Devil Made Us Do It: 35 Years

Devil Made Us Do It: 35 Years Artist: Golden Earring
Label: Polygram Int'l
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 4


UPC: 632427779520
EAN: 0731454914925
ASIN: B000055X12


Release Date: 2001-03-20

Devil Made Us Do It: 35 Years


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Tracks:

  1. Please Go
  2. That Day
  3. If You Leave Me
  4. Daddy Buy Me a Girl
  5. Don't Run Too Far
  6. In My House
  7. Sound of the Screaming Day
  8. Together We Live, Together We Love
  9. I've Just Lost Somebody
  10. Dong-Dong-Diki-Di-Ki-Don
  11. Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart
  12. Where Will I Be
  13. Another 45 Miles
  14. Back Home
  15. Holy Holy Life
  16. She Flies on Strange Wings
  17. Buddy Joe
  18. Stand by Me
  19. Radar Love
  20. Instant Poetry

Tracks:

  1. (Kill Me) Ce Soir
  2. Sleepwalkin'
  3. To the Hilt
  4. Bombay
  5. Just Like Vince Taylor
  6. Movin' Down Life
  7. Weekend Love
  8. I Do Rock 'N Roll
  9. Long Blond Animal
  10. No for an Answer
  11. Slow Down
  12. Twilight Zone
  13. Devil Made Me Do It
  14. When the Lady Smiles
  15. Clear Night Moonlight
  16. N.E.W.S.
  17. Something Heavy Going Down

Tracks:

  1. Quiet Eyes
  2. Why Do I
  3. They Dance
  4. My Killer My Shadow
  5. Turn the World Around
  6. Going to the Run
  7. Temporary Madness
  8. Pouring My Heart Out Again
  9. I Can't Sleep Without You [Live]
  10. Another 45 Miles [Live]
  11. As Long as the Wind Blows [Live]
  12. Hold Me Now
  13. Johnny Make Believe
  14. Angel
  15. This Wheel's on Fire
  16. Burning Stuntman
  17. Paradise in Distress
  18. Yes! We're on Fire

Tracks:

  1. Things Go Better
  2. She Won't Come to Me
  3. It's Allright But I Admit It Could Be Better
  4. Day and Night - Golden Earring, George Kooymans
  5. Did You Really Mean It? - Golden Earring, Barry Hay
  6. Lucky Number
  7. I Need Love
  8. Hard Bargain - Golden Earring,
  9. Give Me Back My Feelings - Golden Earring,
  10. Gimme a Break [Rock Version '86]
  11. Devil Rides Again Tonight - Golden Earring, George Kooymans
  12. My Favourite Spot - Golden Earring, Barry Hay
  13. Time Warp
  14. Don't Stop the Show [Live Acoustic '93]
  15. Murdock 9 6182 [Live]
  16. Yellow and Blue [Live Acoustic '95]
  17. Try a Little Tenderness
  18. Miles Away from Nowhere
  19. Last Blast of the Century [Live]

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Album Description

Four disc retrospective box-set for the Dutch rock act celebrating 35 years in the music business. Contains all the hits along with rare, acoustic and live recordings. Also solo tracks from George Kooymans and Barry Hay. 74 tracks in all. Packaged in a 10' by 5.5' hardback style digipak with a 48 page color booklet with rare photos and the history (in Dutch) of the band. 2000 release.

Album Details

Fantastic 4cd Box Set History of the Dutch Rock Band that Turned the World on It's Ear with Hits Like 'Radar Love' and 'Twilight Zone'. Includes Plenty of Rarities, Acoustic & Live Tracks and Special Solo Tracks from George Kooymans & Barry Hay. 74 Tracks in All.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Collection.......2006-07-23

Golden earring has been one of my favorite bands for many years. Because of the enormous number of albums the band has released, it is hard to put together a complete collection. But this is a good collection to sample Golden Earring's music including solo pursuits.
I am a huge fan of their music from the mid-seventies through mid-eighties. I own all the albums in this timeline, but this collection gives me a good sample of their other sounds.
The collection is smartly packaged with a book of the band's history covering the songs on the CD's. The book is in Dutch - which I think is very cool (Golden Earring is true to their loyal backbone of fans - their home crowd). The English translation can be found on their website.
The band has a complete shift in sound from their beginning to present. This is a nice collection for the die-hard GE fan.

4 out of 5 stars The Devil Made Us Do It.......2004-10-29

The Devil Made Us Do It was released as box a two disc CD and a four disc boxset. This is the expensive, box set version that includes songs from the 60's-90's as well as solo tracks, live tracks, and B-sides. I have to say that I'm very pleased with some of the track choices, but I disagree with the inclusion of some as well.

DISC 1

Disc 1 is made up of their early work, spanning from 1965 to 1974. Naturally, the classic "Radar Love" is included, as well as their very first song, "Please Go", and fan favorites "Another 45 Miles" and "She Flies On Strange Wings". I have to say that I'm really not into 60's music, so their songs from that decade really don't do much for me. Songs that I would have liked to see included are "A Thousand Feet Below You", "Avalanche Of Love", "Candy's Going Bad", "From Heaven, From Hell", and "See See", as opposed to "In My House", "Don't Run Too Far", and "Dong-Dong-Diki-Digi-Dong". They are certainly superior songs and I'm sure GE knows it as well but I suppose that what the record company had a hand in it.

