Group

The Gods

60s UK band

From: Hatfield, United Kingdom
Active: 1965–1969
Releases: 6

psychedelic pop
psychedelic rock

About

The Gods were an English rock band founded in 1965. The original band members included guitarist Mick Taylor, drummer Brian Glascock, his brother John on bass, guitarist Joe Konas and keyboardist Ken Hensley. In 1967 Taylor left, while Lee Kerslake joined on drums (replacing Brian Glascock), Paul Newton joined on bass (replacing John Glascock), then Greg Lake joined on bass (replacing Newton). Newton left the same year he joined, Lake left in 1968 (replaced by Glascock again), and Kerslake stayed with the band until 1969.

The band specialized in progressive rock and psychedelic rock and released three studio albums during their time together: Genesis in 1968, To Samuel a Son in 1969, and Orgasm in 1970 (as "Head Machine"). The band broke up in 1970.
Taylor, who left in 1967, joined bands such as John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the Rolling Stones. Glascock joined Carmen and Jethro Tull. Newton, who left in 1967, Hensley and Kerslake went on to Uriah Heep, and Lake, who left the band in 1968, joined groups including King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

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