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Does Anyone Remember God's Toys?
One of the best bands to come out of Coventry - some would say, the best band to come out of Coventry in the golden age of the late 70s - early 80s - who a) never made it and b) weren't called the Specials. Truly brilliant live, they never managed to reproduce their live sound on the two singles they put out, and the stuff on youtube from Nosin' Around (or somesuch awful yoof program of the day) doesn't cut it either.
The guitarist Larry became a good mate and he took my Les Paul copy on tour when they supported Adam And The Ants on the Kings Of The Wild Frontier tour. Man, they got royally shafted on that one, and never really recovered from it, breaking up shortly afterwards. Sad. Good band. Wonder what they're up to now, etc.
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Nope never heard of them,
Nope never heard of them, after the Specials the only Cov band I know are The Primitives. First band I ever fell in love with, I was 17 at the time so its allowed.....
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Around the same time as the Specials were Reluctant Stereotypes, who eventually begat King (don't laugh, they were actually a great live band but never really came across on record), and in the early 80's, "I" (as in 9th letter of the alphabet) were amazing live, came runner-up in a BBC best unsigned band contest (China Crisis won), but never released a record...
I were fronted by Dill, weren't they?
Dill of course fronted Gods Toys before them. The Reluctant Stereotypes were a good band. They played at the Coventry Festival Against Racism at the Butts Stadium. Good day out, that.
I were fronted by Dill, weren't they?
Dill of course fronted Gods Toys before them. The Reluctant Stereotypes were a good band. They played at the Coventry Festival Against Racism at the Butts Stadium. Good day out, that.
Yep, great band
I was at Warwick Uni 79-82 and saw God's Toys on at least 2 occasions. Thoroughly enjoyed them. Singer was not what you'd describe as a shrinking violet as I recall.
YES
AND THUS I WAS SITTING ON A COUTAULSDS TOILET ONE DAY, SKIVING, AND SMOKING A SPLIFF, WHEN SUDDENLY, A VOICE CAME TO ME FROM ABOVE AND SAID 'BEHOLD, I AM THE MOTHERFUCKER WHO CREATED YOU' AND I KNEW IT WAS AN ALLAHUCINATION. YEAH, I CRIED, GO FORTH FROM THIS PLACE & DO NOT RETURN & TELL THE WORLD, 'THEY, LIKE WANTON FLIES ARE TO PERMETHRIN, ARE 'ALL GODS TOYS'. AND I DID.
AND THEY SAY SKUNKS 20,000X STRONGER THAN IT WAS BACK THEN. BAD CAREER CHOICE (not being the manipulative psychopath jesus was) SHOULD I STAYED ON THE BOG & BECOME BORG,all would have been assimiliated.
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