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The New Found Glory that I miss

Mr. Music | USA | 07/01/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You've probably heard of New Found Glory by now. Those guys with those catchy hits "Hit or Miss" and "My Friend's Over You". Those are great and all, but before that, there was this classic...Nothing Gold Can Stay.Let's start by saying this did not have the production budget of the 2 NFG CD's after this. It was much lower. Therefore the sound is much rawer, and that sound fits this CD perfectly. You can actually hear the emotion in Jordan's voice unlike their next 2 extremely overproduced CD's.Also, the quality of the songs are much better than anything later. Songs like "3rd and Long", "You've Got A Friend in PA", "2's and 3's", "Tell Tale Heart", "Broken Sound", "Never Sometimes", and my favorite, the emotional closer "The Goodbye Song" are all instant classics. These actually had time taken to write the songs.This was their first CD. Sadly, it was their last on an indie, since Drive-Thru Records was bought by big-time major label MCA. Then all the big major-label guys forced NFG to write overproduced, silly love songs only with dumb lyrics so the teeny-boppers would dig it. And it worked, sadly. It's terrible when major record labels take advantage of successful indie bands and pretty much tear the potential out of them. The only punk band that I can think of that got better once on a major-label was Green Day.Well, enough of my rambling. Just get this. You won't regret it."

Best emo cd ever!!!!

Alucard | NY | 08/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A New Found Glory's "Nothing Gold can Stay" is an unbelievebly great cd. From begining to end, it carries a strong, great sound that will pull you in deeper with each song. Not only does this blow their second cd out of the water, but it's easily the best thing on their drive-thru records label.1. Hit or Miss - The best version of this awesome song2. It Never Snows in Florida - good song, but not the best3. 3rd and Long - Awesome song, one of the best on the cd4. You've got a friend in Pennsylvania - Awesome song, one of the best on the cd5. The Blue Stare - a good song, but not one of my favorites6. 2's and 3's - The best song on the cd!!7. Tell Tale Heart - Great song, with great guitaring8. Winter of 95 - pretty good song, though a bit repetitive9. Passing Time - Awesome song, second best on the cd!!10. Broken Sound - Starts slow, gets fast, good song11. Never Sometimes - good song, but again, not one of my favorites12. The Goodbye Song - Awesome Song, a great way to end this great cdThis cd rocks, it can't be touched by almost anyone else in their genre. This is a must own for everyone into emo, and it's their best work. Get this, "From your screen to your stereo" and their self titled, happy listening."

This cd pulls you in further every song.

bostonpunk69 | Peabody, MA USA | 03/31/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"While i have been listening to punk for about 2 years i hadnt really gotten into New Found Glory much. I bought their newest cd self titled "A New Found Glory" about 2 months ago. I listened to it over and over again and i realized i was on to something great. Some of the best achy-brakey heart songs were on that cd. so i went out, and i looked for this...."Nothing Gold Can Stay" a rendition of pop-punk that sits in your head for weeks. with songs like the original "Hit Or Miss", "You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania", "Winter of 95'", "It Never Snow's In Florida", "The Blue Stare", "2's and 3's", and "3rd and Long" this is a top-notch Pop-Punk cd that has great beats, riffs, lyrics, and hooks and im sure many people can enjoy it if they just sit down and listen to it."