Audio Cassette review:
Golden Earring - Moontan

Golden Earring - Moontan

Band: Golden Earring Title: Moontan Rating: Release Date: 17 October, 1990 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Radar Love 2: Candy's Going Bad 3: Vanilla Queen 4: Big Tree, Blue Sea 5: Are You Receiving Me

Customer Reviews a golden treat It's a really cool hard rock track that seems to go through many different twists and turns in a 6 minute period. Everyone knows "Radar Love". Those twists and turns are actually what makes the rest of the album, along with everything else Golden Earring released, very interesting. "Candy's Gone Bad" is energetic, and even punk-sounding if you ask me. The ending of the song is truly incredible with the drums and piano. Nice twist! It's only appropriate that in "The Vanilla Queen" they mention the year 1957. My dad was born that year, and he's a fan of these guys also. The rest of the album includes more unpredictable songwriting and many more surprises for your listening pleasure. An album you need to buy if you like classic rock, crystal clear production, and music written creatively. . Excellent representation of rock in 1973 This is a fantastic album. . . not just the fact it contains the bands biggest hit "Radar Love". . . . but also because it contains several numbers that were live masterpieces. "Big Tree, Blue Sea" should be noted that it is different from the version on the Dutch cd and this is the only place you will find this version. I have been a longtime fan and have every cd they ever made. . . altho I consider this an excellent album. . . . I wouldn't sell their other cd's short. . . . Check them out while they're still available. Some I recommend are: Live 1977. . . Grab it for a second. . . Prisoner of the night. . . No promises no debts. . . Contraband. . . To the hilt. . . . Switch. . Moontan (Dutch version). these would represent the band in the 1973-80 stage of their career. . A Masterpiece But they are all good, I love the guitar work, the interchanging portions of the songs, going into extended sections with guitar work, synthezier, etc and building to a climax. This album is awesome! Every song is great, with my favorite being Are You Receiving Me. The songs are like journeys, but very well written, great pieces. I think Golden Earing could have been like Pink Floyd, had they kept up a pace like this with forthcoming albums. But unlike Floyd, they could not do it, each new album failed in comparison to the next (although they do have several great albums in this time period: Grab It For A Second, Switch, etc). Ironically enough Golden Earing started making albums back in the 60's when they were completley unknown in the USA but as a Dutch band, they were ALWAYS world famous in the home land. They continued to make albums well into the 80's and even the 90's (for 30 Years). But they NEVER rode higher then in 1973 with Moontan (a real classic rock & roll album). . . You can see a complete list of all Golden Earring discography, or go back to the Golden Earring tabs