Still Life (Van der Graaf Generator Album)

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Still life
Van der Graaf Generator's studio album

Publication
(s)

1976

admission

9-29 June 1975 and 12-25. January 1976

Label (s) charisma

Format (s)

LP, MC, CD

Genre (s)

Progressive rock

Title (number)

5

running time

44 min 38 s

occupation

production

Van der Graaf generator

Studio (s)

Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire

chronology
Godbluff
(1975) 		Still life World Record
(1976)

Still Life is the sixth studio album by the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator . It was released in 1976.

History of origin

After the tour of the previous album Godbluff , the newly formed band returned to the studio in January 1976 to complete the material that had not yet been recorded. Remaining from the recordings of Godbluff in the previous year were “Pilgrims” and “La Rossa”, followed by three tracks “Still Life”, “My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)” and “Childlike Faith in Childhood's End”.

Style and reception

The style of Still Life is divided into two parts: The punchy “La Rossa” is the focus of the album in contrast to the other four tracks. Reviewers describe the album as cheerful and reserved compared to the previous, musically predominantly dark and aggressive releases by Van der Graaf Generator.

In terms of the lyrics, the motif “Life and Death” runs through the album as a red thread, which is particularly evident in the title track. The last song on the album Childlike Faith in Childhood's End is based on the novel The Last Generation by Arthur C. Clarke (in the original Childhood's End ), which describes the extinction of mankind on earth and the transition to a new form of existence.

Track list

  1. Pilgrims (7:08)
  2. Still Life (7:21)
  3. La Rossa (9:48)
  4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (7:59)
  5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (12:23)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Schüßler: Review of Still Life on the Babyblauen Seiten . July 19, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2010 .
  2. ↑ Reviews on "H to He Who Am the Only One" by Van der Graaf Generator on the Babyblauen Seiten. Retrieved November 29, 2010 .
  3. ↑ Sofa Sound: Lyrics for the album. Retrieved November 29, 2010 .

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