- B - Herman Brood

Back to Holland for Herman Brood. The first I heard of Brood was the limited edition 1979 UK vinyl release titled Hermon Brood & His Wild Romance that came packaged with a live version of the album pressed on green vinyl. This release is a renamed version of his second album Shpritsz  this record has been voted the fourth best Dutch album of all time in a 2008 poll.

If you're interested the top three were - Golden Earring – Moontan (1973), Bettie Serveert – Palomine (1992) Urban Dance Squad – Mental Floss For The Globe (1989) of which I'm guessing everyone knows Radar Love by Golden Earring, I've never heard of Bettie Serveert but after visiting her website, it sounds like she needs a bit more investigation. Urban Dance Squad were also unknown to me prior to a trip to Holland and picking up one of their albums.

So back to Herman Brood, the standout tracks are Saturday Night, R & Roll Junkie, and Dope Sucks, the first two are also on the excellent My Way: the Hits. Herman is sadly no longer with us after commiting suicide in 2001, jumping off the roof of the Hilton in Amsterdam.