Bintangs — “See Me Waitin'”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 29, 2024

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD

1,223) Bintangs — “See Me Waitin'”

This delightful ’67 B-side is poppier than is the Bintangs’ norm, but still features a stinging guitar solo. Robert Haagsma writes (courtesty of Google Translate) that their music was “[b]last furnace rock. . . . hard, raw, honest and unadorned” and notes that “Due to the tireless efforts during the concerts, the band has become one of the most beloved live casts in the Netherlands. The band held its own when it played as support act for The Rolling Stones in Den Bosch in 1966 in front of 10,000 frenzied fans.” (liner notes to the CD comp Bintangs: The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music (courtesy of Google Translate))

As to the Bintangs, Wikipedia tells us:

The Bintangs (after the Bahasa Indonesia word for “star”) were established in 1961 as an indorock band, performing covers at live venues . . . . The original lineup was Frank and Arti Kraaijeveld on bass and guitar, respectively (both performed vocals), Meine Fernhout on guitar, and Jimmy Jansen on drums. . . . [S]oon the band began mixing in R&B influences, in part inspired by The Rolling Stones and in part to differentiate their sound from that of the many bands playing in the vein of The Shadows. In 1965 they recorded their first single, on Muziek Express, Willie Dixon’s “You Can’t Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover” . . . . A loyal fanbase had, by the mid-sixties, risked life and limb to paint the band’s name on a gas [storage tank] in Beverwijk. By 1969 they had opened for the Rolling Stones and the Kinks and released several further singles . . . . In 1969 . . . [they] released their first album, Blues on the Ceiling. Their greatest hits, “Ridin’ on the L & N” and “Travelling in the U.S.A., were released in 1969 and 1970, respectively. . . . An album, Travelling in the U.S.A., was released in 1970 . . . . By 1969 Arti was not as active with the band, and in 1972 he and Frank created their own short-lived band, the Circus Kraaijeveld . . . . In 1974 Frank returned, without Arti. . . . In the year 2021, Bintangs [was] the oldest playing, recording band from The Netherlands. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintangs

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