DISC 2

Disc 2 is made up of tracks from 1975-1984. What really peeves me off here is including the ridiculously stupid rap-like song "NEWS". The song sucks and the video sucks, period. There was no need to include it. Also, "I Do Rock 'N Roll" is a weak, lazy, lifeless song with unintelligent lyrics that only sounds decent when performed live. Sleepwalking is also one of those must-hear-live-to-appreciate songs. The version that really rocks is on Second Live although that album has a problem with too loud of a bass. Songs that should have been included are "Will And Mercy", "Mission Impossible", "Lost And Found", "Future". But "Twilight Zone", "Long Blond Animal", "When The Lady Smiles", and "Clear Nite Moonlight" are all present and accounted for.

DISC 3

Disc 3 spans 1986-1999. First of all, I frown on the popularity and inclusion of "Angel". I just don't see what's so appealing about the song. It's not catchy and it has absolutely no hooks or interesting riffs. It does nothing for me. "Legalize Telepathy" from the same album (Face It) would have been a MUCH better choice. And, while Temporary Madness is a good song (everything from Bloody Buccaneers is good), I can't condone including that song instead of the much-loved and excellent "In A Bad Mood". Plus, I would have liked another selection from the Love Sweat cover album besides the dull "This Wheel's On Fire." How about "Turn The Page" and "Gotta See Jane?" I would have liked to see some more from the Bloody Buccaneers album.

DISC 4

Disc 4 is a grab bag of rare goodies such as solo tracks and B-sides. Kudos for the wise inclusion of "Time Warp", the 1991 B-side. And God bless them for having them common sense to include the rock version of "Gimmie A Break" rather than the hideous standard version sung by George Kooymans. "The Devil Rides Again Tonight" is a lovely song from guitarist George Kooymans' 1987 solo album, although I do prefer "Lost For Love". I'm sad to see that Barry Hay's "Jezebel" from his 1987 solo album is missing. Try A Little Tenderness is a nice cover from 1996, a bonus track.






5 out of 5 stars their best compilationalbum ever.......2002-02-05

Although their Greatest hits album from 1988 was super,this one comprises their complete musiccareer and all their hits including songs never released before and rare material from the "treasurechest" some live stuff too.Plus honest and critical insight review/autobiography by their bassplayer Rinus. Plus excellent photo's <some of them from the band's private collection!>One of the bestand oldest (est.1960) rockbands ever to walk on earth so they know how to rock.Get it.avaible as a 2cd greatest hits package and as a 4cd de luxe "all hits and other releases "box among which the "treasurechest cd",fullcolour biography by Rinus and loads of pic's.

4 out of 5 stars Quite a retrospective!.......2001-01-13

Made in GER in 2000, 4-disc digipak longbox, Serial#549-149-2.

First the good news: Lots of tracks (74), running over 312 minutes (the shortest CD clocks in at over 77 minutes). This retrospective covers the last 35 years of the band, including material up to their latest (29th) album, "Last Blast Of The Century".

Now the not-so-good news: The tracks featured on the first 3 discs are mostly taken from singles, but the nice part is that they're generally in full-length format. These guys have released a lot of good material, and a fair share of it is outside the "singles" market. I was a bit disappointed to see that the discography in the booklet shows pictures of the CD albums, which are sometimes different than the original (check out "Miracle Mirror" credited to Golden Earrins (sic)). You still get your money's worth if you're unfamiliar with most of their albums.

If you're really interested in this compilation, check out George Dezenberg's review below: I think it describes this box set pretty well. HOWEVER, I would like to make 3 corrections to his review:

1) Golden Earring didn't go through a heavy metal period. Their "heavier" stuff is probably in the mid-seventies, for the "Moontan" and "Switch" albums.

2) Disc 4 contains material that's a bit harder to find, made up generally of solo material (from Barry Hay, George Kooymans, Rinus Gerritsen, and a collaboration with LABYRINTH), b-sides, and even stuff from the bonus disc included with the "Naked Truth" album (called "The Complete Truth"). It does however contain a few unreleased tracks.

3) The 48-page booklet is in Dutch, not German...

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Love Songs
  2. Distant Thunder ~ Richard Clapton
  3. Improvisations ~ Hugh Hopper , and Alan Gowen
  4. Open Your Mind ~ DJ Eddie Def (The Last Creep) & Wax People II
  5. Street Rock 'N Roll ~ Section-5
  6. Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf ~ Models
  7. C 21 ~ C 21
  8. Sands Once Seas ~ Blue Sky Mile
  9. Fanfare: The 1997 World Tour ~ Lake & Palmer Emerson
  10. New Directions: A Collection of Blue Eyed British Soul 1964-1969 ~ Various Artists

Music Album

Music Album

Music

Approaching Standards ~ Roy Hargrove

Quasimodo: The Dial Sessions ~ Charlie Parker

Away for a While ~ Triosence

Art Pepper with Warne Marsh ~ Art Pepper, Warne Marsh

The Best of Hawaiian Style Band ~ Hawaiian Style Band

Rattle & Drum ~ Asani

Ailleurs C'est Toujours l'Ideal ~ Philippe Lavil

Acebolado ~ Tianastacia

Solineide: 1991-1993 ~ Silvania

Soul Tim V.2 - Duetos ~ Tim Maia