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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have recently got a copy of this remastered version of this classic and mighty pleased i am too. Often Re Mastered versions of 70"s albums particularly can actually make them sound worse. To echo sentiments already expressed here this is a fine job. Killer is still spine tinglingly exellent and the whole album is of the highest standard musically. Its a pity young musicians these days do not push the envalope as much the bands of this era. Sounds like an old geezers nostalgia? Not a bit of it Im only 12!.....and a bit.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Perhaps I made a mistake in making 'Pawn Hearts' my first VDGG album, as I keep using it as the benchmark for their other albums. Even so, I've yet to hear a VDGG album that isn't stimulating. What surprised me about this one is that it's much more accessible than 'Pawn Hearts'. The melody that takes you straight into 'Killer' is no aberration. All of the tracks have vivid musical themes, but they are accessible in relative terms. There's still a lot going on aside of the good tunes, with VDGG making imaginative use of the combination of organ and sax. At quieter moments, the music seems to descend into dreamlike madness, such as on passages of free-form solo sax. 'House With No Door' stands out for its fragile melancholy, but every track is worth its place.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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It is a tremendous tribute to Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton, David Jackson and Guy Evans that Van der Graaf Generator's second album, the wonderfully inventive "H to He Who Am The Only One", sounds as fresh and new today as it did nearly 40 years ago.
Opening with the brilliant "Killer", the album is a wonderful mix of rock, jazz and modern classical influences. Peter Hammill's lyrics, as usual, are superb but it is the band's music making that makes this the wonderful album that it is. The instrumentation arrangements are outstanding: in particular the way that David Jackson weaves his saxophones and flutes into the songs is absolutely magic. Hugh's playing of various keyboard instruments and an "oscillator" is equally inventive.
The bonus tracks include an early version of "the Emperor in his War Room" and, more interestingly, an excellent new work "Squid 1/Squid 2/Octopus" which was recorded after the release of this album and is previously unreleased.
Indispensable for Van der Graaf fans who don't yet have the CD in their collection.
Opening with the brilliant "Killer", the album is a wonderful mix of rock, jazz and modern classical influences. Peter Hammill's lyrics, as usual, are superb but it is the band's music making that makes this the wonderful album that it is. The instrumentation arrangements are outstanding: in particular the way that David Jackson weaves his saxophones and flutes into the songs is absolutely magic. Hugh's playing of various keyboard instruments and an "oscillator" is equally inventive.
The bonus tracks include an early version of "the Emperor in his War Room" and, more interestingly, an excellent new work "Squid 1/Squid 2/Octopus" which was recorded after the release of this album and is previously unreleased.
Indispensable for Van der Graaf fans who don't yet have the CD in their collection.
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Excellent sounding edition
I'm not going to comment on the merits of the album as this is a known prog classic.
What surprised me is the re-master, everything sounds very clear and fresh (and no noise),... Read more
What surprised me is the re-master, everything sounds very clear and fresh (and no noise),... Read more
Published 4 months ago by machokrap
Excellent remaster package
This disc has over 70 minutes of music, with the original album being given a new lease of life via a fantastic remastering job. Read more
Published 7 months ago by N. Dutton
Amazingly...
...amazingly, it's as good as I remember it having been nearly 40 years ago. Normally, it's worth assuming that you look at the past through rose-tinted specs... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2009 by Anaximander
True and swift progression
Hard on the heels of Van Der Graaf Generator's confident and original debut, `The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other', 1970's `He To He - Who Am The Only One' is extraordinary... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2006 by Rob Brook
Amazing Old Stuff :)
This isn't so much a review of the songs and technical apptitude - just a couple of comments. I just have to comment on this album :)
I honestly can't remember when I... Read more
I honestly can't remember when I... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2006 by Jaggeh
Worth it... just
VDGG ploughed their own field in music, not obviously influenced by anybody, not obviously caring what anybody thought of them. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2006 by "fatgerman"
Awesome "Squid" makes "H to He" even more essential
Thank God, we can at last throw the appalling mid-price Virgin VDGG cd's where they belong : into the bin! Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2005 by "joseph25th"
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