Ska music reviews

this band amazes me over and over. their message is so blatent, powerful, and perfectly measured, i wish more christian artists could manage it. the supertones manage to give us a thelogy lesson and make it sound sooooo good in the process. if anyone is reading this who hasn't seen them live, i really recommend it...their live show is amazing and shows off their talent.
this is an amazingly committed band; to God, to their fans, and to their music and i think is shows in every release.
to those who are talking smack and accusing the supertones of selling out because they're 'not ska enough', just listen to FIF's 'cool enough for you' to find out exactly what i have to say about that.

Even though I don't usually listen to Christian rock, I admit that this CD was very good. Most of the songs on it are really good. Unlike some of the hard rock bands I listen to, specifically "The Transplants,"this CD has really good lyrics. The songs also have great guitar, bass, and drums that you would usually find in a regular rock bands. There is also a little bit of rap in a couple of the songs. The only problem with the CD is its name. They somehow managed to name the CD after the worst song in the CD. If you like Christian rock, or rock of any style, then I think you should buy this CD.

Well, them Supertones are growin' up nicely. Though not as totally addicting as their debut Adventures, but much more mature. Still just as fun to see live, this band spans a few gaps and shows their versatility in this release. A cut or two approach hip-hop rap and yet there's another cut that goes the other direction...all of the songs that fill the gap between Away From You and Grounded are worth every penny I spent on this CD.

I love this album. There are a lot of good songs on it and there's quite a bit of variety on this. Some songs are fun, some are relaxing, and some are great to listen to when you're mad! Congrats on a great album, Goldfinger.

This is a classic 90s ska album. It's just perfect to sing along with. After this, Goldfinger just went downhill. There are a few songs today that are good, but most of them suck. Why did you get rid of the horns John? Whyyyyyyyyyyyy??????

This is my favoriot CD. This was before the band got caught up in bad lyrics and peta.

I love this album. There are a lot of good songs on it and there's quite a bit of variety on this. Some songs are fun, some are relaxing, and some are great to listen to when you're mad! Congrats on a great album, Goldfinger.

This is a classic 90s ska album. It's just perfect to sing along with. After this, Goldfinger just went downhill. There are a few songs today that are good, but most of them suck. Why did you get rid of the horns John? Whyyyyyyyyyyyy??????

This is my favoriot CD. This was before the band got caught up in bad lyrics and peta.

No way did I would ever hear any music like this except for when I was around my grandpa in the car playing the old radio stations (which I have learned to love in the past 13 years of living with my grandparents). Just recently when I turned 15, me and my christian friend were driving home, and I popped one of his CD's that said the W's on it. I had never heard of them, but when my friend told me they were more of a swing band, I couldn't help but have a piqued interest. I thought, "Hey, it's christian music, what could I expect"

All I can say is that my eyes got pretty wide listening to it. I thought it was going to be a cheasy CD I would never listen to again. Boy, was I wrong. The W's are amazing. They play swing like no other of their time, or even in the 60's. Plus, it's adding in a good christian feel to it. I know they didn't have christian swing back then, but times have changed, and thank God they have! I loved "The Devil is bad" which is pretty much the only song I listen to now that I have it. The others are pretty good too, like "Moses", but not nearly as catchy as the earlier mentioned. Awesome! It's a revival of music, and christianity! LOL

Wonderful CD... as Mike said up there theyre not ska, they're swing, but they're still very good if you like the style. I went to a DC talk concert, and ended up liking the W's more. The W's broke up in 2000 i think, which was a very very sad day. But good news for all you The W's fans, The lead singer, Andrew Schar, has a new band, called Alpha-Charlie. They're far from famous yet, and their style is a lot different, but they're still awesome. Visit them at www.alpha-charlie.com.

i love this CD
the guys in the band are awesome
i went to a concert with DC Talk Jennifer Knapp and The W's and it was an awesome show i got my tix signed by The W's
the cool thing was that some girl kept shoving my brother and i out of the way so she could get her ticket signed but then the lead singer, i forgot his name, said " no hold on they have been waiting for awhile." then he took our ticket stubs and signed em
i will remember that night forever...jk the CD is great i love The Devil is Bad its just an awesome CD
so if u dont have it buy it cuz i dont think you'll b seeing these guys on tour ever again
peace
Monica

ok, to everyone who gave this 4 or 5 stars, GET REAL! at most this is 3 stars, but only because of the funny samples, which really dont count as songs. there ARE a couple of good songs and a couple good "half-songs". dont get me wrong, im a HUGE sublime fan. if you really love sublime like I do, buy this, but dont make it a top priority, maybe buy it used or something. like the others say, sound quality sux, production sux. this is really like a novelty cd, not a real album. trust me, no matter what the other guys say, NO-ONE listens to this cd regularly

