10/10/74 Oakland Coliseum Arena

This night really belonged to Golden Earring. They had the material, the
chops, and they had a huge hit in "Radar Love". Very very good group.

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10/10/74 Oakland Coliseum Arena

This night really belonged to Golden Earring. They had the material, the
chops, and they had a huge hit in "Radar Love". Very very good group.

Golden Earring are from my country! I saw them once, in '76 I think. The
backdrop was a gigantic mirror wall that gave the rather nauseating
impression that there were two bands playing at he same time. For a couple
of years in the mid-seventies, talk was that it was a matter of time
before they would conquer the States. That never materialised to the
expected extent. I think they weren't prepared to put in the work
required. If I remember correctly they came home quite dejected after a
long tour supporting Black Oak Arkansas. I think they also preferred being
the big fish in the small pond. Most albums after Moontan weren't so
excellent anymore and their moment of opportunity passed. They settled
down in The Hague to remain the biggest Dutch band for at least 25 more
years.

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10/10/74 Oakland Coliseum Arena

This night really belonged to Golden Earring. They had the material, the
chops, and they had a huge hit in "Radar Love". Very very good group.

Golden Earring are from my country! I saw them once, in '76 I think. The
backdrop was a gigantic mirror wall that gave the rather nauseating
impression that there were two bands playing at he same time. For a
couple of years in the mid-seventies, talk was that it was a matter of
time before they would conquer the States. That never materialised to the
expected extent. I think they weren't prepared to put in the work
required. If I remember correctly they came home quite dejected after a
long tour supporting Black Oak Arkansas. I think they also preferred
being the big fish in the small pond. Most albums after Moontan weren't
so excellent anymore and their moment of opportunity passed. They settled
down in The Hague to remain the biggest Dutch band for at least 25 more
years.

Interesting, I didn't realize they were Dutch. Or that they remained a
popular band anywhere.
Opening for Black Oak WOULD be depressing! Golden Earring could play them
under the table, but unfortunately it'd still be tough to steal the show,
considering the type of crowd Black Oak would draw. Anyone who'd pay to
see Jim Dandy Mangrum, as ridiculous a rock star as there has ever been
(with the possible exception of that singer in Slade), as the top
attraction, wouldn't be interested in good music.
Yeah, it seems like if Golden Earring would have had a good follow-up or
two to "Radar Love", they would have conquered the states. That was a VERY
popular song here, for both the AM top 40 (short version) and FM radio
crowds. The album was big too (and it had that sexy cover of the lady's
ear). But I don't ever remember hearing any follow-up; they kinda just
went away. I know Moontan is the only album I have. Again, the mid-70's
was a time of zillions of great groups; many outstanding bands just got
lost in the numbers game.
I think they had a popular song here in the 80's; sounded like a new wave
group IIRC, but I may be thinking of someone else.

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The follow-up song here was Instant Poetry, which just sounded like a
water-down attempt to recapture Radar Love. They are at least semi-inactive
nowadays, but I'm pretty sure a new release or tour would still generate
lots of publicity for them.
The song you're thinking of might be When the Lady Smiles, which introduced
them to a new audience in the mid-eighties and may have had some
international success.

On 10/12/09 2:09 AM, Robert Neugarten wrote:
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The follow-up song here was Instant Poetry, which just sounded like a
water-down attempt to recapture Radar Love. They are at least
semi-inactive
nowadays, but I'm pretty sure a new release or tour would still generate
lots of publicity for them.
The song you're thinking of might be When the Lady Smiles, which
introduced
them to a new audience in the mid-eighties and may have had some
international success.

I'm not sure if this is the song Burt remembers, but in the early 80s, the
Golden Earring song "Twilight Zone" was on MTV every half-hour or so.
Strange video! ("When the bullet hits the bone...")

Burt, are you familiar with Mac Gayden? Someone gave me two of his albums
recently (Skyboat and Hymn to the Seeker) and I think they're simply
wonderful.

On 10/12/09 2:09 AM, Robert Neugarten wrote:
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The follow-up song here was Instant Poetry, which just sounded like a
water-down attempt to recapture Radar Love. They are at least
semi-inactive
nowadays, but I'm pretty sure a new release or tour would still generate
lots of publicity for them.
The song you're thinking of might be When the Lady Smiles, which
introduced
them to a new audience in the mid-eighties and may have had some
international success.

I'm not sure if this is the song Burt remembers, but in the early 80s, the
Golden Earring song "Twilight Zone" was on MTV every half-hour or so.
Strange video! ("When the bullet hits the bone...")

No, I haven't heard of him. I looked him up on allmusic.com, and it says
he was with both Area Code 615, and Barefooot Jerry, both of whom I've
heard.
Then I looked up Mac and both those bands on emusic so I could download
and try some, but they didn't have any albums by any of them. When I
clicked the link that said "Artists like Barefoot Jerry", the only hit was
"Jim Dandy's Black Oak Arkansas". Aaaaaaarrrrgggghhh!!! Tell me he's
nothing like them!

Seriously, I'll have to sample the songs from those 2 albums you
mentioned, when I get a few minutes. Thanks!

No, I haven't heard of him. I looked him up on allmusic.com, and it says
he was with both Area Code 615, and Barefooot Jerry, both of whom I've
heard.
Then I looked up Mac and both those bands on emusic so I could download
and try some, but they didn't have any albums by any of them. When I
clicked the link that said "Artists like Barefoot Jerry", the only hit
was
"Jim Dandy's Black Oak Arkansas". Aaaaaaarrrrgggghhh!!! Tell me he's
nothing like them!

I can assure you he's not. Nice serendipity though, after the Golden
Earring thread.
I find it difficult to describe those records. Skyboat is a very sunny,
upbeat album with some excellent tunes and great playing. It's wonderful
to have around while doing chores. Hymn to the Seeker has more
pretentions, demands more of you attention and points to directions it
would've been interesting to see him pursue.
I don't think anything drastic happened to Gayden. He just stopped making
solo records and became a session musician.

Seriously, I'll have to sample the songs from those 2 albums you
mentioned, when I get a few minutes. Thanks!

I'm pretty sure they must be available. I got my copy (both CD's in one
package) from someone who had upgraded to a more recent release of the two
albums.