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The Outsiders
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The Outsiders was a nederbeat band from Amsterdam led by singer Wally Tax. In its best-known line-up the group consisted of Tax on vocals, Ronnie Splinter and Tom Krabbendam on guitar, Appie Rammers on bass and Leendert Buzz Busch on drums. Frank Beek played bass in 1968 and 1969. They were most popular in the Netherlands from 1965 to 1967, but released records until 1969. Nederbeat was the Dutch variant of the beat music that arose after the British Invasion.
Music and breakthrough
Unlike many European bands that followed the Beatles, the Outsiders took as their example rougher British groups, such as the Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones. On 26 March 1966 they played in 's-Hertogenbosch as support act for the Stones' second Dutch concert. The group released thirteen singles, including Summer Is Here in 1967, which reached the Dutch top ten. Its albums were Outsiders and the singles compilation Songbook in 1967, and C.Q. in 1968. The latter sold poorly, but is now regarded as a masterpiece of psychedelic rock and garage rock. Unusually for the time the band did not record covers.
Influence
After the Summer of Love many nederbeat bands fell out of favour. The Outsiders tried to keep attention with style experiments and publicity stunts, but lost fans. In the autumn of 1969 Splinter stopped and the group fell apart. Tax and Busch then formed Tax Free. In 1997 a reunion tour followed, and Tax died in 2005. Today the group is regarded as a special example of garage rock from the Netherlands, and its work is also being rediscovered outside the Netherlands.
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In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Mixtape 11: NederpopNL Reader