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DISCID=43095805
DTITLE=Golden Earring / Moontan
DYEAR=1973
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Radar love
TTITLE1=Candy's going bad
TTITLE2=Vanilla queen
TTITLE3=Big tree, blue sea
TTITLE4=Are you receiving me
EXTD=Originally Released 1973\nMCA CD Edition Released 1988 ??\n\nAMG 
EXTD=EXPERT REVIEW: This 1973 outing is the album that raised Golden E
EXTD=arring to an international level of popularity, primarily on the 
EXTD=strength of the hit single and enduring radio favorite "Radar Lov
EXTD=e." However, there is much more to this album than just that hit.
EXTD= In many ways, Moontan is like a summation of everything the grou
EXTD=p had learned on their first three albums. It presents a similar 
EXTD=combination of prog epics, heavy rockers, and songs that combine 
EXTD=both elements, but everything is raised to a new level of inspira
EXTD=tion and polish. It starts with a bang thanks to "Candy's Going B
EXTD=ad," a piece that starts off as a thunderous, pounding rocker but
EXTD= transforms midway into a bluesy instrumental mood piece. Other h
EXTD=ighlights include the hit single "Radar Love," a relentless rock 
EXTD=tune with a left-field instrumental break in which tribal drums d
EXTD=uel with a big band-style horn section, and "Just Like Vince Tayl
EXTD=or," a guitar-slinging slice of boogie rock that pays tribute to 
EXTD=the fallen rock idol of the title. The album also includes what m
EXTD=ay be the group's finest prog effort in "Vanilla Queen": this cla
EXTD=ssic builds from pulsating, ominous verses dominated by synthesiz
EXTD=er into a hard-rocking chorus and also throws in a stark acoustic
EXTD= guitar midsection before climaxing in a frantic band jam augment
EXTD=ed by blaring horns and an ever-spiraling string section. Despite
EXTD= the album's overall strength, not every song reaches these heigh
EXTD=ts: "Are You Receiving Me?" recycles some hooks from the group's 
EXTD=past classic "She Flies on Strange Wings," and the twangy country
EXTD=-pop of "Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock)" is a little too poppy to gel 
EXTD=with the rest of the album. However, even these tunes benefit fro
EXTD=m tight arrangements and a spirited, totally committed performanc
EXTD=e from the group. The result is an album that retains its power t
EXTD=oday. In the end, Moontan is a necessity for Golden Earring fans,
EXTD= and a worthwhile listen for anyone interested in 1970s rock at i
EXTD=ts most adventurous.  -- Donald A. Guarisco\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOME
EXTD=R REVIEW\nA Masterpiece, October 19, 2005\nReviewer: SteveMor "st
EXTD=evemor909" (Cleveland, OH)\nThis album is awesome! Every song is 
EXTD=great, with my favorite being Are You Receiving Me. But they are 
EXTD=all good, I love the guitar work, the interchanging portions of t
EXTD=he songs, going into extended sections with guitar work, synthezi
EXTD=er, etc and building to a climax. The songs are like journeys, bu
EXTD=t very well written, great pieces. I think Golden Earing could ha
EXTD=ve been like Pink Floyd, had they kept up a pace like this with f
EXTD=orthcoming albums. But unlike Floyd, they could not do it, each n
EXTD=ew album failed in comparison to the next (although they do have 
EXTD=several great albums in this time period: Grab It For A Second, S
EXTD=witch, etc). Ironically enough Golden Earing started making album
EXTD=s back in the 60's when they were completley unknown in the USA b
EXTD=ut as a Dutch band, they were ALWAYS world famous in the home lan
EXTD=d. They continued to make albums well into the 80's and even the 
EXTD=90's (for 30 Years). But they NEVER rode higher then in 1973 with
EXTD= Moontan (a real classic rock & roll album). \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTO
EXTD=MER REVIEW\nMoontan, November 24, 2004\nReviewer: Jessie (USA) - 
EXTD=\nThis 1974 release is Golden Earring's most well-known and highl
EXTD=y rated album. It was originally released in the Netherlands with
EXTD= a picture of a nude showgirl on the front, included two tracks n
EXTD=ot found here (Suzy Lunacy, Just Like Vince Taylor) and left out 
EXTD=Big Tree, Blue Sea. You're better off with the five-track version
EXTD= being reviewed. \n\nWe all know the popular foot-stomping classi
EXTD=c Radar Love, and you can bet it's the first track on Moontan. I 
EXTD=personally prefer the live version on Something Heavy Going Down 
EXTD=(AKA Live From The Twilight Zone). I like the way the song has ev
EXTD=olved over the years and I prefer it live. \n\nCandy's Going Bad 
EXTD=is my personal favorite from Moontan. It's a great catchy rock so
EXTD=ng with a very cool riff and a short but sweet solo in the middle
EXTD=. \n\nVanilla Queen is a much-loved Earring classic that seems to
EXTD= be about Marylin Monroe. It has some great acoustic playing in t
EXTD=he middle and some lovely horns at the end. \n\nBig Tree, Blue Se
EXTD=a is a remake of the 1970 version on their self titled album (AKA
EXTD= Wall Of Dolls) from 1970. I prefer this version as the flute sou
EXTD=nds better I think. This song has a lot of Jethro Tull-esque flut
