Shootin' Goon were a Welsh ska punk outfit of the late 1990s and early 2000s who were signed to the label Moon Ska Europe and later Good Clean Fun Records. Shootin' Goon released their debut album ''Splottside Rocksteady'' in 2000, with the title inspired by the

Splott Splott ( cy, Y Sblot) is a district and community in the south of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, just east of the city centre. It was built up in the late 19th century on the land of two farms of the same name: Upper Splott and Lower Spl ...

area of the band's hometown of

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. The band later signed to lead singer Matt's own record label Good Clean Fun Records, and released the '' Left for Dead'' EP in 2003. The EP was reviewed by skateboarder Bam Margera for rock magazine ''

Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock, punk and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication ''Mixmag''). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one- ...

'', in which he declared "I thought I was at the fucking circus!" prompting the band to sell

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s with the quote printed on them. The band broke up in 2004 following a self-organised tour. Following the band's demise Matt became manager of fellow Cardiff band

Adequate Seven Adequate Seven were a Welsh band who blended music styles such as hip hop, hardcore, punk, and funk. They formed in 2000 and split in December 2006. History Adequate Seven formed in November 2000 and played their first gig only four weeks lat ...

. The band reformed for a one off show in support of Adequate Seven on their last gig in Cardiff on 10 December 2006.

Lineup

Original lineup (1998): *St. John of Caerphilly - vocals (left just weeks after the completion of Splottside Rocksteady in 1999 and in 2000 the vocals were re-recorded by new singer James) *Paul Hewett - guitar *Jimi Hewett - bass *James 'Ferret' Watkins - trumpet *Dan - saxophone *Dan Jones - trombone *Tom Harle - trombone *Sam Kendall - drums Later band members: Some members were needed only once *Dan S (a.k.a. Yeti from the north) - Sax (joined in 1999?, left a few years later) *James Alexander - vocals (joined early 2000) *Matt "Cheap" Redd - vocals (joined 2002, previously of The Cheapskates) *Tom Harle - trombone (joined 1999, also appears on The Cheapskates EP and Adequate Seven's ''Here on Earth'') *Tom Pinder - trombone (joined 2001, also played trombone for

) *Nick Briggs (a.k.a. The Greek) - sax *Matt Price - trumpet (joined late 2000, also original member of

)

Discography

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Splottside Rocksteady ''Splottside Rocksteady'' is the debut album of Welsh ska band Shootin' Goon. The album title was inspired by the Splott area of the band's hometown Cardiff. It was released on July 31, 2000 by Moon Ska Europe and has received critical acclaim f ...

'' (2000) *''

Big Up Clash ''Big Up Clash'' was the second release of ska punk bands Shootin' Goon and Lubby Nugget Featuring five tracks from Goon, with influences ranging from punk rock to traditional ska and rocksteady, including a cover version of Lubby Nugget's "Fl ...

'' (split with Lubby Nugget) (2001) *'' Left for Dead'' (2003)

External links

myspace.com/shootingoon
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