Including "Long Blond Animal".
This 1980 album by The Golden Earring is proof of their ability to keep improving after an impressive lengthy career. Prisoner of the Night presents a collection of songs that combine Pop hooks and Hard Rock muscle in a radio-friendly way.
The Golden Earring improve on this style instead of recycling it: the guitar riffs hit harder, the hooks are catchier, and the arrangements are more willing to take an occasional left turn. Good examples are "No For An Answer" which combines heavy guitar riffs with a killer singalong chorus. And "My Town" is an amped-up piece of driving power-pop that is worthy of Cheap Trick for instance.
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