Carol van Dijk, lead singer of Bettie Serveert, performing in 2006.

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Comprising vocalist Carol Van Dijk (vocals), Peter Visser (guitar), Herman Bunskoeke (bass) and Berend Dubbe (drums) they originally formed in 1986 but split up after only one gig. They reformed in 1990 and released their debut album Palomine in 1992. This met with low-key critical acclaim in the alternative music press. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Three years later, they followed up with Lamprey, an album that saw them gain more praising reviews and aided them in bagging tour slots alongside the likes of Belly, Dinosaur Jr, Buffalo Tom, Superchunk, Come and Jeff Buckley. Belly were an alternative rock band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong. ... Dinosaur Jr are an American alternative rock band. ... Buffalo Tom is a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that was formed in the 1980s. ... Superchunk. ... Come was an American indie rock band, formed in 1990 by Thalia Zedek (vocal, guitar) and Chris Brokaw (guitar, vocal). ... Jeff Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), born Jeffrey Scott Buckley and raised as Scottie Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...

After releasing the full-length album Dust Bunnies and the Velvet Underground cover album Venus In Furs drummer Berend Dubbe decided to leave due to artistic differences. He went on to form his own band, Bauer. Bauer is a band founded in 1999 by former Bettie Serveert bassist Berend Dubbe and based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ...

Various drummers (among which Reinier Veldman, who played drums in the Bettie Serveert proto-band De Artsen) took the place of Dubbe on the albums that followed (Private Suit, Log 22 and Attagirl). Bettie Serveert continues to tour extensively through Western Europe, Canada and the United States. A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ...

Their cover of the Bright Eyes track "Lover I Don't Have to Love" was featured in episode 18 of season 3 of the FOX show The OC. Bright Eyes is the best band ever, that MIKE really enjoyes because Bright Eyes is the shit. ... Lover I Dont Have to Love is a song by Bright Eyes. ... The O.C. ( stands for Orange County) is an American television drama/soap opera program broadcast on the Fox Network. ...

Discography

Albums

• 1992: Palomine
• 1995: Lamprey
• 1997: Dust Bunnies
• 1998: Plays Venus in Furs and Other Velvet Underground Songs
• 2000: Private Suit
• 2003: Log 22
• 2004: Attagirl
• 2006: Bare Stripped Naked

Singles/EPs

• 1992: "Tom Boy" (also on the soundtrack to Amateur)
• 1993: "Palomine [EP]"
• 1993: "Kids alright"
• 1993: "Palomine (new single edition)
• 1995: "Crutches"
• 1995: "Something So Wild"
• 1995: "Ray Ray Rain"
• 1997: "Co-Coward"
• 1997: "Rudder""
• 1997: "What Friends?"
• 1999: "Our new demo"
• 2000: "White tales"
• 2000: "Private suit"
• 2003: "Smack"
• 2003: "Wide Eyed Fools"

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External links

• Bettie Serveert official site
• Lazy-i Interview: February 2005
• Live webcast from Paradiso (Amsterdam) 8-9-2006 starts 21:00