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Name = Unreal World |
{{Infobox album
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[The Godfathers]] |
| name = Unreal World
Cover = |
| type = Album
Released = 1991 |
| artist = [[the Godfathers]]
| cover = The godfathers-unreal world.jpg
Recorded = |
Genre = [[Alternative rock]] |
| alt =
Length = 45:51 |
| released = March 1991
| recorded = Spring–summer 1990
Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] |
| venue =
Producer = [[Steve Brown]]|
| studio = Elephant Studios, London<br><small>(mixing at [[Real World Studios]], [[Box, Wiltshire]], October 1990)</small>
Last album = ''[[More Songs About Love and Hate]]''<br />(198) |
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
This album = '''''Unreal World'''''<br />(1991) |
Next album = |
| length = 45:51
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| producer = Steve Brown
| prev_title = [[More Songs About Love and Hate]]
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Dope, Rock 'n' Roll and Fucking in the Streets
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Unreal World
| type = studio
| single1 = Unreal World
| single1date = 1991
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=":0"/>
| noprose = yes
}}
'''''Unreal World''''' is the fourth studio album by [[alternative rock]] band [[the Godfathers]], released by [[Epic Records]] in March 1991.<ref name="allmusic">{{Citation|title=Unreal World - The Godfathers {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/unreal-world-mw0000691762|language=en|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref><ref name="pennyblackmusic1">{{cite web|url=https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=10491 |last=Clarkson|first=John|title=Godfathers - Songs about Love and Hate : An Intro|publisher=Pennyblackmusic |date=13 January 2002|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>


It was produced by Steve Brown ([[Wham!]], [[the Cult]], [[Manic Street Preachers]]),<ref name="allmusic"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/04/steve-brown-pop-producer-wham-manic-street-preachers-and-more-dies-aged-65 |last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|title=Steve Brown, pop producer for Wham!, Manic Street Preachers and more, dies aged 65|publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 January 2021|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref> who had worked as a mixing engineer on the Godfathers' second album ''[[Birth, School, Work, Death]]''.<ref name="pennyblackmusic1"/> ''Unreal World'' marked the first Godfathers album to feature guitarist Chris Burrows, who replaced original member [[Kris Dollimore]],<ref name="allmusic"/> and the last studio album with original members Michael Gibson (guitar) and George Mazur (drums).<ref name="pennyblackmusic2">{{cite web|url=https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=15462 |last=Clarkson|first=John|title=Godfathers - Interview|publisher=Pennyblackmusic |date=11 January 2008|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref> The album includes a cover of [[The Creation (band)|the Creation]]'s 1968 single "How Does It Feel to Feel". [[Vic Maile]], who produced the Godfathers' first three studio albums, had worked as an engineer on the original version by the Creation.<ref name="pennyblackmusic1"/> Maile died of cancer in July 1989, shortly after completing work on the Godfathers' third album ''[[More Songs About Love & Hate|More Songs About Love and Hate]]''.<ref name="pennyblackmusic2"/>
'''Unreal World''' is the fourth studio album by [[alternative rock]] band [[The Godfathers]]. It was released by [[Epic Records]] in 1991.


Graeme Kaye in ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine noted that the album "builds on the same steadfastly foundations as its predecessor."<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|last=Kay|first=Graeme|date=5 March 1991|title=Unreal World review|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|volume=55|page=68}}</ref>
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by The Godfathers


==Critical reception==
#"Unreal World"
Tom Demalon, writing for [[AllMusic]], wrote that the band "deliver muscular and meaty rock and roll with the energy of [[Ramones|the Ramones]] and [[the Stooges]], and a nod toward '60s melodicism." He added that the album, "which gets stronger as it progresses," ranges from "the sweet, unabashed guitar pop" of "Believe in Yourself" and "Drag Me Down Again" to the metallic stomp of the equally hooky "Something Good About You" and "Can't Try Harder." He described the album as "a thunderous slab of rock played with passion and sincerity."<ref name="allmusic"/>
#"Don't Let Me Down"

