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Goldfinger - Goldfinger Audio CD

A fair review of the Goldfinger "Goldfinger" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Goldfinger reviews here, or go back to the Goldfinger tabs.

Goldfinger Band: Goldfinger
Title: Goldfinger
Rating:
Release Date: 1996-03-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Mind's Eye 2: Stay 3: Here in Your Bedroom 4: Only a Day 5: King for a Day 6: Anxiety 7: Answers 8: Anything 9: Mabel 10: City With Two Faces 11: My Girlfriend's Shower Sucks 12: Miles Away 13: Nothing to Prove 14: Pictures 15: Fuck You and Your Cat

old school
I don't regret my purchase at all. I used to own this CD back in high school, recently purchased it because I just couldn't get the songs out of my head, even after all these years. I wish punk like this was still made.


A Frigin good cd BiEtCh!
Either this cd or hang ups is the bast goldfinger cd my fAvorate song on this cd is The city with two faces.


Goldfinger's best album
Without a doubt, one of the catchiest punk albums I've ever heard and maybe Goldfinger's best album-to-date (although Stomping Ground is pretty damn close). Goldfinger's self-titlted album is near-perfect. This is a fun and fast cd, perfect for a drive to the beach with the top rolled down. These songs will stick in your head for a long ass time.

Two favorite songs on the album: "Here in Your Bedroom" and "Nothing to Prove". But there is not one song on the cd that is not worthy of being a hit. The cd opens with a bang and never lets up. It has a great mix of pop-punk, ska, and even a hardcore song.

Go pick up this cd right now.


Kickin' It
Ok, so my review has a bit of a bias. . I really love Goldfinger, and have since I was 15 (that's 6+ years now). I have to take a minute to give this album its due. . . everyone ought to give this CD a shot. I'm not going to sit here and say that the lyrics are profound. . . because they're not. The sound. . . well, it's not exactly original. . . Their image, ok, so it's been done before, too. There is nothing absolutely spectacular about Goldfinger. . . yet, there is something wonderfully addictive and fun about this first album of theirs. It's a classic in my book, and as I've grown older, I've moved far away from this type of music, yet I'll always come back to this CD and hail it as one of my best CD purchases of all time. Not to mention, these guys really deserve all of the fame they can get, because they're great guys. They really earn their money - they are amazing live, they are the most fan-friendly show I've ever seen. So give this CD a shot, I REALLY don't think you'll regret it (though it is remotely possible!), but more importantly - check them out live if you get the chance. Then you'll find a true appreciation for them!!.


Possibly THE best neo-punk album of the 90s
On the surface, Goldfinger appeared another cutesy-pop-punk band (a la Blink 182), but the deeper one listens to their self-titled debut, the more their talent and worth shines through. Goldfinger exploded onto a 1996 music scene that was glutted with neo-punk bands trying to soak up the success achieved by Green Day and the Offspring.

The single "Here in Your Bedroom" seemed on the surface to be a silly song about sex, but the MTV crowd may have missed the lyrics that spoke of insecurities and fear of intimacy. The whole album is laced with self-doubt and pain. While expressed in a major key with happy-sounding vocals, most of the songs on "Goldfinger" are raw, simple assesments of failed relationships, anxiety in everyday life and the difficulty of staying afloat.

I love this album. I will sing myself hoarse listening to it, because it's just so damn much fun. There's not a song on here that I don't like, from the reggae beats of "King for a Day" to the supercharged catharsis of "The City With Two Faces", all these songs are short, sharp, and full of musical punch. My favorites are "Miles Away" (one of the world's best love songs), "Anxiety", "Anything", "Mable" and "Answers. "

They aren't as political as Rancid, but Goldfinger has the same relentless energy that blasts through in their music. This album is raucous, rocking, and wonderful; you have to check it out at least once.


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