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Les Baroques
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One Of The Strangest And Best Dutch Bands Of The Mid-'60s Les Baroques Always Seemed Out Of Synch With The Real World. They Had A French Name A Lead Singer With An Obviously Anglicized Pseudonym Gary O'Shannon Real Name Gerard Schoenaker And Played R&B-Tinged Pop-Rock With Odd Streaks Of European Folk Tunes And Corny Orchestral Arrangements.
Their Reputation Hinges Chiefly Upon Their First Four Singles And Self-Titled 1966 LP All Recorded With O'Shannon Before The Singer Left The Group At The End Of 1966. At His Best O'Shannon Could Sound Like A Less Polished Neurotic Version Of Van Morrison Delivering Songs That Like Much Dutch Beat Of The Mid-'60s Were Sullen And Minor-Keyed. Les Baroques Took This Moodiness To Extremes However In Cuts Like "Silky" And "Summer Beach " Which Had A Dreamlike Sheen And Forlorn Doomed Atmosphere. At Other Times They Espoused An Earthier R&B-Based Sound More In Line With Some British Groups Of The Time Especially In The Sharp Organ Riffs "She's Mine" Closely Approximates Them's Ballads While "O O Baby Give Me That Show" Is A Good Animals Clone.
"Such A Cad " A Weird Punky Number That Was Like Several Of Their 45s Embellished With Bassoon ! Fills Was A Big Dutch Hit In 1966. But After One More Fine Single The Typically Inscrutable "I'll Send You To The Moon " O'Shannon Had To Leave The Band For Military Service.
Les Baroques Did Continue For Five More Singles And A Second LP With Michel Van Dijk As Lead Singer But It Wasn't The Same Although The First Two Singles With This Lineup "Working On A Tsing Tsang" And "Bottle Party " Were Acceptably Twisted Pop Numbers.
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Biography - Les Baroques
One Of The Strangest And Best Dutch Bands Of The Mid-'60s Les Baroques Always Seemed Out Of Synch With The Real World. They Had A French Name A Lead Singer With An Obviously Anglicized Pseudonym Gary O'Shannon Real Name Gerard Schoenaker And Played R&B-Tinged Pop-Rock With Odd Streaks Of European Folk Tunes And Corny Orchestral Arrangements.
Their Reputation Hinges Chiefly Upon Their First Four Singles And Self-Titled 1966 LP All Recorded With O'Shannon Before The Singer Left The Group At The End Of 1966. At His Best O'Shannon Could Sound Like A Less Polished Neurotic Version Of Van Morrison Delivering Songs That Like Much Dutch Beat Of The Mid-'60s Were Sullen And Minor-Keyed. Les Baroques Took This Moodiness To Extremes However In Cuts Like "Silky" And "Summer Beach " Which Had A Dreamlike Sheen And Forlorn Doomed Atmosphere. At Other Times They Espoused An Earthier R&B-Based Sound More In Line With Some British Groups Of The Time Especially In The Sharp Organ Riffs "She's Mine" Closely Approximates Them's Ballads While "O O Baby Give Me That Show" Is A Good Animals Clone.
"Such A Cad " A Weird Punky Number That Was Like Several Of Their 45s Embellished With Bassoon ! Fills Was A Big Dutch Hit In 1966. But After One More Fine Single The Typically Inscrutable "I'll Send You To The Moon " O'Shannon Had To Leave The Band For Military Service.
Les Baroques Did Continue For Five More Singles And A Second LP With Michel Van Dijk As Lead Singer But It Wasn't The Same Although The First Two Singles With This Lineup "Working On A Tsing Tsang" And "Bottle Party " Were Acceptably Twisted Pop Numbers. read less
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Their Reputation Hinges Chiefly Upon Their First Four Singles And Self-Titled 1966 LP All Recorded With O'Shannon Before The Singer Left The Group At The End Of 1966. At His Best O'Shannon Could Sound Like A Less Polished Neurotic Version Of Van Morrison Delivering Songs That Like Much Dutch Beat Of The Mid-'60s Were Sullen And Minor-Keyed. Les Baroques Took This Moodiness To Extremes However In Cuts Like "Silky" And "Summer Beach " Which Had A Dreamlike Sheen And Forlorn Doomed Atmosphere. At Other Times They Espoused An Earthier R&B-Based Sound More In Line With Some British Groups Of The Time Especially In The Sharp Organ Riffs "She's Mine" Closely Approximates Them's Ballads While "O O Baby Give Me That Show" Is A Good Animals Clone.
"Such A Cad " A Weird Punky Number That Was Like Several Of Their 45s Embellished With Bassoon ! Fills Was A Big Dutch Hit In 1966. But After One More Fine Single The Typically Inscrutable "I'll Send You To The Moon " O'Shannon Had To Leave The Band For Military Service.
Les Baroques Did Continue For Five More Singles And A Second LP With Michel Van Dijk As Lead Singer But It Wasn't The Same Although The First Two Singles With This Lineup "Working On A Tsing Tsang" And "Bottle Party " Were Acceptably Twisted Pop Numbers. read less
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