| Artist |
Godfathers |
| Album Title: |
Birth, School, Work, Death |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: General Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1988 |
| Label |
Epic Records/CBS Records Inc. |
| Catalog No |
EK 40946 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7464-40946-2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Birth, School, Work, Death (4:08)
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| 2.
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If I Only Had Time (2:29)
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| 3.
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Tell Me Why (2:51)
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| 4.
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It's So Hard (3:39)
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| 5.
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When Am I Coming Down (4:56)
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| 6.
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Cause I Said So (2:46)
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| 7.
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The Strangest Boy (3:58)
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| 8.
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S.T.B. (2:32)
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| 9.
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Just Like You (3:10)
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| 10.
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Obsession (3:48)
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| 11.
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Love Is Dead (2:41)
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| Date Acquired |
10/06/1989 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Down In The Valley |
| Purchase Price |
12.00 |
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Notes |
foobar2000 1.3.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-02-07 21:32:13
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Analyzed: The Godfathers / Birth, School, Work, Death
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.51 dB -13.45 dB 4:08 01-Birth, School, Work, Death
DR12 -0.24 dB -13.95 dB 2:30 02-If I Only Had Time
DR13 -0.62 dB -15.59 dB 2:52 03-Tell Me Why
DR13 -0.34 dB -15.27 dB 3:39 04-It's so Hard
DR11 -0.36 dB -12.98 dB 4:56 05-When Am I Coming Down
DR12 -0.02 dB -14.47 dB 2:47 06-Cause I Said So
DR12 -0.60 dB -15.45 dB 3:58 07-The Strangest Boy
DR13 0.00 dB -14.13 dB 2:32 08-S.T.B.
DR13 0.00 dB -14.81 dB 3:10 09-Just Like You
DR13 0.00 dB -15.01 dB 3:49 10-Obsession
DR12 0.00 dB -14.32 dB 2:42 11-Love Is Dead
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 915 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Michael Sutton
The Godfathers missed the British punk revolution by a decade and were a few years too early before loud guitars became fashionable in England again. Consequently, the group's 1988 LP Birth, School, Work, Death is often overlooked. Released during the U.K. rave craze of the late ‘80s, Birth, School, Work, Death must've seemed completely dated in the barrage of pulsating electronic sounds that enveloped Britain at the time. Wearing Mafia suits and skinny ties, the Godfathers had a mean look that matched their name. And their sound was similarly tough: brass-knuckled punches in the form of menacing, explosive riffs; venom-spewing, nihilistic vocals; body-slamming percussion. Yet the Godfathers never forget the importance of the hook. The bleak title track -- with its gloomy shouted chorus of "Birth, School, Work, Death" -- has head-bobbing basslines and a toe-tapping drum beat. "I cut myself but I don't bleed/'Cause I don't get what I need/And it doesn't matter what I say/Tomorrow's still another day," Peter Coyne spits, the bile in his voice bringing back memories of Johnny Rotten's snotty rage in the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" as well Roger Daltrey's adolescent anguish in the Who's "My Generation". "Birth, School, Work, Death" is followed by two other rockers, "If I Only Had Time" and "Tell Me Why", that are equally catchy and filled with ticked-off confessions such as "If I only had time/I'd think of the perfect crime." But the Godfathers are from being one-dimensional. "Just Like You" is an upbeat love song and on "When Am I Coming Down" guitarist Kris Dollimore helps illustrate an acid trip gone wrong with swirling, disorienting guitars that recall Jimi Hendrix' moments of sonic transcendence. Coyne's spoken-word bit in "When Am I Coming Down" is chilling, told from the point-of-view of someone who has just overdosed on drugs. The production by Vic Maile is clean yet it doesn't soften the Godfathers' two-fisted attack.
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