GBH
GBH, also known as Charged G.B.H, are a hardcore punk band from Birmingham… Read Full Bio ↴GBH, also known as Charged G.B.H, are a hardcore punk band from Birmingham, England. The band formed in 1978, and were known as Charged GBH from their formation until 1984. The band's original lineup was Colin (Col) Abrahall on vocals, Colin (Jock) Blyth on guitar, Ross Lomas on bass, and Andrew Williams on drums. The band mostly toured in England during the 1980s, however they did make several excursions out of the island, including several tours to the United States. Some of their most famous shows that they played during the 1980s were at the 100 Club in Oxford Street in London. They are considered by many to be pioneers in the UK punk rock genre, specifically in hardcore.
1982 saw GBH's first LP, City Baby Attacked By Rats. The album was marked lyrically with harsh criticism of British and European culture, typical of UK punk. It was also full of violence, morbidity (especially in reference to the song "Passenger On The Menu", which describes in graphic detail the experiences of the passengers on the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571), atheism, nihilism, social anarchism, and generalised absurdity. However not political, the album's lyrics do seem remarkably socially aware. This kind of content would later follow up in later GBH releases. Musically, the album was loud, and fast, with most songs staying under three minutes, typical of the hardcore punk genre. This is also a trademark of future GBH releases.
In 1983 the band changed their name to simply GBH, arguably just because the word "Charged" in front of their name had dropped from the lingo of many of their fans. (The name change was announced at a gig in the now defunct 'Golden Eagle' public house, where GBH were playing along with ex-Hawkwind sax player Nik Turner's 'Inner City Unit').
GBH are known to be pioneers of the UK82 second wave of British punk rock in the 1980s, along with fellow pioneers Discharge, Broken Bones, The Exploited, The Varukers. and The Skeptix.
The band has, for the most part, kept true to its original punk rock roots since its formation, unlike many other former punk bands, especially hardcore bands, who later formed the Post-Punk genre of the mid to late 80s. However the band has experimented with, alongside many other hardcore punk bands, notably The Exploited, a bit of what is known as metal crossover. Metal Crossover is when punk bands use riffs of heavy metal in their music, usually just as a break in the monotony of the traditional two and three chord, punk rock sound. Some punk rock purists argue that when punk bands do this they break from the original punk sound, and therefore become simply metal bands. The band, though, maintains that they are, in fact, still a punk rock band. However, the band has done this quite a lot, especially experimenting with it heavily in their 1992 release Church of the Truly Warped. This sound carried over even into their latest LPs. However, they have been falling back more on their original punk rock sound roots recently.
The band is still active and touring, even among many circulating rumours about a break up. The band maintains a strong cult following both in England and the rest of Europe, as well as in America and Japan, where some say that punk is still in its elementary to mid-stages.
1982 saw GBH's first LP, City Baby Attacked By Rats. The album was marked lyrically with harsh criticism of British and European culture, typical of UK punk. It was also full of violence, morbidity (especially in reference to the song "Passenger On The Menu", which describes in graphic detail the experiences of the passengers on the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571), atheism, nihilism, social anarchism, and generalised absurdity. However not political, the album's lyrics do seem remarkably socially aware. This kind of content would later follow up in later GBH releases. Musically, the album was loud, and fast, with most songs staying under three minutes, typical of the hardcore punk genre. This is also a trademark of future GBH releases.
In 1983 the band changed their name to simply GBH, arguably just because the word "Charged" in front of their name had dropped from the lingo of many of their fans. (The name change was announced at a gig in the now defunct 'Golden Eagle' public house, where GBH were playing along with ex-Hawkwind sax player Nik Turner's 'Inner City Unit').
GBH are known to be pioneers of the UK82 second wave of British punk rock in the 1980s, along with fellow pioneers Discharge, Broken Bones, The Exploited, The Varukers. and The Skeptix.
The band has, for the most part, kept true to its original punk rock roots since its formation, unlike many other former punk bands, especially hardcore bands, who later formed the Post-Punk genre of the mid to late 80s. However the band has experimented with, alongside many other hardcore punk bands, notably The Exploited, a bit of what is known as metal crossover. Metal Crossover is when punk bands use riffs of heavy metal in their music, usually just as a break in the monotony of the traditional two and three chord, punk rock sound. Some punk rock purists argue that when punk bands do this they break from the original punk sound, and therefore become simply metal bands. The band, though, maintains that they are, in fact, still a punk rock band. However, the band has done this quite a lot, especially experimenting with it heavily in their 1992 release Church of the Truly Warped. This sound carried over even into their latest LPs. However, they have been falling back more on their original punk rock sound roots recently.
