De Raggende Manne

De Raggende Manne Were A Dutch Experimental Rock Band Fronted By Bob Fosko Real Name Geert Timmers . Describing Their Music As 'hectic Jazz Punk' Fosko Wrote Brief Songs With Straight-To-The-Point Lyrics That Were Basically Rants About Everyday Annoyances Including Traffic Jams The Absence Of Beer In The Fridge Or Looking Like Shit In The Mirror. De Raggende Manne Were Active From 1988 To 1999. They Officially Split Up But Reformed On A Few Occasions In 2003 2011 And Finally 2018 The Year Their Comeback LP Alles Kleeft Was Released. In Early 2019 Fosko Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Their 2019 Reunion Tour Of The Netherlands Was A Farewell Tour. De Manne 'The Men' Were Formed Spontaneously During A Jam Session In 1988 Bob Fosko Theo Slagter Anthony Del Monte Lyon And Walter Langdon. In This Line-Up They Released Their First Record Vijf Sessies. After This Record There Were Some Changes In The Line-Up. Langdon Was Being Replaced By George Oostdijk Michael Peet And Finally By Louis Ter Burg. The Drummer Palli Gudmundsson Joined The Band Replacing Lyon. From 1990 The Band Was Mostly Known For Its Stage Act. Gigs Never Lasted Longer Then 45 Minutes Long Enough For Band AND Audience To Get Totally Knackered. In 1993 Bass Player Ter Burg Was Replaced By Dick Schulte Nordholt And The Year After That Theo Slagter Left The Band Being Replaced By Robadope Ro And Arnold Smits. Ro Left A Year Later To Focus Himself On His Solo-Projects. In The Late 1990's The Audience Got A Bit Bored With The Band And The Band With Itself So They Decided To Split Up In 1999. In 2001 Fosko Published The Band's Memoir 'Sodemieter Op! De Roemruchte Jaren Van De Raggende Manne'. The Book's Publication Coincided With The Release Of Their 'best Of' Double CD Set Het Rottigste Van De Raggende Manne 'The Shittiest Of De Raggende Manne' . Studio Albums Vijf Sessies 1988 Knuppelhout 1990 Brandende Vlierbessen 1991 Weense Pletterij 1992 Zaad 1994 Rooie Pap 1995 Omschudden 1998 Het Is Niet Wat Je Denkt Het Is Veel Erger EP 2014 Alles Kleeft 2019 read less