Van der Graaf Generator

The heart-wrenching and dreamlike voice of Peter Hammill (a poet in the genre) and the furious sax of David Jackson elevate the Generator to the Olympus of progressive rock: "Pawn Hearts" is one of those absolute masterpieces for a desert island. Let’s not forget the dark "The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" and the scientific "H to He, Who Am I The Only One"; the sunny "Still Life," the paranoid "World Record," and the black jewel "Godbluff" are also very beautiful. "Vital" is a brutal and bloody epitaph.