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Re: Golden Earring...
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2013, 04:35:45 AM »
OK, I admit to not knowing much about GE, I bought a live album back in the 70s 'cause it had a Longhorn bass on the back cover(I remember liking a song called Candy's Goin Bad), and I know Radar Love and that hit from the 80s, question is, what CD should I buy to "get into" GE?

Ritus used that Longhorn often in the early days, and a Ric as well. "Candy's Going Bad" is on "Moontan" but may have appeared earlier in another form like one of the other songs on the album. I'd definitely suggest "Moontan"!
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« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2013, 10:15:10 AM »
I had mentioned a few months ago on another topic that I might get a chance to see Golden Earring.  I got back from the Netherlands a few days ago, and I'm just now beginning to completely recover from jet lag.  I saw Golden Earring play at Rhoon (or a place right next to it,) a week ago.  I would have preferred something indoors, of course.  Be that as it may, I was very impressed.  I have a feeling Golden Earring is way better than some of you realize.  I was especially impressed with Barry Hay's vocals.  I was pretty far in the back.  I couldn't see things distinctly, but the sound was loud and clear from the band.  It was jam packed, standing room only, hard to even move. 

"Radar Love," despite the fact that it may be one of their most famous, has never been one of my favorites.  But the way they revamped it made it sound incredible.  Plus, Rinus Gerritsen introduced the song with a really good bass solo.  During the song itself, he had changed the bass line into something that I was really digging.  I never expected "Radar Love" to possibly be my favorite song of the concert.  Four songs were from the new album, including the first two songs, something which I liked very much.  In some cases, I found the live versions of the songs better than the original studio versions, and this wasn't limited to just "Radar Love," of course.  I realized I was taking a chance and they might not sound as good as I was hoping for.  Instead, they were even better than I was expecting, in fact, quite a bit better.  I wouldn't have changed anything.  That was close to being a perfect show.  Sometimes life throws us something that we really love, and that's about the best way to describe this. 


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« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2013, 04:35:51 PM »
They have a (deserved) reputation of being a good live band with a fan-friendly work ethic. And they have never shunned away from revamping arrangements. Their current Radar Love version which has progressed over the decades has been a bone of contention among fans of the original, but I like the fact that they don't want things to get stale.
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« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2013, 05:58:03 PM »
They have a (deserved) reputation of being a good live band with a fan-friendly work ethic. And they have never shunned away from revamping arrangements. Their current Radar Love version which has progressed over the decades has been a bone of contention among fans of the original, but I like the fact that they don't want things to get stale.

I just happened to catch in interview with Barry Hay in English (which is kind of rare since most things are in Dutch.)  He was asked if they would ever play in America again.  He said they wouldn't be able to get big enough crowds to make money.  They might consider a guest appearance on Letterman since he knows Paul Shaffer.  Or they might consider backing a classic band if asked.  I'm assuming he means someone like Aerosmith.  What they've got now seems pretty good.  Playing to crowds of 2,000+  in the Netherlands, but sometimes in Belgium and Germany.  They definitely know how to give people their money's worth.  I totally agree about the fan-friendly worth ethic and also like how they keep things fresh, etc. 
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