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- Summary: The 13th full-length release for the British prog rock band that features Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans.
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- Record Label: Esoteric Antenna
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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| In the fullness of time, when it's all waxed and waned and the cycle's complete maybe it'll make sense at last, all the strangeness explained, all... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Sep 26, 2016VDGG’s fourth album since they became a trio in 2007, Do Not Disturb is every bit as strange, angular and unpredictable as anything the band did in the 70s.
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Sep 26, 2016Inevitably there’s nothing here to rival the dark majesty of Van der Graaf Generator’s classic 1970s work, and newcomers should start with Still Life, Godbluff or Pawn Hearts. But Do Not Disturb is a worthy addition to the group’s canon and--if this is indeed their last album--a fitting end to an illustrious career.
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Sep 26, 2016Hammill continues to explore the hubris of human existence. He’s often best, though, when he ventures off-track into more warmly specific tales.
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UncutSep 26, 2016The trio [is] on reassuringly unpredictable form. [Oct 2016, p.40]
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The WireNov 8, 2016Do Not Disturb, VDGG’s 13th album and their third since regrouping in 2005, bears little evidence of engagement with music’s outside world, but it’s creative and sprightly on its own terms. [Oct 2016, p.61]
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MojoSep 26, 2016Brought To Book starts off as a classic Hammill Piano ballad, but like many songs here it goes through metric convolutions while still keeping its melodic coherence, crashing through the hedges of its own maze to get from A and B. [Oct 2016, p.97]
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Jan 20, 2017Contrary to its title, Do Not Disturb might prove disturbing to those whose tastes don’t necessarily allow for introspection of intrigue, but for those that miss the adventure and ambition British prog rock once had to offer, it’s well worth the risk.