#"King of Misery"
==Track listing==
#"Believe in Yourself"
{{Tracklist
#"I'll Never Forget What's His Name"
|title1= Unreal World
#"How Does It Feel to Feel"
|writer1= Chris Burrows, Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne
#"Drag Me Down Again"
|length1=4:11
#"Something Good About You"
|title2= Don't Let Me Down
#"I Love What's Happening to Me"
|writer2= Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Michael Gibson
#"Can't Try Harder"
|length2=3:25
#"This Is War"
|title3= King of Misery
|writer3= Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson, George Mazur
|length3=3:51
|title4= Believe in Yourself
|writer4= C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson
|length4=4:21
|title5= I'll Never Forget What's His Name
|writer5= Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson
|length5=4:19
|title6= How Does It Feel to Feel
|writer6= Bob Garner, [[Eddie Phillips (musician)|Eddie Phillips]]
|length6=3:51
|title7= Drag Me Down Again
|writer7= Burrows, P. Coyne
|length7=4:06
|title8= Something Good About You
|writer8= Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson
|length8=4:21
|title9= I Love What's Happening to Me
|writer9= Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson
|length9= 4:29
|title10= Can't Try Harder
|writer10= Gibson
|length10=4:27
|title11= This Is War
|writer11= Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne
|length11=4:38
}}
;Note
*Some vinyl versions omit track 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1309010-The-Godfathers-Unreal-World |title=The Godfathers – Unreal World|publisher=Discogs |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;The Godfathers
*Chris Coyne - bass, vocals
*Peter Coyne - vocals
*Peter Coyne – vocals
*Chris Burrows - guitar, vocals
*Chris Coyne – bass, vocals
*Michael Gibson - guitar, vocals
*Chris Burrows – guitar, vocals
*George Mazur - drums, percussion, vocals
*Michael Gibson – guitar, vocals
*George Mazur – drums, percussion, vocals
;Technical
*Steve Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
*Nick Robbins – additional engineer (Elephant),
*Richard Chappell – additional engineer (Real World)
*Mainartery, London – sleeve Design
*Peter Ashworth – photography

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1991 albums]]
[[Category:The Godfathers albums]]
[[Category:Epic Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 18:27, 7 September 2024

Unreal World
Studio album by
the Godfathers
ReleasedMarch 1991
RecordedSpring–summer 1990
StudioElephant Studios, London
(mixing at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, October 1990)
GenreAlternative rock
Length45:51
LabelEpic
ProducerSteve Brown
The Godfathers chronology
More Songs About Love and Hate
(1989) 		Unreal World
(1991) 		Dope, Rock 'n' Roll and Fucking in the Streets
(1992)
Singles from Unreal World
  1. "Unreal World"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Q[2]

Unreal World is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band the Godfathers, released by Epic Records in March 1991.[1][3]

It was produced by Steve Brown (Wham!, the Cult, Manic Street Preachers),[1][4] who had worked as a mixing engineer on the Godfathers' second album Birth, School, Work, Death.[3] Unreal World marked the first Godfathers album to feature guitarist Chris Burrows, who replaced original member Kris Dollimore,[1] and the last studio album with original members Michael Gibson (guitar) and George Mazur (drums).[5] The album includes a cover of the Creation's 1968 single "How Does It Feel to Feel". Vic Maile, who produced the Godfathers' first three studio albums, had worked as an engineer on the original version by the Creation.[3] Maile died of cancer in July 1989, shortly after completing work on the Godfathers' third album More Songs About Love and Hate.[5]

Graeme Kaye in Q magazine noted that the album "builds on the same steadfastly foundations as its predecessor."[2]

Critical reception

[edit]

Tom Demalon, writing for AllMusic, wrote that the band "deliver muscular and meaty rock and roll with the energy of the Ramones and the Stooges, and a nod toward '60s melodicism." He added that the album, "which gets stronger as it progresses," ranges from "the sweet, unabashed guitar pop" of "Believe in Yourself" and "Drag Me Down Again" to the metallic stomp of the equally hooky "Something Good About You" and "Can't Try Harder." He described the album as "a thunderous slab of rock played with passion and sincerity."[1]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unreal World"Chris Burrows, Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne4:11
2."Don't Let Me Down"Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Michael Gibson3:25
3."King of Misery"Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson, George Mazur3:51
4."Believe in Yourself"C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson4:21
5."I'll Never Forget What's His Name"Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson4:19
6."How Does It Feel to Feel"Bob Garner, Eddie Phillips3:51
7."Drag Me Down Again"Burrows, P. Coyne4:06
8."Something Good About You"Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson4:21
9."I Love What's Happening to Me"Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne, Gibson4:29
10."Can't Try Harder"Gibson4:27
11."This Is War"Burrows, C. Coyne, P. Coyne4:38
Note
  • Some vinyl versions omit track 10.[6]

Personnel

[edit]
The Godfathers
  • Peter Coyne – vocals
  • Chris Coyne – bass, vocals
  • Chris Burrows – guitar, vocals
  • Michael Gibson – guitar, vocals
  • George Mazur – drums, percussion, vocals
Technical
  • Steve Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Nick Robbins – additional engineer (Elephant),
  • Richard Chappell – additional engineer (Real World)
  • Mainartery, London – sleeve Design
  • Peter Ashworth – photography

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Unreal World - The Godfathers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 13 December 2021
  2. ^ a b Kay, Graeme (5 March 1991). "Unreal World review". Q. Vol. 55. p. 68.
  3. ^ a b c Clarkson, John (13 January 2002). "Godfathers - Songs about Love and Hate : An Intro". Pennyblackmusic. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (4 January 2021). "Steve Brown, pop producer for Wham!, Manic Street Preachers and more, dies aged 65". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Clarkson, John (11 January 2008). "Godfathers - Interview". Pennyblackmusic. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. ^ "The Godfathers – Unreal World". Discogs. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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