Banda: The Godfathers
Gênero: Alternative Rock, Garage Rock, Baggy, Mod Revival, Post-Punk

Disco: Hit By Hit
Ano: 1986
Faixas:
1. I Want Everything (The Godfathers) 2:52
2. This Damn Nation (The Godfathers) 2:45
3. I Want You (C. Coyne, P. Coyne) 3:09
4. Can't Leave Her Alone (C. Coyne, Bartle, P. Coyne) 2:16
5. Sun Arise (Butler, Harris) 4:16
6. Cold Turkey (Lennon) 4:43
7. John Barry (The Godfathers) 2:27
8. Sticks & Stones (Gibson, P. Coyne) 4:04
9. I'm Unsatisfied (The Godfathers) 3:21
10. Lonely Man (C. Coyne, P. Coyne) 4:06
11. Angela (The Godfathers) 3:02
12. Gone To Texas (C. Coyne, Bartle, P. Coyne) 3:47
13. Love Is Dead (The Godfathers) 2:40
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Kris Dollimore, Mike Gibson: Guitar, Vocals
George Mazur: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Disco: Birth, School, Work, Death
Ano: 1988
Faixas:
1. Birth, School, Work, Death (4:08)
2. If I Only Had Time (2:29)
3. Tell Me Why (2:51)
4. It's So Hard (3:37)
5. When Am I Coming Down (4:55)
6. 'Cause I Said So (2:46)
7. The Strangest Boy (3:57)
8. S.T.B. (2:28)
9. Just Like You (3:10)
10. Obsession (3:48)
11. Love Is Dead (2:41)
Músicas de autoria da banda.
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Kris Dollimore, Mike Gibson: Guitar, Vocals
George Mazur: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Músico adicional:
Bobby Valentino: Violin (faixa 4)
(*) Disco lançado originalmente em 1988.

Disco: More Songs About Love & Hate
Ano: 1989
Faixas:
1. She Gives Me Love (3:35)
2. Those Days Are Over (3:30)
3. How Low Is Low (3:26)
4. Pretty Girl (4:01)
5. This Is Your Life (3:57)
6. I'm Lost And Then I'm Found (3:58)
7. I Don't Believe In You (3:29)
8. Life Has Passed Us By (4:04)
9. Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues (3:06)
10. Halfway Paralysed (2:44)
11. Another You (3:24)
Músicas de autoria da banda.
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Kris Dollmore: Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Mike Gibson: Guitar, Vocals
George Mazur: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Músico adicional:
Harold Burgon: Additional Keyboards

Disco: Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Ano: 1989(*)
Faixas:
1. Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues (2:43)
2. I'm Lost And Them I'm Found (4:01)
3. This Damn Nation (2:49)
4. Cold Turkey (4:32)
5. Birth, School, Work, Death (4:03)
6. How Low Is Low (3:23)
7. S.T.B. (2:28)
8. Blitzkrieg Bop (2:13)
9. 'Cause I Said So (2:54)
Músicas de autoria da banda, exceto "Cold Turkey", composta por John Lennon, e "Blitzkrieg Bop", composta por The Ramones.
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Kris Dollimore, Mike Gibson: Guitar, Vocals
George Mazur: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
(*) Gravado ao vivo no The Back Room, em Austin, Texas, EUA, no dia 2 de julho de 1989.

Disco: BBC Session
Ano: 1989(*)
Faixas:
1. If I Only Had Time (2:39)
2. I Want Everything (2:49)
3. I'm Unsatisfied (3:23)
4. I Want You (3:12)
Músicas de autoria da banda, salvo "I Want You", composta por Peter Coyne e Chris Coyne.
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Kris Dollimore: Guitar, Vocals
Mike Gibson: Guitar, Vocals
George Mazur: Drum, Percussion, Vocals
(*) Gravado em 4 de maio de 1986.