The band is still active and touring, even among many circulating rumours about a break up. The band maintains a strong cult following both in England and the rest of Europe, as well as in America and Japan, where some say that punk is still in its elementary to mid-stages.
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GBH Lyrics
20 Floors Below In the city of madness, I'm just another face, But they…
A Bridge Too Far I've seen the carnage that you've caused, Smelt the power yo…
Alchohol Alcohol! You're like a kind of religion, I see you each nig…
All for the Cause We've travelled your six lane highways, And still arrived la…
Am I Dead Yet The pen they say is mightier than the sword, But don't…
Am I Dead Yet? The pen they say is mightier than the sword But don´t…
Avenues and Alleyways Sleep like a baby, my little lady. Dream 'till the sunrise…
Ballads Young kids shouldn't sing ballads Where is all your teenage …
Bell end Bop I met you at a party, it was 10 pm. I…
Big Women Big women, I like the size, big women flabby thighs. Big…
Birmingham Smiles Made a CD of a thousand trades Cuz I in heart…
Blood Every road leads to somewhere, The way to hell is paved…
Boston Babies Just met a girl down in Boston, I asked her…
Cadillac One As black as an oil slick, as tough as they…
Candy Man Tarzan and Jane were swingin' on a vine Candyman, candyman …
Captain Chaos There's a brand new terror riding in the sky, Unseen errors…
Catch 23 You beat us down but we came back, revenge is…
Chance for Living All the girls wanna' look so pretty, All the boys wanna'…
Checkin I'm in the wrong place, my face doesn't fit, And I…
Children Dust It started off as innocent fun, a stranger in a…
Children Of Dust It started off as innocent fun A stranger in a foreign…
Christianised Cannibals Suits of black, serene robe, Into your mind they will probe.…
citby baby attacked by rats The memory lingers on when you were the same as…
City Baby Attacked by Rats The memory lingers on when You were the same as us. Three…
City Baby's Revenge There was a City Baby, Attacked By Rats. Their little teeth…
Company of Wolves We gotta' raise some money for our children, so when they're…
Crossfire Ya know we need a little crisis, To prove our sacrifices. Ge…
Crush 'em Send in the goon sqaud It's getting out of hand They're marc…
Cryin' Just one more sip, I'll be on my trip, from hell to…
Dead Man Walking Blood is thicker than water But money is thickest of all Y…
Dead on Arrival Tracks in his arm made him a man, No-one could understand. E…
Desperate Times If you've a hollow life you cling to what you…
Diplomatic Immunity I can speed in my car down the road. I don't…
Discover the Treatment Discover the treatment before the disease Discover the treat…
Do What You Do Take a look at yourself from the other side, and…
Drugs Party In 526 Dog tired sleeping on the train. A couple of hours and…
Dustbin Rock 'N' Roll Hindsight seems a precious thing When you're waiting for the…
Electricity In Space Sittin' in my darkened room, got nothing else to do. Tune…
Falling Down Can't take no more of this daily grind I need some…
Faster Faster A rapid night, and I'm feeling good, I paid enough an'…
Four Men The end of a decade closes in, the oppressed fight…
Freak You're a freak I guess you know .. .. You're belong…
Future Fugitives Hey, hey, did you hear the news today ? Someone just…
Generals We'll lead you into victory, you hear the generals say. Neve…
Get Out of the City Get out of the city it's falling apart, It's got a…
Give Me Fire Smoke and fire are burning bright, We'll set the tinderbox a…
Going Sideways Tapes up the hammer comes down Engines roar it's a beautifu…
Gunned Down An easy job but it went wrong, I could not…
Gunning For The President Heard him on the radio, seen him on tv, Watched his…
Guns & Guitars Some get kicks by kicking people, Some get high by talking…
Ha Ha Dont wear a tie dont ask me why I feel…
Hearing Screams You were twenty five when you split the scene, Why did…
Heavy Discipline The adrenaline flows as the shadow grows. Footsteps clatter …
Hell Hole The poor man he had no dreams He had no vices…
Hellhole The poor man he had no dreams Had no vices all…
High Octane Fuel I've got a turbocharger on my car Without that power I…
Hit the Deck Cruising down the highway, Indianapolis bound. The sun is ou…
Hole The poor man he had no dreams He had no vices…
Horror Story Now I'm in love with the Texas Chain Saw Massacre, I'm…
How Come How come we suffer cause your paranoid? How come we fill…
I Am the Hunted Shivers running down my spine, Whose blood I know it's mine?…
I Feel Alright Put us on a life support machine from the day…
I Shot the Marshall Feel depressed, walking home, could have used a megaphone. I…
I Want to Believe At the bottom of a deep dark lake I drove back…