EXTD=e playing and some very soft, sweet moments in the middle. \n\nTh
EXTD=e Final track, Are You Recieving Me is a lengthy song with some s
EXTD=axophone and some rocking out in the middle. \n\nSure, it's only 
EXTD=five songs, but most of them are very lengthy and everyone would 
EXTD=tell you it's worth a purchase. My personal favorite studio album
EXTD= is Bloody Buccaneers, but Moontan is an exceptionally solid albu
EXTD=m in it's own right. Their new album Millbrook USA and their 1972
EXTD= album Together are also good. But GE tends to be best when they'
EXTD=re live, so their live albums are must-haves. So many of their so
EXTD=ngs are just so much better live. Save Your Skin, Heartbeat, Evil
EXTD= Love Chain, Hammer Of Love, Liquid Soul, Long Blond Animal, The 
EXTD=Devil Made Me Do It, I Do Rock 'N Roll, Another 45 Miles, Just Li
EXTD=ke Vince Taylor, Radar Love, and Mission Impossible are just some
EXTD= examples of GE songs that are usually best when performed live. 
EXTD=\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nRadar Love; the Rest is Gravy, Oc
EXTD=tober 5, 2004\nReviewer: Lonnie E. Holder "On the Threshold of a 
EXTD=Dream" (Sullivan, Illinois USA)         \n"Moontan" contains the 
EXTD=only recognizable hit from the Dutch group Golden Earring, "Radar
EXTD= Love." While that song is a classic for those of us who went cru
EXTD=ising in convertibles in the 70s, there are other songs on this C
EXTD=D worthy of notice. \n\n"Candy's Going Bad" is an okay song. Next
EXTD= up is a "Vanilla Queen;" progressive and impressive. There is go
EXTD=od guitar work in this song along with an interesting horn sectio
EXTD=n. \n\n"Big Tree, Blue Sea" starts with a flute that will immedia
EXTD=tely call to mind Jethro Tull. However, the song has a strong ele
EXTD=ctronic flavor mixed in to balance the flute. The end result is a
EXTD=nother progressive rock song that sounds a little like Yes, a lit
EXTD=tle like Tull, and a middle portion that feels as though it might
EXTD= have been inspired by King Crimson's "Moonchild" from "In the Co
EXTD=urt of the Crimson King," but with a Jethro Tull flavor. It is as
EXTD= interesting as it sounds. This song then segues into guitar rock
EXTD=, nice and hard, but with a Doors-like bluesy flavor. While the s
EXTD=ong would appear to have ties to a number of rock groups and arti
EXTD=sts, the result is an unusual blend that has to be heard to be ap
EXTD=preciated. \n\n"Are You Receiving Me" rounds out the CD. The song
EXTD= begins with a 60s sound that changes to a wonderful harmony with
EXTD= a blues flavor. The song changes styles and tempos several times
EXTD=, an indication of the progressive nature of the song. In the mid
EXTD=dle portion of this song is a section that heard only by itself y
EXTD=ou might think was by Led Zeppelin, but it is clearly different f
EXTD=rom Led Zeppelin. Golden Earring once again mixed styles to creat
EXTD=e a unique combination that is somewhat difficult to describe, bu
EXTD=t a lot of fun to hear. \n\n"Moontan" was originally released in 
EXTD=1973 in an era when rock was unafraid to experiment. The end resu
EXTD=lt is an album that sounds a lot like early progressive rock with
EXTD= a hard edge. If you like Jethro Tull, Yes, King Crimson and Led 
EXTD=Zeppelin from the late 60s and the early 70s, you should also enj
EXTD=oy this album. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOne of the finest 
EXTD=gems of the 1970's, April 26, 2002\nReviewer: Worgelm "The Grumpy
EXTD=" (United States)\nPurchasing an import copy of _Contraband_/_Gol
EXTD=den Earring_ the other day, the clerk at the counter closely insp
EXTD=ected the song lists. "Wow, no Radar Love." Too bad the Earring h
EXTD=ad the misfortune to actually pack an entire album's worth of fan
EXTD=tastic music onto _Moontan_, because the bulk of the population n
EXTD=ever got past track one. (Okay, you can hear _Vanilla Queen_ from
EXTD= time to time on classic rock radio - but only during the enlight
EXTD=ened hours of the evening.) This is the American pressing of this
EXTD= album, which contains "Big Tree, Blue Sea" whose original versio
EXTD=n is on _Golden Earring_, and leaves out "Suzy Lunacy" and "Just 
EXTD=Like Vince Taylor" along with the racier cover art on the Europea
EXTD=n pressing. "Blue Sea" is a fantastic, musically adventerous trac
EXTD=k by itself, almost exactly anticipating _Heavy Horses_ era-Tull 
EXTD=by a full five years! Having indulged themselves and surprised th
EXTD=e listener with the extremes of their artier tendencies, there ar
EXTD=e blasts of dense hard rock ("Candy's Gone Bad"), complex riffing
EXTD= and generous quantities of strings and well-used horns ("Vanilla
EXTD= Queen"). And then there's the single; its much easier to digest 
EXTD=after all these times in the context of the rest of the album. Im
EXTD= constantly surprised how much this band's best output has been i
EXTD=gnored by reviewers when considering great music in this decade; 
EXTD=you could fit it into prog-rock or hard rock categories in equal 
EXTD=parts. Or as another reviewer put it, the ultimate driving album.
