Golden D

Second solo album from the Blur guitarist. 12 tracks including 'The Fear', 'Fame And Fortune' and 'Leave Me Alone'. 2000 release. Digipak.

With The Golden D, Graham Coxon, Blur's lead guitarist, appears to have achieved his lifelong dream: to create the ultimate American indie rock album. In a huge departure from his somewhat limp, lo-fi solo debut, The Golden D is not afraid to crank up the volume and rock. From the outright thrash of album opener "Jamie Thomas" through the angst-ridden "Leave Me Alone," and into the trashy punk of "Fags + Failure," this is the sound that Blur themselves hinted at on their self-titled, international hit album. It's to Coxon's credit that none of these songs would sound out of place on albums by American indie icons such as Sonic Youth or Dinosaur Jr. And that's very high praise indeed. --Robert Burrow