Im a huge sublime and music fan, and this is probably my favorite album by sublime and my fav album of all time. Everything about sublime that i love, (the sloppy, randomness, vast range of musical styles, large amounts of bizarre dubs) is here to behold. I think this album shows more of the personality of Bradley and the band than any of the studio albums, everybody seems like they are having a great time, and I would love to think about Bradley jamming and having fun with lou-dog where ever he is.
There are quite a few songs on the disc so even if you don't love the dubs or other random bits you have an an excellent record on your hands.
Maybe it does take a few listens to get into it, (I admit when I initially hated it,) it's one of those records you might be unimpressed by only to pick up a year later and think its the greatest disc ever (personal story lol) but I guess the best records are the ones that grow on you.
Oh yea and I do listen to the cd regularly but I also would say that if you are new to sublime you should buy the self-titled first, then 40 oz, then robbin the hood, then if your still a fan everything else you can get your hands on.
If your already a sublime fan, BUY THIS ALREADY!

Robbin' The Hood is a great album. It's one of my all time favorite albums. I would disregard that other guys review. He's obviously not much of a sublime fan. If you like Sublime you'll love Robbin' the Hood.

I borrowed this album off a friend who played a few tracks for me. I mostly hung around the opera bit which are hilarious! But then I started actualy listening to the songs. Every song on this album is fantastic! They are all in my favorites but this is my order.

#1 All That Is Good, it took time for this album to sink in as my favorite.

#2 Dandelions, this was my favorite but it got old after about 10,000 listens.

#3 Sweet Talkin Woman, brilliant cover of ELO's masterpiece

#4 The Untimely Death Of Brad, realy strange lyrics, and afterwards leavs you bewildered, the way i like it :-).

#5 One Girl Army - this is a good song, it's just overshadowed by Dandelions.

#6 Get Your Riot Gear - this track has a very swing style of music, i loved it at first but now is dated.

Amazing cd, why four stars? Well it's a shame that the number of tracks that actualy had effort put into them are few. but the opera, "When I Go Out," and the Kingdom of the Dinosours are Hilarious. This the perfect FIF newcomer album.

This is definitely their best album, so if you like ska or are intrigued with the idea, this is a great buy.

It took Five Iron a while to figure out how to make good studio recordings, but I think this album is where they finally get it right. The energy and excitement from their live shows makes a strong showing on this album, with only a little studio degredation. Besides just being an excellent recording,some of FIF's best songs are on this album, namely One Girl Army, Dandelions, and Get Your Riot Gear. Overall, it's just an EP, but you get alot for your buck here: Good ska and a Christian band that gets it right. If you're new to FIF this is the place to start.

This CD which came out years ago, never losses its flavor.
Its high energy, happy, and great dancing music!
This is my 3rd time buying the CD over the years~

Okay, so what if my husband and I were nearly the oldest people at the concert (34 & 35 now)? This album NEVER fails to get me moving. It's fun to sing along to, do dance to, to drive to. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT

This Album Is The Best Save Ferris Album Also A VERY AWESOME Ska Album As Well Its A Must For Every Ska Fan Out There When First Bought It I Was Blown Away It Had Me Skankin Throught The Whole Album So Its A Must Have!!!

I really, really sympathize with the contemporary, rock-faring youth of America.

You have nothing like this band. Good Charlotte? Please. They don't have the intensity or power Goldfinger had. GC is an MTV boy band in a somewhat rugged, poser shell of a group. The music was predictable and stale. Bands like Goldfinger don't frequent the Warped Tour anymore, and it's a sorry, sad thing. Anymore it all sounds a little too produced, too calculated and planned. There's no spontanaity, no power, no sincerity. The day of the Boy Band Punk Rockers is at hand, and the genre is in decline. The grassroots, straight-from your garage band really was the likely culprit for corporate abuse, and with the fall of bands like Goldfinger, this was the likely step in the progression of the Corporate strangulation of Rock music the industry experiences today.

Even if Stomping Ground was one of the most polished albums Goldfinger produced, it seriously killed everything else up to that point. It was the greatest achievement punk had made while simultaneously laid the groundwork for its demise. The hooksy, catchy and unbridled passion these cool guys displayed both in the studio and on-stage (if you missed the "Crouching Fish; Hidden Finger" Tour, I pity you) was one of the finer moments of modern corporate rock. Even rock fans outside the punk genre gave these guys due credit for the music they made on this album. Goldfinger was the last bastion of pure, great punk before it was destroyed by Blink 182 and all the boy band poser Punkers destroyed the genre with crappy, 3 chord guitar music and semi-illiterate lyrics.