EXTD= THE album to own by this band.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nTh
EXTD=e Best by the Best, November 24, 2000\nReviewer: Mark (Walnut Cre
EXTD=ek, CA United States)\nCould be the best rock album ever. This is
EXTD= a very underated group in the states. In Europe they are huge. E
EXTD=very song a masterpiece, In fact to me the famous Radar Love whil
EXTD=e awesome is not the best track on this album. That distinction g
EXTD=oes to The Vanilla Queen. This is a timeless classic and the best
EXTD= place to start for anyone wanting to discover this exceptional b
EXTD=and. One thing of interest, despite the better sound and the orig
EXTD=inal album cover that the import boasts I like the U.S. release b
EXTD=etter. The import omits Big Tree Blue Sea, contains two other not
EXTD= so great tunes, and the rest are in a different sequence.\n\nAMA
EXTD=ZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe ultimate driving album, August 15, 2
EXTD=000\nReviewer: Gavin Wilson (Thames Ditton, Surrey United Kingdom
EXTD=)\nThe only shame about this CD is that it doesn't come with the 
EXTD=packaging of the original European LP. (This had a very attractiv
EXTD=e woman on front and back, together with some excellent concert p
EXTD=hotos inside.)\nThis is just a fantastic rock album. Hardly a mom
EXTD=ent of it is sub-par. It has no pretensions to be anything other 
EXTD=than a thumping good listen, although that is not to say that it 
EXTD=is all guitar riffs. Both tracks 2 and 3 feature some good synth 
EXTD=arrangements from bassist Rinus Gerritsen (apologies if I have mi
EXTD=sspelt the name, which is missing from my CD). The drumming of Ce
EXTD=sar Zjuiderwick (apols again for the spelling) is excellently rec
EXTD=orded.\n\nWhen this first came out, the British pop papers wrote 
EXTD=of a Dutch invasion. Focus had just released the currently delete
EXTD=d Focus III, and Hocus Pocus was doing well as a single. In terms
EXTD= of musicianship, Focus were probably the stronger, but Earring c
EXTD=ompletely outrocked them.\n\nTwenty-seven years on, I personally 
EXTD=don't feel this album has dated. Radar Love will always be a clas
EXTD=sic. But as a driving song, it is actually bettered by the last t
EXTD=rack, Are You Receiving Me.\n\nThe follow-up album, Switch, was a
EXTD= bitter disappointment. Indeed I have never found an Earring albu
EXTD=m that comes close to this one, which remains in my all-time top 
EXTD=ten.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe definitive 70's guitar al
EXTD=bum, October 19, 1998\nReviewer: A music fan\nThis album contains
EXTD= some of the most hauntingly beatiful guitaring, in my opinion, e
EXTD=ver captured on vinyl. While the very famous track Radar Love is 
EXTD=not bad at all, it pales into insignificance next to tracks like 
EXTD=Vanilla Queen and Candy's Goin' Bad. The latter, especially, has 
EXTD=a riff that is simply momentous. Vanilla Queen is a striking piec
EXTD=e of music, clocking in at just under eight minutes, and the guit
EXTD=aring on this, as well as Big Tree Blue Sea is breathtaking. Grea
EXTD=t Album from a great Dutch band, even is guitar-driven rock is no
EXTD=t your thing, this will certainly make you listen twice.\n\nHalf.
EXTD=com Album Notes\nDigitally remastered edition of the album that b
EXTD=roke the veteran Dutch rock band wide open in America with the do
EXTD=uble barrelled assault of the provocative cover art and the #1 hi
EXTD=t classic "Radar Love".
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