1) A German progressi… Read Full Bio ↴At least four bands have been called Superior:
1) A German progressive metal band existing from 1992 - 2007
2) An American Progressive Hardcore Band
3) British artist Su Goodacre
4) Dutch Hardcore band
1) German progressive metal band:
Founded in 1992, Superior is one of the few bands over ten years old that still has the same line-up. A mere eight months after Superior was founded, they released their demo "Timeshift". This demo contained an early version of the song "Tomorrow's Eve", which was to be included on their first album "Behind". "Timeshift" is a documentary of the changes that Superior underwent, who are, to this day, open to all kinds of musical influences. Until the middle of 1994 the band toured mainly in southwestern Germany and the more they toured the more they were convinced that it was due time for them to release their first self-produced CD. It took them a year to work on the compositions, arrangement and the concept of the album. In 1995 they recorded "Behind" in the Roko Soundstudios, close to Frankfurt/Main. The album consists of 10 songs that are progressive heavy rock. The lyrics are about the bigotry of society, the media, politics and reflections of personal everyday-life experiences of the individual members of Superior. Due to the themes the sound is heavy and aggressive, including epic and very melodic passages. The most important elements are heavy, driving guitars, complex piano and string arrangements and the powerful voice of Michael Tangermann. When the album was completed the band signed a contract with Hamburg label L.M.P., which got in touch with various record companies. In the fall of 1996 Superior signed a contract with Modern Music/Noise, which has the rights for the entire world, excluding France, where ARCADE/C.N.R. Music takes care of the band's interests. Shortly after signing with Noise Records, Superior toured Germany supporting Virgin Steele and Angra in such well-known venues as Hamburger Markthalle, Zeche Bochum and various others. Unfortunately after the fifth show, keyboardist Jan-Marco Becker hurt his hand severely and even had to be operated on during the tour. Angra's frontman Andre Matos spontaneously offered to rehearse some of the keyboard parts and Superior was able to continue touring, even though somewhat handicapped. After the tour Superior was forced to take a prolonged break, waiting on their keyboardist to recover. They couldn't join several tours offered to them by their record company and just didn't have the chance to promote their newly released album properly. In the middle of 1997, when their keyboardist had recovered, they began touring again, starting of with a short tour through France, where they also did some unplugged sessions, once again proving their diversity of musical styles. Following this, they did several shows in Germany, while already working on the material for their new album. In the midst of getting ready to record they did a tour through France with Vanden Plas and then got ready for the pre-production of "Younique". Finally, from the middle of March through the middle of May 1998 they recorded, mixed and mastered "Younique", once again in the Roko Soundstudios. The new album was neither a duplicate of "Behind" nor was it entirely different. It was the further development of their musical style; heavy riffing, typical for SUPERIOR, diverse keyboard arrangements and sounds, very complex and individual instrumentation, acoustic guitars, sitar-sounds, brass arrangements and saxaphone solos, everything that makes rock interesting. Very diverse musical influences, ranging from Latin, Funk and Classical music all the way to Jazz were arranged in the extremely heavy and powerful sound. To sum it up, "Younique" was an album that kept on going where "behind" ended. Although most important magazines worldwide celebrated “Younique” as a milestone in progressive music, the album divided fans into two camps, one being fascinated and the other one shocked. Immediately after the album´s release Superior started to perform live again. In 1999 several great shows followed in Germany, France, Netherlands and in Belgium. Definite highlights were the concert with Angra and Stratovarius at the Parisian “Zenith”, celebrated by 5.000 fans, and their liveshow at Progpower festival in the Netherlands. Another great event `99 has been the acoustic tour through France, where Superior once again proved their receptiveness to various musical influences. In the following months Superior and Noise records agreed that the style of the band´s music just didn´t match together with the company´s politics and their strict adherence to true metal style. At the same time the musicians and their French label NTS records decided to cooperate for a further SUPERIOR-album, which turned out to be a concept album about religious fanatisism with all its consequences down to terrorism. At the time the guys didn´t know how close they would come to truth. From January 2000 until May 2001 Superior worked on lyrics and music for “ULTIMA RATIO”. The recordings at the ROKO soundstudios took the following six months. They`ve been only interrupted by the ProgPower Festivals in the Netherlands and the USA, where the band presented some of their brandnew songs, which have been welcomed enthusiastically by the audience. “ULTIMA RATIO” is less experimental than “Younique”. The arrangements are clearly structured, and the dominating characteristics are the extremely heavy guitars, beautiful piano playing combined with the great melodies coming from Michaels powerful and emotional voice. But most of all the band’s members fulfilled a dream they shared since Superior was founded: to bring a soundtrack to reality, to create a movie for the ears by composing and arranging a concept album transformable into a cinematographic thriller. “ULTIMA RATIO” is the exposure of crime, complex images, agitation and suppression as cloaked by welfare and graze.
2) An American progressive Hardcore band
Formed in Omaha, Nebraska
3) British artist Su Goodacre signed to Virgin Records in 1997
This Superior consisted of Su 'Superior' and Lee Knott (ex It bites) and released 3 singles Coma (known for its Karl Bartos (ex kraftwerk) remix), Faster Than You and Being You. An album Germ Free was recorded but remains unrelased. Their song Polaroid Millenium was featured on the The Saint soundtrack.
