Taking Sides: The Godfathers vs. Wire

Sebadoh Versus The Bunny Brains

(Sebadoh vs. Helmet! And the Dead C. vs. Sebadoh, too!)

I get 'embedding disabled by request'

what song was it?

Bollocks. Can't work out this random anti-embedding shit.

Was a live version of "If I Only Had Time".

lol

Anyway Godfathers > Wire no-brainer

I loved those guys. 'I Want Everything' was like yer mental friend sticking a sawn-off in yer nadgers for a laugh.

We need to turn on the youth of today to The Godfathers.

...so they can ignore them even more completely.

I didn't realize this was on ILM and thought it was gonna be a follow-up to The Sopranos Vs. The Wire

We'll shove broken youtube links in their faces until they scream

hit by hit was reissued last year by the band with extra disc of live tracks.
are they doing another valentines day special gig this year ?

I didn't realize this was on ILM and thought it was gonna be a follow-up to The Sopranos Vs. The Wire

― some dude, Friday, 16 January 2009 15:28 (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Was tempted to start this poll actually.

Legendary English rock and roll band THE GODFATHERS had hoped to tour the USA for the first time in 20 years through February. And it is with sincere regret that the group have to announce that this tour has now been severely curtailed due to the ongoing credit crunch.

In the financial Armageddon currently laying waste to banks and financial institutions there are plenty of innocent victims. CD and record shops, music retailers, venues and record companies are all struggling to survive the collective belt-tightening of a world living in fear for it's jobs and security.

The Godfathers' projected US tour in February is the latest victim of this financial meltdown. Only announced just before Christmas, the seismic shifts in the world economy and general doom and gloom in the music business has unfortunately led the tour to be radically restructured.

However, the band can confirm the first ever American Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre show with The Godfathers at The Metro in Chicago on Saturday 14th February is still happening. This will be the first American Godfathers show in nearly 20 years with the classic, original line up of Peter Coyne, Chris Coyne, Kris Dollimore, Mike Gibson and George Mazur. This will also be the first ever Godfathers Saint Valentine's Day Massacre show outside London since its inception in the notorious London Dungeon in the late eighties. The London Saint Valentine's Day Massacre shows have become legendary events in English rock and roll folklore and The Godfathers are delighted to stage the first American Massacre at The Metro, which was always a favourite venue for the band to play in their early US tours.

Ooh!

birth!

school!

work!

death!

god, that guy's nostrils annoyed me

hit by hit was reissued last year by the band with extra disc of live tracks.
are they doing another valentines day special gig this year ?

― mark e

Kinda dug Hit By Hit, cept maybe the Cold Turkey cover. LOVED the Angela/Love Is Dead single, but not so much the Birth, School, Work, etc. LP. Vic Maille did really well by unremembered UK hard rock bands in the late 80s. Godfathers, Birdhouse, Screaming Blue Messiahs, etc.

Aw but Birth School Work Death is their A-Bomb.

Well, it was 20 years ago, so maybe I'd hear it different now. I literally could not make it all the way through the title track, though I did put When Am I Coming Down on a mix tape once.

Legendary English rock and roll band THE GODFATHERS had hoped to tour the USA for the first time in 20 years through February.

I'm pretty sure I saw them in the mid-90s during a comeback attempt? or maybe it was just members in a new band. a buddy of mine was their gtr tech, the only reason I was at the show.

"Cause I Said So" is still fucking fantastic.

They are goofy, but "Unreal World" is a classic of that time period in my book. Watching the video conjures memories of 120 Minutes. I always loved the way he says "a hungry man is an angry... man". Goofy group in a lot of ways, but the guitar player wrote some cool hooks.

