The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage (studio album)
by Peter Hammill

The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage by Peter Hammill
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 3,160th   
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75/100 (from 75 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1974 (51st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (560th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,160th)

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The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage rankings

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Overall rank: 3,160th | 1970s rank: 560th | 1974 rank: 51st

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From 02/03/2022 15:59 | #280559
The best from Peter Hammil dischography by far...
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From 09/21/2018 22:21 | #221449
"A Louse is not a Home" may be my all time favorite song, or at least in the top 5. Peter Hammill really doesn't hold anything back here (He never does). Modern and Forsaken Gardens are also incredible. Really the whole album is. Everything is so meaningful here.
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From 10/21/2012 15:14 | #52963
In many ways, the most vdgg-like of Hammill's solo works. Modern and Louse could easily work with Pawn Hearts. Wilhelmina another example of his fine eye for a great lyric. A man at his songwriting peak.
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From 08/20/2012 18:04 | #48898
A good one among the early PH canon. This is only for proghead. Less of an aural attack than your typical VdGG album but similar in feel.
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
7. Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno
8. A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
9. Sheer Heart Attack by Queen
10. Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
11. Mirage by Camel
12. Queen II by Queen
13. Radio City by Big Star
14. Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
15. Autobahn by Kraftwerk
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17. No Other by Gene Clark
18. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson
19. Country Life by Roxy Music
20. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Eno
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