Van der Graaf Generator
- MatchVan der Graaf Generator
- 100%Peter Hammill
- 63%Gentle Giant
- 48%Caravan
- 47%Atomic Rooster
- 47%Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 41%King Crimson
- 40%Camel
- 37%Renaissance
- 37%Yes
- 35%Gong
Biography
This UK rock bands name was suggested by its first drummer Christopher John Judge Smith who, with keyboard player Nick Pearne (sometimes credited as Peame) and songwriter Peter Hammill (5 November 1948, Ealing, London, England; vocals/guitar), formed the band at Manchester University, England, in 1967. The name was intended as a tribute to the late American physicist Robert Jamison Van de Graaff and his invention, the electrostatic accelerator. With the enlistment of Keith Ellis (b.... Read more