The song's lyrics are something that should be taught at universities. And Hammill should be made (if he already isn't) a Honorate Doctor of Music. And having seen him in Stuttgart, April 2007, so simple,emaciated and friendly, I propose nothing less than a canonization of this driven artist! Do I exaggerate? No, but he always has. And I thank him and his colleagues warmly for that.

For me, this is simply the best rock singer ever.

He's got such a great voice, there's so much fucking emotion in it

Old memories! One of the greatest band of all years, with King Crimson

Nothing compares to this. Pure and deep emotions.

I lost count of the amount of acid and magic mushroom trips I had with my mates back in the 70’s, with VDGG and Hammill’s solo albums as the soundtrack! “Still Life”, “Pawn Hearts”, “Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night”, “The Silent Corner, The Empty Stage” and “Nadir’s Big Chance” being particular acid favourites! 🍄 👌😎

Flute, Organ, vox, bass pedals, sax and perfect atmosphere.... Great!

Sublime . VDGG at their finest . I was privileged to see them in concert during this period.

Il gruppo numero uno di quegli anni, e di gran lunga.

The : " UNDERCOVER MAN " ... A very meaningful and talented Composition ! Never a Dull moment ! Carlito ♦️ U. S. A. ✓

Fantastic Band!

Absolutamente MAGNÍFICO!!!

Banda estupenda . Talvez a mais inteligente do Rock Progressivo. Letras transcendem , composições em nada simplistas , músicos talentosíssimos e um cantor fantástico.

I wish I wasn't the only person at my high school who's heard of, let alone LOVES, pH/VdGG. It's so freakin' lonely.

The comments below praised already. But it can't be repeated enough: PHENOMENAL performance of VdGG's classic. Good sound quality and interesting "portrait"-style camera.

Great performance. One of my all time favorites - and by that I mean both the band and the song

Fantastic !! I'm travelling in time back to 1975...

I suppose the difference between VDGG and many other bands around in this era was that they were much more of a 'song' band rather than being a bunch of instrumentalists showing off their technique. Hammill's songs are always the focal point and the music rarely strays from being 'interpretive'. I always felt their music had a mimetic quality: things such as Lighthouse Keepers where they imitate foghorns and the churning sound of a ship's engine.

25 years ago Peter Hammill went in Turin (Italy) to play in the Colosseo Teather. I was there and i wonder that there were more or less thirty people in all the teather. Italian people do not appreciate this kind of singer. Hammill really is an excellent singer.

Great song, great band!

no tengo palabras para explicar lo hermoso que es esto

timeless-

Hudebně nejlepší návrat z hospody zvané Erko, na ostatní záležitosti sere pes.

Filmed! Miracle. Wonderful images of an extraordinary song. Thank You!

el mejor cantante de rock

musicalmente + progredito dei suoi colleghi prog- rock Hammil forse è il migliore

i'm lying to my bed, watchin the sky through my window with a single cigarette. Expecting that she'll like that song too... How silly i am. Of course she won't. When does someone i care like this anyway? All time favourite. Always will be

Das mais belas obras de arte da música rock.

i'M ALWAYS SAYIN'- NOT ENOUGH FLUTE IN ROCK NOWADAYS THANX FOR THIS UPLOAD-i WAITED & LISYENED ALONE IN MY ROOM IN THE '70'S FOE EVERY lp DANG i LOVE vdgg JUST THE BEST WHO'DA THUNK THIS WOULD BE HERE FOR ALL TO HEAR N SEE!?! WOW! pLEASURE TO SEE pETER AT THE TROUBADOR IN la, THINK IT WAS '76, i WAS 16 NEVER FORGET IT LOVE TO ALL

Pure GENIUS.

thank you very very much for uploading!!!!!!!!!!!!

Massively underrated.

Superb

Here at the glass - all the usual problems, all the habitual farce. You ask, in uncertain voice, what you should do, as if there were a choice but to carry on miming the song and hope that it all works out right. Tonight it all seems so strange - my spirit feels rigid, my body deranged; still that's only from one point of view and we can't have illusion between me and you, my constant friend, ever close at hand - you and the undercover man. I reflect: 'It's very strange to be going through this change with no idea of what it's all been about except in the context of time...' Oh, but I shirk it, I've half a mind not to work it all out. Is this madness just the recurring wave of total emotion, or a hide for the undercover man, or a litany - all the signs are there of fervent devotion - or the cracking of the dam? It's cracked; smashed and bursting over you, there was no reason to expect such disaster. Now, panicking, you burst for air, drowning, you know you care for nothing and no-one but yourself and would deny even this hand which stretches out towards you to help. But would I leave you in this moment of your trial? Is it my fault that I'm here to see you crying? These phantom figures all around you should have told you, you should have found out by now, if you hadn't gone and tried to do it all by yourself. Even now we are not lost: if you look out at the night you'll see the colours and the lights seem to say people are not far away, at least in distance, and it's only our own dumb resistance that's making us stay. When the madness comes let it flood on down and over me sweetly, let it drown the parts of me weak and blessed and damned, let it slake my life, let it take my soul and living completely, let it be who I am. There may not be time for us all to run in tandem together - the horizon calls with its parallel lines. It may not be right for you to have and hold in one way forever and yet you still have time, you still have time.

