Comments on: Lo-Fi Mojo: The Godfathers http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/ your daily dose of pop culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:45:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Barry http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-41731 Barry Thu, 28 May 2009 21:00:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-41731 "This Damn Nation" (1986) and "If I Only Had Time" (1988) are two other garage-punk-60's-style tunes I love by The Godfathers. Both, however, are of the "cynical sardonic" vein mentioned above. “This Damn Nation” (1986) and “If I Only Had Time” (1988) are two other garage-punk-60's-style tunes I love by The Godfathers. Both, however, are of the “cynical sardonic” vein mentioned above.

]]> By: Barry http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29809 Barry Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29809 "This Damn Nation" (1986) and "If I Only Had Time" (1988) are two other garage-punk-60's-style tunes I love by The Godfathers. Both, however, are of the "cynical sardonic" vein mentioned above. “This Damn Nation” (1986) and “If I Only Had Time” (1988) are two other garage-punk-60's-style tunes I love by The Godfathers. Both, however, are of the “cynical sardonic” vein mentioned above.

]]> By: steed http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29806 steed Thu, 28 May 2009 18:45:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29806 More Songs About Love & Hate clocks in at #38 on my favorite 80 albums of the '80s list. It's a brilliant shot of pop energy from start to finish. More Songs About Love & Hate clocks in at #38 on my favorite 80 albums of the '80s list. It's a brilliant shot of pop energy from start to finish.

]]> By: Scott F http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29805 Scott F Thu, 28 May 2009 17:17:51 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29805 I like the Godfather's - always have ... She Gives Me Love is one of their great songs ... fwiw I like the Godfather's – always have … She Gives Me Love is one of their great songs … fwiw

]]> By: mojo http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29804 mojo Thu, 28 May 2009 17:06:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29804 An aside/endorsement: I adore our own Steven Rosen's "Caught on Tape" column, however. It's a new and different way to present totally new and original content about groups like the Who! If he did one about chasing Jimmy Page, that would be the first thing on Jimmy Page I have read in years (and enjoyed). <br><br>The "horse's mouth" factor with those pieces is 100% awesome---it's not another retrospective or rehashing or nostalgia piece, which is what so many of our blog/mag peers are doing at this point. It's actual new content. That I can get behind. An aside/endorsement: I adore our own Steven Rosen's “Caught on Tape” column, however. It's a new and different way to present totally new and original content about groups like the Who! If he did one about chasing Jimmy Page, that would be the first thing on Jimmy Page I have read in years (and enjoyed).

The “horse's mouth” factor with those pieces is 100% awesome—it's not another retrospective or rehashing or nostalgia piece, which is what so many of our blog/mag peers are doing at this point. It's actual new content. That I can get behind.

]]> By: edmur http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29803 edmur Thu, 28 May 2009 17:04:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29803 oh, i'm not saying the Godfathers don't belong here...just that I don't particulary like 'em (or, have a hard time getting past "Birth School Lunch Dinner Desert Death") oh, i'm not saying the Godfathers don't belong here…just that I don't particulary like 'em (or, have a hard time getting past “Birth School Lunch Dinner Desert Death”)

]]> By: arensb http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29802 arensb Thu, 28 May 2009 17:02:50 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29802 I picked up "Hit By Hit" way back when, solely for the wee-oo! wee-oo! guitar bits in "This Damn Nation". I think I must be the only person who likes them, because everyone else seems to remember BSWD and nothing else. I picked up “Hit By Hit” way back when, solely for the wee-oo! wee-oo! guitar bits in “This Damn Nation”. I think I must be the only person who likes them, because everyone else seems to remember BSWD and nothing else.

]]> By: mojo http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29800 mojo Thu, 28 May 2009 17:00:01 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29800 Ah yes, but everyone else is writing about low-hanging fruit like the Beatles and the Who. Who wants more tripe about them or Zeppelin? The beauty of Lo-Fi is that we filter it with other screens than our peers at Rolling Stone or NME! Ah yes, but everyone else is writing about low-hanging fruit like the Beatles and the Who. Who wants more tripe about them or Zeppelin? The beauty of Lo-Fi is that we filter it with other screens than our peers at Rolling Stone or NME!

]]> By: edmur http://popdose.com/lo-fi-mojo-the-godfathers/comment-page-1/#comment-29799 edmur Thu, 28 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19364#comment-29799 "John Barry" rocks hard...so thank you. The Johnny Cash tune seems novelty...kind of like their one hit...and that's the problem w/ the Godfathers in a nutshell. That tongue-in-cheek line is a tough one to walk successfully, and most bands come off as quasi-parody acts, which can make for a good one-hit wonder, but not so much for a lasting, respected band. The streets of pop music history are littered w/ such bands... “John Barry” rocks hard…so thank you. The Johnny Cash tune seems novelty…kind of like their one hit…and that's the problem w/ the Godfathers in a nutshell. That tongue-in-cheek line is a tough one to walk successfully, and most bands come off as quasi-parody acts, which can make for a good one-hit wonder, but not so much for a lasting, respected band. The streets of pop music history are littered w/ such bands…

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