When God Was Great | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
Cover: | Whengodwasgreat.jpg |
Recorded: | 2020 |
Genre: | Ska punk[1] |
Length: | 58:33 |
Producer: | Ted Hutt and Tim Armstrong |
Prev Title: | While We're at It |
Prev Year: | 2018 |
When God Was Great is the eleventh and final studio album by the Boston ska punk band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.[2] [3] It was released in 2021 on Hellcat, the band's only album with the label. The album was co-produced by Hellcat founder and Rancid member Tim Armstrong.[4] The album was preceded by the singles and music videos for "The Final Parade", "I Don't Believe in Anything" and "The Killing of Georgie (Part III)".[5] [6]
AllMusic wrote that "there's a vintage album-era vibe to When God Was Great that feels as if the band have crafted a low-key concept album inspired by their time growing up in Boston, going to punk shows to escape the Catholic constraints of their homes, and, finally, finding a way reclaim the positivity and D.I.Y. activism of their youth in the face of growing awareness of social injustice." The Boston Globe thought that "in 'The Final Parade', they unleash a doozy of a final track, an epic salute to ska featuring members of Rancid, Stiff Little Fingers, Fishbone, the Aquabats, and so, so many others."[7]
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Additional vocals and musicians on "The Final Parade"