Golden Earring - Naked Truth Audio CD
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Band: Golden Earring
Title: Naked Truth
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Release Date: 1992-11-09
Media: Audio CD
Tracks: 1: Introduction 2: Jangalene 3: Another 45 Miles 4: Mad Love's Comin' 5: Why Do I? 6: I Can't Sleep Without You 7: Weekend Love 8: Vanilla Queen 9: Twilight Zone 10: One Shot Away from Paradise 11: Long Blond Animal 12: Pouring My Heart Out Again 13: Radar Love 14: Eight Miles High 15: Naked Truth
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They are pretty fair musicians It is very interesting to see them make their music work with acoustic strings, and live to boot. These guys have always intrigued me with their style more than their skills as musicians. I think it shows a dimension of the band we haven't seen before. Get this if you are a long-time, or die-hard fan. I don't recommend it as your first Golden Earring exposure. I doubt you would get the gist of this if you are not familiar with these songs from the start.
Great versions of Radar Love and Twilight Zone
Twilight Zone actually has some flamenco-style guitar in the middle. I was very impressed with what they did acoustically with Radar Love and Twilight Zone. It sounds crazy, but it makes for a nice change if you're getting tired of the fantastic original studio version. The heavy bass used during Radar Love sounds great too. I was dissapointed with this version of Weekend Love, though. I was surprised that Long Blond Animal actually worked pretty well performed acoustically, but it'll always be an electric song. I personally prefer Fully Naked, since it includes wonderful versions of Yellow And Blue and As Long As The Wind Blows that are, in my opinion, better than the 1970 studio versions. All told, the acoustic albums are my least favorite of the live albums. While they have proved that they are great acoustically, I really prefer their live electric albums. .
Great versions of Radar Love and Twilight Zone
Twilight Zone actually has some flamenco-style guitar in the middle. I was very impressed with what they did acoustically with Radar Love and Twilight Zone. It sounds crazy, but it makes for a nice change if you're getting tired of the fantastic original studio version. The heavy bass used during Radar Love sounds great too. I was dissapointed with this version of Weekend Love, though. I was surprised that Long Blond Animal actually worked pretty well performed acoustically, but it'll always be an electric song. I personally prefer Fully Naked, since it includes wonderful versions of Yellow And Blue and As Long As The Wind Blows that are, in my opinion, better than the 1970 studio versions. All told, the acoustic albums are my least favorite of the live albums. While they have proved that they are great acoustically, I really prefer their live electric albums. .
Acoustic live album
While you may be skeptical of songs like Twilight Zone being performed unplugged, they really do a good job with them! I recommend the Complete Naked Truth, though. This is Golden Earring's 1997 acoustic live album recorded in the Cafe de Kroon in Amsterdam, and one of their most beloved and popular albums. It comes with Naked II. And, as always, I have to recommend the Bloody Buccaneers album as well. .
Another reason why
S. Once again this tremendous overlooked (in the U. ) band delivers. This is a hard driving live performance with the songs played true to form. And it's acoustic, which makes it even more amazing. One of rocks finest groups and it's a must have for Earring fans.
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