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In reply to the discussion: I would appreciate some of DU's good vibes or [View all]highplainsdem
(49,142 posts)99. Another good review of the new album:
Dutch original at https://www.maxazine.nl/2023/02/27/vreemde-kostgangers-mist/ .
English translation, machine translation, at
https://www-maxazine-nl.translate.goog/2023/02/27/vreemde-kostgangers-mist/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
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Yet there was still a third album on the shelf. Partly recorded separately during the corona pandemic, and not yet fully finished when Henny died. Yet it was his emphatic wish that the album would still come. Now that album has been released with 'Mist'. An album with a painful edge with the knowledge that this will probably be the last musical activity we will hear from Henny Vrienten and George Kooymans.
Boudewijn, however, called it 'a worthy final chord' in the announcement, and that can only be emphasized when listening to the album. All three gentlemen once again bring out the best in themselves on the album. George Kooymans sings fabulously beautifully in 'De Liefde Kent Geen Tijd', written by the late Thé Lau, and rocks as usual in 'Fender Strat' and 'Lippen'. Henny's lyrics suddenly sound a bit wry in the title track and 'Tijd Tekort', but together with 'Not Wederzijs', he still delivered beautiful pearls in his oeuvre at the end of his life. Boudewijn de Groot also adds new gems to his oeuvre on the familiar-sounding 'I Play Guitar' and the uptempo 'The End of Maybe' that was previously recorded by Rob de Nijs on his latest album 't Is Mooi Geweest' from 2020. In the closing track,
In addition to 'The End of Maybe' there is another song by de Groot that appeared earlier. Although in his own version, his album 'Windveren' already released the emotional 'Hoe Meer Ik Dichterbij Kom' last autumn, a tribute to his prematurely deceased mother. George Kooymans wrote the melody for this. Because Boudewijn was so enthusiastic about Kooymans' sung version, the song ended up on this album in his version. Yet Boudewijn's own previously published version comes across as purer than Kooymans' version.
But all in all, Boudewijn's earlier words can only be underlined. It's great that Henny's last wish has been fulfilled with this. It is a nice tribute to the musical footsteps of three Nederpop legends. (9/10) (Excelsior)
Yet there was still a third album on the shelf. Partly recorded separately during the corona pandemic, and not yet fully finished when Henny died. Yet it was his emphatic wish that the album would still come. Now that album has been released with 'Mist'. An album with a painful edge with the knowledge that this will probably be the last musical activity we will hear from Henny Vrienten and George Kooymans.
Boudewijn, however, called it 'a worthy final chord' in the announcement, and that can only be emphasized when listening to the album. All three gentlemen once again bring out the best in themselves on the album. George Kooymans sings fabulously beautifully in 'De Liefde Kent Geen Tijd', written by the late Thé Lau, and rocks as usual in 'Fender Strat' and 'Lippen'. Henny's lyrics suddenly sound a bit wry in the title track and 'Tijd Tekort', but together with 'Not Wederzijs', he still delivered beautiful pearls in his oeuvre at the end of his life. Boudewijn de Groot also adds new gems to his oeuvre on the familiar-sounding 'I Play Guitar' and the uptempo 'The End of Maybe' that was previously recorded by Rob de Nijs on his latest album 't Is Mooi Geweest' from 2020. In the closing track,
In addition to 'The End of Maybe' there is another song by de Groot that appeared earlier. Although in his own version, his album 'Windveren' already released the emotional 'Hoe Meer Ik Dichterbij Kom' last autumn, a tribute to his prematurely deceased mother. George Kooymans wrote the melody for this. Because Boudewijn was so enthusiastic about Kooymans' sung version, the song ended up on this album in his version. Yet Boudewijn's own previously published version comes across as purer than Kooymans' version.
But all in all, Boudewijn's earlier words can only be underlined. It's great that Henny's last wish has been fulfilled with this. It is a nice tribute to the musical footsteps of three Nederpop legends. (9/10) (Excelsior)
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