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Import remastered reissue of the long running Dutch rock act's 1980 album that's out-of-print domestically.
Although the band has put out several fine albums over the years, Golden Earring has not always had an easy time staying consistent from album to album. This 1980 effort is one of the rare instances in the Golden Earring catalog in which the group takes a good album, No Promises...No Debts, and actually improves on it. Like the aforementioned album, Prisoner of the Night presents a collection of songs that combine pop hooks and hard rock muscle in a radio-friendly way. However, Golden Earring improves on this style instead of recycling it: The guitar riffs hit harder, the hooks are catchier, and the arrangements are more willing to toss an occasional left turn at the listener while still managing to keep the songs lean and exciting. Good examples include "No for an Answer," which combines a muscular array of guitar riffs and a frenetic hard rock tempo with a killer singalong chorus, and "My Town," an amped-up slice of driving power pop that is worthy of Cheap Trick. However, the finest of the rockers is "Long Blond Animal," which combines a stomping beat, a circular guitar riff, and another infectious chorus to create a blood-pumping rocker that is as catchy as it is invigorating. Some of the other songs don't quite hit the manic highs of these standout tracks, but everything is well-arranged and features unexpected twists that keeps things fresh (i.e., the new wave synthesizer riff that pops up out of nowhere midway through the power ballad "Will and Mercy"). The end result is one of the finest albums of Golden Earring's career. It's a required listen for the group's fans and an album that is likely to win over any pop/rock devotee who gives it a spin. ~ Donald A. Guarisco
Prisoner Of The Night Music Golden Earring Prisoner Of The Night Songs | 1. | Long Blond Animal |
| 2. | No For an Answer |
| 3. | My Town |
| 4. | Prisoner of the Night |
| 5. | I Don't Wanna Be Nobody Else |
| 6. | Cut' em Down to Size |
| 7. | Will & Mercy |
| 8. | Come in Outerspace |
| 9. | Going Crazy Again |
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Prisoner Of The Night Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   No Promises, No Debts; Part Two
This 1980 release is a similar follow up to 1979's "No Promises, No Debts", and I think the two could be packaged as one. More edgy lyrics on this one, most notably "Long Blonde Animal" where the chorus ends with a simple statement: "you're all f****d up...".
The album as a whole reflects the new attitude Golden Earring adopted at the time, and some of the songwriting, although pre-Melloncamp, seems to carve out that artists niche quite well for him (most notably "My Town"), and one has to wonder if this material served to inspire the young Johnny Cougar. It's hard to say, because Golden Earring have always had a way of picking riffs and melodies that seemed part of Rock's collective unconsciousness.
My favorites are "Cut 'Em Down To Size" and "Going Crazy Again" and I only give it 3 stars because it's not as strong as "No Promises..." but if you like that one, you will surely enjoy "Prisoner Of The Night"...
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This is one of their better studio albums. "Long Blond Animal" is a fun, catchy little rocker with edgy lyrics that sounds great performed live (esp. on Last Blast Of The Century and Something Heavy Going Down), "My Town" is another excellent rocker that'll have you stomping your feet, and "Going Crazy Again" has some great sax playing at the end. And "Will And Mercy" is EXCELLENT. The worst tracks are "No For An Answer", "Come In Outerspace", and "I Don't Wanna Be Nobody Else".
I also recommend Last Blast Of The Century, NEWS, Bloody Buccaneers, Millbrook USA, The Naked Truth series (II is the worst), Something Heavy Going Down, Cut, The Hole, Face It, Moontan, and Together. And if you can find them (they're RARE), both Barry and George's 1987 solo albums (Victory Of Bad Taste and Solo, respectively), which are really good. If you're interested in hearing some great songs from these two albums, just EMAIL ME!
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Purchase Prisoner Of The Night CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Golden Earring No Promises No Debts CD (1991) (Import) Netherlands
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After the muddled crossover attempt of Grab It for a Second, Golden Earring regrouped in its native Holland to record this album. This time, lead guitarist George Kooymans took over the production reins and all the group's members collaborated to write the album. There is a poppier, hook-oriented edge to the songwriting and self-indulgent epics are downplayed in favor of tight, short songs hovering around the three-minute mark. As a result, No Promises...No Debts continues the straightforward hard rock direction of the ...
| | Golden Earring Cut CD (1982) (Import) Netherlands
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Originally released in 1982, this collection of remastered tracks from Dutch new wave outfit Golden Earring contains eight tracks, including their hit, "Twilight Zone".
After spending much of the late '70s and the early '80s as a cult band, Golden Earring returned to an international level of popularity in 1982 with the hit single (and popular MTV attraction) "Twilight Zone." This song and seven others are featured on Cut, a solid album that found Golden Earring starting to deviate from the pop/rock formula they perfect on No Promises...No Debts and Prisoner of the Night. Like those albums, Cut works its way through a series of guitar-based rock songs built ...
| | Golden Earring Grab It For A Second CD (1978) (Import) Netherlands
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Import remastered reissue of the long running Dutch rock act's 1978 album that's out-of-print domestically.
On Grab It for a Second, Golden Earring continued in the straightforward hard rock direction they started with 1977's Contraband. They also went for a more radio-friendly ...
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| | Golden Earring To The Hilt CD (1975) (Import) Netherlands
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