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Review – The Dame – Losing Sight Of What You Want – by Progradar With a flair for the dramatic and a talent for musical storytelling, Netherlands’ The Dame deliver neo-progressive music with more than a touch of melodrama: “A new Dame has moved into town! She is sensual, feminine, and smooth… that is, until the guitars start roaring. The Dame will take you back to the...

CHRONIQUE / REVIEW THE DAME LOOSING SIGHT OF WHAT YOU WANT Releases information Release date: February 16, 2018 Format: CD Label: Auto Production / Self Released From: Pays-Bas / Netherlands 8,0 Philippe André – May 2018 CHRONIQUE / REVIEW CD Tiens des petits nouveaux ! Bienvenue en direct de LA HAYE, capitale administrative du pays des tulipes, bienvenue au pays de THE DAME, quintet néerlandais...

Pete’s Rock News and Views The Dame are a new Progressive Rock band from The Hague in The Netherlands. They have a unique marketing style that adds a little mystery and intrigue to their craft. In the summer of 2017, a motley crew of musicians walked into the Holland Spoor Studios in The Hague. Ranging in age from 15 to 50 and coming from very...

The Dame – Losing Sight Of What You WantWater Tumbles Down (7:23), General Disarray (5:33), Faking It In Monaco (7:31), The Last Dance (5:40), Losing Sight Of What You Want (11:19), Thy Father’s Bidding (5:33), Conveniently Distant (18:59)Track List: When this CD arrived in the post, I was at first a little sceptical of the promotional paraphernalia that came with it. Describing their music as...

“Are these five the new Dutch Masters?”

Progwereld Recensent zijn is soms helemaal niet leuk. Al jaren bespreek ik cd’s, zomaar lekker luisteren is er voor mij niet meer bij. Altijd staat de analist in me op en ga ik in gedachten al een stukje schrijven. Onlangs ontving ik ter recensie “Losing Sight Of What You Want”, de debuut-cd van de Haagse progband The Dame en dat is nou precies zo’n plaatje....

Band: The Dame: Losing Sight of What You Want www.thedameband.com Independent Release (2018) Rating: A Refreshingly Unique and Winning Prog Style This is the first release for the excellent new Dutch band The Dame. I love the irreverence of their name and I also like how they’ve crafted their image to play off their name and the time period it comes from. This disc features seven compositions,...

Reviewed by Marc on 16 May 2018 Dutch band The Dame has just put out an album called Losing Sight of What You Want. I would describe their music as melodic symphonic prog in a Marillion (circa Brave) sort of way, but this without even coming close to actually sounding like Marillion. The album offers us seven tracks, most of them in the 5 to 7 minutes range but one lasts more...