As I understand it, this song is about the emotional stresses of a lighthouse keeper struggling with watching/letting sailors die and being unable to help them. So I take the calm sections to reflect his acceptance of other’s deaths, and the chaotic sections are the guilt and trauma of watching their deaths.
Congratulations Steve, you have passed the test! You survived to the very end! I enjoyed your reaction as much as the music and it was pretty much how I envisaged. I hope this experience hasn't put you off my favourite band. This was pretty extreme even for them, but most of their music is relatively normal and I think the best way to acquaint yourself with the band would be to work your way through their albums chronologically starting with Aerosol Grey Machine. Try 'Afterwards' next maybe, I think you will find it nice and relaxing to calm you back down! I absolutely dare you though, to listen to the Pink Floyd song 'Several species of furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict'...….actually, don't! It could possibly finish you!
Well Steve, if you read this and want to try an other VDGG song, an easy one, I advice Refugee, one of the most beautiful songs ever (at least for me).
whoa... this is definitely the deep end. thanks for diving in. ;-) soprano sax. no guitar. awesome reaction, btw... Supper's Ready is way more approachable than this. that said, having survived this one, you might dig the other tracks on this album. both Lemmings and in particular Man-Erg are pretty great. whole album is a wild ride.
Yeah this definitely pushed me to my musical limits 😂 Never heard anything like it before! Just crazy stuff. I was planning suppers ready soon but am going to take a short break from such lengthy songs to recuperate! I'm glad other stuff of theirs won't push me as hard! Appreciate the comment.
One of the most unique prog rock bands. Definitely not the band that you are fall in love on the first listen but the more you listen to it, the more you realise how genius everything about their music. And Peter Hammill is the best lyricist ever, his lyrics are always hits hard with the time. Suggest you to listen Lemmings by Van Der Graaf Generator, or the song from Peter solo work but played by the members of VDGG - A Louse Is Not A Home - one of the best lyrics. Thanks for digging into it
Maybe because I'm French and don"t always get all the subtileties, I really love the lyrics in Childlike Faith in Childhood's End, but also almost everything else from Hammill.
Having survived Van Der Graaf Generator, you are now ready for 'Supper's Ready' (Genesis). It is much less random, but with 7 sections is fairly challenging, yet entertaining. The story is more 'connected' with the music interesting. I think you will like it.
No need to have trepidation for when you react to Supper's Ready. It's better than the VDGG track. The thing with Prog, it was experimental, some emphasising the mental side lol However, it could get overblown and pretentious, hence Punk's arrival in the late 70s. I have heard some VDGG before but not this one. I would class it more avant garde, maybe. Anyhow, it's not about being sophisticated or intellectual so don't do yourself down in not understanding this piece of music. So, just do what you do Steve. Love your reactions 😊
@@michaellomax2 really appreciate that. Still trying to process what I heard! Experimental is the perfect word I think. I'll stick intriguing in there too for equal measure. As always, I appreciate you watching me fluff my way through 🤣
Oh boy, going in deep to the greatest piece of progressive music ever recorded, and it's a high bar considering the musicians involved in prog rock. Oh and don't automatically assume that drugs are involved in creating these huge pieces of work,. Re this piece, imagine you're a lighthouse keeper hearing the ships and seas and storms and nothing else, no other human contact, until you go mad.
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions I was 18 years old when this album was released in 1971 and bought shortly afterwards.By that time very much into stuff that could be considered outside the mainstream I quickly took to the shorter tracks on the album with MAN-Erg simply mqagnificent. Took me about 3 spins to get a grip on lighthousekeepers. I was living at home at the time and I remember my old Dad saying words to the effect, "you'll end up in the nuthouse listening to that kind of stuff" Then and still, I listen stone cold sober. its wonderful . The period of 1969 to mid 70's a fantastic time to be into music. Like your reviewing style by the way.
