Goldfinger

[Oz Rembrandt]

More band threads you cry? Ok then...

Goldfinger are one of my all time favourite pop-punk/ska bands, and have been since I was like 16.

They formed in 1994, coming out of the LA area. They, along with No Doubt, Sublime, Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake, contributed to the miniture of Ska-Punk in the late 90's.

The band currently have 5 Full length albums, each one bursting with fun, pop-punk and ska songs:
Goldfinger (1996)
Hang Ups (1997)
Stomping Ground (2000)
Open Your Eyes (2002)
Disconnection Notice (2005)


My Personal Favourite Albums are Hang Ups and Stomping Ground.
Fav Tracks:
Superman
Spokesman
Open Your Eyes
99 Red Balloons
San Simeon
Counting the Days
99 Red Balloons
My Head
If Only

/discuss

[Gnarmageddon]

I remember hearing Superman on THPS1.

Good band. I need to listen to them more.

[Rats!]

<3 King for a Day and Here In Your Bedroom

[Get Fighted]

Im seeing them at the Give it a name festival in April, can anyone upload some good songs?

[bottlerocket]

I only like Superman, Mable, and 99 Red Balloons...the German verse in 99 Red Balloons is just ace. :thumb:

Mable's a funny song, too.

She said, "That looks like a tube of cookie dough." :lol:

-Gav

[Oz Rembrandt]

<3 King for a Day

Thats a Green Day Song

[Get Fighted]

/Downloads Superman, tis a good song. I think im going to buy Open your eyes off the internet.

[Oz Rembrandt]

Well advised, they're a great band.

Wheres Jamie? He loves em...

[Ross]

Hmm I have open your eyes somewhere... Its ok, haven't listened to it anywhere near enough to give a full opinion.

I will be back!

[Permanent Solution]

Oh man I love Goldfinger. Super sexy band.

They have a few mediocre songs but I've never heard anything I dislike by them. All their albums that I have are pretty solid.

[ZaaR]

Yeah, I like Goldfinger quite a bit, especially 99 Red Balloons. It makes me sad though when I go to cd shops and Goldfinger are the only band in the ska section :(

[Permanent Solution]

At least your CD stores have a ska section :-\

[chumpradio]

I'm seeing them at GIAN, and have loved them for years.
Tony Hawks 1 and Kingpin = me hearing Superman.
Back in primary school, that was one of my favourite songs. They were one of the first un-giant bands that I loved. Before them I only liked Blink, Green Day, The Foo's, The Chili's and some other poppy stuff like Outkast.

[ZaaR]

Oh my God! I never knew they did Superman of THPS! That was one of the greatest songs of my childhood

[Permanent Solution]

Superman isn't even one of their best songs imo :-\

[ZaaR]

It's one of the only song I can remember the name of, and how it goes

[Mute Print]

I'm not a huge fan of them, but they're okay.

[Oz Rembrandt]

At least your CD stores have a ska section :-\

We have Urban, Metal and Pop. Its painful.

[Aramis]

SUCH a good band. I really enjoyed their cover of "Is She Really Going Out With Him".

[plaidbassbilly]

Last night I was watching re-runs of Recovery, this music show from the 90s, and Goldfinger performed live on there. It was from 1996, but I'm not sure which song it was.

And I also love '99 Red Balloons.' One of the best covers ever.

[Chilly-Bean-Bop]

I was gonna make a Goldfinger thread, but I kept forgetting.

I love Goldfinger, they are now one of my favorite bands. I have Stomping Ground, and Hang-Ups, I'm in love with both.

[skartel]

Yeah, I watched 2 hours of recovery before I went to sleep. Goldfinger played Mable and Here in your bedroom before I tuned out.

My favourites
Mable
Here in your bedroom
99 Red Balloons
Superman
The City with two faces
**** Ted Nugent

[skartel]

Thats a Green Day Song

It's also the name of a Goldfinger Song :thumb:

[plaidbassbilly]

Yeah, I watched 2 hours of recovery before I went to sleep. Goldfinger played Mable and Here in your bedroom before I tuned out.

My favourites
Mable
Here in your bedroom
99 Red Balloons
Superman
The City with two faces
**** Ted Nugent

Ah, thanks for that. I couldn't remember the words so I couldn't look it up.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

I'm a big fan of 99 Red Balloons but haven't listened to much beyond that.

[Oz Rembrandt]

It's also the name of a Goldfinger Song :thumb:

/checks

So it is! :thumb:

[Untitled]

Goldfinger is sexy, i realy should get some of there albums.

My sister loves them, she gets obsessed with there latest CD whenever she listens to it.

[StreetlightRock]

I love Goldfinger, though they can get old pretty fast sometimes. Nevertheless, 99 Red Ballons was the first song I leart on my first Electric and played for my first ever girlfrined =p Good Times.

