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Hang-Ups

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  • Artist: Goldfinger
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: September 09, 1997
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

On their second album, Hang-Ups, Goldfinger wisely decided to expand their ska-punk base, adding stronger melodic elements drawn from '60s pop and '70s punk. As a result, the record is stronger and more varied than its predecessor, which helps put their ska workouts in sharper relief. They still have a bit of trouble putting together a consistent set of material, but on the whole, Hang-Ups is evidence that the band is starting to mature and improve. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Superman (Lyrics) John Feldmann Goldfinger (3:05)
My Head (Lyrics) Goldfinger (3:03)
If Only (Lyrics) Goldfinger (2:25)
This Lonely Place (Lyrics) Goldfinger (3:19)
20¢ Goodbye (Lyrics) Goldfinger (1:58)
Question (Lyrics) Goldfinger (2:57)
Disorder (Lyrics) Goldfinger (3:13)
Carlita (Lyrics) Goldfinger (3:16)
Too Late (Lyrics) Goldfinger (2:20)
I Need to Know (Lyrics) Goldfinger (2:53)
Authority (Lyrics) Goldfinger (2:41)
S.M.P. (Lyrics) Goldfinger (1:01)
The Last Time Goldfinger (2:46)
Chris Cayton (Lyrics) John Feldmann Goldfinger (36:31)

Credits

Chris Thompson (Vocals (Background)), Cimarron (Design), Goldfinger (Main Performer), Paul Hampton (Keyboards), Bryan Carlstrom (Mixing Assistant), Bryan Carlstrom (Assistant), Annette Cisneros (Mixing Assistant), Annette Cisneros (Assistant), Dave Jerden (Mixing), Angelo Moore (Horn), Angelo Moore (Vocals (Background)), O'Brien (Design), John O'Brien (Design), Dan Regan (Horn), Jay Rifkin (Producer), Eddy Schreyer (Mastering), John Feldmann (Producer), Josh Achziger (Engineer), Josh Achziger (Second Engineer), Slamm Andrews (Engineer), Bacon (Design), Gabrial McNair (Horn), Kip Wirtzfield (Horn), Brian Hall (Assistant), Kevin Globerman (Engineer), Scott Klopfenstein (Horn), Sheryl Nields (Photography), Jonas Cabrera (Horn), Chris Johnson (Keyboards), Chris Johnson (Engineer), Mike Menchaca (Horn), Trystram Alexander Menhinick (Artwork), Trystram Alexander Menhinick (Cover Art), Bruno Roussel (Second Engineer), Garth Schultz (Horn), Angela Moore (Horn), Angela Moore (Vocals (Background)), Elan Trujillo (Assistant), Patrick McDowell (A&R)
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The Hang Ups

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Chris Von Sneidern, James Iha, Gin Blossoms, Blow Pops, Sneetches, Matthew Sweet, Big Star, The Orange Peels, Papas Fritas, Kelly's Heels

Influenced By:

Cocteau Twins

Performed Songs By:

Brian Tighe

Formal Connection With:

Waves, Ninotchka, The Owls, The Waves
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  • Formed: 1990
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Second Story," "Hang Ups," "So We Go"

Biography

The melodic alterna-pop band the Hang Ups came together in 1990, while the band members were attending the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Consisting of Brian Tighe (vocals, guitar), Jeff Kearns (bass, vocals), Stephen Ittner (drums), and John Crozier (guitar), the band began playing the Minneapolis club/bar circuit. However, drummer Ittner was unable to commit to long-term touring, which all but extinguished the band's hopes of hitting it big with the original lineup. Ittner remained with the group as a songwriter and studio drummer, as the band released both their debut EP Comin' Through and full-length He's After Me in 1993 (band friend Bryan Hanna fills the drum slot for touring). The band gained a dedicated fan in Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner, who compiled the soundtrack to the film Chasing Amy and picked an old favorite from their 1993 debut ("Jump Start") for an important scene in the movie. It took the band a long three years to follow-up their debut with sophomore effort So We Go, but thanks to the film, the timing couldn't have been better. The track led to greater interest in the band, as a remixed version was quickly added to second pressings of So We Go. Second Story -- notable as the first pairing of producers Don Dixon and Mitch Easter since R.E.M.'s classic Reckoning 15 years earlier -- followed in 1999. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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Hang-Ups
Studio album by Goldfinger
Released September 23, 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Ska punk
Length 38:14
Label Universal Records
Producer Goldfinger
Professional reviews
Goldfinger chronology
Goldfinger
(1996)		 Hang-Ups
(1997)		 Darrin's Coconut Ass: Live from Omaha
(1999)

Hang-Ups is Goldfinger's second album. Many of the album's tracks feature more of a ska sound than their debut. The album's first single "This Lonely Place" was not as successful as "Here in Your Bedroom", a single off their debut album, but it did gain them numerous talk show appearances and spins of the video, which parodies the 1979 film Alien.

Like their self-titled debut, the horns on the album are provided by several members of the Orange County ska scene, most notably Dan Regan and Scott Klopfenstein of Reel Big Fish on trombone and trumpet, respectively. The song "Carlita" features Angelo Moore of Fishbone on saxophone and vocals.

"Superman" was used in several scenes for the film Kingpin.[1] Also, two years after its release, the song "Superman" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Superman" – 3:05
  2. "My Head" – 3:03
  3. "If Only" – 2:25
  4. "This Lonely Place" – 3:19
  5. "20¢ Goodbye" – 1:58
  6. "Question" – 2:57
  7. "Disorder" – 3:13
  8. "Carlita" – 3:16
  9. "Too Late" – 2:20
  10. "I Need To Know" – 2:53
  11. "Authority" – 2:41
  12. "S.M.P." – 1:01
  13. "The Last Time" – 2:46
  14. "Chris Cayton" – 3:14
    • Contains two hidden tracks, "It Isn't Just Me" (3:07) and "Chicken Mcnuggets" (0:53)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Amazon.com: Kingpin Soundtrack= Amazon.com, 1999, http://www.amazon.com/Kingpin-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B000005ILH/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/102-9685789-9868148?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1192988620&sr=8-3, retrieved 2007-10-21 
  2. ^ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater previews, preview", IGN, 1999, http://psx.ign.com/articles/131/131132p1.html, retrieved 1999-09-1 


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