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Inside The Generator - a VdGG podcast

When Graham Harfleet interviewed me for The Progressive Rock Show on Progzilla Radio, he mentioned that he was about to begin a special VdGG series, where himself, prog fan Chris Clark and The Tangent's Andy Tillison would talk through the band's discography one album at a time, and play selected tracks. Suffice to say, I immediately invited myself onto said series - or podcast, if you will - and Graham kindly allowed me to join the panel. 

While Chris is a relative newcomer to VdGG, Andy and Graham are lifelong fans - and Andy in particular has some fantastic anecdotes to tell. Between us, I think we've produced something that's both entertaining and insightful.

 

This series is now complete. Here are all the episodes...

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Episode 1: The Aerosol Grey Machine

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Episode 4: Pawn Hearts

Listen from 1:01:36

 

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Episode 2: The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other

Listen from 1:00:45

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​Episode 5: Chameleon / Silent Corner / In Camera

Listen from 1:00:01

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Episode 3: H To He Who Am The Only One

Listen from 1:01:20

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Episode 6: Godbluff

Listen from 1:02:08

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Episode 7: Still Life

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Episode 8: World Record

Listen from 1:00:49

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Episode 9: The Quiet Zone /

The Pleasure Dome

Listen from 1:05:54

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Episode 10: Vital

Listen from 1:00:14

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Episode 13: A Grounding In Numbers

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Episode 11: Present

Listen from 1:00:10

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Episode 14: ALT

Listen from 1:01:27

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Episode 12: Trisector

Listen from 1:02:00

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Episode 15: Do Not Disturb

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Episode 16: "Hanging back from that last frame..."

The panel reflect on their journey through the VdGG discography and each select a song to play.

Listen from 0:32:04

Book cover for Rock and Role: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill & Van der Graaf Generator

ROCK and ROLE: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator

is both a highly readable biography and an in-depth critical appreciation of one of music’s great unsung heroes. Buy it HERE.

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