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Artist description
Songwriters bound together by long history together.Band's repitoire ranges from extreeme experimentalpsychedelic rock to more conventional singer/song-writer electric rock. |
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Music Style
Psychedelic Rock |
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Musical Influences
Byrds, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, AvantGarde Jazz |
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Similar Artists
The question should read-which bands sound like us? |
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Artist History
6 albums for revolutionary underground label-ESPDisk (1966-1974) 6 CD's re-issued by ZYX Records of Germany (1993) 6 LP's reissued by Get Back Records of Italy (1998) New material to be issued Summer 2000 ("Godzology"). Band has been much loved by Lester Bangs, Jimi Hendrix, Gary Brooker(of Procul Harum) and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth who remains a staunch fan to this day. Albums feature guest appearances by many notables over the years. Band has regrouped due to renewed interest stimulated by coverage on the internet.Two members- Paul Thornton & Les Fradkin have just signed a new deal for distribution of their new CD entitled "Godzology" (TBR- 6/13/2000). |
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Group Members
Paul Thornton (Drums, Guitar, Vocals) Les Fradkin (12 & 6-String Guitar, Mellotron, Bass, Vocals) Larry Kessler (Guitar,Bass,Violin,Vocals) Jim McCarthy (Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals) |
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Instruments
Guitars, Bass, Drums, Piano, Mellotron, Harmonica, Vocals |
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Albums
The Godz-Contact High, Godz 2, The Godz-The Third Testament, Godzundheit, The Godz-Alien, The Godz-Pass On This Side, Godz Bless California (all on ESP-Disk), The Godz mp3 Anthology (mp3.com), Godzology (Renaissance Records) |
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Press Reviews
CREEM Magazine, Zoo World,Cash Box, Record World,Billboard, Variety, Circus, Gavin Report, FrogbellyLocal, Details, The Aquarian,mp3.com |
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Additional Info
Hear more about "I Know You Rider" from "Godzology" at mp3.com/ThorntonFradkin |
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Location
Parker, Colorado - USA |
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