God
Superior Lyrics
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A silent procession
Dismayed faces
And empty stares
Beside the cross
A hole in the ground
The preacher tries to speak
And now down there he goes
He goes
No sense in praying
The bible - worthless
The one who led you dropped your strings
Now that he saw there?s no day without sorrow
Your father threw his life away
You?ll have to pray to a new god tomorrow
Think twice about your choice
Because there?s no life to borrow
You will pay
The churches raped
The bibles burned
The sup_songs died away
A new one came
And you adore him
Just like before
You give him all you've got but still he calls for more
You see his powers grow
They grow
New holy houses
New sacred books
A new religion built of fear
Now that he saw he can live without sorrow
Your new father made you live to pay
You never know what he?ll want from you tomorrow
And nobody cares for the tears that you swallow every day
Come to me my brother
I wash your conscience clean
I am the solution, the fulfilling of your dreams
Soak away your power
Eliminate your brain
All that will be left: A nameless servant for my game
Listen to my sermon
Your mind is where I dwell
Out there on the streets there are a million souls to sell
Fall into dependence
Too late now for distress
Pay for all your sins and make me rich while you confess
I promise you?ll live in the sunshine
I promise your dreams will come true
It?s all up to you
The song "God's Funeral" by Superior talks about the decline and corruption of organized religion. The lyrics describe a funeral where the preacher is unable to speak, highlighting the loss of faith and meaning in the church. The song then goes on to talk about how the churches have been raped, bibles burned, and how a new religion built on fear has taken over. The song warns against blindly following these new leaders, as they will only exploit and manipulate their followers for personal gain. The song also speaks to the idea of dependence and how people are willing to give away their power and freedom for empty promises of happiness and fulfillment.
The lyrics of "God's Funeral" are poignant and thought-provoking, highlighting the dangers of blindly following leaders and the exploitation of religion. The imagery of the preacher unable to speak and the loss of faith in organized religion allude to the idea that the church is no longer a place of solace and spirituality, but rather a corrupt institution that exploits its followers. Overall, the song is a powerful commentary on society's relationship with religion and the dangers of putting blind faith in leaders.
Line by Line Meaning
A rainy day
The atmosphere is sad and gloomy
A silent procession
People walk solemnly without making any noise
Dismayed faces
Faces are full of sadness and disappointment
And empty stares
Eyes are vacant, not showing any particular emotion
Beside the cross
Standing next to the symbol of religious faith
A hole in the ground
A grave that has been dug
The preacher tries to speak
The religious leader attempts to deliver a message
But not a word comes out
The religious leader is unable to convey anything meaningful
And now down there he goes
Death has claimed the person being buried
No sense in praying
Religious rituals are pointless
The bible - worthless
Religious texts have no value
The one who led you dropped your strings
Those in authority have abandoned their followers
Now that he saw there?s no day without sorrow
The realization that life is full of hardships has dawned on him
Your father threw his life away
The person being referred to wasted his life
You?ll have to pray to a new god tomorrow
A new religion must be sought
Think twice about your choice
One should carefully consider the decision they make
Because there?s no life to borrow
Life is finite and cannot be regained once spent
You will pay
There are consequences to every choice that is made
The churches raped
Religious establishments have been taken advantage of
The bibles burned
Religious texts have been destroyed
The sup_songs died away
Songs of worship are no longer sung
A new one came
A new religion has emerged
And you adore him
People are worshiping the new religious leader
Just like before
The pattern of blindly following religious leaders has not changed
You give him all you've got but still he calls for more
The religious leader demands excessive sacrifice from his followers
You see his powers grow
The religious leader's influence is expanding
They grow
The religious leader's followers increase in number
New holy houses
New religious buildings that serve as places of worship
New sacred books
New religious texts to guide the followers
A new religion built of fear
The new religion preys on people's fears to gain control
Now that he saw he can live without sorrow
The new religious leader is living a life free of struggle and pain
Your new father made you live to pay
The new religious leader demands payment for followers to continue to receive benefits
You never know what he?ll want from you tomorrow
One can never predict what the new religious leader will demand next
And nobody cares for the tears that you swallow every day
The followers' pain and suffering are ignored by the leader and other followers
Come to me my brother
The religious leader invites people to follow him
I wash your conscience clean
The religious leader removes guilt and responsibility from his followers
I am the solution, the fulfilling of your dreams
The religious leader is the answer to all followers' problems and desires
Soak away your power
The religious leader demands followers relinquish their personal power
Eliminate your brain
The religious leader commands followers to stop thinking for themselves
All that will be left: A nameless servant for my game
Followers will lose their identity and become pawns for the leader's purposes
Listen to my sermon
The religious leader demands followers listen to his messages
Your mind is where I dwell
The religious leader seeks to control his followers' thoughts
Out there on the streets there are a million souls to sell
The religious leader seeks to recruit new followers
Fall into dependence
The religious leader seeks to create dependence within his followers
Too late now for distress
It is too late to feel regret about joining the new religion
Pay for all your sins and make me rich while you confess
The religious leader demands financial compensation and admiration from his followers
I promise you?ll live in the sunshine
The religious leader promises a joyful life to his followers
I promise your dreams will come true
The religious leader promises to fulfill his followers' desires
It?s all up to you
The religious leader tries to make it seem as if the decision to follow depends on the choice of the follower
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