#i will say though if you like ph's singing you might like judas priest for rob's voice

[eddie-rifff]

ive had a couple people over the past few years ive been into ph/vdgg ask me how to get into them and there just isnt a good answer honestly because theyre so different from yes/ genesis/ elp/ other major prog bands, there's nothing that will prepare you for them. like even if i said listen to refugees to get warmed up they dont do a ton of stuff like that you know.

but whats good about them is that they ARE so different, thats why i love them, there is no good comparison. maybe early king crimson gets close but there is no other vocalist like peter hammill besides like. rob halford and even then hes pretty different, he just has some of the same tricks (the growls, the screams, the shrieks etc)

if you want to get into vdgg, i would say be prepared to get progged hard (that was essentially the warning mrs hammill (alison) gave me when i started listening to them lol) and be prepared for something you've never really heard before. darkness 11/11 was the first vdgg song i fell in love with and i think thats as good of a starting place as any, because it has almost everything you'd want from a vdgg song imo, then maybe lighthouse keepers because it really has EVERY element of a good vdgg song all in one. i know killer is a fan favorite but its so mild imo, its a one-off as far as im concerned.

also, WAY too few people appreciate boleas panic. it might be one of my favorite prog instrumentals ever, its such a sexy song. listen to boleas panic if you have not already, especially if you already listen to vdgg, there is nothing stopping u.

anwyay . why am i talking about this