July 24Jul 24 Kooymans, the guitarist and co-lead singer of Dutch rock band Golden Earring, has passed away at the age of 77, after a long battle with ALS. With Radar Love (released in 1973), the band gave us, possibly, the ultimate road trip tune. Edited July 24Jul 24 by Harrison Stafford
July 24Jul 24 50 minutes ago, Harrison Stafford said: Kooymans, the guitarist and co-lead singer of Dutch rock band Golden Earring, has passed away at the age of 77, after a long battle with ALS. With Radar Love (released in 1973), the band gave us, possibly, the ultimate road trip tune. Saw them open for Rush on the Signals tour in 1983. They were good. Their drummer in particular was good. Also, I think Mike Tramp had too much of the random hair band whiny voice back in the day, but damn if White Lion’s version of Radar Love and the video wasn’t greatness in those days. That was mostly because of Vito Bratta, but Golden Earring gave them something classic to work with.
July 24Jul 24 9 hours ago, Vanilla Strange Gato said: Saw them open for Rush on the Signals tour in 1983. They were good. Their drummer in particular was good. That was my first ever concert , at The Summit 😆, I was an 8th grader. I remember Golden Earring played Twilight Zone and Radar Love at least 12 minutes long for each. And Rush sounded exactly like the album. And there weren't many girls there. Never saw Rush again lol
July 24Jul 24 10 hours ago, Vanilla Strange Gato said: Saw them open for Rush on the Signals tour in 1983. They were good. Their drummer in particular was good. Also, I think Mike Tramp had too much of the random hair band whiny voice back in the day, but damn if White Lion’s version of Radar Love and the video wasn’t greatness in those days. That was mostly because of Vito Bratta, but Golden Earring gave them something classic to work with. Vito Bratta is great.
July 25Jul 25 14 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said: And Rush sounded exactly like the album. And there weren't many girls there. Never saw Rush again lol Rush is one of those bands that dudes and (largely) musicians really appreciate. If you wanna go to a show with ladies and/or to meet ladies, Rush ain't it.
July 26Jul 26 On 7/24/2025 at 11:05 PM, boilerhorn said: Rush is one of those bands that dudes and (largely) musicians really appreciate. If you wanna go to a show with ladies and/or to meet ladies, Rush ain't it. They had seven females once.
July 26Jul 26 On 7/24/2025 at 8:34 AM, Dennis Taylor said: That was my first ever concert , at The Summit 😆, I was an 8th grader. I remember Golden Earring played Twilight Zone and Radar Love at least 12 minutes long for each. And Rush sounded exactly like the album. And there weren't many girls there. Never saw Rush again lol I was there. Was a freshman in high school. I think it was my third concert ever (Asia and Van Halen were 1 and 2)? The drummer for Golden Earring was pretty ballsy. He did a really good solo during their set. Not something you see from an opener. And not many drummers are going to do a solo ahead of Neil Peart doing his later. Rush always had good openers, and they were never butthurt and thought “we don’t want to bring a band that might take away from what we do”. Looking at you, Van Halen, with the rockabilly band you brought out on the 1984 tour. Or the aging BTO you brought out on the 5150 tour. Or freaking After The Fire and “Der Kommisar” in 1982. Golden Earring was solid.
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