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Admiral Freebee is Tom Van Laere, born in 1974, a singer-songwriter from Brasschaat, Belgium.
Van Laere began his career as quite a reasonable tennis player. The story goes that he was standing in front of the mirror one day and turned his racket around into a guitar. Van Laere withdrew into the oeuvre of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Hank Williams and taught himself to play the guitar and the piano. As a musician, he took the name of Admiral Freebee, from On the Road, the novel by Jack Kerouac.
Belgium got its first extensive taste of Admiral Freebee during Humo’s Rock Rally 2000, the most important rock competition in the Low Countries. Backed by a bass player and a drummer, The Admiral won the silver medal and the price awarded by the public. When performing live, Admiral Freebee is versatility itself. Whether he performs solo and acoustically or with a well-oiled rock machine, the audience can only do one thing - according to fans: listen, see and be silent, only to shout out in admiration in the end.
In 2003 his debut album Admiral Freebee appeared, a record that met the high expectations. In the 12 songs Van Laere shows that he can just as easily come up with a moving country/pop ballad (see for instance the phenomenal single
Rags ‘n’ Run) as a stadium rocker (Ever Present), and that he can just as effortlessly melt the two together into one song (There’s a Road (Noorderlaan)) without turning it into a gimmick.
Van Laere began his career as quite a reasonable tennis player. The story goes that he was standing in front of the mirror one day and turned his racket around into a guitar. Van Laere withdrew into the oeuvre of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Hank Williams and taught himself to play the guitar and the piano. As a musician, he took the name of Admiral Freebee, from On the Road, the novel by Jack Kerouac.
Belgium got its first extensive taste of Admiral Freebee during Humo’s Rock Rally 2000, the most important rock competition in the Low Countries. Backed by a bass player and a drummer, The Admiral won the silver medal and the price awarded by the public. When performing live, Admiral Freebee is versatility itself. Whether he performs solo and acoustically or with a well-oiled rock machine, the audience can only do one thing - according to fans: listen, see and be silent, only to shout out in admiration in the end.
In 2003 his debut album Admiral Freebee appeared, a record that met the high expectations. In the 12 songs Van Laere shows that he can just as easily come up with a moving country/pop ballad (see for instance the phenomenal single
Rags ‘n’ Run) as a stadium rocker (Ever Present), and that he can just as effortlessly melt the two together into one song (There’s a Road (Noorderlaan)) without turning it into a gimmick.
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Einstein Brain
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Oh Darkness
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Ever Present
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Get Out of Town
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Alibies
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Rebound Love
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Mediterranean Sea
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There's a Road (Noorderlaan)
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I Got Love
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Admiral for President
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Lucky One
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Recipe for Disaster
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Serenity Now!
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Shoutbox
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filippeeters wrote:
Zijn muziek heeft hier de functie van open haard op mijn kot. :-)
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doedie wrote:
Wonaldo, oude Neil... kan weinig volk aan typen ze man ;-) Wat niet wegneemt dat den Admiraal dik in orde is. Eerste album blijft toch mijn lieveling!
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viktor_likes_be wrote:
Hij was gisteren zo geweldig op linkeroever..
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Wonaldo wrote:
Wat ? DAt kan je niet menen.Ik heb hem 3 keer live gezien.Ik kan je verzekeren dat hij de pan uit rockt! Ik hoop voor die oude Neil dat hij nog een beetje kan tippen aan The Admiral!
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DunHout wrote:
Gisteren ook gezien, vond er weinig aan.
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if-red wrote:
ze waren geweldig! zeer goede setlist.
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if-red wrote:
wat een verassing! ik ga Admiral Freebee vanavond zien in het voorprogramma van Neil Young. :D dus dat gaat allemaal goed komen!! aan het voorprogramma zal het in ieder geval niet liggen.
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J-Fur wrote:
On tour 2009? Visiting Sweden? :D Thanks for great music!!!
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de_calles wrote:
Genius!
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SosMiVida wrote:
Living For The Weekend!!!
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zimon08dourjazz wrote:
wicked. simply quality
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Unright wrote:
MY BRAIN!
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tooneb wrote:
Koning!
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Lucideyes37 wrote:
like the "I got love" song. catchy :)
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pblok74 wrote:
een nieuw album, een nieuw album, een nieuw album!!! kaniewachte...
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Ephyon wrote:
Voor welke datum is het volgende album geplanned? :)
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Lukinx wrote:
So damn good! Perfect songs for every mood and every day!
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Selmar21 wrote:
Perfect Town... To me, the most surprising lyrics I heard in a very long time. Love that song.
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M-Chrotisofus wrote:
Live gezien. Niet erg interessant. 'k Had meer verwacht van een Belg. :p
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Dreetn wrote:
Bwa, het geeft gewoon een referentie naar de Belgische muziekscene.
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