Godbluff (studio album) by Van Der Graaf Generator

Godbluff by Van Der Graaf Generator
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 1,632nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 184 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (24th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (324th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,632nd)
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Van Der Graaf Generator bestography

Godbluff is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by Van Der Graaf Generator on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Van Der Graaf Generator is Pawn Hearts which is ranked number 1121 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,574.

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79/100 (from 184 votes)
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05/24/2024 03:54 martintho  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,66575/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.

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85/100
From 03/19/2022 10:47
You know how good an album is when you come back to leave a further comment after the original. Keep your eyes open vinyl lovers, this album along with Pawn Hearts, H to He is the Only One and The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other are all about to get re-issued on vinyl! I have listed the rating further to my original rating because I have realised there is so much to hear on this album. Sleepwalkers is an awesome prog offering!
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From 02/04/2022 11:23
This is a classic prog album. Certainly not a casual listen.
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From 12/22/2018 04:38
A true masterpiece. Hammill's poetry and vocals match so well with the foreboding instrumentation.
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From 05/01/2018 17:48
This album is so raw and cathartic in the way only Van Der Graaf Generator can be. Undercover Man has some of the greatest lyrics ever, and it really sets the mood for the album well. Manic perfection from start to finish.
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From 10/29/2017 06:59
Brilliant album! Sounds awesome on vinyl, considering VDGG were predominantly a keyboards, sax, drums and bass band, the lack of lead or rhythm guitar actually aids the dark and often desolate sound collage.
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From 01/15/2012 21:14
Every redundancy and magniloquence is stripped away and it's only the purest VDGG sound that remains. The songs are harsh, even aggressive, but they are as evocative as their classics (and even more). The best track for me is "The Sleepwalkers", with a somehow 'catchy' organ riff, which is actually written in something like 14/8!
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Brian Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac (1975) by Fleetwood Mac
10. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
11. Mothership Connection by Parliament
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
17. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
18. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
19. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
20. Katy Lied by Steely Dan
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