| Genesis – One For The Vine Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I don’t think it’s that simple. I think it’s a clever pun on "the vine" and "divine". If you read/hear it as "divine", he acts much like Jesus praying in Gethsemane — which again means he is about to be sacrificed. And that makes sense in the context of the song, doesn’t it? | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator – A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I’m pretty sure "white bones shine" is correct since that is what Hammill writes at his own website (Sofa Sound). My interpretation is that it refers to the skulls of the dead sailors. It’s not that the lighthouse keeper can actually see the skulls and skeletons (or the sunken ships with their masts that "pierce the freezing dark/and parallel my isolated tower"), these are images he creates inside his head, and they’re slowly making him crazy. Happy ending, though … :-D | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator – A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The ultimate song about loneliness, isolation and despair. I think the lyrics on the original cover said "and now my knights are numbered, too". "Too" can even be heard as "two". Hammill has actually said that you can read it both ways. It’s not exactly easy listening, of course. It’s dark, even pretty scary, and highly complex. David Jackson said in an interview that at one point they play 24 independant tunes at the same time. That made it impossible to play it live – they had to cheat when they performed it at Belgian (I think) TV. VdGG may be a bit obscure, but still they have quite a few fans, and they are held in very high regard at Prog Archives. Both the band and Hammill solo are more influential than people tend to think. Genesis is obvious (I don’t think they would have made "Supper’s Ready" without this one), so is Bowie, and I’m pretty sure that I’ve read that both Nick Cave and Julian Cope are fans, and definitely John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten). I find it funny that one of the icons of punk loved not only VdGG, but also Can, Magma and Captain Beefheart. |
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| King Crimson – Formentera Lady Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Is the album "Islands" based on James Joyce’s "Ulysses"? Check this link: http://www.themodernword.com/joyce/music/crimson.html He’s got some good points. It’s interesting, anyway. |
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| King Crimson – Starless Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator and Genesis (with Gabriel) are my three favourite groups, and this is one of my favourite songs ever. The line "Starless and bible black" is a quote from Dylan Thomas’ "Under Milk Wood". | |
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