Disco: Unreal World
Ano: 1991
Faixas:
1. Unreal World (P. Coyne, Burrows, C. Coyne) 4:10
2. Don't Let Me Down (C. Coyne, Burrows, Gibson, P. Coyne) 3:25
3. King Of Misery (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Burrows, Gibson, Mazur) 3:50
4. Believe In Yourself (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Gibson) 4:21
5. I'll Never Forget What's His Name (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Gibson, Burrows) 4:19
6. How Does It Feel To Feel (Garner, Phillips) 3:50
7. Drag Me Down Again (P. Coyne, Burrows) 4:05
8. Something Good About You (C. Coyne, Burrows, P. Coyne, Gibson) 4:20
9. I Love What's Happening To Me (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Gibson, Burrows) 4:28
10. Can't Try Harder (Gibson) 4:26
11. This Is War (P. Coyne, Burrows, C. Coyne) 4:37
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Mike Gibson, Chris Burrows: Guitar, Vocals
George Mazur: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Disco: Dope, Rock 'N' Roll & Fucking In The Streets
Ano: 1993(*)
Faixas:
1. Birth, School, Work, Death (The Godfathers) 4:11
2. She Gives Me Love (The Godfathers) 3:30
3. Unreal World (P. Coyne, Burrows, C. Coyne) 3:57
4. I Don't Believe In You (The Godfathers) 3:24
5. Drag Me Down Again (P. Coyne, Burrows) 3:45
6. When I'm Coming Down (The Godfathers) 4:22
7. Obsession (The Godfathers) 3:36
8. I Love What's Happening To Me (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Gibson, Burrows) 4:37
9. If I Only Had Time (The Godfathers) 2:23
10. Lonely Man (C. Coyne, P. Coyne) 4:11
11. Don't Let Me Down (C. Coyne, Burrows, Gibson, P. Coyne) 3:20
12. I Want Everything (The Godfathers) 2:39
13. 'Cause I Said So (The Godfathers) 3:05
14. This Damn Nation (The Godfathers) 2:44
15. This Is War (P. Coyne, Burrows, C. Coyne) 4:33
16. Cold Turkey (Lennon) 5:06
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Mike Gibson, Chris Burrows: Guitar, Vocals
Ali Byworth: Drums
(*) Gravado ao vivo no The Venue, em Londres, Inglaterra, no dia 14 de fevereiro de 1992.

Disco: The Godfathers (Golden Delicious)
Ano: 1993
Faixas:
1. Free Yourself (Burrows, P. Coyne, Byworth) 2:41
2. Strange About Today (Burrows, P. Coyne) 3:50
3. World On Fire (C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Burrows) 4:53
4. Trip On You (Burrows, P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Byworth) 3:02
5. That's The Way I Feel (Burrows, P. Coyne, Byworth, C. Coyne) 3:15
6. Help Me Now (Burrows, P. Coyne, C. Coyne) 4:37
7. Losing My Mind (Burrows, P. Coyne, C. Coyne) 2:42
8. She Said (Burrows, P. Coyne, Byworth) 4:14
9. The Prisoner (Burrows, P. Coyne) 4:33
10. Seven Days (Burrows, P. Coyne) 3:28
11. 21st Century Dreaming (Burrows, P. Coyne) 4:17
12. Time Is Now (C. Coyne, P. Coyne) 2:47
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Lead Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Chris Burrows: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Ali Byworth: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Disco: Afterlife
Ano: 1995
Faixas:
1. Love Is Real (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Ronney) 3:06
2. Hear What I Say (P. Coyne, Ronney) 5:27
3. That Special Feeling (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Ronney) 3:49
4. I Can't Hear You (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Ronney) 3:06
5. You're My Friend (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Ronney) 4:56
6. Close To Jesus (P. Coyne, C. Coyne) 4:07
7. I'm Not Well (P. Coyne, C. Coyne, Nicholas, Newson) 4:13
8. Mother Nicotine (P. Coyne, Ronney) 3:47
9. Time's Not On Your Side (P. Coyne, Ronney, Newson) 4:23
10. Give Me Something (P. Coyne, Newson) 3:59
11. Afterlife (P. Coyne, C. Coyne) 5:33
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals, Accordion
Grant Nicholas: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Paul Ronney: Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals
Ricky Newson: Guitar, Vocals

Disco: Birth, School, Work, Death: Hits, Rarities & Gems
Ano: 2007
Faixas:
1. Birth, School, Work, Death [Single Version] (3:45)
2. She Gives Me Love [Single Version] (3:57)
3. 'Cause I Said So [Single Version] (2:44)
4. I Can Only Give You Everything [Single Version] (3:02)
5. I'm Lost And Them I'm Found [Single Version] (3:57)
6. Still Alone [Single Version] (3:35)
7. Can't Try Harder (4:26)
8. Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean To Say They're Not Going To Get You! [Single Version] (2:23)
9. She Gives Me Love [High Octane Mix] (3:43)
10. Birth, School, Work, Death [Dance Remix] (4:26)
Músicas de autoria da banda, salvo "Can't Try Harder", composta por Mike Gibson.
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Kris Dollimore, Mike Gibson, Chris Burrows: Guitar, Vocals
George Mazur: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Disco: Shot Live At The 100 Club
Ano: 2011
Faixas:
1. Public Enemy Number One (Coyne, Bartle, Coyne, Murphy) 2:23
2. I Want Everything (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 2:48
3. Cause I Said So (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur) 2:38
4. I Can't Sleep Tonight (Coyne, Bartle, Coyne, Nicholas) 2:18
5. Love Is Dead (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 2:33
6. Just Because You're Not Paranoid Doesn't Mean To Say They're Not Going To Get You! (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur) 2:25
7. Can't Leave Her Alone (Coyne, Bartle, Coyne, Murphy) 2:14
8. She Gives Me Love (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 3:20
9. (Happy Birthday) [Guitar Instrumental] (1:37)
10. When Am I Coming Down (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 4:22
11. This Is War (Coyne, Burrows, Coyne) 5:13
12. I Want You (Coyne, Coyne) 3:02
13. How Does It Feel To Feel (Phillips, Garner) 3:13
14. I'm Branded (Cooper, Wray) 2:10
15. Lonely Man (Coyne, Coyne) 3:49
16. Back Into The Future (Coyne, Bartle, Coyne, Nicholas) 4:15
17. Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 2:55
18. How Low Is Low (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur) 3:16
19. Hup 2 3 4 (Coyne, Bartle, Coyne, Murphy) 3:35
20. This Damn Nation (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur) 2:40
21. Birth, School, Work, Death (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 3:57
22. Brand New Cadillac (Taylor) 3:09
23. I'm Unsatisfied (Coyne, Dollimore, Coyne, Mazur) 3:17
24. Cold Turkey (Lennon) 7:04
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass, Vocals
Del Bartle: Guitar, Vocals
Grant Nicholas: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
(*) Gravado no 100 Club, em Oxford Street, Londres, Inglaterra, no dia 17 de junho de 2010.

