[Music] Music from the Netherlands

[Stato]

Adolphe Sax - invented and then named a famous musical instrument after himself.

The saxamaphone?

 

[Pevenseagull]

Bettie Serveert

Marvellous band from Amsterdam ... lazily described as the Dutch 'Buffalo Tom'.

 

[Algernon]

A few minutes of high culture from the lowlands.
Basically Andre van duin has very big cauliflowers.

 

[Swegulls]

Thanks, I'll check them out!

 

[Swegulls]

Alquin and Kayak were both half-decent progrock contemporaries of Focus back in the 70s. Radio Caroline used to play them both a lot.

The Ex are the best of the long-standing stalwarts.

The local scene is currently as good as I can remember it in my 30+ years here. There are a growing number of decent bands around at this moment: Tramhaus, Personal Trainer, Marathon & SØWT, to name but a few...

Thanks, I'll check them out!

 

[Trufflehound]

A few minutes of high culture from the lowlands.
Basically Andre van duin has very big cauliflowers.

André van Duin is a national treasure.

And yes, totally and uttterly unfunny.

 

[Insel affe]

Batmobile

 

[Swegulls]

Bettie Serveert

Marvellous band from Amsterdam ... lazily described as the Dutch 'Buffalo Tom'.

Got a couple of Buffalo albums, I'll check them out!

 

[peterward]

Maybe not so many huge bands but in the EDM scene, some of the worlds biggest DJ's/Producers.

Armin Van Buuren
Tiesto
Ferry Corsten

 

[Pevenseagull]

One for @Harry Wilson's tackle

Clan Of Xymox

 

[Gabbafella]

I've listened to Dutch hardcore since I was about 11 (now 45) and it's gradually got harder over the years. Some absolute bangers out there.
Not everyone's cup of tea but it's pretty much all I listen to, can't imagine my life without hardcore.
As an example, have a listen to Equal2 - Krunk.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Got a couple of Buffalo albums, I'll check them out!

The introduction to this song sounds very Buffalo Tom

 

[Blues Guitarist]

Focus was a great prog rock band from the Netherlands in the 70s. A band by that name still exists run by Thijs van Leer, the original keyboard/flute player (and yodeller). My guitar hero as a teenager was the band's guitarist, Jan Akkerman.

 

[Swegulls]

Batmobile

Wow, dutch Psychobilly! You did post another band in "the best song today-thread" a month ago or so, checked them out and I think they were from NZ. Forgot their name by now, do you know which band I mean? I liked that one.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Snollebollekes - Links Rechts

@Pogue Mahone will appreciate this one

 

[Swegulls]

Thank you all! I have to work a bit now

 

[PeterT]

I could only think of 2 Unlimited or a very loose honourable mention for the Van der Valk theme tune:

Eye Level - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Belgians do seem to claim the origins of the Smurfs though.

Funnily enough when I was in Lille for the rugby in a restaurant, they played Plastic Bertrand, which is about the only French hit I could instantly think of, even though he of course was Belgian too! The waitress was highly amused by our ooh - ooh - ooh - ooh when the chorus came up!

 

[Algernon]

André van Duin is a national treasure.

And yes, totally and uttterly unfunny.

I'm surprised @Harry Wilson's tackle hadn't posted it earlier.

 

[The Mole]

 

[Boys 9d]

Is there anything as sweet as Candy