Goldfinger

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來(lái)自盛產(chǎn)陽(yáng)光、海灘、比基尼的南加州流行龐克部隊(duì)，在Green Day、Offspring這些90年代深具代表且橫沖直撞的在流行最后防線(xiàn)中，殺入一道光明前程，接著B(niǎo)link-182、Sum 41、New Found Glory等洋溢活躍氣息，踩著流行龐克音韻的樂(lè)團(tuán)們，接棒的在搖滾領(lǐng)域中，畫(huà)出鮮艷生動(dòng)之色彩！加入更為搖擺的Ska聲調(diào)，如同No Doubt、Sublime、Rancid、Real Big Fish等團(tuán)，Goldfinger不僅是相當(dāng)重要的樂(lè)團(tuán)之一，更是提攜、制作后起新秀的關(guān)鍵之匙！
樂(lè)團(tuán)的靈魂人物John Feldmann(吉他/主唱)，在80年代金屬/搖滾興盛時(shí)期，可是蓄著長(zhǎng)發(fā)飆玩著Metal/Funk的搖滾客，也組織過(guò)名為Electric Love Hogs的樂(lè)團(tuán)，隨著重金屬熱潮退去，John便邀來(lái)貝斯手Simon Williams與鼓手Darrin Pfeiffer，在1994年轉(zhuǎn)換跑道，把玩著龐克樂(lè)，組織起Goldfinger，短短一年的光陰，便被主流公司賞肆簽入旗下，在環(huán)球音樂(lè)集團(tuán)發(fā)行首張同名專(zhuān)輯，高居熱門(mén)潛力榜冠軍！接著分別于1997年發(fā)行“Hang-Ups”；2000年轉(zhuǎn)投效Mojo/Jive公司推出“Stomping Ground”與2002年的“Open Your Eyes”等暢銷(xiāo)作品，這期間更在八部之多的電影原聲帶中助唱獻(xiàn)藝，極限游戲中也頻出現(xiàn)他們的歌聲，更在Duran Duran、Misfits等畫(huà)不太上等號(hào)的致敬專(zhuān)輯中出現(xiàn)！
雖然團(tuán)員上有著小幅變動(dòng)，但是樂(lè)迷對(duì)Goldfinger支持的熱情依然不減。能寫(xiě)、能唱、能制作、混音、彈奏等全能要角的John Feldmann，更是協(xié)助The Story Of The Year、Mest、Unloco、The Used、Good Charlotte等這些后起新秀專(zhuān)輯制作完成，或是穿針引線(xiàn)的與主流唱片公司簽約發(fā)行專(zhuān)輯的伯樂(lè)！
by Greg Prato
Along with No Doubt, Sublime, and Rancid, the Los Angeles quartet Goldfinger helped contribute to a mini-U.S. ska-punk movement in the mid- to late 90s. The group was originally formed in 1994 by ex-Electric Love Hogs guitarist/singer John Feldmann and bassist/singer Simon Williams (who were both working at the same shoe store at the time), in addition to drummer Darrin Pfeiffer and an unnamed second guitarist (who would leave the group before any recordings could be issued and later become a pro surfer in Costa Rica). A friend of Feldmanns, Charlie Paulson, signed on shortly thereafter, playing his first show with the group just a day after being given a tape of their songs to learn. A six-track demo EP, Richter, was issued in 1995 and received favorable reviews and a substantial amount of airplay on college radio, leading to Goldfinger signing a major-label contract with Universal. Their self-titled full-length debut hit the record racks a year later, spawning the popular single/video Here in Your Bedroom (a track which originally appeared on their EP) and toured alongside the Sex Pistols, No Doubt, Reel Big Fish, and the multi-band festival the Vans Warped Tour.
1997 saw the release of their second full-length, Hang Ups, which failed to live up to the expectations set by their debut, although the group kept their profile in the publics eye by donating a cover of the Spiral Starecase song More Today Than Yesterday to the soundtrack of the hit Adam Sandler movie The Waterboy. Williams left the band in 1998, replaced by a former bandmate of Feldmanns from Electric Love Hogs, Kelly Lemieux, and Goldfinger debuted their new lineup with the eight-track all-covers live EP, Darrins Coconut Ass: Live, a year later. The quartets third studio release, Stomping Ground, was issued in 2000 as the group thoroughly toured both Europe and the U.S. (during their tour of England, Goldfinger recorded one of their sets, issuing the live Foot in Mouth, available only at shows and through the bands official website). Come 2001, it was Paulsons turn to jump ship, replaced by Brian Arthur (formerly of the Texas alt-metal outfit Unloco), as Goldfingers first studio album for their new label, Jive/Zoomba, was issued in 2002 with Open Your Eyes. Disconnection Notice from 2005 found the group switching to the Maverick label.