This came out in 2005 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“I don’t know who I am,” laments Goldfinger singer-guitarist John Feldmann. No wonder.
Back in the ’90s, Feldmann and co. were part of the sophomoric ska-punk set, issuing discs like Darrin’s Coconut Ass. But ever since Feldmann embraced his inner vegan a few years back, he’s been striving to abandon crass for class. Which means that the band’s fifth studio album Disconnection Notice, like 2002’s Open Your Eyes, is full of annoyingly earnest songs about heartbreak and aggravatingly preachy numbers about veganism and war — along with one token comedy number to keep us all from thinking he’s totally lost his sense of humour. On the one hand, it’s nice to hear Feldmann expanding the band’s musical horizons by incorporating more emo, pop-punk and rock into the mix; on the other, does anybody want to hear songs about his views on slaughterhouses? Whether or not Feldmann knows who he is, he ought to understand there are some things we just don’t need to know about him.