I thought for sure this was a new movie vs tv thread

I've been listening to the Sid Presley Experience Anthology which is possibly of unofficial origin. Some brilliant stuff including most of the 6 track album put out by the Unholy Trinity - they guys left behind when the SPE became the Godfathers. That shit is HOT. Best track, apart form the original SPE single tracks is the Unholy Trinity's version of "Bad Boy" (the Beatles number). UK garage rock has never sounded this good.

lol i thought this was a new poll at first, The Godfather vs The Wire

me too!

vito vs marlo

still love this so much after all these years.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t6Gs_TbZqnY/RenQjmFWo0I/AAAAAAAAAGM/jtwFudsOVhU/s320/hit+by+hit+cover.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLOp8cE5zEw&feature=channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=028hxIcql0U

Listening to their live album, Dope, Rock 'n' Roll & Fucking in the Streets, now. So, so inferior to the Screaming Blue Messiahs. These guys were basically Dr. Feelgood with big '80s drums and a much less interesting guitar player.

Yeah, but Dr. Feelgood had a great guitar player! So that's high stakes. Anyway, I haven't heard the live album, and I prefer Screaming Blue Messiahs (at least their debut) too, but not by that much. Scott and I discussed the Godfathers earlier this year, starting here:

Rolling Past Expiry Hard Rock 2010

Also, talked about the Messiahs' second album here, fwiw; it's good, but don't think it's any better than the one Godfathers LP I've heard (which Scott seems to say isn't the best thing they ever did):

Rolling Past Expiry Hard Rock 2010

Yeah, see, I love Bikini Red best of the Messiahs' whole discography.

motor boys motor

new live album

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61G74nmP8yL._SS400_.jpg

comes with dvd of the show as well, but not yet ventured that far as i'm a little concerned re middle age spread ruining my memories of the gang in tight fitting suits.

still, such a great band.

[and yes, mark g, i know re their lyrical limitations - but i care not !]

The concept of the latest Mars Volta album includes a character who is obsessed with the group The Godfathers. I tried to introduce them but it never happened.

Anyway, this is great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7mXXFA2mC8

aha.

i had heard that re the new mars album but i found the concept somewhat hard to accept

also, thats the one track i "endure" by the godfathers.

The other side of the Sun Arise single is where it's at imo.

otm

these are great too, A+B sides of one of the best pop singles of the era:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Y-_O5uIpM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3AQjzFc2Yc

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51j8Fwr4XiL._SL500_.jpg

ilm folks may hate'em, but the new self released, self produced godfathers album, jukebox fury, is a lot lot better than i would have ever expected in 2013.

of course there are the mark g baiting single line repeated over and over again issues, and the lack of vic maile production tweaks means that there is not the same sonic oomph as with their 'classic' era, but that said, for a bunch of oldies, this is proper full on old school roughed up, attitude heavy r-n-b, which if done by a bunch of youg'uns would have a lot more love from nme et al (hello strypes etc)

and in 2013 thats a lot more than i ever expected.

summary : i still love'em.

only bell-ends hate the Godfathers.

do i want to hear a new record in 2013 tho? i don't know, probly yes when the mood takes me.

oh .. totally .. love for the 'fathers is a mood thing .. but when the mood hits, damn.

Birth. School. Twerk. Death.

best revive ever.

Hmm, I got mentioned a fair bit on a thread I haven't posted on..

Anyways, fear not, I did love this band also (in that lower down region that meant I never bought the records but would enjoy them live)...

But, c'mon, you know me: Wire, obv.

haha ..
well, to be fair, you did mention the lyrical limitations of the band on a few separate threads (i was probably the only f*cker who noticed !)
that said, i aint denying such accusations ..
in fact, its part of the bands charm.
hit a slogan, hit a riff, and lets go ..

A few? Looks like I missed one.

Not complaining, it's nice to be remembered for something I actually said,

i may see this band in a few weeks in one of the smallest venues ever.

not been this excited in ages.

(as long as i can get tickets)

"CUZ I SAID SUMTHING!"

tis that time again.

I recall an interview in which the journo described the Godfathers drummer's dress sense as that of a 'blind mod with cruel mates'