Finch (Dutch band)
Finch (1974 – 1978) is a Dutch rock group that continued to make international name, years after their final concert on 14 November 1978 in The Hague.
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History
Finch was established by gitarist Joop van Nimwegen, bass player Peter Vink (Vink meaning Finch in Dutch) and drummer Beer Klaasse. The first two earlier worked together in the Dutch formation Q65. Musical leader is Joop van Nimwegen. For lack of a good singer, Finch decides to build a repertoire of instrumental rock. Keyboardist Paul Vink joins, but is during the repetitions exchanged for Cleem Determeijer, then a student to the Rotterdam Academy of Music.
The first album, Glory or The Inner Force, is published in Finch's native Netherlands, as well as by Atantic in the US. At both sides of the ocean, the album gets great reviews. Determijer wants to concentrate on his piano studies and is replaced by Ad Wammes.
The second album, Beyond Expression, becomes a Record of the Week at Radio Veronica, a popular Dutch seaborn station. Finch starts to make name and attract crowds to their concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. A third album, Galleons Of Passion is published in the Netherlands and the UK, however, the frequent personal changes in the rock group make it impossible to continue. In 1978, the partnership is discontinued. Their three albums continued to attract interest by those who enjoy early classic and progressive rock.
Discography
Albums
- Glory Of The Inner Force, Negram (Netherlands) and Atlantic Records (US)
- Beyond Expression, Negram (Netherlands)
- Galleons Of Passion, Bubble (Netherlands) and Rockburgh (UK)
Singles
- Colossus, Negram (Netherlands)
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Categories: Rock music groups | Dutch musical groups