Alquin
| Alquin | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| founding | 1971, 2003 |
| resolution | 1977 |
| Website | http://www.alquin.org/ |
| Founding members | |
| Ronald Ottenhof | |
| Dick Franssen | |
| Hein Mars (until 1976) | |
| Paul Westrate (until 1975) | |
| Ferdinand Bakker | |
Singing, saxophone, percussion
|
Job Tarenskeen |
| Current occupation | |
guitar |
Ferdinand Bakker |
Saxophone, flute |
Ronald Ottenhof |
singing |
Michel van Dijk (since 1974) |
Piano, organ |
Dick Franssen |
Singing, saxophone, percussion |
Job Tarenskeen |
bass |
Walter Latuperissa (since 2003) |
| former members | |
bass |
Jan Visser (1976–1977) |
bass |
Frans Koenn (1996-2002) |
Alquin are a Dutch rock band from the 1970s that were re-formed at the beginning of the 21st century .
history
Emerging from the Threshold Fear , the group initially played in the footsteps of Pink Floyd and Roxy Music . Elements of rock, classical and jazz were processed. After successful live performances, Alquin - named after the medieval scholar - was signed by Polydor .
A first LP was released in 1972 , after the second in the following year, the group was named "Trendsetter of the Year" in the Netherlands . Appearances in the Liverpool Cavern and London Marquee Club followed. Tours in Germany, England (with Golden Earring ) and France (as opening act for The Who ) followed. The third LP was aimed specifically at the international market.
With the inclusion of Michel van Dijk, who came from groups like Brainbox and Ekseption , as lead singer, the style of the band became significantly more rock. The album Nobody can wait forever became a commercial success, which however could not cover up breaks within the band. After a tour in the Netherlands and the accompanying double LP, Alquin disbanded.
In 1995 there was a Reunion concert in Delft , where most of the founding members are from. After a subsequent tour, the group stayed together and recorded new material.
The band stayed together until 2012, after which there was a break when van Dijk and Bakker released a joint album as the Lone Project .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 NL
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| 1975 | Nobody Can Wait Forever |
NL17 (3 weeks) NL |
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| 1976 | Best Kept Secret |
NL10 (6 weeks) NL |
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| 2005 | Blue planet |
NL80 (2 weeks) NL |
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| 2009 | Sailors and Sinners |
NL16 (13 weeks) NL |
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| 2016 | The Golden Years Of Dutch Pop Music |
NL54 (1 week) NL |
More albums
- 1972: Marks
- 1973: Mountain Queen
- 1977: On Tour (live, double LP)
Singles
- 1971: Sally Saddlepain / Thank Me Not (as Threshold Fear )
- 1973: You Always Can Change / Hard Royce
- 1975: Wheelchair Groupie / Mister Widow
- 1975: Mister Widow / Stranger (only in USA)
- 1975: Stranger (Stereo) / stranger (Mono) (USA Promo only)
- 1976: Fool in the Mirror (Single mix) / Bootlegs ballet
Ferdinand Bakker solo
- 1986: Themes from "Dr Himmelsleiter"
Lone (Ferdinand Bakker & Michel van Dijk)
- 2013: Lone Project