The Motions

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There are/were at least two bands named The Motions: 1. a sixties beat band from The Hague, The Netherlands 2. a youthful rock band from Columbus, OH, United States 1. The Motions were one of the earliest and more popular bands from the thriving The Hague beat scene in The Netherlands. Founded in 1964, The Motions were effectively a continuation of Shadows-esque guitar combo, Ritchie & The Ricochets (who supported The Rolling Stones in The Hague in 1964), but under the new name they focused on typical sixties beat, with Rudy Bennett (real name: Rudy van den Berg) as their lead singer and Robbie van Leeuwen as their guitarist and songwriter. Major Dutch chart hits include Wasted Words (#3 in 1965) and Why Don't You Take It (#3 in 1966), whereas their début LP, Introduction To The Motions (1966), is regarded as a Dutch beat classic. The succesful line-up of 1964-1967 fell apart when Van Leeuwen left the band to form the hugely successful Shocking Blue. More line-up changes followed and The Motions eventually called it quits in 1971. They never had great chart success in The Netherlands post-Van Leeuwen, but 1969's Freedom (penned by Leo Bennink and Sieb Warner) was a modest hit in both the United States and Japan. The Motions most successful line-up (1964-1967) was: Rudy Bennett - vocals Robbie van Leeuwen - guitar Henk Smitskamp - bass Sieb Warner - drums During The Motions' existence, as well as after the 1971 break-up, frontman Rudy Bennett recorded as a solo artist. R

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The Motions

Golden Years Of Dutch Pop Music

Their Own Way

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Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond, Vol. 1

Introduction To The Motions (Remastered)

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Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond, Vol. 2

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Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond

Electric Baby (Remastered)

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Nuggets, Vol. 2: Original Artyfacts From the British Empire & Beyond Disc 1

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The Original Recordings and More

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Nuggets, Vol. 2: Original Artyfacts From the British Empire & Beyond Disc 2

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