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Amsterdam, Netherlands (1979 – present)

The Scene is the name of at least five bands; one Dutch, one Canadian, one British, one German, and one English.

1) A Dutch band from Amsterdam called The Scene, formed around singer Thé Lau.

The band was formed in 1979 and had its glory days in the Nineties. The band had a great variety of members throughout the years, but the sound remained basically the same. Thé Lau’s characteristic raw and hoarse voice and his hypnotising compositions are the focal point of the band.

At the beginning of 1980, the band is called ‘best band without an album’ by magazine OOR.

In May of the same year, the first album is released. All the songs are sung in English save for two tracks with lyrics in Dutch. The album is received well by the magazines, yet was commercially less successful.

It took seven years to make a follow-up (Rij Rij Rij), due to various occasions. The members in 1987 are, next to Thé Lau, Emilie Blom van Assendelft (bass) and Wim Zeeman (drums).

In 1989, the band welcomes two new members: Otto Cooymans (piano) and Eus van Someren (guitar). The single Rauw, hees, teder is released. Wim Zeeman is replaced by Jeroen Booy in January of 1990. The band also signs a record deal with Phonogram.

The results are the singles Rigoreus and Iedereen Is Van De Wereld and the album Blauw with all-Dutch lyrics. Everybody is very enthusiastic about this album, especially the people in Belgium.

One year later, the band is invited for the international Torhout/Werchter-festival. ‘Rij Rij Rij’ is released again.

The 1992 album Open receives an Edison, a Dutch music award, followed by the ‘Popprijs’ in 1993.

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  • radiohoofdnz

    Nieuwe plaat is weer ouderwets goed. This is real.

    12 Mar 2012 Reply
  • radiohoofdnz

    Rij rij rij

    8 Jan 2012 Reply
  • Reauxche

    Heeft iemand toevallig een idee hoe/waar ik Arena van The Scene kan downloaden/kopen? Ik heb 'm alleen op cassettebandje :[ .. en er zijn listeners, zal dus toch wel mogelijk moeten zijn het te verkrijgen? (A)

    15 Jul 2010 Reply
  • Zilverdael

    Yep! Geweldige plaat! Misschien wel hun beste sinds 'Open', mijn favo album.

    25 Mar 2010 Reply
  • radiohoofdnz

    Wereldplaat inderdaad.Ouderwets The Scene.

    17 Jan 2010 Reply
  • Zilverdael

    Het nieuwe album is uit! Het heet 'Liefde op doorreis', en schijnt erg goed te zijn. Heb hem besteld, en ben erg benieuwd!

    1 Nov 2009 Reply
  • arlihama

    someone should add a fifth to that list of bands named The Scene. Selena Gomez has a band with that name as well.

    28 Sep 2009 Reply
  • jerre6

    Beste Nederlands band zonder twijfel

    26 May 2009 Reply
  • zonnebloemkonin

    vage zooi.

    31 Oct 2008 Reply
  • methoxyroxy

    Eus van Someren is a neuroscientists, quite well known in Dutch neuro-circles, especially the ones concerning sleep. One day, us neuroscience students had a college that he taught, and someone, obviously unaware, said to me: he looks just like an old rocker. :-P

    16 May 2008 Reply
  • mjpieters

    @diedie2: So I noticed :-) I have the new release. Mostly rehashings of the back-catalogue though, I hope they'll start creating new compositions again.

    17 Sep 2007 Reply
  • diedie2

    @mipieters: the scene has re-united not that long ago (the dutch one ofc.)

    16 Aug 2007 Reply
  • Hodja

    The Dutch band is the only relevant one. The charts are the best proof for that.

    29 May 2007 Reply
  • mjpieters

    By buying their albums; I don't think the label is ever going to upload The Scene tracks, what with the band no longer existing.

    29 May 2007 Reply
  • SpaceChief

    how do we get the real The Scene

    14 May 2007 Reply
  • mjpieters

    Hmm, The Scene did release a german-language album (see http://musicbrainz.org/release/3c48436c-4eed-4ef6-ae25-d1813d6eec2e.html), but clearly the tracks listed here are not from The Scene..

    9 May 2007 Reply
  • Brittus

    What's that German stuff?

    16 Jan 2007 Reply

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