@@flowersnyams Thank you for the insightful comment. I just can't believe the level of insanely creative tracks that were coming out in that period. I think your dad was right, it almost sent me to the nuthouse!! Appreciate the kind feedback on my reviewing too 😊
I don't know, maybe because I didn't grow up on this band, I find Supper's Ready much more melodical. And I can see how Peter Gabriel was influenced by Hammil's vocal stylings, but Gabriel's voice (imo) is much more enjoyable. Also, as far as controlled chaos goes, King Crimson (imo again) is better at it. Check out their live version of "Starless" live in Japan Jan 2015, it doesn't seem to get back when someone reacts to it. I've tried to get into Vander Graf, but I think you had to be there to get it, if you know what I mean. I can't see me listening to this again. I can hear why they didn't really hit it big. I mean parts of Supper's Ready can be silly and/or absured, but this is a little too much. US Roadie 1 signing off. PS - Gentle Giant (imo) is the Prog bands' prog band...
Appreciate your insights as always US roadie. I think this band has a very eclectic taste. I'm sure when I get to suppers ready I'll be able to do a good comparison. I'll be coming back around to gentle giant soon too which will be good!
Parts of GENESIS' Supper's Ready is wonderfully silly and absurd, and they do it brilliantly. Other bands that could do wackyness are GONG and Hawkwind. 😊
It's the kind of music you have to relisten a few times (or a lot of times) to really get what's going on. And Hammill's lyrics have to be read as a whole. By the way Hammill composed an opera: The Fall of the Usher House. From witch I advice the song Architecture.
I can certainly see how Hammill's skills transitioned over to opera, very much suited. I will definitely need to review this song with lyrics to get a better understanding of the meaning for all the different switch ups they did. I'm sure they were all very clever and deliberate that my bob brain couldn't quite catch!
You are brave to get into such a piece. It's a challenging one. This is a great piece, unique also. But VDGG is always unique and challenging. I'm curious to see you react to this.
I listened to this for a whole minute and decided that I'm just not smart enough to appreciate Van D G Gen. Mind you, back in the '70's I couldn't stand even one second of it. The musical expression of the truly demented...
@@martinellis7156 I must admit, it's quite a complicated piece of music that I did struggle to comprehend, I enjoyed it for what it was and for the experience it gave me, but I'm definitely sure the message they were trying to portay was above my musically naive head
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions VDGG were known by us for attracting pseudo-intelectual, narcissistic social outcasts who looked down on mere mortals like us who liked Pink Floyd, Genesis etc:. I think it was their defense mechanism, being able to content themselves in the knowledge that they were "cooler" than anybody else. I think they call it "elitism" these days, but I'm interested if anybody reads this and would like to demolish my opinion! Anyway, kudos to you for your polite reaction.
@@martinellis7156 I'll bite if I may. I can only speak for myself obviously and you cant see my record/cd collection but as a clue, I've seen early Genesis 3 times, VDGG twice In fact VDGG and Genesis were on the same gig with headliners Lindesfarne on one occasion, Pink Floyd once, there's nothing pseudo-intellectual about it It's quite simple: stay sober so you only hear whats there to be heard, listen to anything and everything, keep what you like and discard what you don't like. Don't discard it for ever though, I'm 70 and re-finding all manner of stuff that was, shall we say, too much for me at the time. Happy listening
@@martinellis7156 Haha, I get that critic. I fell like an intellectual as a teenager. And I'm surely am one today ! But it's just that music can touch you, and other music touch others. VDGG really helped me in depressed times, because their darkness made me feel i'm not alone, and there is always light in the end. But I also love more “simple” bands like Led Zep, Nazareth, Redbone, Free, from today music like Lana del Rey… Of course I'm a prog nerd. My favorites being VDGG, Yes, Gentle Giant and Greenslade. Strangely Pink Floyd never touched me except some songs and the whole Wish You Were Here album.
I know you get a lot of suggestions, but nine feet underground by caravan would be a good choice - less mad than this but just as cool in different ways - more whimsical but still sections of epicness over a 20 minute length, a stone cold prog classic.
