Golden Earring - Switch (1975)

Year: March 1975 (CD 2001)
Label: Red Bullet (Netherlands), RB 66.207
Style: Rock, Classic Rock
Country: The Hague, Netherlands
Time: 36:08
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 253 Mb

This album has two tales to tell. A kind of Jekyll and Hyde release. The reason for this is that side one from the opener Intro/Plus Minus Absurdio to the side one closer Kill Me/ Ce soir is an absolute classic, Side two of the old vinyl shape and form, took another direction. Not unpleasant but much less progressive and proof in some respects that the album has an almost split personality..hence Switch? An indication of the direction the band were taking perhaps too. Intro.. opens the album with Floydlike synths and a great spacerock atsmosphere. It does not last long however before it breaks into the great rock tune Love is a Rodeo. It is worth mentioning the musicianship is so tightly managed on Switch that it is a pleasureable experience to hear the overall sound. The title song Switch is up next and in many respects the cleverest track played. A light if not hypnotic beat takes you on about a five minute cruise before the gloomy Kill Me plays out the side. Here Barry Hay is at his best vocally as he stretches his vocal chords to the maximum. Great percussion and sax too. Probably the most epic and conceptual songs off the album.
Side two is more of a mish mash of sounds and Tons Of Time definitely the highlight with an almost early ELO type chorus to it. The melancholic Lonesome DJ closes off the album to a mediocre end and Daddy's Gonna Save My Soul gets 10/10 for effort but it is not of the vintage fare found on the first part of Switch. Troubles and Hassles sandwiched inbetween these is a largely non descript rock tune. Overall though the album is very good but as I say an album of two sides to it. Three and a half stars and a worthwhile addition to your collection especially as 1975 was one the best years ever for progressive music.So even the good albums were great!
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=21492) Review by Chris S. February 22, 2009

01. Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio (03:08)
02. Love is a Rodeo (03:37)
03. The Switch (05:27)
04. Kill me (Ce Soir) (06:22)
05. Tons of time (04:20)
06. Daddy's gonna save my soul (04:15)
07. Troubles and Hassles (04:20)
08. The Lonesome D.J. (04:36)

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Golden Earring - Moontan [Japanese Ed.] (1973)

Year: August 1973 (CD ????)
Label: Polydor Records (Japan), POCM-2485136
Style: Rock, Classic Rock
Country: The Hague, Netherlands
Time: 48:43
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 322 Mb

Moontan is the ninth studio album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, first released in August 1973 through Polydor internationally, Track Records in the United Kingdom, and MCA Records in the United States. It contains the radio hit "Radar Love", and was voted ninth-best Dutch pop album ever by readers of music magazine Oor in 2008. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album rated No. 32 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". Moontan is the band's most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
"Vanilla Queen" twice samples Marilyn Monroe's character in There's No Business Like Show Business: "Well, in simple English I'm..." from the "Lazy" performance and "What's your name, Honey?" from the "Heat Wave" performance.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moontan)

01. Candy's Going Bad (06:12)
02. Are You Receiving Me (09:32)
03. Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock) (04:25)
04. Radar Love (06:26)
05. Just Like Vince Taylor (04:33)
06. The Vanilla Queen (09:17)
07. Big Tree Blue Sea (08:16)

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Golden Earring - Together (1972)

Year: 16 June 1972 (CD 2001)
Label: Red Bullet (Netherlands), RB 66.205
Style: Rock, Classic Rock
Country: The Hague, Netherlands
Time: 39:24
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 261 Mb

Together represents an important step forward for Golden Earring. Unlike the group's previous outings, the songs on this album don't fall into strict rock or progressive categories. Instead, the group blurs these strict lines and weaves elements of each genre into a distinctive style that gives the songs their unique flavor. For instance, "Brother Wind" has the complex arrangement and length of a prog rock epic, but it moves forward with the energy and powerful riffing of a hard rock song. The group also makes a concerted effort to give each song a tight arrangement and usually more than one catchy hook. The result is the band's first truly consistent album. Driving rockers abound on Together: "Avalanche of Love" is driven by a procession of gutsy riffs that live up to the song's title, and "Buddy Joe" is a surging, dramatic adventure tale built on a singalong chorus and an insidiously catchy Indian-style guitar riff (this rousing tune has remained a popular part of the band's live set list). "Jangalene" is another highlight, a cleverly arranged tune that starts out as an acoustic blues but flowers into a full-throttle rocker midway through. The downside of Together is that, while the songs are all solid and the arrangements stay interesting, it is slightly less adventurous than previous albums. As a result, its songs never quite hit the manic highs of past classics like "Big Tree, Blue Sea" or "She Flies on Strange Wings." Despite that minor quibble, Together remains an impressive album and clearly shows off the chops and songwriting skills that would bring the group a massive worldwide success the next year with Moontan.
(allmusic.com/album/together-mw0000454487)

01. All Day Watcher (04:50)
02. Avalanche Of Love (04:15)
03. Cruisin' Southern Germany (03:02)
04. Brother Wind (07:57)
05. Buddy Joe (03:50)
06. Jangalene (05:10)
07. From Heaven From Hell (06:07)
08. Thousand Feet Below You (04:11)

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