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The Liszt

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About Me

Discography:
16-05-2008: Slaves (SPACE JAM)
2007: Superastro / Astrosuper (split single w. Astrosoniq) (SPACE JAM)
2006: Coming from doubt, journeying to truth (ISCLEAR)
The Liszt aren’t named after the famed 19th century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt for nothing: since this Dutch band is characterized by a similar Romantic feeling for Melancholy, and craves a Faust-like aspiration to fathom the true nature of Rock Music.
Together with Ro Herregraven (bass), Tim Ruterink (guitar), Tom Delforterie (drums) and Marcel van de Vondervoort (percussion, sound effects, producer), full-blooded Romantic R.J. Gruijthuijzen goes to war against insincere sentimentality and cheap entertainment with timeless compositions, averse from whatever’s trendy nowadays.
Classic Rock, if you wish, but with it’s feet clearly planted in today. Influences range from Led Zeppelin to Nirvana, from JJ. Cale to QOTSA and from David Bowie to Sonic Youth.
For, as we all know, without knowing one's past, one cannot move into the future.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/15/2005
Band Website: theliszt.com " theliszt.com
Band Members: RJ vocals & guitars, Tim guitars, Ro - bass, Tom - drums, Marcel - samples, keys, drums, percussion
Influences: David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Kyuss, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Doors, Sonic Youth
Sounds Like: Slavery is a social-economic system under which certain persons — known as slaves — are deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labour or services. The term includes the status or condition of those persons who are treated as the property of another person, household, company, corporation or government. This is referred to as "chattel slavery".Slaves are held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase, or birth, and are deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive compensation in return for their labor. As such, slavery is one form of unfree labor.
Record Label: SpaceJam
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New interview online! 3voor12

The Liszt: "Wij zijn absoluut een undergroundbandje" Zanger-gitarist Gruijthuijzen en producer Van de Vondervoort over The Liszt, het album 'Slaves' en muziek   Stel je een van die druilerige dag...
Posted by The Liszt on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:33:00 PST

3voor12 CD Review "Slaves" (in dutch)

"As such, slavery is one form of unfree labor." Slavernij is een vorm van onvrije arbeid, en zijn wij in wezen niet allemaal slaven? Geketend aan de kerkerwanden van de muziekhistorie, de romantiek va...
Posted by The Liszt on Sat, 24 May 2008 09:01:00 PST

The Liszt overdondert en blaast Plein79 omver

Het overkomt me de laatste tijd niet vaak meer dat ik een band live zie die me echt overtuigt, die me overdondert en omver blaast. Het overkomt me de laatste tijd niet vaak meer dat ik een band live z...
Posted by The Liszt on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:50:00 PST

Worth the ride

Every once in a while I have the privilege of hitching a ride with Robert-Jan.Mostly it's on the way from Tilburg to 's-Hertogenbosch where we discuss world politics, women and music. But most of the ...
Posted by The Liszt on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:18:00 PST