More Prog! No Problem. Well, maybe we do have a problem. That medieval style is from a group of bands called The Canterbury Sound that pre-dated the '70s progressive rock. These guys were on my periphery. I thought I'd heard this before but no. Yes, these guys are mental and it does seem rather random. What have you gotten us into? An early rock opera? I think you got it. But "Plague" is a great name for this experience.
This is what is known as a “challenge” to listen to. I’ve never heard of this group. Bailed after a few minutes. Not my taste But you will find your own taste as you sample more bands.
@@helenespaulding7562 fair enough, you at least gave it a taste. As you said, everyone has their own tastes. This was certainly a wild ride to process!
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions indeed. But would you want to run out and get their album? That’s kinda the point. Do you want to listen to it again. Perhaps Genesis, Rush, Yes, and other major prog bands will turn you into a prog lover. I respect the hell out of those artists. I just don’t seek out their music. I’m blues rock and folk rock based. And Pink Floyd. 😁✌️
VDGG and PH have far more accessible songs than this...try The Sleepwalkers, Here She Comes from VDGG or The Future Now, Nadirs Big Chance, Institute of Mental Health from Peter Hammill
The people who asked you to listen to this one are evil, it’s their least accesible song by far. If it didnt scare you too far away there are much more «conventional» songs in their discography. I always cringe when people recommend these 20 minute experimental epics, but thats not to say they bad, just hard to appreciate.
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As I understand it, this song is about the emotional stresses of a lighthouse keeper struggling with watching/letting sailors die and being unable to help them. So I take the calm sections to reflect his acceptance of other’s deaths, and the chaotic sections are the guilt and trauma of watching their deaths.
@@gregpanagos1139 ahhh, that would make sense for sure! Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Look on the bright side. At least you'll know the collective noun for lighthouse keepers if it ever comes up in a pub quiz.
@@richardfurness7556 🤣💯
Congratulations Steve, you have passed the test! You survived to the very end! I enjoyed your reaction as much as the music and it was pretty much how I envisaged. I hope this experience hasn't put you off my favourite band. This was pretty extreme even for them, but most of their music is relatively normal and I think the best way to acquaint yourself with the band would be to work your way through their albums chronologically starting with Aerosol Grey Machine. Try 'Afterwards' next maybe, I think you will find it nice and relaxing to calm you back down! I absolutely dare you though, to listen to the Pink Floyd song 'Several species of furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict'...….actually, don't! It could possibly finish you!
Well Steve, if you read this and want to try an other VDGG song, an easy one, I advice Refugee, one of the most beautiful songs ever (at least for me).
whoa... this is definitely the deep end. thanks for diving in. ;-) soprano sax. no guitar. awesome reaction, btw... Supper's Ready is way more approachable than this. that said, having survived this one, you might dig the other tracks on this album. both Lemmings and in particular Man-Erg are pretty great. whole album is a wild ride.
Yeah this definitely pushed me to my musical limits 😂 Never heard anything like it before! Just crazy stuff. I was planning suppers ready soon but am going to take a short break from such lengthy songs to recuperate! I'm glad other stuff of theirs won't push me as hard! Appreciate the comment.
VDGG great band , alongside GG and KC ( Giant and Crimson ) . The holly trio of 70 ' s most eclectic prog .
One of the most unique prog rock bands. Definitely not the band that you are fall in love on the first listen but the more you listen to it, the more you realise how genius everything about their music. And Peter Hammill is the best lyricist ever, his lyrics are always hits hard with the time. Suggest you to listen Lemmings by Van Der Graaf Generator, or the song from Peter solo work but played by the members of VDGG - A Louse Is Not A Home - one of the best lyrics. Thanks for digging into it
Maybe because I'm French and don"t always get all the subtileties, I really love the lyrics in Childlike Faith in Childhood's End, but also almost everything else from Hammill.
Having survived Van Der Graaf Generator, you are now ready for 'Supper's Ready' (Genesis). It is much less random, but with 7 sections is fairly challenging, yet entertaining. The story is more 'connected' with the music interesting. I think you will like it.
