Godz

TockTockTock · 11-25-2011, 06:06 PM

Anyone heard of this group? They were an experimental/psychedelic/garage rock band from the 60s who helped pioneer experimental rock, freak folk, punk rock, and noise rock.

The members of the band barely knew how to play their own instruments, and they stressed the use of minimalism when approaching composition (even to the point where the guitarist is just playing one chord). The music from their second and third albums sort of reminds me of early Half Japanese (which is a compliment), while their debut album sounds like... something else (atonal/stripped-down freak folk?). Either way, they're an interesting band who were about a decade ahead of their time.

Recommended albums:

Contact High with the Godz (1966)
Godz II (1967)
The Third Testament (1968)

So, as you can see from the videos... they were most likely blitzed out of their minds...

Interesting fact:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

"One day Paul came over to visit them, and the three gathered in Larry's living room to smoke a joint. What happened next was purely accidental, according to Jim: "There were all these percussive instruments lying around and out of total frustration, I got up and started shaking a tambourine or something like that, and that's how it all started. We all started to get up and make noise like a bunch of maniacs, expressing our frustration." After this event "Larry made a suggestion that had both Jim and Paul questioning his sanity: that the three audition this impromptu "band" for ESP."

Thoughts, opinions (positive or otherwise), etc?