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                  A-Z of Classic Dutch Prog


3 stars 1981: Chimera - Des Duivels Oorkussen (full album currently unavailable) 
3 stars 1982: Chimera - Obstakel -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2LAAfPmC8
3 stars 2010: Chimera - Uitgevlogen (full album currently unavailable)
3 stars 2016: Chimera - Gestolen Lente (full album currently unavailable)

 2 stars 1970: The Chris Hinze Combination - Stoned Flute (full album currently unavailable)
 3 stars 1971: The Chris Hinze Combination - Live at Montreux (full album currently unavailable)
 3 stars 1972: The Chris Hinze Combination - Who Can See the Shadow of the Sun (full album currently unavailable)
 4 stars 1972: The Chris Hinze Combination - Virgin Sacrifice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mlAXvIbhZKw2ruqocXUCQRxAgxdJfdvic
 4 stars 1973: The Chris Hinze Combination - Mission Suite - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mzNmmMlr7n_U64Kacnu3bY6tN03Injsm8
 4 stars 1974: The Chris Hinze Combination - Sister Slick - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-JTZr3nIShv19oyZEZ_Efp21qIuhy01X
 4 stars 1978: The Chris Hinze Combination - Bamboo Magic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwGQC7jqfqA
 3 stars 1986: The Chris Hinze Combination - Nazali (full album currently unavailable)
 5 stars 1987: The Chris Hinze Combination - The Hunter - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lpEaYUHOWQOAkSQqspKgcXJDRKpmoGKc0
 4 stars 1994: The Chris Hinze Combination - Namaskar: Live in India (full album currently unavailable)
 4 stars 1996: The Chris Hinze Combination - Highlights (full album currently unavailable)
 4 stars 2002: The Chris Hinze Combination - Akar Akar - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mW7McZND4INI6VlClW2lnSJKHsNml3_ac
 4 stars 2004: The Chris Hinze Combination - Back on the Map - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3bc8WeoSZcgE0rpnkklHzpIrIMl-rJpY
 4 stars 2008: The Chris Hinze Combination - Live in Concert - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjWken1BkBsA3rr1qgeu4RYH-G04CqUYg




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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Thanks Guy, and a happy New Year in return. I think you'll agree Alquin are one of the Best Kept Secrets of Dutch prog. Smile

No, I wouldn't say so. The Mountain Queen (1973) has almost got 400 ratings on RYM, and a rather high average (3,74).

Happy New Year!

Even so, I doubt if there are many people outside of the progosphere who will have heard of Alquin. It's still shocking to think that the only Dutch bands I knew before discovering ProgArchives back in 2010 were Focus, Golden Earring and Shocking Blue.  Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Thanks Guy, and a happy New Year in return. I think you'll agree Alquin are one of the Best Kept Secrets of Dutch prog. Smile

No, I wouldn't say so. The Mountain Queen (1973) has almost got 400 ratings on RYM, and a rather high average (3,74).

Happy New Year!
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                  A-Z of Classic Dutch Prog

3 stars 1975: Bonfire - Bonfire Goes Bananas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNPYDj87VUU

4 stars 1969: Brainbox - Brainbox -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JrlhEREqp0
3 stars 1972: Brainbox - Parts (full album currently unavailable) Confused


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Originally posted by Guy Guden Guy Guden wrote:

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 4 stars 1976: Alquin - Best Kept Secret - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eWcHcqJGM0
  certainly two of the most played albums on first year SPACE PIRATE RADIO broadcasts.  thank you, Paul.  good wishes for the New Year to you.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Guy, and a happy New Year in return. I think you'll agree Alquin are one of the Best Kept Secrets of Dutch prog. Smile
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 4 stars 1976: Alquin - Best Kept Secret - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eWcHcqJGM0
[/QUOTE]  certainly two of the most played albums on first year SPACE PIRATE RADIO broadcasts.  thank you, Paul.  good wishes for the New Year to you.
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                   A-Z of Classic Dutch Prog

 3 stars 1969: After Tea - After Tea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyap-AeBT44
 4 stars 1970: After Tea - Jointhouse Blues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCnkoteVagc&t=723s

 4 stars 1970: Ahora Mazda - Ahora Mazda - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0s_8vdS1o

 4 stars 1968: Jan Akkerman - Talent for Sale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB3_wqQz3RYGWyPpqKZ7WLsKyBYYlLYHU
 3 stars 1976: Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Eli - https://youtu.be/wTTGFeAyUhc
 4 stars 1978: Jan Akkerman & Claus Ogerman - Aranjuez - https://youtu.be/b9fvFEH-kUE
 4 stars 1978: Jan Akkerman - Live at Montreux - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZMU1-CT7iQ
 2 stars 1980: Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Transparental - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDb3NKOW-ZqaWNw5NG6cBYVRTEj3zKQ5d
 3 stars 1982: Jan Akkerman - It Could Happen to You -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lbgRQx_Q_ijgzNDq_of5un4ydXmsKNv7
 4 stars 1996: Jan Akkerman - 10,000 Clowns on a Rainy Day - Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ntx0nu9csV-OUfKiNCCnYBGYcWAm5moHM
 3 stars 1998: Jan Akkerman & Curtis Knight - Blues Root - (full album currently unavailable)


 4 stars  1979: Avalanche - Perseverance Kills Our Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fATRJo7E9c


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Transister: a quirky, one-off album project by Robert Jan Stips, who was also a member of three other Dutch bands:- Golden Earring; Supersister & Stars & Stips!
 
