The Black Godfather

The Black Godfather Artist: Andre Williams
Label: In the Red Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 759718506525
EAN: 0759718506525
ASIN: B00004RGFK


Release Date: 2000-05-16

The Black Godfather


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Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. The Black Godfather
  3. Whip The Booty
  4. Whatcha Gonna Do
  5. Sling That Thing
  6. The Dealer, The Peeler And The Stealer
  7. Freak Blues
  8. You Got It And I Want It
  9. Nasty Women
  10. I Hate Cha
  11. Montana Slim
  12. I Wanna Go Back To Mexico
  13. Can't Find My Mind

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Andre Williams is THE MAN.......2005-08-17

boy, you just can't get any funkier nowadays then the stuff that's laid down on this CD. Buy it!. You will definitely get your money's worth. If you like Howlin' Wolf, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Captain Beefheart, then you will appreciate this music.

4 out of 5 stars Number one album to listen to while intoxicated........2000-11-01

Man, I love this record. It's the voice. I could just about care less as to the indie rock credibility he's gained by playing w/ Blues X, Compulsive Gamblers, etc. and with the Beck-like production to boot. The godfather sings like he is quite literally losing his mind. He screams like he wants the devil to come out of his body. Imagine Joe Cocker in the body of Howling Wolf on some major amphetamines in a padded room. Simple arrangements with nods to punk, surf, metal and soul permeate the background for Mr. Williams, Esq's blow torch vocals, intimations on adultery, drug-dealing, stripping, and just being a godfather. One last thing, play this album late at night with an equal amount of drunk men and women in the same room. Fun.

5 out of 5 stars Andre Williams IS the godfather!.......2000-07-01

It's a tough task for 65 year old Mr. Williams to follow up his astonishing comeback "Silky", but he's done just that - ten fold. This album finds Andre backed by a number of different garage/punk/blues king pins including the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. This album has more of a soul/funk feel to it than "Silky" which was more of a straight garage record. This album is also louder and less lo-fi than "Silky" while still maintaining a crude, raw sound. Songs like "I Wanna Go Back To Mexico" come closer to bridging the gap between the sound of his old Fortune Records recordings and the modern garage sound of his current label In The Red than anything on "Silky". Also, this album has hands-down one of the best album covers ever - a hilarious send up of the whole No Limit/Hip Hop style. Album of the year on the only rock n' roll label that still matters!

5 out of 5 stars MR.RHYTHM IS KING!.......2000-05-17

Andre Williams follows up on his amazing 98 "Silky" (with Mick Collins and Dan Akroyd, ex-Gories) and the soft-edged 99 "Red Dirt" (with his country-band "The Sadies") with a record full of friends, fans and fellows: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Countdowns (who were his band on the 98 European Tour), the Dirtbombs, two ex-Oblivians and lots of other members of the CRYP/In The Red/SFTRI - Family. A rambling, kick-ass, dirty-as-rotten AND groovy R'n'R record that will tear you apart and will make your girlfriend RUN you coz she fell in lurve with ANDRE.

5 out of 5 stars YOU GOT IT AND I WANT IT !.......2000-05-03

Mr. Rhythm is back with again a great record !

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