The Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:29 am

It's been a long time since I've heard this album all the way through. And, it holds up a lot better than I expected it to.

80's production missteps aside, the songs are pretty damn quality. Catchy and pissed off. Like an angrier, more-Australian Smithereens. Nice.

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

Yep. It's really too bad their stuff after BSWD wasn't nearly as good.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

the album after this one isn't too bad, but this is definitely their apex. this band should've been huge. they only have bad timing to blame. they were a punk band going up against the smiths and the cure as british music exports.

i saw them in february and they were excellent.

nobody · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:09 pm

The title track and 'Cause I Said So alone are worth the price of admission.

Finch Platte · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:47 pm

Z Wrote:

the album after this one isn't too bad, but this is definitely their apex. this band should've been huge. they only have bad timing to blame. they were a punk band going up against the smiths and the cure as british music exports.

Well said.

Good writeup here on the recent goings-on.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:03 pm

They just played Chicago. Damn. Didn't even know that they were touring.

ShamWow! · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:08 pm

Don't sweat it Todd, I saw them after BSWD was released, and again after Unreal World. They can't play live to save their souls...check out the live bonus material on the re-release of Hit By Hit.

It's a shame, because their studio efforts are top notch.

The Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death

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