Birth School Work Death [Original recording remastered] [Import]

birth school work death [original recording remastered] [import]

Track Listings

1. Birth, School, Work, Death
2. If I Only Had Time
3. Tell Me Why
4. It's So Hard
5. When Am I Coming Down
6. Cause I Said So
7. Strangest Boy
8. S.T.B.
9. Just Like You
10. Obsession
11. Love Is Dead

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
2003 reissue of 1988 album for the British hard rockers packaged in a digipak. Features 11 tracks including the title track. Columbia.

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Birth, School, Work, Death
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An overlooked gem
Birth, School, Work, Death
The Godfathers
Manufacturer: Sony Music Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AKP53
Release Date: 2003-09-01

Tracks:

  1. Birth, School, Work, Death
  2. If I Only Had Time
  3. Tell Me Why
  4. It's So Hard
  5. When Am I Coming Down
  6. Cause I Said So
  7. Strangest Boy
  8. S.T.B.
  9. Just Like You
  10. Obsession
  11. Love Is Dead

Album Description

2003 reissue of 1988 album for the British hard rockers. Features 11 tracks including the title track. Columbia.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An overlooked gem.......2004-03-16

I sure am glad this CD is available, even though I had to pay a hefty import price. I have this on vinyl, purchased originally in 1988 when I still took a lot of risks with my music purchases. I always thought this group would catch on like wildfire, and they certainly were played a lot on the Hampton Roads alternative station WOFM 92.1 at that time. They should have gone on to great success. They snarl like the New York Dolls, swagger like the Stones, snap like the Kinks. Great rock and roll "alternative" band in the very best sense--they truly epitomize the best of the alternative music scene of that time. This and More Songs about Love and Hate are essential to anyone who's interested in the modern rock of the late 1980s. I think they're more tuneful than Husker Du, more melodic. Even if you don't like that scene and are more of a "classic rocker," you'll enjoy this. If I could give this more than five stars, I would.
Birth, School, Work, Death: The Best of the Godfathers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Missing something
  • Swaggering Guitar Pop With A Chip On Its Shoulder
  • Great Guitar Rock
  • Baffled
Birth, School, Work, Death: The Best of the Godfathers
The Godfathers
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ABM
Release Date: 1996-04-02

Tracks:

  1. Birth, School, Work, Death
  2. She Gives Me Love
  3. Unreal World
  4. Just Because You're Not Paranoid Doesn't Mean To Say They're Not Going To Get You!
  5. Cause I Said So
  6. Angela
  7. Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues
  8. Miss That Girl
  9. This Is War
  10. If I Only Had Time
  11. Love Is Dead
  12. Another You
  13. Gone To Texas
  14. Don't Let Me Down
  15. Lonely Man
  16. When I Am Coming Down
  17. Cold Turkey
  18. Birth, School, Work, Death (Extended Remix)

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Missing something.......2005-10-15

I love the Godfathers, but how could you possibly claim to have assembled a "greatest hits" cd without This Damn Nation. Along with Birth, School...etc., Perhaps one of the best post-punk punk songs ever written and a guitar intro which only a dead person could fail to suddenly stand and and begin to jump up and down to. Looks they failed to include Hit by Hit altogether. I'll wait for the real Godfather's Greatest Hits thank you.

5 out of 5 stars Swaggering Guitar Pop With A Chip On Its Shoulder.......2001-09-05

I remember seeing the video for The Godfathers' "Birth School Work Death" back in the mid-1980's in the middle of the night on the station that killed rock and roll and now holds the music biz for ransom (you got it - MTV)and practically knocking down the door of my local record store the next day when it opened in an effort to get the album of the same name in my sweaty little hands. The band's tough gritty blend of punk chops and angry attitude bowled me over, especially since I was still smarting and feeling betrayed by the recent break-up of The Clash. Over the next few years, The Godfathers plugged that gap for me, releasing a series of tight, smart, guitar driven gems, propelled by the razor sharp licks of the unheralded secret weapon that was guitarist Kris Dollimore. Of course the albums went nowhere and sold next to nothing, eventually resulting in the departure of Dollimore, who took the spirit of the band with him. This compilation is as good a place as any to start, featuring all of the best tracks from the original albums, such as the aforementioned title track, "Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues," and "Cause I Said So," but all of the original releases are worth hunting down as well. Full of spirit, spunk, and attitude, The Godfathers deserve a listen. Oh yeah, they're snappy dressers too.

5 out of 5 stars Great Guitar Rock.......2000-04-22

This is a great collection of an underappreciated band. They were fantastic live as well. Rock and Roll the way it was meant to be played with a sh*tload of attitude and brilliant guitar work. Take a listen and see for yourself...

5 out of 5 stars Baffled.......1999-12-11

I never quite understood why this album remained so little known. I find it great from the beginning to the end, which is so unusual. I came across this excellent work absolutely by chance when it came out (in 1986 or so) and since then it remained among my favourite albums of all times, near much bigger names.
Birth, School, Work, Death
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • SID PRESSLY
  • lovely album
Birth, School, Work, Death
The Godfathers
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008G24
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Birth, School, Work, Death
  2. If I Only Had Time
  3. Tell Me Why
  4. It's So Hard
  5. When Am I Coming Down
  6. Cause I Said So
  7. Strangest Boy
  8. S.T.B.
  9. Just Like You
  10. Obsession
  11. Love Is Dead

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars SID PRESSLY.......2006-10-03

The orginal name of this band Was The Sid Pressly Exp . Good move on the name change . This band was another victim of bad timing in the 80s Great sound great look no flash just rock = Critical acclaim lack of hair and spandex= oblvion sooner than the last! Life is summed up in the title track!!

5 out of 5 stars lovely album.......2004-04-21

this is 80s rock at its best.
nothing beats the throbbing beat of "when am i coming down"
or "birth, school, work, death"
Birth, School, Work, Death: Hits, Rarities & Gems
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Birth, School, Work, Death: Hits, Rarities & Gems
    The Godfathers
    Manufacturer: Sbme Special Mkts.
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000NIIV2I
    Release Date: 2007-01-30
    Birth, school, work, death [Japan Import] [1ST Press]
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Birth, school, work, death [Japan Import] [1ST Press]
      The Godfathers
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000MB3ATK

      Product Description

      (1988 / Epic-Sony Japan / 25-8P-5020) Out of print original first pressing from Japan.

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