Disco: Jukebox Fury
Ano: 2013
Faixas:
1. Let Your Hair Hang Down (3:10)
2. If I Only Could (2:19)
3. Primitive Man (4:09)
4. The Outsider (2:33)
5. I'm Branded (2:23)
6. A Can Of Worms (3:58)
7. Back Into The Future (4:27)
8. I Can't Sleep Tonight (2:17)
9. Mary Baby (3:07)
10. Theme To The End Of The World (2:48)
11. The Man In The Middle (3:27)
12. Thai Nights (2:21)
Músicas de autoria da banda.
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Vocals
Chris Coyne: Bass Guitar, Vocals
Del Bartle: Guitar, Vocals
Dave Twigg: Drums, Vocals, Percussion

Disco: A Big Bad Beautiful Noise
Ano: 2017
Faixas:
1. A Big Bad Beautiful Noise (P. Coyne, Crittall) 4:15
2. Till My Heart Stops Beating (P. Coyne, Crittall) 4:03
3. You Don't Love Me (P. Coyne, Venegas) 3:06
4. Poor Boy's Son (P. Coyne, Crittall) 2:57
5. One Good Reason (P. Coyne, Crittall) 2:52
6. Miss America (P. Coyne, Venegas) 4:00
7. Defibrillator (P. Coyne, Crittall) 2:10
8. She's Mine (P. Coyne, Crittall) 3:52
9. Feedbacking (P. Coyne, Venegas) 4:37
10. Let's Get Higher (P. Coyne, Crittall) 3:11
11. You And Me Against The World (P. Coyne, Venegas) 5:16
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Lead Vocals
Steve Crittall: Electric & Slide Guitar, Vocals, Farfisa (faixa 4), Theremin (faixa 6)
Mauro Venegas: Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Darren Birch: Electric & Acoustic Bass, Vocals
Tim James: Drums, Vocals
Músicos adicionais:
John Dale: Keyboards (faixas 4, 9, 11)
Paul Robert Gray: Percussion (faixas 1, 3, 6, 8)

Disco: This Is War! Live!
Ano: 2019(*)
Faixas:
1. Intro (0:21)
2. This Is War (P. Coyne, Burrows, C. Coyne) 4:11
3. Cause I Said So (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 2:42
4. A Big Bad Beautiful Noise (P. Coyne, Crittall) 4:13
5. Till Me Heart Stops Beating (P. Coyne, Crittall) 4:18
6. One Good Reason (P. Coyne, Crittall) 3:13
7. Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 3:03
8. How Low Is Low (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 3:21
9. Unreal World (P. Coyne, Burrows, C. Coyne) 4:00
10. Defribrillator (P. Coyne, Crittall) 2:17
11. When Am I Coming Down (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 5:04
12. She Gives Me Love (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 3:09
13. Just Because You're No Paranoid, Doesn't Mean To Say They're Not Going To Get You (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 2:28
14. I Want Everything (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 2:51
15. This Damn Nation (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 2:52
16. Birth School Work Death (P. Coyne, Dollimore, C. Coyne, Mazur, Gibson) 4:44
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Lead Vocals
Steve Crittall, Alex McBain: Guitar, Vocals
Tim James: Drums
Darren Birch: Bass, Vocals
(*) Gravado ao vivo no Lagerhaus, em Bremen, Alemanha, no dia 1° de dezembro de 2017.

