Van Der Graaf Generator
UK
Formed: 1967
Years Active: 60, 70, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde
Styles: Prog-Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Experimental, Modern Composition
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An eye-opening trip to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury during the summer of 1967 inspired British-born drummer Chris Judge Smith to compose a list of possible names for the rock group he wished to form. Upon his return to Manchester University, he began performing with singer/songwriter Peter Hammill and keyboardist Nick Peame; employing one of the names from Judge Smith's list, the band dubbed itself Van der Graaf Generator (after a machine which creates static electricity), eventually earning an intense cult following as one of the era's preem...
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