Plackband December 1, 2024 - 't Blok, Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel (NL) The moment that seemed so far away but came closer every week finally arrived. It was announced as ProgFrog The Final, meaning this would be the last time the amazing people of the ProgFrog team organised a progressive
It will not get into detail about each song they performed. But I do know that they sounded as back in the days when they just started or even better! It was pure nostalgia for the older fans to hear once again the classic Plackband songs such as After The Battle, The Hunchback and End Of The Line. Or the at the time released duo single Some Party/ Seventy Warriors. The Good Earth, the epic piece about the welfare of our planet, even had an extra musical part taken from Firth Of Fifth. The majestic piece of music of Genesis. The guitar solo done by Steve Hackett in the original version was very well copied by Brautigam.
Of course, the band was not allowed to go home after doing two excellent sets. And therefore, an encore was demanded. The audience got a great farewell tune with a great version of See The Dwarf. At the end of this song Ronald played a short part of another Genesis tune. Namely Dance On A Volcano. But he stopped immediately after that saying that one tune of them was enough. After the show I asked him about this musical part and he explained it to me. Saying that there's a story behind it. The last notes of the chord are exactly the same as the intro of Dance On A Volcano. In the rehearsal room he sometimes played that as a joke and of course immediately said that it was a joke but that he wouldn't do that live. But in the end they studied it to perform it, but then in the form of Los Endos. The great Genesis instrumental piece taken from A Trick of the Tail. Including reprises of Dance On A Volcano and Squonk. Looking forward to that! All in all this was an excellent concert, the perfect farewell party for ProgFrog. Afterwards lots of talking of course and a well deserved Chinese food table for the band and the many volunteers who made many of the Sunday afternoon shows such a success. Of course it will be missed driving on a Sunday afternoon to 't Blok since 2011. Seeing and filming all those amazing bands such as Anima Mundi, Martigan, Moonrise, Red Sand and Anubis. Too many to mention. Thanks ProgFrog for giving all those, mainly unknown bands, a chance to present themselves in front of a Dutch audience. But we still have the many reviews, pictures and videos to look back at what you have achieved in the progressive rock scene. The memory will always be alive... Henri Strik (edited by Dave Smith) |
Setlist Plackband: Set 1Bloodmaster Some Party After The Battle The Hunchback End Of The Line Set 2 L ‘Enfant Du 92Eme The Good Earth/ Firth Of Fifth excerpt Sign Of The knife Seventy Warriors Ghost Town/ Teesing The Boss Encore: See The Dwarf |
Pictures
Plackband by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge.
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Line up Plackband: (left to right)Albert de Keijzer: bass guitar and bass pedals Koos Sekreve: lead vocals, percussion and additional keyboard (Mellotron) Tom van der Meulen: drums Ronald Brautigam: guitar and backing vocals Michel van Wassem: keyboards and backing vocals |
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