- Vandenberg (band)
Vandenberg was a Dutch
hard rock band, named after guitarist Adje van den Berg (Adrian Vandenberg )Career
In 1981 van den Berg worked with vocalist Jos Veldhuizen,
bassist Griff "Studly" McGrath, anddrummer Bico De Gooijer in a band called "Teaser". He auditioned forThin Lizzy , without success. With a new line-up (Bert Heerink (vocals), van den Berg (guitar), Dick Kemper (bass), and Jos Zoomer ondrum s), "Teaser" recorded a demo that fell into the hands of pop-journalist Kees Baars. Baars offered to manage the group, and contracted the band atAtlantic Records in the U.S.Their debut
album was recorded at the formerLed Zeppelin 'sguitarist Jimmy Page 's studio,Sol Studios , and in 1983 their first single "Burning Heart" reached #39 in the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 charts. Vandenberg toured the U.S. as opening act forOzzy Osbourne and KISS, and toured independently inJapan in 1984. "Different Worlds" from their second album also did fairly well in the charts, but did not equal the success of "Burning Heart".The band's third album was recorded in the
Netherlands , produced by Jaap Eggermont, manager of theGolden Earring . The album flopped, and not long after the band parted ways with lead singer Heerink. Demos with new lead singer Peter Struyk were not well received by Atlantic.Around that time, van den Berg (who often uses an Anglicized version of his Dutch name: Adrian Vandenberg) played as a guest soloist on a
Whitesnake album, and in 1987 Whitesnake vocalistDavid Coverdale asked him to join the band permanently. With the band Vandenberg amounting to nothing, the guitarist accepted the invitation.The other members also started or joined other projects: Zoomer and Struyk joined Avalon, and Kemper started a new band, No Exqze.
In 2004 there was a reunion session of Vandenberg, and they released a double CD "The Definitive Vandenberg", a compilation of the band's best
song s and featuring a newly-recorded version of "Burning Heart". In January, 2005 the band released aDVD with footage of a 1984Tokyo concert .Discography (albums)
*"Vandenberg" (1982)
*"Roll Thru Then Night (1983)
*"Heading For a Storm " (1984)
*"Vandenberg - Live in Japan (1984)
*"Alibi" (1985)
*"The Best of Vandenberg" (1988)
*"" (2004)
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