3 stars 1979: Transister- Zig Zag - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS9sLO45foI
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HI,

On the other post I wrote that I thought I heard some Zappa influences, and guess what ... it's right here on this one. And, to top it off, it's as good as the originals by Frank, and in so many ways a heck of a compliment to not only understand the music and its exposition, but also how to make it your own expression and moment ... and this piece ... is just that. Phenomenal, and should be in every "progressive" collection. You won't find a better "rendition" of FZ than what is here.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Dutch band Supersister may be a long way from the dreaming spires of Canterbury, but this is some of the most complex Canterbury Scene music you'll hear North of Hatfield.
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 3 stars 1972: Supersister - Pudding en Gisteren - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzcBzD-SsM
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Hi,

Lovely stuff and Supersister were in Space Pirate Radio right from the start and it was fun stuff to listen to, at the time, maybe a bit stoned, but all in all, it was just great stuff. And this live piece is fantastic, and just shows the greatness of the musicians and the work.

Listening to it TODAY, some 47 or 48 years later, the weird thing is that I hear some Frank Zappa, and the kind of design in the music that Frank seemed to favor a few times by allowing a moment to extend, or a particular musician to explore the feeling a bit more. 

I would love to see more of this in some of the blogs showing us new bands, so many of which only do the same thing that has been done before. You have to hear for yourself, not someone else I like to say, and stuff like this is more aligned with the creative areas of free from music, than it is with anything else.

Beautiful stuff ... incredible performance!
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

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 StarStarStarStar 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).

Thanks for letting me know about Dutch prog band, Machine. I bought the CD album recently from Oxfam Music in West Bridgford for just Ł3. Thumbs Up
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There's just one thing left to do before I finally wrap things up for this blog and put it to bed..... 

A Dutch treat! All of the 5-star albums gathered together in one place. Star Star Star Star Star

And the best album overall? Tax Free - Tax Free (1970) -  https://youtu.be/w7_cAg97WUU Clap

5 stars 1985: Differences - The Voyage  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGkpX44O27U
5 stars 1971: Earth and Fire - Song of the Marching Children - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lHxLZHTY3I0xwQRILUHAwI13Tcak3MVxY
5 stars 1977: Finch - Galleons of Passion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1rGzs8HdNo
5 stars 1994: Flairck - Kamers / Chambers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xzWSKeDuQ
5 stars 1971: Focus - Moving Waves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCBMPdqDAS0
5 stars 1974: Focus - Hamburger Concerto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl8RbU1hXuQ
5 stars 2014: Focus - Golden Oldies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuGrGFkNxGM
5 stars 1976: Marakesh - Marakesh -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-tq6UgtPRs
5 stars 1976: Mirror - Daybreak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baAbkvjEM-c
5 stars 1972: Pantheon - Orion  - (full album playlist currently unavailable) 
5 stars 1978: Sustain - Sustain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQiJ1K1OhEw
5 stars 1990: Taurus - Works 1976-1981 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su6bkOVgBeA
5 stars 1970: Tax Free - Tax Free -  https://youtu.be/w7_cAg97WUU
5 stars 1976: Rick van der Linden & Trace - The White Ladies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaItGq19wRE






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At Last! It's the final band in this blog (57 artists & 248 albums later) and after Zoo, it's right back to the beginning of the alphabet again for After Tea - a Dutch band I only discovered last week when I bought their second album on CD from Oxfam Music in West Bridgford. Thumbs Up
 
3 stars 1969: After Tea - After Tea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyap-AeBT44
4 stars 1970: After Tea - Jointhouse Blues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCnkoteVagc&t=723s
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4 stars 1973: ZOO - Zoo (Crossover Prog • Netherlands) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBqKpax6TZg&t=1s

A short-lived band who got together to record one funky album before two members skipped off to form the band Kangaroo. Listen out for the Beatles' tribute medley. Thumbs Up



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4 stars 1982: Van Otterdyke - The Syrens - (full album currently unavailable) 

There's no sign of Van Otterdyke's one and only album on YouTube, so maybe it's just Hiding in the Dark. Confused



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Transister: a quirky, one-off album project by Robert Jan Stips, who was also a member of three other Dutch bands:- Golden Earring; Supersister & Stars & Stips!
 
3 stars 1979: Transister- Zig Zag - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS9sLO45foI
 
Wash Your Hands Before You Touch Me! (a fitting song title for the strange Covid-19 years 2020-2022) Tongue
 
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The finest three hours of Symphonic Dutch Prog you'll ever hear! There's no Trace of a duff album here. Clap
 
5 stars 1976: Rick van der Linden & Trace - The White Ladies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaItGq19wRE


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I'm on a roll with this blog at the moment with just four more bands to go after Thomas Flinter: an obscure Jazz-Rock band, named after an even more obscure Dutch troubadour from the Middle Ages.
 
3 stars 1978: Thomas Flinter - Thomas Flinter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpTKVixN8XY
 


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Wally Tax (1948-2005) isn't exactly a household name (even in his native Holland), but he's the man behind this one-off album by the cunningly titled band, Tax Free, and if this isn't the finest Jazz-Rock album you've never heard, then I'm a Dutch uncle. Smile
 
5 stars 1970: Tax Free - Tax Free -  https://youtu.be/w7_cAg97WUU
 


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Symphonic Prog band Taurus are one of the finest Dutch bands you've never heard, and that's no bull. Wink
 
5 stars 1990: Taurus - Works 1976-1981 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su6bkOVgBeA
 
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