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Van der Graaf Genera - Live At Rockpalast: Leverkusen 2005 [New CD] With DVD - Picture 1 of 1

Live at Rockpalast: Leverkusen 2005 by Van der Graaf Generator (CD, 2024)

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Van Der Graaf Generator - Live At Rockpalast: Leverkusen 2005 / This Van der Graaf Generator gig at the Jazzfestival in Leverkusen 2005 is the only existing DVD+2CD in original line-up - Almost two years earlier, Van der Graaf Generator had already played with the idea of getting back together again.

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelMade In Germany Musi, Mdig

UPC0885513908100

eBay Product ID (ePID)15071193758

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2024

GenreRock

ArtistVan der Graaf Generator

Release TitleLive at Rockpalast: Leverkusen 2005

Dimensions

Item Height0.94 in

Item Weight0.40 lb

Item Length5.63 in

Item Width4.93 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs3

Number of Tracks22

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 The Undercover Man 1.2 Scorched Earth 1.3 Every Bloody Emperor 1.4 Lemmings 1.5 Darkness 1.6 Childlike Faith 2.1 The Sleepwalkers 2.2 Nutter Alert 2.3 Man Erg 2.4 Killer 2.5 Wondering 3.1 The Undercover Man 3.2 Scorched Earth 3.3 Every Bloody Emperor 3.4 Lemmings 3.5 Darkness 3.6 Childlike Faith 3.7 The Sleepwalkers 3.8 Nutter Alert 3.9 Man Erg 3.10 Killer 3.11 Wondering

NotesVan Der Graaf Generator - Live At Rockpalast: Leverkusen 2005 / This Van der Graaf Generator gig at the Jazzfestival in Leverkusen 2005 is the only existing DVD+2CD in original line-up - Almost two years earlier, Van der Graaf Generator had already played with the idea of getting back together again. When Peter Hammill had a heart attack in 2003, he was not the only one feeling the urge to get that planned project to finally happen. "There had been a strong feeling of unfinished business", David Jackson remembers. The gig at the Jazzfestival in Leverkusen - the only one in Germany - was meant to be the climax of the reunion tour in 2005. "We knew that it was going to be filmed and recorded professionally: something that was extremely rare in the history of "Van der Graaf Generator". Up to this point in our career, a film of a whole live concert just didn't exist!", according to Jackson. There had indeed not been a video recording of an entire "Van der Graaf Generator" concert by then. "The Leverkusen concert came near the end of our 2005 reunion touring, by which time we were feeling comfortable on stage again", Hugh Banton recalls. Guy Evans raves about the intimate connection that was built with the audience during the concert and helped making it a very special night; not least because it was Peter Hammill's 57th birthday. The first gentle flute notes of the opener "The Undercover Man" opened a door into the past. Now, Van der Graaf Generator played as energetically, dark and seductive as in their zenith in the mid 70s. Peter Hammill's voice was as powerful as ever which is very much outstanding regarding his eccentric, headstrong but most importantly emotional vocal style. But above all, the gig on hand is a document of honest devotion not only between the band and their fans but between the band members themselves reflecting their deep friendship. All the sadder is the falling-out with David Jackson shortly after the tour. Both parties maintain silence on the reasons. Therefore, Jackson sounds a little bitter when praising the current CD's amenities: "You will not get another chance to see a better show by that line up!"