[Your Tourniquet]

I've only heard 99 Red Balloons because my band are going to cover it. I need to check them out.

[Ross]

/checks

So it is! :thumb:

pwned :P

[diego182]

superman, 99 red ballons, inocent, and open your eyes are grate

[Dead Star]

Wheres Jamie? He loves em...

:wave:

Yeah, I really do love this band, I have all of their CD's bar their latest one.

:D

[Rootsradical]

I love their older stuff. They play really well in concert.

[AlkoholikMouse]

They are fantastic. I've seen them live twice, both were awesome. Not quite as good on record, but still amazing.

[Oz Rembrandt]

I've seen 'em twice too, once supporting RBF (They were the reason I went), and at Leeds festival in '04. They're a great live band, with tonnes of energy.

[ZaaR]

I heard they played with YouthInAsia which would have been an amazing show, and I think one of the members in the band is a dj at the Edge (Toronto's Rock Radio Station)

[Fire Away]

My friend saw these guys live, and told me the lead singer put a cracker in between his asscheeks then ate it

[Jonny]

They're a pretty good band. They should do more ska stuff though. Disconnection notice is rather poppy in places though, and they ruined Behind the Mask with that woman talking about vegans and ****. I think Hang Ups is my fave album by them.

I saw them live last year in a joint concert with Reel Big Fish. They were pretty good, even though they were only up for about 30-40 mins while RBF were up for almost 2 hours.

[Ross]

Yeah, I get sick of the vegan thing.

[Oz Rembrandt]

Yeah, I get sick of the vegan thing.

Yeah, me too. After seeing them, 2 of my friends turned vegan... for like a week.

[Ross]

lol.

I detox my system with NOFX's Liberal Animation after listening to Goldfinger. "Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo" really puts me back in the real world :)

How do they know.. what's good for you?
Wake up! Wake up! Woah oh! (repeat a bit)
Rawraraghscreamshoutargharghargh!

[Get Fighted]

Is disconnection notice a good album? Cause i might buy it with my 1- cd a week allowance next weekend. This week is FOB - Take this to your grave

[Dead Star]

I thought Disconnection Notice was an OK album.

FOB is well, terrible though.

[Rats!]

disconnection notice is terrible

[form]

I hate them, straight up.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

goldfinger rule ***! i havnt listened to disconnection notice yet.. open your eyes and stomping ground are easily the best. Favourite song is probably Tell Me and 99 Red Balloons.

[as_seen_on_tv]

Goldfinger could be one of my favorite ska bands if they'd get in to it...Superman was the best thing I've heard come out of them.

[Dead Star]

Expect an FA on these guys soon.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Fa?

[as_seen_on_tv]

Mind elaborating on that one?

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

what does it mean!? lol

[as_seen_on_tv]

FA....Fatal Attraction?...Fiery Anus?...I think we'd all like to see a fiery anus from Goldfinger soon.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

they all have fiery anus's

[shangbang]

an FA is a featured artist

[form]

goldfinger rule ***!

lol, Goldfinger rules *** :confused:

[tom79]

Goldfingers got some fun songs. Their first couple albums were pretty good.

[as_seen_on_tv]

They could've done better.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

superman is a very "fun" song(t makes me cheery) its good to boogey along to as well

[as_seen_on_tv]

Definitely summer-time ska.

[Ross]

An FA = Featured Artist

Check out our very own stickied FA thread for more information.

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=388887

Ska is the best thing to happen to mankind in the past 60 years. I challenge anyone to dispute that.

[Oz Rembrandt]

I'm looking forward to Jamies FA. Goldfinger are still one of my favourite bands ever. Its great fun pop-punk/ska stuff. I love it.

[Drop The Baby]

no i find them boring and a bit childish, but i can still hear what i used to like about them in their music.

Still suprisingly decent live

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

i dont think they are the type of band u like because they are "amazing" "really talented" or whatever reason. They are just a fun band and enjoyable to listen to..

[Ross]

Still suprisingly decent live

Indeed, I am hoping to afford tickets for their UK tour.

[Oz Rembrandt]

Indeed, I am hoping to afford tickets for their UK tour.

As am I. When is it?

[Bad Blood]

I don't really like Goldfinger tbh, bit of a 1 hit wonder for me.

[Ross]

As am I. When is it?

They do their sexy thing in leeds on may 5th I believe...

[poprocks&coke]

...and then shake their arses down to Reading and Leeds on the.... somethingth of August.

[Ross]

Sexy. I seeing the same band twice in 6 months is always good.

I want RBF to tour again.

[Dead Star]

Sexy. I seeing the same band twice in 6 months is always good.

I.E. Less Than Jake :cool:

[Ross]

Yay for them too!

Desmond Dekker is playing leeds sometime soon... like in a week or something I think. Or maybe I should just post this in the concerts thread?