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Psychedelic Paul
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Get ready for an Avalanche of great music in the vast Pantheon of Dutch prog. The Focus is clearly on Trace-ing the history of classic Dutch prog, starting from the Golden (Earring) era of the 1970's and early 80's. The Cargo-load of 57 varieties of artists listed below are all included in ProgArchives, with the Ekseption of Shocking Blue (Proto Prog), Tax Free (Jazz-Rock/Fusion) and Machine (Heavy Prog). The idea for this blog began originally with a list of twelve well-known Dutch prog bands - a Mirror-image of a recent series of classic Dutch prog polls. Then I realised there was Scope to include many more relatively-unknown artists in the list too, with the ideal Solution being to Spin it out to over fifty classic Dutch bands. There are now enough artists to Sustain this blog for months ahead and throw more Light on the subject of classic Dutch Prog generally, although it doesn't take a Brainbox to know I'd be up the creek without a Kayak if I didn't include Jan Akkerman of Focus in the list - one of only three solo artists here (Pat Cool and Thomas Flinter are both band names).
01. After Tea (Blues Rock - 2 albums) 02. Ahora Mazda (Psychedelic/Space Rock - 1 album) 03. Jan Akkerman (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 24 albums) 04. Alquin (Eclectic Prog - 6 albums) 05. Avalanche (Prog Folk - 1 album) 06. Bonfire (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 1 album) 07. Brainbox (Proto Prog - 2 albums) 08. Cargo (Heavy Prog - 1 album) 09. Chimera (Prog Folk - 4 albums) 10. Crypto (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 1 album) 11. Differences (Symphonic Prog - 2 albums) 12. Earth & Fire (Symphonic Prog - 9 albums) 13. Ekseption (Eclectic Prog - 13 albums) 14. Finch (Symphonic Prog - 3 albums) 15. Flairck (Prog Folk - 16 albums) 16. Focus (Symphonic Prog - 17 albums) 17. Galaxy-Lin (Crossover Prog - 2 albums) 18. Gamma ((Symphonic Prog - 2 albums) 19. Golden Earring (Prog Related - 31 albums) 20. Group 1850 (Psychedelic/Space Rock - 6 albums) 21. Het Pandorra Ensemble (Eclectic Prog - 1 album) 22. Chris Hinze Combination (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 15 albums) 23. Kayak (Crossover Prog - 19 albums) 24. Kracq (Eclectic Prog - 1 album) 25. Lady Lake (Symphonic Prog - 3 albums) 26. Jack Lancaster & Rick van der Linden (Symphonic Prog - 1 album) 27. Lethe (Symphonic Prog - 1 album) 28. Light (Crossover Prog - 1 album) 29. Machine (Proto Prog - 1 album) - suggested by Someone Else. 30. Marakesh (Crossover Prog - 1 album) 31. Mirror (Symphonic Prog - 1 album) 32. Mr. Albert Show (Crossover Prog - 2 albums) 33. Napalis (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 1 album) 34. Pantheon (Canterbury Scene - 1 album) 35. Pat Cool (Crossover Prog - 1 album) 36. Pedal Point (Progressive Rock - 1 album) 37. Prisma (Symphonic Prog - 1 album) 38. Pugh's Place (Heavy Prog - 1 album) 39. Pumpkin (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 1 album) 40. Pythagoras (Symphonic Prog - 3 albums) 41. Saga (Symphonic Prog - 1 album) 42. Ton Scherpenzeel (Crossover Prog - 5 albums) 43. Scope (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 2 albums) 44. Shocking Blue (Proto Prog - 11 albums) 45. Solution (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 7 albums) 46. Spin (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 2 albums) 47. Stars & Stips (Crossover Prog - 1 album) 48. Supersister (Canterbury Scene - 4 albums) 49. Sustain (Symphonic Prog - 1 album) 50. Tamalone (Prog Folk - 1 album) 51. Taurus (Symphonic Prog - 2 albums) 52. Tax Free (Jazz-Rock/ Fusion - 1 album) 53. Thomas Flinter (Jazz-Rock/Fusion - 1 album) 54. Trace (Symphonic Prog - 3 albums) 55. Transister (Crossover Prog - 1 album) 56. Van Otterdyke (Crossover Prog - 1 album) 57. Zoo (Crossover Prog - 1 album) Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 26 2024 at 06:25 |
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What? No Epica, Ayreon, The Gathering, Sky Architect, Life Line Project, Trion, or Knight Area?
Oops! Didn't notice OP's reference to "1970s & 80s" Je m'excuse! Edited by BrufordFreak - February 21 2021 at 10:22 |
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No problem. I also like the Dutch bands Ayreon, Delain, Epica & Within Temptation, but that would have made the list too long and unmanageable if I'd included modern Dutch prog too. I haven't heard any music by the other Dutch bands you mentioned - at least, not yet.
