Audio CD review:
Golden Earring - Golden Earring

Golden Earring - Golden Earring

Band: Golden Earring Title: Golden Earring Rating: Release Date: 05 November, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Yellow and Blue 2: Loner 3: This Is the Time of the Year 4: Big Tree, Blue Sea 5: Wall of Dolls 6: Back Home 7: See See 8: I'm Going to Send My Pigeons to the Sky 9: As Long as the Wind Blows

Customer Reviews Can't Get Enough! Yellow and Blue - a great morning song with flute and a funny emphasis on the word calendar but its got a great point of course. At first I didn't really like the album that much but it grew on me quickly. The Loner is a good rock story. I don't like See, See- too much word play or as Long as the Wind Blows but Big Tree, Blue Sea is great and interesting to hear the original version but what makes the whole thing well worthwhile is Send my Pigeons to the Sky. Don't misjudge this song by the title-it seriously rocks. The Wall of Dolls is great also- I can see where the Uriah Heep comparisons come from. This is the time of the Year is a great rocker in the early Golden Earring style. Long Lost LP.............................. I had this album in 71' and I remembered the TULL-type flute but when I recieved this ahead of its time cd from amazon,my ears gladly welcomed an old friend. I HAD FORGOTTEN. . . this is an "every-song-is-great"CD. . . . . . . . also excellent is original album cover and inside photo / plus crisp audio!!!!!!!!!!!. the best early earring:by far!!! it rocks hard and the flute playing is great,adds an eirry atmosphere to it. every song on this is solid and engaging,"big tree,blue sea" is the best tune here,clocking in at 6-minutes,this song does more with the jethro tull sound than even they could muster themselves. great guitar work by george kooymans also. and speaking of kooymans:he sings great vocals on 3 of the songs:best on being "this is the time of the year",it makes me wonder how many countless bands have followed that guitar-riff,for eons. . . i'd like say GE invented that,being this was from 1970!!!. another highlight is "peguins to the sky",with a rock-solid guitar solo-jam,don't care for the chorus,but that's only a minor complaint!. another criminally neglected classic from the earring that's worth a listen!!!. . You can see a complete list of all Golden Earring discography, or go back to the Golden Earring tabs