{"id":2013,"date":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippy.com\/hip\/other\/dutch-outsiders\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","slug":"dutch-outsiders-by-shiloh-noone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/reviews\/dutch-outsiders-by-shiloh-noone\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Outsiders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long hair in 1965, the Outsiders<\/strong> was hassle free and rodents of the fuzz fiasco. Ronnie Splinter<\/strong> could play them axe so like the Birds<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> across the water. The bassist Apple Rammers<\/strong> was no slouch also while singer composer Wally Tex<\/strong> caught attention from the likes of the Rolling Stones<\/strong>. In hindsight the Outsiders<\/strong> could have been big if not blocked by those surrounding dikes and the unjustifiable circumstance of being on the continent. (I mean how long did the Brits take to discover Jan Akkerman<\/strong>) Ron Splinters\u2019<\/strong> superb vox was whacko for the freakbeat that walloped from their Pretty Things<\/strong> styled debut \u201cYou Mistreat Me\u201d while drummer Leendert Busch<\/strong> (Buzz) unleashed like Flash Gordon on acid\/\u00a0 These cats were far from the polished Hague groups and although likened to Cuby & Blizzards,<\/strong> blues was never their thing. The groups main distinction being totally unique in composing many originals.\u00a0 Wally Tex\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018rock n\u2019roll\u2019 roots\u00a0 go back to Danny Ravon & the Outsiders<\/strong>\u00a0 which he disbanded after hearing a Blue Cheer<\/strong> single. The Outsiders<\/strong> maintained a residency at the \u2018Las Vegas Club\u2019 near Amsterdam\u2019s Central Station playing a set of Stones and Kinks<\/strong> numbers. During this period a local drinking regular called Tom Krabbandam joined At that stage the Motions<\/strong> were the first Dutch band to chart in 1965 but \u2018Op Art Records\u2019 owner Paul Acket editor of \u2018Musiek Express\u2019 had his eyes set on the Outsiders<\/strong> who were running in close competition to The Bintangs<\/strong> and Peter & the Blizzards.<\/strong> The more laidback follow ups were far more addictive such as \u201cSun\u2019s Going Down\u201d and \u201cI Love Her Still, I Always Will\u201d, the latter they mimed to on their TV debut. The groups moment transpired in 1966 when they played alongside The Rolling Stones<\/strong> at the Branand Hall in Den Bosch. Reaching a new level the Outsiders <\/strong>were now in serious competition with Q65 <\/strong>and the Golden Earrings<\/strong>, although sadly sounding a bit too much like the Stones. Predictably the Outsiders <\/strong>never quite broke those Dikes (blame it on them Stones). The groups third single \u201cTouch\u201d\/\u201dBallad Of John B\u201d was a superb freakbeat bonanza but again walled in by those low lying Dikes, yet their biggest break a Cocaine cruncher called \u201cMonkey On Your Back\u201d became their biggest hit. Wally took the advice and under the influence released his solo Love In<\/em> causing Krabbandam to depart… As a four piece the group charted in 1967 with \u201cSummer is Here\u201d yet their rough sincerity (\u201cBird In Cage\u201d) scared the Dutch who opted for the more polished Tee Set<\/strong> or Shoes<\/strong>. The group started to fragment with Apple Rammer leaving for strange reasons while replacement Frank Beek<\/strong> from Double Dutch<\/strong> stood in. The new formation celebrated with, in my mind their finest song, \u201cCup Of Hot Coffee\u201d\/ \u201cStrange Things Are Happening\u201d, both numbers strongly influenced by Arthur Lee\u2019s Love<\/strong>. The \u2018Polydor\u2019 run also squeezed out \u201cI Don\u2019t Care \/\u201dYou Remind Me\u201d\u00a0 and \u201cDo You Feel Allright\u201d, their epitaph single. The group disbanded in 1969, disillusioned and depleted, not aware of their contribution to sincere Freakbeat expression.\u00a0 Wally also put out a \u2018Virgin album\u2019 called The Entertainer<\/em> and collaborated with the Lyres.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Added:<\/b> January 23rd 2011
\nReviewer:<\/b> shiloh noone<\/a> | See all reviews<\/a> by shiloh noone
\nCategory:<\/b> Music<\/a>
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Long hair in 1965, the Outsiders was hassle free and rodents of the fuzz fiasco. Ronnie Splinter could play them axe so like the Birds\u00a0 across the water. The bassist Apple Rammers was no slouch also while singer composer Wally Tex caught attention from the likes of the Rolling Stones. In hindsight the Outsiders could […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}