No need to have trepidation for when you react to Supper's Ready. It's better than the VDGG track. The thing with Prog, it was experimental, some emphasising the mental side lol However, it could get overblown and pretentious, hence Punk's arrival in the late 70s. I have heard some VDGG before but not this one. I would class it more avant garde, maybe. Anyhow, it's not about being sophisticated or intellectual so don't do yourself down in not understanding this piece of music. So, just do what you do Steve. Love your reactions 😊
@@michaellomax2 really appreciate that. Still trying to process what I heard! Experimental is the perfect word I think. I'll stick intriguing in there too for equal measure. As always, I appreciate you watching me fluff my way through 🤣
Oh boy, going in deep to the greatest piece of progressive music ever recorded, and it's a high bar considering the musicians involved in prog rock. Oh and don't automatically assume that drugs are involved in creating these huge pieces of work,. Re this piece, imagine you're a lighthouse keeper hearing the ships and seas and storms and nothing else, no other human contact, until you go mad.
@@flowersnyams yeah, I think I bit off more than I could chew!
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions I was 18 years old when this album was released in 1971 and bought shortly afterwards.By that time very much into stuff that could be considered outside the mainstream I quickly took to the shorter tracks on the album with MAN-Erg simply mqagnificent. Took me about 3 spins to get a grip on lighthousekeepers. I was living at home at the time and I remember my old Dad saying words to the effect, "you'll end up in the nuthouse listening to that kind of stuff" Then and still, I listen stone cold sober. its wonderful . The period of 1969 to mid 70's a fantastic time to be into music. Like your reviewing style by the way.
@@flowersnyams Thank you for the insightful comment. I just can't believe the level of insanely creative tracks that were coming out in that period. I think your dad was right, it almost sent me to the nuthouse!! Appreciate the kind feedback on my reviewing too 😊
I don't know, maybe because I didn't grow up on this band, I find Supper's Ready much more melodical. And I can see how Peter Gabriel was influenced by Hammil's vocal stylings, but Gabriel's voice (imo) is much more enjoyable. Also, as far as controlled chaos goes, King Crimson (imo again) is better at it. Check out their live version of "Starless" live in Japan Jan 2015, it doesn't seem to get back when someone reacts to it. I've tried to get into Vander Graf, but I think you had to be there to get it, if you know what I mean. I can't see me listening to this again. I can hear why they didn't really hit it big. I mean parts of Supper's Ready can be silly and/or absured, but this is a little too much. US Roadie 1 signing off. PS - Gentle Giant (imo) is the Prog bands' prog band...
Appreciate your insights as always US roadie. I think this band has a very eclectic taste. I'm sure when I get to suppers ready I'll be able to do a good comparison. I'll be coming back around to gentle giant soon too which will be good!
Parts of GENESIS' Supper's Ready is wonderfully silly and absurd, and they do it brilliantly. Other bands that could do wackyness are GONG and Hawkwind. 😊
Watch live version 1972 Belgium. One of the best live i have seen
It's the kind of music you have to relisten a few times (or a lot of times) to really get what's going on. And Hammill's lyrics have to be read as a whole. By the way Hammill composed an opera: The Fall of the Usher House. From witch I advice the song Architecture.
I can certainly see how Hammill's skills transitioned over to opera, very much suited. I will definitely need to review this song with lyrics to get a better understanding of the meaning for all the different switch ups they did. I'm sure they were all very clever and deliberate that my bob brain couldn't quite catch!
You are brave to get into such a piece. It's a challenging one. This is a great piece, unique also. But VDGG is always unique and challenging. I'm curious to see you react to this.
@@Rowenband as you'll see, a challenge is one word for it 🤣
I listened to this for a whole minute and decided that I'm just not smart enough to appreciate Van D G Gen. Mind you, back in the '70's I couldn't stand even one second of it. The musical expression of the truly demented...
