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-song...  [+]