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Disco de Golden Earring: “Contraband”
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Fecha de Publicación:1976-01-01
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:042284793322
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Análisis (en inglés) - :
After pursuing a strict {\art rock} style on {^To the Hilt}, {$Golden Earring} altered its style once more on the band's next album. {$Golden Earring} replaced keyboardist {$Robert Jan Stips} with guitarist {$Eelco Gelling} and put aside its {\art rock} pretensions for a {\hard rock} sound dominated by the group's new twin-guitar attack. The result was {^Contraband}, the band's strongest album since {^Moontan}. It starts powerfully with {&"Bombay,"} an exuberant blast whose elaborate arrangement works in plenty of atmospheric {\country}-styled shadings into an otherwise {\hard rock} track. Other highlights include {&"Mad Love's Comin',"} a dazzlingly atmospheric rumination on romance that transforms from a tense {\acoustic blues} into a spacy mid-tempo {\rocker} worthy of {$Pink Floyd}, and {&"Fighting Windmills,"} a stately tribute to being an individual (a common theme of {$Golden Earring} songs) that works a snaky, Indian-sounding guitar riff augmented by swooning strings into the song's midsection. {&"Con Man"} is another worthwhile track, a tribute to the raffish character of the title that highlights the electrifying guitar interplay between {$Gelling} and {$George Kooymans}. Despite this high percentage of strong tracks, not everything on the album is this strong: For instance, {&"Sueleen"} and {&"Faded Jeans"} are solid tracks but lack the sense of dynamics and powerful riffs that fuel numbers like {&"Bombay."} However, even these lesser tunes work thanks to lean arrangements and a consistently energetic performance from the band. In the end, {^Contraband} is a worthwhile addition to any {$Golden Earring} collection, and well worth a spin for fans of '70s {\hard rock} in general. ~ Donald A. Guarisco, All Music Guide
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