Devil's Disciples: The Truth About Rock Music [Paperback]

Jeff Godwin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Chick Pub (July 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937958239
• ISBN-13: 978-0937958230
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Read, March 20, 2006

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Daniel W. Williams (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Devil's Disciples: The Truth About Rock Music (Paperback)

1. "...the frequent screams punctuating most Rock tunes ALL come from the homosexual penetration of the male." (page 204)

2. "Punk, Heavy Metal and anarchy are the same thing. No one's in charge. No one gives orders. The rules are simple: there are no rules. If you see any orderliness or decency about you, destroy it. That's the political side of Punk/Metal. The way outright Paganism has crept into the picture is an even scarier development. Now the Punks don't just dance together, they kill together... There aren't many rapes at Post-Punk concerts, because the people have become asexual." (page 266)

3. Commenting on Venom's Black Metal LP: "I can't express in words just how evil this record is. BLACK METAL is not just a put-on. It is music made by real satanists praising their Lord." (page 172)

4. "Easily fifty pounds overweight, Ozzy's belly threatens to split his tight, sequined pants when he jumps and squats in concert. His double chin flops up and down when he sings while his long, greasy hair hangs round his fat face like a golden halo. He's missing some teeth in his lower jawbone... His nasal, tuneless singing style sounds like a raccoon caught in a leg trap." (page 95)

5. "[I]n 1977, [Keith] Richards, a hopelessly addicted junkie, had his ENTIRE BLOOD SUPPLY transfused with a fresh eight pints by a Florida doctor flown to Switzerland especially for the occasion... Richards has allegedly undergone this operation several times, replenishing his drug decayed body with the fresh blood of innocent donors." (page 47)

6. "I have personally met a great number of the Rock stars. They have ALL agreed to serve Satan in return for money and fame... I attended special ceremonies at various recording studios throughout the U.S. for the specific purpose of placing satanic blessings on the Rock music recorded. We did incantations which placed demons on EVERY record and tape of rock music that was sold. At times we also called up special demons who spoke on the recordings -- the various backmasked messages." (page 343)

I defy anyone to find a better book about music than "The Devil's Disciples". Jeff Godwin left me impressed--and I'm still reading the book! I completely recommend this book. Also, all crazy capitalization in the quotes belongs to Jeff.

10 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somone actually took this book seriously., July 12, 1998

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"pigduster" (Kansas City, MO.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Devil's Disciples: The Truth About Rock Music (Paperback)

Upon reading the first couple of pages I thought to myself..."this is some of the most hilarious satire I've ever read". As I read on, I realized that this guy is actually serious. Jeff Godwin believes that everyone from Abba to Zappa is involved in a worldwide satanic conspiracy to take over the world. This guy really needs to get a life. He actually quotes supermarket tabloids like The Globe as sources for this book. It is poorly written, but if you enjoy a good laugh, check it out.

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest Book I've ever read, August 17, 2005

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David J. Yonker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Devil's Disciples: The Truth About Rock Music (Paperback)

I could'nt believe that this book is still around, I read it a few years ago after having come across it in a used bookstore. I think I paid a whopping sum of .50 and at first, I thought that this Godwin guy had just written this book just to get a rise out of people, after all, anyone can have a book published and these "Satanic Panic" books always sell pretty well. I just figured that he was a guy who found a way to make some money. Then it dawned on me, this guy was dead serious.
This book is filled with all kinds of mis-information and other urban legends like Keith Richards' blood transfusion, Backward Messages and one of my favorites "Robed cult members coming into a recording studio to "Bless" the music being recorded" This is just absurd but sadly, immpressionable people will take Godwins word as if it were the Gospels themselves and I can't imagine what kind of damage this book did to kids whose parents took this book seriously.

David