For God and Country

Good Riddance

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 1995)
• Original Release Date: February 7, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B0000007Q6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,478 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do they ever do it wrong?, January 4, 1999

By A Customer

An amazing cd, Unlike most people I believe this is their best album to date, unbelievable. They do it right everytime, buy all their cds you wont be disappointed, I wasn't

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this CD, place it in your CD player etc etc, March 8, 2001

By	Tom M (England) - See all my reviews

Quite simply, Good Riddance play great, fast hardcore punk suffused with a strong idealism. Like Propagandhi, their politics are central in their lyrics, which complement the music perfectly. This album is short but sweet - the songs are all tight and melodic; Russ's voice is very listenable and was made for this kind of music. There isn't a bad song on this album, although there are a couple of less memorable ones - but what you will remember it for are the amazing songs such as the live staple `Mother Superior', `All Fall Down', `United Cigar', the prophetic `Decoy' and closing song `October' (which blends a soft, breathless build-up with an awesome climax). This album contains all of the ingredients of a great punk album - great hooks, angry (yet intelligent) lyrics, and the ability to excite. Like the not-dissimilar Bad Religion, Good Riddance's finest moments are fleeting changes of pace and soaring energy; they manage to sound powerful without being too heavy, wielding a punk-rock rapier rather than beating you with a metaphorical `metal' club. Having heard all of GR's albums, I would say this is the one which defines them, and by which later material will always be compared. If you have any of their other albums but don't own this one, remedy the situation immediately - Good Riddance are so consistent that once you've heard one album, you've got to collect `em all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most amping cd I own, January 18, 1999

By A Customer

This album is one of my top 5 punk albums it is amping from track 1 to track 12. October is probably one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time. This album should be checked out by anyone who likes punk rock.