{"id":505,"date":"2014-11-05T07:26:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T07:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halloweenvideocrypt.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2014-11-05T07:33:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T07:33:28","slug":"van-der-graaf-generator-pioneers-over-c-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halloweenvideocrypt.com\/2014\/11\/05\/van-der-graaf-generator-pioneers-over-c-live\/","title":{"rendered":"VAN DER GRAAF (GENERATOR) – “PIONEERS OVER C” – LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halloweenvideocrypt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/th-64.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halloweenvideocrypt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/th-64.jpg\" alt=\"th (64)\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halloweenvideocrypt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/th-64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halloweenvideocrypt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/th-64-200x142.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Glorious, orchestrated rock tune from Van Der Graaf Generator.\u00a0 I placed “Generator” in parentheses in the title because at this stage of the band’s career, they had decided to abbreviate their title.\u00a0 Anyway, “Pioneers” is an epic composition highlighted by Peter Hamill’s vocals which alternate between mournful wail and guttural snarls.\u00a0 Hammill possesses a truly unique voice in rock.\u00a0 Rob Halford of Judas Priest learned a few tricks from Hamill’s approach it would appear.\u00a0 I like the powerful, effects\u00a0laden bass guitar.\u00a0 When I first purchased this live set, “Vital” on audio cassette(!!! I date myself), I felt the bass was overdone but it has grown on me through the years.\u00a0 Pretty unique sounding instrument.\u00a0 Fine string and woodwind accents\u00a0contribute as well to a rich sonic soup in which Hammill spins his yarn of a group of astronauts hopelessly lost in some outer space no man’s land with no chance of ever returning home.\u00a0 “Pioneers Over C” is\u00a0a fabulous and multi layered melancholic suite.\u00a0 I only wish we could have witnessed the actual performance and didn’t have to depend on the album\/CD\/record cover as our only visual for a 16 minute time span!\u00a0 Boring!\u00a0 But this piece of music is definitely not boring.<\/p>\n <!-- AdSense Now! 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