Van der Graaf Generator were a seminal 
1970s progressive rock band who were innovative in their use of 
synthesizers and eclectic lyrics. The singer with the band was multi-instrumentalist and poet 
Peter Hammill[?] who has subsequently pursued a successful solo career. They were probably best known for their album 
Pawn Hearts.
Their name is a common misspelling of Van de Graaff generator; it is not clear whether the misspelling is deliberate in this case.
 
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