The Golden D

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Golden D · Two years after his first solo record, Graham Coxon made a second album in 2000, which stood further from Blur than his debut. He recorded all the instruments himself, and also produced and mixed the record himself. The guitars and the vocals sound heavier and even rawer than before. Only Keep Hope Alive resembles the sound of The Sky Is Too High. There are two covers on it, Fame and Fortune and That's When I Reach for My Revolver, both by the post-punk band Mission of Burma. The title is a joke about Coxon's favourite guitar chord.

Reactions were mixed. A reviewer at AllMusic heard mainly hard and fast rock and thought of Sonic Youth and the Sex Pistols. The sleeve shows part of Coxon's own painting The Blue Dog.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Jamie Thomas2:33Apple Music ↗
2. 2The Fear3:02Apple Music ↗
3. 3Satan I Gatan3:18Apple Music ↗
4. 4Fame and Fortune3:35Apple Music ↗
5. 5My Idea of Hell2:15Apple Music ↗
6. 6Lake7:34Apple Music ↗
7. 7Fags and Failure1:54Apple Music ↗
8. 8Leave Me Alone3:10Apple Music ↗
9. 9Keep Hope Alive3:57Apple Music ↗
10. 10Oochy Woochy4:24Apple Music ↗
11. 11That's When I Reach for My Revolver3:59Apple Music ↗
12. 12Don't Think About Always4:44Apple Music ↗

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