Van der Graaf Generator is not a band I ever crave to listen to. Not a single one of their albums contains a piece of music I can recollect. Sometimes I just get in the mood to hear a very specific album in my collection. But Van der Graaf Generator isn't that band. Having said that, I find myself enjoying all of their albums throughout the 70s. They are dense, complex, and not an easy listen. But they aren't difficult to listen to either. Definitely not background music though! Peter Hammill can be a bit much at times, sounding more like a mental patient than a lead singer. But the rest of the band is always on point. Hugh Banton's organ, David Jackson's woodwinds, and Guy Evans on drums is pure gold. I took in two full listens last night, but don't recall much about it already. If I were to pick a favorite from Godbluff, 'Arrow' would be the one. Overall I find Godbluff to be no better or worse than any of their other recognized classics. Seems it will always be this way.
Ownership: LP: 1975 Mercury. Single sleeve. Recent acquisition from a Denver Record show (2022). In better shape than these Discogs stock images (no cut corner either). This replaced the commodity CD that I bought in 1998. This wasn't an album I owned in my early youth.
1998; 12/16/20 (new entry); 1/9/23
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