Tattone

They have completely given up on guitars to the point that in the next two albums, the electric parts will be played by Robert Fripp XD He has never been a primary element of their sound, but he has always been there, behind the sax and the organ and the keyboards (vocals aside of course).

Among the best of the Generator. Refugees is chilling; in fact, I never listen to it before or after Still Life (the song): two tracks like that in a row could give me a heart attack.

When I approached progressive music, one of the things that struck me most about this group was precisely this aspect: there were few or no guitars... considering also that in my opinion, the fewer guitars the album contained, the better the work was; in fact, I consider the two subsequent albums to be the best, while the debut and this one are the less impactful, at least until Still Life. That said, for me, "Refugees" is my favorite from this record, a lyrical tension and an interpretation simply irresistible that lasts throughout the not insignificant length of the track. However, VDGG certainly made their mark in history with other songs.

"Refugees" is truly one of their immortal evergreens, Tattone, one of those songs for which they have gone down in history.

The particular thing I love most about this album, understated yet not indicative of their subsequent path, is the echo of Hammill's voice in "Running Back."

"Afterwards" is the immortal pearl of Hammill's earliest work ('67-'69) and "Octopus" is already heading towards The Least, only Jackson is missing. The rest is immature, tied to the '60s in a kind of proto-progressive psychedelia but really very enjoyable with some nice tracks and even a few quirks ("Aquarian"). The talent is clearly perceptible; perhaps one does not yet realize just how much there is... The Least will already be something new, unique, personal, unimitable, perfect, with a raw, dark, and wild sound that gradually, with the masterpieces of maturity, will no longer be found in their records.

These are driving me crazy!!

5 days and you already want to be liked so much? What good will!

Beautiful contributions! Except for aRobles, of course, a rather non-technical comment!

In reality, it's not that unripe after all. In my opinion, a great album that is very psychedelic.

Yes, it's definitely immature; their sound is not yet well defined, the sax of Jackson is missing, and Hammill's writing in some cases is still naive, rough, although it already shows all the talent. The album is beautiful (well, if you're asking me...) and has references to psychedelia, but it can't be denied that it is immature and searching for a direction, which was found soon after.

There's also Necromancer, which I think is a really nice piece!!!

Nice ending "Necromancer."