Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Studio album by Goldfinger
Released	March 28, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Pop-punk; ska punk;
Length	42:09
Label	Mojo/Jive
Producer	John Feldmann; Tim Palmer; Jay Rifkin;
Goldfinger chronology
Singles from Stomping Ground
	"99 Red Balloons"; Released: 2000; "Counting The Days"; Released: 2000;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rock Hard	6.5/10^[2]
Wall of Sound	65/100^[3]

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

Release

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

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

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

John Feldmann – vocals, guitar
Charlie Paulson – guitar
Dangerous Darrin Pfeiffer – drums, vocals
Kelly LeMieux – bass, vocals

References

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

[1] "Stomping Ground - Goldfinger". AllMusic.

[RHreview-2] "Goldfinger Stomping Ground". Rock Hard (in German). May 17, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[WOSreview-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.

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John Feldmann Philip Sneed Mike Herrera Charlie Paulson Nick Gross Kelly LeMieux Darrin Pfeiffer Simon Williams Brian Arthur
Studio albums	Goldfinger Hang-Ups Stomping Ground Open Your Eyes Disconnection Notice Hello Destiny... The Knife Never Look Back
Singles	"Here in Your Bedroom" "More Today Than Yesterday" "99 Red Balloons"
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