The Godfathers

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The Godfathers
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General information
origin London , England
Genre (s) Alternative rock
founding 1985, 2008
resolution 2000
Website godfathers.uk.com
Current occupation
singing
 Peter Coyne
Guitar, vocals
 Jason Pegg
Bass, vocals
 Darren Birch
Drums, percussion, vocals
 Tim James
Guitar, vocals
 Steve Crittal
former members
Kris Dollimore
Mike Gibson
George Mazur
Paul Ronney Angel
Del Bartle
Dave Twigg
Mauro Venegas
Chris Coyne

The Godfathers are an alternative rock band from London , England .

history

The band was founded in 1983 as "The Sid Presley Experience". After their "incarnation", the band name was renamed "The Godfathers" in 1985, and in 1987 they received their first recording contract with Epic Records .

At that time, the music scene was not only electronically dominated in the United Kingdom and “The Godfathers” did not really fit into the contemporary picture with their heavily guitar-heavy, alternative rock. In particular, her best-known hit Birth, School, Work, Death could not go against the trend, as his rough lyrics did not go down well with disc jockeys and radio stations.

At the end of the 1990s the band fell apart. Some members founded together with Rat Scabies , the former drummer of the Damned , the group The Germans .

On January 10th, 2008 the first LP was released as a double CD ( Hit by Hit ) and the Godfathers got together again for concerts with the original line-up, but later there was a line-up change. The band has been touring regularly since then. At the end of 2010 the live album (including a DVD) Shot Live At The 100 Club was released .

Albums

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Birth School Work Death
  UK 80 02/13/1988 (2 weeks)
More Song About Love And Hate
  CH 29 05/21/1989 (2 weeks)
  UK 49 05/20/1989 (1 week)
Singles
Birth School Work Death
  UK 80 10/17/1987 (4 weeks)
Love is Dead
  UK 100 11/19/1988 (1 week)
She Gives Me Love
  UK 86 04/15/1989 (3 weeks)
Unreal World
  UK 83 02/16/1991 (2 weeks)
  • Hit by Hit (1986)
  • Birth, School, Work, Death (1988)
  • More Songs About Love and Hate (1989)
  • Unreal World (1991)
  • Dope, Rock'n'Roll, and Fucking in the Streets (1992, live)
  • Orange (1993)
  • Afterlife (1995)
  • Birth, School, Work, Death: The Best of the Godfathers (1996)
  • Hit by Hit (2008, double CD)
  • Shot Live at the 100 Club (2010, Live CD + DVD)
  • Jukebox Fury (2013)
  • A Big Bad Beautiful Noise (2017)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: CH UK