Year : 1978 (Rock Candy Remastered 2010)
Style : Classic Rock , Folk Rock , Psychedelic Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 96 mb
Bio:
Godz (originally the Godz) were an American folk/rock band formed in New York City in 1966 by guitarist Jim McCarthy, bassist Larry Kessler, autoharpist Jay Dillon, and drummer Paul Thornton.They formed in 1975 and broke up for the first time in 1980. Reformed several times with various lineups. The band began with no musical training or knowledge of how to play their instruments. In late 1966, they auditioned for Bernard Stollman of the avant-garde independent record label ESP-Disk', who signed the band, resulting in them becoming labelmates to the Fugs. Godz released the albums Contact High with the Godz (1966), Godz 2 (1967) and The Third Testament (1968) on ESP, with the latter album employing an improvisational musical collective known as "The Multitude".American music critic Lester Bangs would cite the Godz as favorites and publish the article "Do the Godz Speak Esperanto?" in Creem magazine in December 1971. In 1973, the Godz recorded a commercial rock album entitled Godzundheit, it would be their final album before disbanding. The Godz would reunite in 2007, although without Jay Dillon who had died in 2002, the band performed shows until 2018.In April 2019, Paul Thornton died. On March 24, 2022, Larry Kessler was killed when hit by an alleged drunk driver in Baltimore.
Album:
The Godz is the self-titled debut album by American hard rock band The Godz (from Columbus, Ohio), released in 1978. It contains their most notable radio hit, "Gotta Keep a Running".The album was reissued and remastered on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records.Claiming no relation to the New York sixties band of the same name, these fellows came from Columbus, Ohio and played a stripe of music that was either loved or loathed. Costumed in long hair and leather, the Godz resembled beer guzzling Hell’s Angels, proposing a gruff and ugly image reflective of their material.Produced by Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer, “The Godz” contains every hard rocking trick in the book. Magnifying these elements something fierce, the band delivers a rattling repertoire of mindless lyrics, burning with lust, frustration and rock and roll alliegance. Nods to Status Quo, KISS and Ram Jam are warranted, but the size, power and volume presented on “The Godz” is so staggering that it makes these bands seem rather timid by comparison.Brash vocals, barking and braying with sass and no class, supported by walls of chugging guitar chords, thudding rhythms and blunt hooks define each track on the album. There’s no cigarette breaks here, as the Godz continuously bash and boogie their way through numbers like “Gotta Keep A Running,” “Cross Country,” “Under The Table” and a cover of Golden Earring’s “Candy’s Going Bad,” which closes the album in orgasmic form.I personally think “The Godz” is a heavy metal masterpiece and can actually be deemed quite trailblazing. To be sure, a cheesy factor figures into the equation and the musicianship is bar band quality. But attitude and energy counts for a lot, and “The Godz” is thick with these assets. Brave souls these guys were, peddling such numbing noise at a time when disco and pop ballads were in vogue. As far as I’m concerned, “The Godz” is far more cutting edge and menacing than the stuff the punk rockers were also hawking during this decidedly dull cultural period. God bless the Godz in all their roaring glory!
Line Up:
Bob Hill - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Mark Chatfield - Guitar, Vocals
Eric Moore - Bass, Vocals
Glen Cataline - Drums, Vocals
Production:
Recorded At – The Swamp
Remixed At – The Sound Suite Detroit
Remastered At – Wired Masters
Published By – Starrin Music
Published By – Rick's Music, Inc.
Art Direction – Gribbitt!, Stephen Lumel
Design [CD] – Cürt Evans
Illustration – Shusei Nagaoka
Management – Rob Freidheim
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Producer – Don Brewer
Recorded By – Mark Stebbets
Remastered By – Andy Pearce, Matt Wortham
Tracklist:
01. Go Away 4:30
02. Baby I Love You 4:26
03. Guaranteed 3:26
04. Gotta Keep a Runnin' 7:28
05. Under the Table 3:44
06. Cross Country 7:02
07. Candy's Going Bad 9:30
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