Holy shit... Hammil is so amazing reuruewuwuwe

pure genius (and I'm not a 50 years old baby boomer, I'm a 16 years old teen)

It's been decades since I first heard VDGG and came across a beat up album of theirs. Never saw them live. Wish I had. Incredibly complex.

MAGNIFIQUE

Progressive Art Rock has got its own stars, one of them is Peter Hammill with his band(s). Excellent!!!!

there are no words!!!!

VDGG's at its best here.

Grandi Floyd,Yes,J.tull...ma a livello Emozionale siamo al top con VDGGenerator e Genesis...🙏🙋

@arnaud360 ...Fair play to ya...Good, no, make that GREAT music has no shelf life...Im delighted to see there are young people who are getting as much from this music as i did when i was was in my teens....

❤❤❤❤❤

phenomenal!

Una cancion que me sorprendio...rock sin guitarras parecia una especie de maquina espacial cayendo caoticamente golpeada por asteroides y al fin exploto...en silencio.

🤩🤩🤩🤩 fucking classic

majestic

@billpleska and the best "rock" composer!!!

awesome

Il y a une force, une puissance et une originalité chez VDGG que l'on ne trouve pas chez d'autres groupes comme Genesis et Yes par exemple. Après plus de 40 années, c'est un des rares groupes de prog que j'écoute toujours avec King Crimson (période Larks'tongue in aspic) avec autant de bonheur aujourd'hui !

Гениально!

No they were never underrated, they had a select audience who just adored them, and still do. They had a niche all to themselves, timeless with the their brand of jazz-prog music. I so hope Jackson gets back sometime, cos they don't quite cut it without him I would love to see them at Glasto before they just don't want to do it any more. I can't understand why thy have this magnetism for me, but they just are such class.

Yeh..........

evens is a sick drummer!

@chrisguygeezer: Yeah, never underrated. In fact, I would say that those who listen to VdGG would rate them quite highly (no pun intended!). I know I do. I saw them last year in chicago, and as a 30 something year old, it was, truly, a dream come true. They had incredible energy and even w/o Dave Jackson were stunning to see live!

There are a few more bands that can be included among them, but I loved your statement regardless

Holy shit! =D

Por mas que quieran bombardearnos con tanta basura. El arte y la musica de Hammill no moriran jamas... Si existiera un Dios creo al escuchar esta cancion nos acercariamos inevitablemente a el

@alexagosto1962 Seriously, here in San Diego Cal., I thought I was the only one that ever heard of this band,,, and loved it. In my various contacts with what I thought were true music lovers I'd ask them if they ever heard of VDGG, not one replied yes. I'd of course offer the idea to get Godbluff and try out that Arrow. It was like I had a band all to myself.

My fav band ever ...only Radiohead come close

I like both, but... no way!

Fantastic, but I can not understand the words on the final closure of the song, They are sung as far away and drowned in music, He is repeating the last line of the text? thank you:)

No tan comerciales como Pink Floyd

Here at the glass - all the usual problems, All the habitual farce. You ask, in uncertain voice, what you should do As if there were a choice But to carry on miming the song And hope that it all works out right. Tonight it all seems so strange - My spirit feels rigid, my body deranged; Still that's only from one point of view And we can't have illusion between me and you, My constant friend, ever close at hand - You and the undercover man. I reflect: 'It's very strange To be going through this change With no idea of what it's all been about Except in the context of time...' Oh, but I shirk it, I've half a mind not to work it all out. Is this madness just the recurring wave of total emotion, Or a hide for the undercover man, Or a litany - all the signs are there of fervent devotion - Or the cracking of the dam? It's cracked; smashed and bursting over you, There was no reason to expect such disaster. Now, panicking, you burst for air, Drowning, you know you care For nothing and no-one but yourself And would deny even this hand Which stretches out towards you to help. But would I leave you in this moment of your trial? Is it my fault that I'm here to see you crying? These phantom figures all around you should have told you, You should have found out by now, If you hadn't gone and tried to do it all by yourself. Even now we are not lost: if you look out at the night You'll see the colours and the lights seem to say People are not far away, at least in distance, And it's only our own dumb resistance That's making us stay. When the madness comes, Let it flood on down and over me sweetly, Let it drown the parts of me weak and blessed and damned, Let it slake my life, Let it take my soul and living completely, Let it be who I am. There may not be time For us all to run in tandem together - The horizon calls with its parallel lines. It may not be right for you to have And hold in one way forever And yet you still have time, You still have time. Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Hammill The Undercover Man lyrics © O/B/O Apra Amcos

Carolyn Traffic

I don't see that way... Hammill's is soft, sweet, kind of 'velvet', though powerful... Halford screams a lot, his voice is acid and rough. But, well, that's the way I see (hear)

Долой Штолле!

Too difficult for the big crowd..

Sometimes prog rock, VDGG, perhaps especially so ELP, .... songs seem to go nowhere. I don't think this particular song is expressive of the finest of what Prog Rock, or VDGG, has to offer. Their stunner is "Afterwards", imo.

rarara

Is that Del Potro singing?

radiohead? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

Trop originaux, trop complexes pour les crétins hippies de l'époque... Aujourd'hui, en 2023, c'est encore pire... plus de hippies mais vraiment plus de crétins. VDGG, le groupe le plus définitivement maudit de toute l'histoire du Rock n' Roll.