@@martinellis7156 I must admit, it's quite a complicated piece of music that I did struggle to comprehend, I enjoyed it for what it was and for the experience it gave me, but I'm definitely sure the message they were trying to portay was above my musically naive head
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions VDGG were known by us for attracting pseudo-intelectual, narcissistic social outcasts who looked down on mere mortals like us who liked Pink Floyd, Genesis etc:. I think it was their defense mechanism, being able to content themselves in the knowledge that they were "cooler" than anybody else. I think they call it "elitism" these days, but I'm interested if anybody reads this and would like to demolish my opinion! Anyway, kudos to you for your polite reaction.
@@martinellis7156 I'll bite if I may. I can only speak for myself obviously and you cant see my record/cd collection but as a clue, I've seen early Genesis 3 times, VDGG twice In fact VDGG and Genesis were on the same gig with headliners Lindesfarne on one occasion, Pink Floyd once, there's nothing pseudo-intellectual about it It's quite simple: stay sober so you only hear whats there to be heard, listen to anything and everything, keep what you like and discard what you don't like. Don't discard it for ever though, I'm 70 and re-finding all manner of stuff that was, shall we say, too much for me at the time. Happy listening
@@martinellis7156 Haha, I get that critic. I fell like an intellectual as a teenager. And I'm surely am one today ! But it's just that music can touch you, and other music touch others. VDGG really helped me in depressed times, because their darkness made me feel i'm not alone, and there is always light in the end. But I also love more “simple” bands like Led Zep, Nazareth, Redbone, Free, from today music like Lana del Rey… Of course I'm a prog nerd. My favorites being VDGG, Yes, Gentle Giant and Greenslade. Strangely Pink Floyd never touched me except some songs and the whole Wish You Were Here album.
I know you get a lot of suggestions, but nine feet underground by caravan would be a good choice - less mad than this but just as cool in different ways - more whimsical but still sections of epicness over a 20 minute length, a stone cold prog classic.
Oooo I new band suggestion. I always like those! I'll pop it on the list!
More Prog! No Problem. Well, maybe we do have a problem.
That medieval style is from a group of bands called The Canterbury Sound that pre-dated the '70s progressive rock. These guys were on my periphery. I thought I'd heard this before but no.
Yes, these guys are mental and it does seem rather random. What have you gotten us into? An early rock opera? I think you got it. But "Plague" is a great name for this experience.
This is their most extreme album. I wouldn't recommend it for a first approach to the Band.
Yes, I think Steve should have tried other pieces before that one. That's like going to the Gates of Delirium as a first Yes song.
This is what is known as a “challenge” to listen to. I’ve never heard of this group.
Bailed after a few minutes. Not my taste
But you will find your own taste as you sample more bands.
@@helenespaulding7562 fair enough, you at least gave it a taste. As you said, everyone has their own tastes. This was certainly a wild ride to process!
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions indeed. But would you want to run out and get their album? That’s kinda the point. Do you want to listen to it again.
Perhaps Genesis, Rush, Yes, and other major prog bands will turn you into a prog lover. I respect the hell out of those artists. I just don’t seek out their music.
I’m blues rock and folk rock based. And Pink Floyd. 😁✌️
@@helenespaulding7562 well I'd certainly say you have good taste in music
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions why thank you. 😁.
Dude, just behave... lol 😅
@@michaellomax2 🤣🤣🤣
VDGG and PH have far more accessible songs than this...try The Sleepwalkers, Here She Comes from VDGG or The Future Now, Nadirs Big Chance, Institute of Mental Health from Peter Hammill
@@alanwaine4186 perfect. Thanks for the recommendations, glad to know there are some easier VDGG songs to get into!
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions I repeat myself : a beautiful song by VDGG is Refugees.
The people who asked you to listen to this one are evil, it’s their least accesible song by far. If it didnt scare you too far away there are much more «conventional» songs in their discography.
I always cringe when people recommend these 20 minute experimental epics, but thats not to say they bad, just hard to appreciate.
@@cennty6822 I must admit, it has made me cautious about VDGG! Totally overwhelming for sure.
@@MusicForTheSoulReactions Highly reasonable. Great reaction though, gave me some good laughs
@@cennty6822 well I'm glad there was come comedy value to the madness 🤣