RIP Hank the Knife

Basvarken · December 29, 2024, 04:14:42 AM

When I was a seven year old boy a song on the radio caught my ear. It had a weird sounding guitar that I just loved. Back then I had no idea this riff was played on a Fender VI bass. The artist was Hank the Knife & The Jets. And Hank played guitar on the Fender VI.

Years later when I moved to Arnhem to study at the Arts academy I frequently saw Hank (Henk in real life) in the city. He still played with his band and he was also a comic book artist.

Today Henk passed away.

Rest in Peace Hank the Knife / Henk Bruysten.
Thank you for the music of my youth and for the funny comic strips you made.

Chris P. · December 29, 2024, 05:05:38 AM

Ooh shit. I'll make a post on my page.

ilan · December 30, 2024, 12:00:24 PM

In the old vid the low E string is out of its saddle groove and it drives me nuts

Basvarken · December 30, 2024, 02:16:26 PM

Haha, relax Ilan. They were only miming.

ilan · December 30, 2024, 11:23:20 PM

And if they're miming my OCD suddenly shuts off?

Basvarken · December 31, 2024, 08:35:01 AM

haha, not likely

Dave W · December 31, 2024, 06:48:05 PM

I hadn't heard of him but he sure got his own sound from the Bass VI. Very nice.

uwe · January 02, 2025, 09:41:45 AM

Rumble on, Hank!

uwe · January 02, 2025, 09:46:16 AM

Quote from: ilan on December 30, 2024, 11:23:20 PMAnd if they're miming my OCD suddenly shuts off?

Don't be so friggin' German about it, Ilan. It is part of the lovable Dutch national psyche to execute any action with a certain amount of sloppiness, yet at the same time feisty aplomb and a sprinkling of grandeur.

We're really jealous of that.

Basvarken · January 03, 2025, 02:39:40 AM

You've just described the Frank Farian acts Boney M and Milli Vanilli, right?

uwe · January 03, 2025, 10:04:48 AM

What was sloopy about either Boney M or Milli Vanilli? They were perfectly engineered for the chosen markets.

But Frank Farian's approach was very deutsches Ingenieurwesen, I'll give you that. Dutch producer-manufactured music sounded always a bit more playful to me.

ilan · January 03, 2025, 10:15:51 AM

Quote from: uwe on January 02, 2025, 09:46:16 AMDon't be so friggin' German about it, Ilan

Mine is the Polish variant of OCD and it's unshakeable.

Basvarken · January 03, 2025, 10:34:05 AM

I was thinking mainly about the performance of the 'artists' on stage miming along to the meticulously crafted music of Herr Farian.

And to be fair; Bobby Farell was half Dutch. So I guess Uwe has a point after all😂

uwe · January 03, 2025, 03:24:28 PM

Quote from: ilan on January 03, 2025, 10:15:51 AMMine is the Polish variant of OCD and it's unshakeable.

Weighty words, phew, I'll ask again in 123 years, ok?

Chris P. · January 03, 2025, 05:05:29 PM

I think it's time to enter Austrian singer Falco and Dutch producers Bolland & Bolland.