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Onhell said:
huh, that reminds me when I was listening to Symphony X's Paradise Lost while reading Milton's Paradise Lost and when I got home i popped in some Paradise Lost (the band)...
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Paradise Lost, now thats a band i haven't heard from in years, i went to the same school as them in Halifax!!!
 
Good band. I've only got some early years and recent years material, which is all good death/doom metal. I here their in between period is "experimental."
 
The first album was 100% death/doom. Later they made their sound more and more accessible. More straightforward and even more poppy.

The album "Draconian Times" from 1995 can be seen as their last succesful metal effort before they really became too accessible for some people.

In 1997 things changed radically. With a new look and style, they astounding both fans and critics. On the album "One Second" (1997), the band began to experiment with Depeche Mode-esque synth pop and electronica. Still the band grew. Some older fans were disappointed, but they got more new fans who liked this direction.

From 2007 onwards more metal has become a bigger part of their music again.

If someone wants to check classic Paradise Lost and this person is a metalhead, then (s)he certainly should check out "Gothic",
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Gothic is a seminal work, being one of the major influences on the modern genres of doom metal (especially on the doom/death sub-genre) along with albums such as Candlemass' Epicus Doomicus Metallicus and My Dying Bride's Turn Loose the Swans. Of particular note is the use of female vocals, rather unconventional in heavy metal scene at the time.

"Shades of God" (with the ultimate classic "As I Die")
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"Icon"
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and "Draconian Times".
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The debut "Lost Paradise" is very non melodic so more difficult to get into. Still if you're into (or want to get into) death/doom metal, you could check it out. People who are open for less guitar and more electronic music, I'd say check out the rest.
 
Gothic is Brilliant. Another thing that surprised me is that the ONLY memeber change from Gothic to Requiem (their last that I know of) is the drumming position. That is one VERY stable band.
 
Indeed. They can't touch Rush though (no one can): No line-up change since July 1974(!)
17 studio albums by the same people!
  ;)

Yeah, only three members but still quite a long time!
 
Forostar said:
Indeed. They can't touch Rush though (no one can): No line-up change since July 1974(!)
17 studio albums by the same people!
  ;)

Yeah, only three members but still quite a long time!
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Golden Earring currently holds the record for longest continuous activity by a single band lineup ... no changes since 1970.
 
It's true that Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone, member since 1968), George Kooymans (vocals and guitar, founder of band), Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboard, founding member), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion, member since 1970) never left the band. But there were changes in the period 1974-1977:

To reproduce on stage the full album sound of "Moontan" (1973) the group attracted Robert Jan Stips on keyboards, at the end of 1974. With him they made the albums "Switch" (1975), "To The Hilt" (1976), & "Contraband" (1976). In the summer of 1976 Stips was replaced by second guitarist Eelco Gelling (also already heard on "Switch") who plays prominently on the album "Contraband" and excels on "Live"(1977).

(full-time bandmembers in bold):
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Bertus Borgers - saxophone
Eelco Gelling - guitar, slide guitar
Rinus Gerritsen - bass, harp, keyboard
Barry Hay - flute, vocals
George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
Robert Jan Stips - keyboard
Cesar Zuiderwijk - percussion, drums

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Bertus Borgers - saxophone
Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboard
Barry Hay - flute, vocals
George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
Robert Jan Stips - synthesizer, keyboard
Cesar Zuiderwijk - percussion, drums
Chris Mercer - saxophone, tenor saxophone

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For the USA, Golden Earing's "Contraband" album was repackaged as "Mad love" with a slightly altered track listing.
Eelco Gelling - guitar, slide guitar
Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboard
Barry Hay - flute, vocals
George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
Robert Jan Stips - piano, keyboard, Moog synthesizer
Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums

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Eelco Gelling - guitar
Rinus Gerritsen - bass
Barry Hay - vocals
George Kooymans - guitar
Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
 
I think the notoriety of Golden Earring is more in terms of being the oldest still existing rock band in the world, despite having only one major hit. And a series of minor ones, I suppose.
 
Alright. :)

BTW, The album "Moontan" (incl. Radar Love) went gold in the States.

The Twilight Zone was also pretty huge. And When the Lady Smiles was also a hit, but perhaps not major.
 
Yeah, Twilight Zone was even Top 20 in the US, if I remember correctly. But they simply never dished out a hit of that dimension, as in one virtually everybody knows and that is still played in radios around the world.
 
Twilight Zone is still huge in the US. It's a radio staple here. If we call Radar Love a 10 in terms of fame, Twilight Zone is a 9 in the US.
 
Hmm, OK. I didn't know that. Glad to hear it though, I think Twilight Zone is much better than Radar Love in any case.
 
Well, I'm not that familiar with Golden Earring to go any further in saying I have a particular favourite song. I like Twilight Zone a lot, but I really can't get deeper into every single band I like a song of. I considered getting myself a best of of theirs, but I haven't thought any further yet.
 
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