Infected You wake up one day, to find you've been thrown away. You'…
Invisible It's everywhere and nowhere Lurks in some wicked hearts You'…
Iroquois Well we're all packed up and we're Iroquois bound, Tuning ou…
Junkies Junkies all around you, Junkies everywhere. Junkies on the…
Just In Time For The Epilogue Out of the frying pan, into the microwave. I need my…
Kangaroo Court There's a dark part of town Where the girls get down And…
Kids Get Down ce on face all totally sane Living on eggs in a…
Knife Edge On the streets they're after me, Won't let me go, won't…
Limpwristed I can't see smoke hanging like a noose in the…
Lost In Fog All the boys and girls from round the world are…
Lycanthropy Lycanthropy is in his blood, and spreads to those he slays.…
Makin' Whips You're getting under my skin, The places that you've been. Y…
Malice in Wonderland See the sun way up high Burning down on me Mountains rise…
Maniac He'll be buzzing in your head, When you're long gone. Fever …
Mantrap They're always stealing off the land The Earl has to make…
Mass Production Was it you who took the money To the land of…
Midnight Madness and Beyond Staring through the boring Monatana skyline, Wishing that th…
Moonshine I grew up in the deep South, and wore dungarees. We…
Necrophilia Make love to you your eyes are closed, your body is…
Needle In A Haystack I once believed, all girls are nice But listen to me,…
Needle In The Haystack I once believed, all girls are nice, but listen to me,…
New Decade From the slums to the suburbs there's a rallying cry, people…
No My momma, can I climb on the trees in the…
No One Cares The night air's cool but your system's not, you stand for…
No Survivors No survivors in this game of hate, we all get…
No! My momma, can I climb on the trees in the…
Nocturnal Journal Lying on my back, staring up to the sky, Thunder black…
Pass the Axe Kickin' up the dust clouds here we go, Out to the…
Passenger On The Menu They shocked the world cause they wanted to live. They had…
Perfume and Piss Who will watch the watchers, who spies on the spies Who…
Pins And Needles If your body's feeling bad, And it's the only one you…
Polytoxic He's polytoxic; he's always obnoxious Loved music, had fun, …
Power Corrupts The flames of degradation burn and curl up to the…
Prayer For A Realist Original There's no one up there there never was. Only in v…
Punk Rock Ambulance GO!!! Residing pack of goods, smoking nighty-nine were hav…
Pure Greed You've got a fast brain, It's like a bullet train. You've be…
Race Against Time Put us on a life support machine from the day…
Rumblin' Underground Broken glass is everywhere, crunchin' underfoot, The windswe…
Sado Methodist Trying to find a balance Somewhere in my life The frozen sta…
Sam Is Your Leader Bring me your poor, give me your weak, 'cause I can…
See The Man Run See the man, see him run Where's he going, where's he…
See You Bleed You were there, when I needed a place to crash, I…
Self Destruct Out on a limb, got no enjoyment, stoney broke, got…
Sick Boy I'm strapped into my bed, I've got electrodes in my…
Skanga You work it out .. .. !!…
Slit Your Own Throat Except from the lies which you created Your thought of lies…
Slut I wanted you cause of your bust . And now I…
Song for Cathy She has more spirit than a bottle of vodka Many tried…
State Executioner State executioner, there's no hope, For the men that hang on…
Superhighway Robbery I took a swandive out of innocence and landed on…
The Fist Of Regret There's a time, there's a place, it seems familiar now, but…
The Forbidden Zone In the desert with a bottle of J.D. The red pipe…
The Prayer For A Realist Original There's no one up there there never was. Only in v…
The Seed of Madness When your head's exploding and your vision blurred The teasi…
This Is Not the Real World You get sucked in cuz it's easy to watch But I'd…
Time Bomb Perpetual torture, from those we love to hate. It's meant to…
Tipuki Thunder He lives his life down on the beach, his grilfriend's got…
To Understand I've been guilty too, I ain't so pure, you get a…
Too Much Well I've got a real hot feelin' In this real cold…
Transylvanian Perfume Everywhere I go, everyone I see, Knows the secret languishi…
Twenty Floors Below In the city of madness, I'm just another face, but they…
Unanswered Prayers Well they paid him the advance And waited for the book But…
Unique You're not unique You're just another runner In the big time…
Valley Of Death Into the Valley of Death, You'll take your last breath. But …
Vietnamese Blues Well I just got back from Vietnam, Where I saw a…
War Dogs We're a bunch of desperados, a brave and fearless crew. We…
When Will It End Psychosis of the mind will be the death of us…
Womb With A View You want a house and a child but you don't…
Zeal of a Convert To the mean and mealy mouthed Hanging with the crowd I bet…