi
- Artist: Van der Graaf Generator
- Format: CD
- Year: 1995
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 077778754626
- Item Number: EMI875462
- Release date: 01/06/2004
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock
- Style: Prog-Rock, Art Rock
- Album Time: 71:09
- An Introduction
- Godbluff [Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- H to He, Who Am the Only One [Bonus Tracks]
- Live at the Paradiso 14:04:07
- Now and Then
- Pawn Hearts [Bonus Tracks]
- Present
- Present
- Real Time
- Real Time (Import)
- Still Life [Bonus Track] (Import)
- Still Life [Japan CD]
- The Aerosol Grey Machine
- The Box
- The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other [China Bonus Tracks]
- The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other [Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Time Vaults
- Trisector (Import)
- Vital [Bonus Tracks]
- World Record [Bonus Tracks]
- Vital: Van der Graaf Live
- Godbluff
- H to He, Who Am the Only One
- Pawn Hearts
- The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
- Still Life
- World Record
- The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome [Bonus Tracks]
- Vital [Bonus Tracks]
- Time Vaults (Import)
- The Aerosol Grey Machine
- Van Der Graaf Genera : Real Time: Royal Festival Hall (Jpn L
- The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other [Japan Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- H to He, Who Am the Only One [Japan Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Pawn Hearts [Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Godbluff [Bonus Tracks]
- Vital: Van der Graaf Live [2006] (Import)
- A A Grounding In Numbers (Ltd) (Import)
- Grounding in Numbers
- A Grounding in Numbers (Import)
- The Aerosol Grey Machine
- Live at the Paradiso 14:04:07 (Import)
- Classic Albums: First Generation/Godbluff (Import)
- The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome [Bonus Tracks]
- H to He, Who Am the Only One [Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Pawn Hearts [Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Godbluff [Bonus Tracks]
- Still Life [Japan CD]
- World Record [Limited Edition]
- Maida Vale: The Radio One Sessions
- The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
- H to He Who Am the Only One
- Pawn Hearts
- Recorded Live in Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
- Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other [OGV]
- H to He Who Am the Only One [OGV]
- Pawn Hearts [OGV]
- Godbluff [OGV]
- Inside Van der Graaf Generator: An Independant Critical Review
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