The Gold Record

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The Gold Record
Studio album by
the Bouncing Souls
ReleasedJune 6, 2006
RecordedDecember 2005–January 2006
Genre
Length44:24
LabelEpitaph
ProducerTed Hutt
The Bouncing Souls chronology
Anchors Aweigh
(2003) 		The Gold Record
(2006) 		20th Anniversary Series
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
ThePunkSite.com link

The Gold Record is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls and was released on June 6, 2006. The band deemed this release to be 'the release of the beast' in reference to the date (6/6/06) being similar to the number of the beast (666).

The album includes two covers, of "Lean on Sheena" by Avoid One Thing and "Better Things" by The Kinks. "Letter from Iraq" is based on a poem sent to the band by Garett Reppenhagen, a soldier serving in Iraq.

Release[edit]

On February 9, 2006, the Bouncing Souls' next album was announced for release in four months' time. In March and April 2005, they went on tours of Japan (with Street Dogs), New Zealand, and Australia.[2][3] The album's track listing was posted online on April 11, 2006, followed by the artwork and album's title nine days later.[4][5] On April 25, 2006, "The Gold Song" was made available for free download through Epitaph Records' website; "The Pizza Song" followed on May 23, 2006.[6][7] On June 2, 2006, The Gold Record was made available for streaming through Warped Tour's website, ahead of its release four days later through Epitaph Records.[8] Leading up to this, the band held a week-long series of shows at the Knitting Factory in New York City.[9] On June 19, 2006, a music video was released for "The Pizza Song".[10] They promoted the album by touring on the entirety of the 2006 Warped Tour; on August 8, 2006, the album was released as a vinyl picture disc on their own label Chunksaah Records.[11]

Between October and December 2006, the band embarked on their headlining US tour, dubbed Gold Tour. They were supported by Street Dogs, Whole Wheat Bread, the World/Inferno Friendship Society, and Left Alone.[12] In January 2007, the Bouncing Souls performed at a special event marking a Warped Tour exhibition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[13] In February 2007, they went on a tour of the UK with the Draft.[14] On March 30, 2007, the music video for "Lean on Sheena" was posted online.[15] In April and May 2007, the band embarked on a Canadian tour with Strike Anywhere, the Loved Ones, and Static Radio.[16] In May and June 2007, the Bouncing Souls played three shows in Japan, and performed four US East Coast shows, which included an appearance at the School of Rock Festival.[17]

In September 2007, the band appeared at the Bumbershoot festival, and went on a short East Coast tour the following month with Modern Life Is War, the World/Inferno Friendship Society, and the Low Budgets.[18][19][20] They ended the year with a tour of Australia in November and December 2007, and a trio of holiday shows at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[21][22] For the three shows, the band played 60 different tracks from their catalogue.[23] Bookending appearances at the Bamboozle Left and The Bamboozle festivals, the band went on a short US tour in April 2008 with Dead to Me, Static Radio NJ, Tim Barry, and the Gaslight Anthem.[24][25] Following this, the band appeared on Warped Tour again for two weeks in July 2008, and went on a short tour in September 2008.[26][27] They then appeared at Riot Fest in October 2008, and played a handful of shows with Strike Anywhere, the Casting One, Gimme Drugs, Youth Brigade, Kevin Seconds, and Nothington.[28][29] They ended the year with a performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest.[30]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan Kienlen, and Michael McDermott, except where noted

The Gold Record
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Gold Song" 3:16
2."So Jersey" 4:01
3."Sounds of the City" 2:42
4."The Pizza Song" 3:43
5."Sarah Saturday" 3:46
6."Better Things" (The Kinks cover)Ray Davies3:27
7."The Messenger" 4:20
8."Lean on Sheena" (Avoid One Thing cover)Joe Gittleman3:20
9."Letter from Iraq"The Bouncing Souls, Garett Reppenhagen2:57
10."The New Thing" 3:11
11."Midnight Mile" 2:52
12."For All the Unheard" 6:49
Total length:44:24

Personnel[edit]

The Bouncing Souls
Additional musicians

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 141
Top Heatseekers 5
Top Independent Albums 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d https://www.allmusic.com/album/r836034
  2. ^ Paul, Aubin (February 9, 2006). "Bouncing Souls announce 'Ring of Fire' dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Paul, Aubin (February 14, 2006). "Street Dogs set to record, upcoming dates with Bouncing Souls, Pogues". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  4. ^ August, Justin (April 11, 2006). "Bouncing Souls unveil tracklisting for 'The Gold Record'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Paul, Aubin (April 20, 2006). "Bouncing Souls reveal artwork, first track on radio". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. ^ White, Adam (April 25, 2006). "'The Gold Song' by the Bouncing Souls". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 23, 2006). "Bouncing Souls post 'The Pizza Song'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. ^ White, Adam (June 2, 2006). "Stream 'The Gold Record' by the Bouncing Souls". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 22, 2006). "Bouncing Souls's week-long release party for 'The Gold Record'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 19, 2006). "Bouncing Souls post video for 'The Pizza Song'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 15, 2006). "Bouncing Souls plan picture disc on Chunksaah". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  12. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 7, 2006). "The Bouncing Souls / Street Dogs / Whole Wheat Bread". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  13. ^ Moron, Chris (December 28, 2006). "Bad Religion, Bouncing Souls added to Warped Tour exhibit kickoff at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Moran, Chris (November 30, 2006). "The Bouncing Souls / The Draft (UK)". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  15. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 30, 2007). "Bouncing Souls Post Video For 'Lean on Sheena'". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  16. ^ Paul, Aubin (February 6, 2007). "Bouncing Souls / Strike Anywhere / The Loved Ones / Static Radio (Canada)". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  17. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 2, 2007). "Bouncing Souls (US, Japan)". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  18. ^ White, Adam (June 10, 2007). "Aggrolites, Ted Leo, Bouncing Souls, Shins, Seaweed and more at Bumbershoot". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  19. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 27, 2007). "Bouncing Souls". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 28, 2007). "Modern Life Is War with Young Widows, Every Time I Die, Bouncing Souls, Sick Of It All". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  21. ^ Paul, Aubin (October 22, 2007). "Bouncing Souls (Australia)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  22. ^ White, Adam (October 24, 2007). "Bouncing Souls holiday shows in Asbury Park". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  23. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 30, 2007). "Bouncing Souls plan 60-song marathon over three year-end shows". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  24. ^ Paul, Aubin (February 8, 2008). "Bouncing Souls". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  25. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 11, 2008). "Bouncing Souls / Dead to Me and Static Radio / Gaslight Anthem and Tim Barry". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  26. ^ Paul, Aubin (February 26, 2008). "Warped Tour unveils final band lineup for 2008". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  27. ^ White, Adam (July 22, 2008). "Bouncing Souls announce shows with Hot Water Music, Sick Of It All, Everybody Out!". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  28. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 29, 2008). "Riot Fest adds Lawrence Arms, Bouncing Souls, Jay Reatard". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  29. ^ Raub, Jesse (August 4, 2008). "Bouning Souls add more dates with Strike Anywhere, Youth Brigade". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  30. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 19, 2008). "ALL, Bouncing Souls, Rival Schools, Tom Gabel, Kevin Seconds at Fun Fun Fun fest". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
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