http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69198&rws=%2Fpeter-hammill%2Ftop-tracks.rssAs the leader of seminal (if relatively obscure) British Prog Rock band Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill has always distinguished his music with dark lyrics, mercurial vocals, and intelligent songwriting. He's done a great deal in his thirty-plus years in music, from his King Crimson-esque early days to the plethora of poppy, disjointed, and highly personal music he has recorded as a solo artist. His ballads are the type of soul-cleansing exercises that leave other singer-songwriters spent, and audiences either transfixed or uncomfortable with the level of unmitigated honesty being thrust upon them. The emotional delivery of "Just Good Friends," for example, skillfully conveys a painful and unfulfilling love tryst; the song also displays Hammill's superior piano skills, as the keyboard perfectly compliments his sad story. His rich body of work is difficult without being inaccessible, and often quite dramatic. His is the soul of a complex, enigmatic, intensely gifted and honest songwriter. - Will LernerArt & Progressive Rocken720Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:52:16 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69198&rws=%2Fpeter-hammill%2Ftop-tracks.rss As the leader of seminal (if relatively obscure) British Prog Rock band Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill has always distinguished his music with dark lyrics, mercurial vocals, and intelligent songwriting. He's done a great deal in his thirty-plus years in music, from his King Crimson-esque early days to the plethora of poppy, disjointed, and highly personal music he has recorded as a solo artist. His ballads are the type of soul-cleansing exercises that leave other singer-songwriters spent, and audiences either transfixed or uncomfortable with the level of unmitigated honesty being thrust upon them. The emotional delivery of "Just Good Friends," for example, skillfully conveys a painful and unfulfilling love tryst; the song also displays Hammill's superior piano skills, as the keyboard perfectly compliments his sad story. His rich body of work is difficult without being inaccessible, and often quite dramatic. His is the soul of a complex, enigmatic, intensely gifted and honest songwriter. - Will Lerner http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15843333&variant=play&rws=%2Fpeter-hammill%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Mon, 1 Mar 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Peter Hammill on Rhapsody Online 15843333 tra.15843333 Peter Hammill art.69198 0.99 The Noise alb.15828931 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/8/4/1074840_170x170.jpg 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 1993-03-01 00:00:00.0 true A Kick To Kill The Kiss tra.15843333 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15843333&variant=play&rws=%2Fpeter-hammill%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15843333&variant=data&rws=%2Fpeter-hammill%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.865708&variant=play&rws=%2Fpeter-hammill%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Peter Hammill on Rhapsody Online 865708 tra.865708 Peter Hammill art.69198 0.99 A Black Box alb.114201 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