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My apologies to anyone (especially Chopper) who's disappointed not to see Phrozenlight on the above list, but I don't have a year to spare to complete his humungous discography.
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Nice idea, this Clog Prog Blog. With Shocking Blue and Tax Free included, this blog goes a bit outside the borders of PA. To make it complete, let me introduce you to Machine, a band which released only one album (their previous moniker, Swinging Soul Machine, excluded), in 1970: a nice release. I tried to get this band included here (in Crossover or Eclectic), some 10 years ago, but they were rejected. Maybe they fit better in Heavy or Prog Related.
The 4th track, starting at 10:45, has the most beautiful intro ever (imho).
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^ Thanks for the great suggestion. Machine's one-off Heavy Prog album really had me tapping my clogs along to the driving beat and I've now tagged Machine onto the end of my list. All being well, I should have my Clog Prog channel set up on YouTube sometime tomorrow, when I can begin by adding the one and only album by Ahora Mazda, which sounds more like a racy sports car than a band name.
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On the subject of Tax Free, I'm guessing the only reason they're not on ProgArchives already is because no one's ever suggested them for inclusion. It's one of my all-time favourite albums, featuring the free-spirited Dutch singer Wally Tax, hence the bandname, Tax Free.
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I just need one more artist suggestion now for my Classic Clog Prog Blog to make it a full deck of 52 artists.
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Come on, you've done Rick Wakeman. Look on Phrozenlight as your next challenge!
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That's a challenge too far. Phrozenlight has so many albums that he deserves a YouTube channel all of his own, although he probably already has one. I won't be attempting a Buckethead challenge either. I was thinking of including Thijs Van Leer of Focus in the list, but his solo works are all classical music albums from what I've heard so far.
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Okay, I finally found the 52nd Dutch prog artist I've been looking for - Jack Lancaster & Rick van der Linden (Symphonic Prog) - so I'm no longer one card short of a full deck, although some may disagree.
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Thanks to Someone Else for the alliterative new blog title. We're racing out of the starting gate now in a purple haze of smoke with the one and only spacey album from Ahora Mazda - the highest deity in Zoroastrianism, for anyone who wants to know. Spacy Tracy Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 31 2022 at 03:03 |
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^ If you think that's weird, you ought to hear the last song on the album.
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Thanks for posting that...I love those 'proto prog' bands that fall between the cracks back in the day...just when I think I have heard them all.....'someone else' turns me onto another one. |
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The second Clog Prog Blog album and the Focus is on the first solo album from Jan Akkerman. Hineimatov (which roughly translates as "Behold how good and how pleasing for brothers (people) to sit together in unity." - Far out, man! Well, it was the hippyish late sixties. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 26 2021 at 09:54 |
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1968: Jan Akkerman - Talent for Sale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB3_wqQz3RYGWyPpqKZ7WLsKyBYYlLYHU
1972: Jan Akkerman - Profile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_2CVWXNE25fFo7eqlIv1CHX-yWOWKerQ Fresh Air |
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1968: Jan Akkerman - Talent for Sale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB3_wqQz3RYGWyPpqKZ7WLsKyBYYlLYHU 1972: Jan Akkerman - Profile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_2CVWXNE25fFo7eqlIv1CHX-yWOWKerQ 1973: Jan Akkerman - Tabernakel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_loi3tUac-xXu4A1QLfL-wIacO2vQk0cMU Lammy Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 28 2021 at 22:52 |
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1968: Jan Akkerman - Talent for Sale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB3_wqQz3RYGWyPpqKZ7WLsKyBYYlLYHU 1972: Jan Akkerman - Profile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_2CVWXNE25fFo7eqlIv1CHX-yWOWKerQ 1973: Jan Akkerman - Tabernakel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_loi3tUac-xXu4A1QLfL-wIacO2vQk0cMU 1976: Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Eli - https://youtu.be/wTTGFeAyUhc Guardian Angel |
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1968: Jan Akkerman - Talent for Sale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB3_wqQz3RYGWyPpqKZ7WLsKyBYYlLYHU 1972: Jan Akkerman - Profile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_2CVWXNE25fFo7eqlIv1CHX-yWOWKerQ 1973: Jan Akkerman - Tabernakel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_loi3tUac-xXu4A1QLfL-wIacO2vQk0cMU 1976: Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Eli - https://youtu.be/wTTGFeAyUhc 1977: Jan Akkerman - Jan Akkerman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRs4DCC7JwtxAnDNNCZxtZMwbVa5Ocmgv |
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