Give these guys due credit. You may hate punk rock as much as I did before Goldfinger and after them, but these guys made it pallatable for everyone and they made it a hell of a lot of fun. One listen to this record and what I'm saying will become painfully obvious. Stomping Ground remains one of the greatest punk albums ever recorded.

Goldfinger changed it up quite nicely on their 2000 release of "Stomping Ground". Their previous work was more ska friendly. It was interlaced with horns and quick guitar rhythms. "Stomping Ground" was a move to the heavier side, without the horns.

As a huge fan of the earlier ska/punk sound, I found myself a little worried about their decidedly heavy, more metal sound. To my amazement, this has become my favorite Goldfinger album yet. Their influences sound like they come from "The Clash" and "The Kinks". The songs are very well written, and performed with great intensity. The loss of horns is welcomed change after you listen to the album. The album is ever changing, and doesn't include a dull moment.

If you find that you like the punk/metal sound of "Stomping Ground" more than it's predecessors, I would also recommend their 2002 release of "Open Your Eyes", as it has a heavier sound as well.

Goldfinger seems to be taking all the right steps of your basic punk/ska band. They are changing with the times on each one of their albums, not recycling material over and over, which several punk/ska bands have a problem with. I am anxious to hear a new album, to see how they've raised the bar for punk/ska once again.

This CD is really cool. The song I really like is 99 Red Balloons. I first heard 99 Red Balloons on GT3. I also like a song called Donut Dan.

Hey, wanna buy a copy of this waste of polycarbonate? Buck fifty in the used listings! Bwahahahahaaa! Pretty soon it'll be one cent like the listings for Hanson CDs.
If you like ska, get into the Specials, Elvis Costello, first-wave Jamaican ska, rocksteady etc. This is the CHAFF, duders. Get a little taste.
(See? I like ska! Pbttttt!)

Amazing album. I've been listening to the Supertones since their roots. This is a true third wave ska album. It's more rocky than poppy like five iron frenzy(r.i.p.), but definately different than poopy third wave ska like No Doubt). If you like this album (which you will!) check out The Isrealites, Plankeye, Fanmail, Five Iron Frenzy, The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones, The Insyderz, The Skatalites, Tastysnax, The W's(more swingy), and Ghoti Hook.

first, yes 3rd wave ska was a flash in the pan....SO WAS THE FIRST AND SECOND WAVE AS WELL!!! idiots. the first wave (late 50s, jamaica) lasted like 5 years. and the second wave (late 70s, UK) lasted liek 5 years as well. the third wave (mid-late 90s, USA) lasted a good 4-5 years. each wave with a 20 year gap between. we'll see what happenes in 2015 when the 4th wave comes. ska has always been pressent, the "waves" just indicate when it got HUGELY popular. this cd is probably the single greatest ska cd composed. period.

The cd has alot of good songs, but they are not enough to get a true sense of each bands particular style. So even if you like a band's thirty seccond teaser, you may not like that band's other music.

It might not be the best punk compilation (check out the Peace/War double album or the Dischord box-set or the Punk-O-rama series for some alternatives) but its definitely an essentaial one. And not just for minutemen fans either, anyone who likes fast, loud punk should take a look at this.
Obviously, its good for anyone with a short attention span, but some of the songs are good enough for you to put them on 'repeat' and listen to them 14 times. It's got huge variety (blink and Black Flag, GWAR and The Descendents, AFI and Wizo....) so theres gotta be something you'll like. Even if you hate some of it ( I still don't know what to think about the Real McKenzies's track) it'll be over in 24 seconds.
Obviously the huge variety is an incentive to check this out, but theres also a whole lot more quality than you'd expect of an album with 101 songs (99 tracks, ... punk fans......). How many albums do you own that can claim to have 74 great tracks?

Okay guys, this cd is awesome, I heard that there was a super rare vinyl pressing of this, but I mean, is that for real? Anyways, yeah you should buy this cd, it's kinda wierd saying this, but it sounds... dated. Yeah I know it's only seven years since this came back and most of this bands are still around (and putting out some lame albums) but even the bad bands seem to put some good songs on this joint! No joke. I can listen to the whole thing through and through cause it has shoit songs... I don't see why you wouldn't get it, I mean it's a classic comp, I wish there'd be more like it, you know like an updated thingee. Oh yeah the Ataris song is suprising to my liking, it's all about those lame bands that the radio STILL plays even though it's been like (oh eight or so) many years since that song was written. Blah blah blah... anyways, I think fat wreck should put out short music volume 2, I mean what is wrong with that, it must have been hell getting this together though, I don't doubt em for not doing it again...