Stomping Ground

Artist: Goldfinger
Label: Mojo / Jive
Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 012414180421
EAN: 0012414180421
ASIN: B00005RKU4

Release Date: 2001-10-23

Stomping Ground

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Tracks:

I'm Down
Pick a Fight
Carry On
End of the Day
Don't Say Goodbye
Counting the Days
Bro
San Simeon
You Think It's a Joke
Forgiveness
Margaret Ann
Get Away
99 Red Balloons
Donut Dan

Customer Reviews:

99 Stars.......2005-03-01

This album is simply amazing. Their cover of Nena's 99 Red Balloons is great and Counting The Days is one of my favorite songs. If you are going to buy a Goldfinger album, or any album, buy THIS one!

Stomping Ground.......2005-02-24

Awesome Album. 99 Red Baloons cover is one of the best covers ever. Good purchase. Do not buy it off Amazon because you can get cheaper somewhere else. Also buy disconnection notice, goldfinger, and open your eyes (all good purchases).

Goldfinger Rocks.......2003-04-19

Goldfinger's third CD does not lose any of the intensity they had on their first CD. The songs are fast, fun, and very singable. If you havent' yet, go see these guys in concert, they never dissapoint.

So . . . Mr. Bond.......2003-03-04

When most of you think of Goldfinger I would expect that the majority of you will instantly think "James Bond", this I can't blame you for as that's what I thought when I first heard of Goldfinger. In fact Goldfinger are a four piece ska-punk band from Los Angeles and I am going to write about their fourth studio album, called "Stomping Ground". Their major achievements apart from scoring a hit in America in 1996, was following this up with 382 live shows in that year! Wow!

** Live **

Talking of live shows, this is the best way to see Goldfinger and is actually how I came across them. They were on tour in the UK a couple of month's back, with 28 Days supporting (who I had gone to see). When Goldfinger came on they were playing the James Bond theme this got the gig off to a brilliant start. Getting into the show they were a very lively band with them jumping and running around the stage (helped by them having radio transmitters on their guitars and not cables!). Their antics included jumping into the crowd while still playing, throwing guitars about and smashing them. To top it off they got around ten people on stage to sing one of their songs with them.

Among their onstage antics they also did some really good cover versions of chart songs. When they did this the lead singer and the drummer swapped round and swapped roles.

** Stomping Ground **
The album has the following songs on the CD:

1 I'm Down (2.08)
2 Pick A Fight (3.25)
3 Carry On (3.20)
4 The End Of The Day (3.03)
5 Don't Say Goodbye (2.31)
6 Counting The Days (3.28)
7 Bro (2.55)
8 San Simeon (3.23)
9 You Think It's A Joke (3.12)
10 Forgiveness (3.24)
11 Margret Ann (2.34)
12 Get Away (3.51)
13 99 Red Balloons (3.49)
14 Donut Dan (0.40)

** My Thoughts **
Goldfinger are a very under-rated band who deserves to have had more success than they have had in the UK. To get the best experience go and see them live they are superb, but a CD is the next best thing. This CD has kept me entertained for ages now and I still haven't tired of the songs. The main problem is that if you want to buy their music in this country it is very expensive as is get an "Imported" label slapped on it.

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