Disco: Alpha Beta Gamma Delta
Ano: 2022
Faixas:
1. Alpha Beta Gamma Delta (Coyne, Priestley) 0:28
2. Bring On The Sunshine (Coyne, Priestley) 3:36
3. You Gotta Wait (Coyne, Vermaak) 3:23
4. I Hate The 21st Century (Coyne, Priestley) 3:37
5. OCD (Coyne, Simpson) 3:57
6. Midnight Rider (Coyne, Priestley) 4:20
7. Straight Down The Line (Coyne, Vermaak) 3:51
8. Lay That Money Down (Coyne, Vermaak) 3:07
9. Tonight (Coyne, Priestley) 3:33
10. I'm Not Your Slave (Coyne, Priestley) 4:03
11. There's No Time (Coyne, Priestley) 3:19
12. Dead In Los Angeles (Coyne, Simpson) 5:59
13. I Despair (Coyne, Vermaak, Priestley) 4:23
Créditos:
Peter Coyne: Lead Vocals
Jon Priestley: Bass Guitar, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Wayne Vermaak: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Richie Simpson: Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Billy Duncanson: Drums, Backing Vocals
Nick Poyner: Additional Percussion
Biografia:
Despontando quase uma década após a ascensão inicial do punk britânico, a londrina Godfathers é uma banda que abraça com inteligência a sonoridade e a filosofia punk, adicionando, porém, elementos de rock pesado, R&B e pop, e elevando, via de consequência, sua música a um padrão desenvolto e refinado, que a tornou acessível, sem precisar privar-se da vitalidade que marca seus melhores trabalhos.

A Godfathers foi formada em 1985 pelo cantor Peter Coyne e seu irmão, o baixista Chris Coyne. Ambos já haviam integrado a Sid Presley Experience, e, depois da dissolução da banda, os Coynes estavam ansiosos para iniciar um novo grupo. Arregimentando os guitarristas Kris Dollimore e Mike Gibson e o baterista George Mazur, a Godfathers não perdeu tempo e rapidamente gravou o EP "Capo Di Tutti Capi", com quatro faixas, em seu próprio selo, Corporate Image, lançando-o antes do encerramento de 1985. A banda mostrou-se prolífica desde o início, o suficiente para que, em 1986, pudesse montar o disco "Hit By Hit", com seus vários EPs e singles já lançados. A partir da sua consistente produção fonográfica e turnês pela Europa e Estados Unidos, o grupo começou a atrair a atenção das principais gravadoras, acabando por assinar com a Epic Records.

Em 1988, a banda lançou seu primeiro álbum pela Epic, "Birth, School, Work, Death", que fez bastante sucesso e gerou dois singles: um com a faixa-título e outro chamado "Cause I Said So", que apareceram bem na MTV e nas rádios de rock moderno. ("Birth, School, Work, Death" também chegou ao 38° lugar no ranking da Billboard, na divisão Rock Mainstream, ou seja, das canções mais tocadas nas rádios alternativas) Editado em 1989, "More Songs About Love & Hate" produziu outro hit, "She Gives Me Love", que alcançou o 8° lugar nas paradas da Billboard, na categoria Rock Moderno. A faixa-título do disco "Unreal World", de 1991, foi também um sucesso na categoria Rock Moderno, chegando ao 6° lugar das paradas, mas, assim como aconteceu com "More Songs About Love & Hate", o álbum não se beneficiou muito do êxito do single, sendo o último lançado pela Epic. O grupo então reativou o selo Corporate Image para lançar, em 1992, o disco "Dope, Rock 'n' Roll & Fucking In The Streets", gravado ao vivo. "The Godfathers" (conhecido pelos fãs como "The Orange Album", graças à imagem da fruta cítrica que aparece na capa), de 1993, saiu na Europa, onde a banda possuía um forte fã-clube, seguido de outro lançamento europeu, "Afterlife", de 1995. Como o interesse pela banda começou a definhar, seus integrantes resolveram dissolvê-la em 2000.

O
lineup original e completo da Godfathers retornou em 2008 para uma turnê, mas, em 2009, Kris Dollimore saiu, sendo substituído por Del Bartle. O baterista George Mazur foi embora pouco depois, com Grant Nicholas ocupando seu posto. A nova formação da banda gravou um álbum ao vivo, "Shot Live At The 100 Club", lançado em 2010 para celebrar os 25 anos do grupo. E voltou ao estúdio pela primeira vez em 18 anos para registrar "Jukebox Fury", em 2013. Em 2017, o mais recente
lineup, composto pelo vocalista Peter Coyne, os guitarristas Steve Crittal e Mauro Venegas, o baixista Darren Birch e o baterista Tim James, gravou um disco de inéditas, "A Big Bad Beautiful Noise" (Mark Deming,
AllMusic; tradução livre do inglês).