EXCEPT-2

Rob


Music has been on my mind since I was young. Through my father-in-law I came in contactwith bluegrass. He used to collect all kinds of broadcasts from mid-waves radio with his old MONO (!)-recorder.
	I have to admit that I was hardly interested in this type of music at the time, probably also because of the miserable recording quality. In those days I bought LP's from the Byrds (Sweetheart of the rodeo) and also Dillard &Clarck. Later on I discovered the "country-rock" of The Eagles. Especially the harmony-singing by the Eagles I found fantastic.
My musical interest has always been focused on blues, rock and symphonical rock. (I played electric bass in the symphonic rock-formation "Flyte").

But at the beginning of 1998 I decided to see if I could join a Country group. No doubt you get the picture already; I happened to meet EXCEPT-2. We got along fine from the very first start; I liked the atmosphere in the group, as well as the music !
It was just that the instrument I had been playing in various groups over the years (the electric bass) actually doesn't belong in a bluegrass band... After Nils had made my mouth water with a "stud"-bas, I decided to risk it and I bought an acoustic bass. Playing it took a lot more, compared to the electric one, as I was soon to find out in a rather painful way. But after the necessary practice, some lessons and above all; most painful fingers, a steadily growing part of the repertoire could be played on the upright bass. This immediately added some extra swing and volume to the already unique "sound" of EXCEPT-2.

In October 2001 Rob temporarily stopped playing with EXCEPT-2.
From October 2001 until October 2003 Con and Mireille
took over the job to produce the "lowest tones" for EXCEPT-2.
From October 2003 until April 2007
Rob has played the (upright) bass for EXCEPT-2.

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Sending an E-mail to Jaap Spijk via the address except2@xs4all.nl is the easiest way for a first contact !