Two rock and roll bands in the 1960s used the name The Outsiders, one from Ohio and one from Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Both could be put in the category of garage rock.
The Ohioan Outsiders would be best classified as frat rock, and had hits in the United States with "Time Won't Let Me" (covered by Iggy Pop in the 1980s) and the near-soundalike "Lost in My World", as well as a cover of The Isley Brothers' "Respectable". Their singer, Sonny Geraci, later fronted the soft rock band Climax in the 1970s.
The Dutch Outsiders were heavily influenced by British Invasion-era blues-rock acts like The Animals and Them. Their singer, Wally Tax had a voice similar to that of Eric Burdon and Van Morrison. Their best known songs were "Touch" and "You Remind Me". Along with Q65, they typify the subgenre of 1960s garage rock called Nederbeat. "Touch" was re-recorded by American garage revivalists, The Lyres, in 1989.
