Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
Genre
Length42:09
LabelMojo/Jive
Producer
Goldfinger chronology
Hang-Ups
(1997)
Stomping Ground
(2000)
Open Your Eyes
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard6.5/10[2]
Wall of Sound65/100[3]

Stomping Ground the third studio album by American punk rock band Goldfinger, released on March 28, 2000. The song "The End of the Day" contains a brief sample from the Dead Kennedys song "Nazi Punks Fuck Off." The album was produced by Tim Palmer and John Feldmann and mixed by Tim Palmer.

Release

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Stomping Ground was released in March 2000. In May 2000, the band went on tour with Ignite.[4] In March 2001, the band embarked on a tour of Europe.[5] In July and August 2001, the band went a co-headlining tour of the US with Reel Big Fish dubbed The Crouching Fish, Hidden Finger Tour, with support from Zebrahead, Home Grown, Mest, the Movielife and Rx Bandits.[6] A second leg of this trek occurred in September and October 2001, with support from Mest, the Movielife, and Sugarcult.[7]

Track listing

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All songs are written by John Feldmann, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."I'm Down"2:10
2."Pick a Fight"3:25
3."Carry On" (Feldmann, Charlie Paulson, Chris Johnson)3:21
4."The End of the Day"3:03
5."Don't Say Goodbye"2:31
6."Counting the Days"3:29
7."Bro" (Feldmann, Paulson)2:54
8."San Simeon"3:22
9."You Think It's a Joke" (Feldmann, Tim Palmer)3:12
10."Forgiveness"3:24
11."Margaret Ann"2:34
12."Get Away" (Feldmann, Paulson)3:51
13."99 Red Balloons" (Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges, Kevin McAlea)3:49
14."Donut Dan"0:42
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."The Kids Are Alright" (The Who cover) 
16."Man In A Suitcase" (The Police cover) 
17."Nite Klub" (The Specials cover) 
18."Rio" (Duran Duran cover) 

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Stomping Ground - Goldfinger". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Goldfinger Stomping Ground". Rock Hard (in German). May 17, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Durchholz, Daniel. "Review: Stomping Ground". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on May 12, 2001. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 18, 2000). "New Album From Ignite May 30th". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  5. ^ White, Adam (January 16, 2001). "More Goldfinger Euro Dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. ^ White, Adam (May 14, 2001). "Crouching Fish, Hidden Finger Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "News". Reel Big Fish. Archived from the original on February 7, 2002. Retrieved August 7, 2022.