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.
Not With Me
Superior Lyrics
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You just can't stand
I guess you maybe
Just can't stand yourself
Don't need your well meant orders
Don't need your sweet control
Don't need your compromises
My mind up for me and to
Speak for me cause you
Can't even speak for yourself
Who do you think you are and who am I
To follow all your rules and why would I care
Not with me
Try to change me
Waste your time
Waste your whatever
As long as you're not wasting mine
I sure don't need nobody
To teach me right from wrong
And I sure do not need you
If you want me to
Change my own personality.
The song 'Not With Me' by Superior speaks about breaking free from the shackles of conformity and rejecting unwanted interference in one's life. The song's opening lines, "You just don't like, you just can't stand, I guess you maybe, just can't stand yourself" implies that the singer has been faced with criticism and opposition from someone who is dissatisfied with their choices and lifestyle. However, the singer is resilient, and instead of succumbing to the pressure of external forces, they choose to hold onto their individuality.
The chorus of the song with the line "Who do you think you are and who am I to follow all your rules and why would I care, not with me" reaffirms the singer's stance that they are not interested in external validation or seeking approval from others. The line, "Try to change me, waste your time, waste your whatever, as long as you're not wasting mine" shows the singer's attitude towards conformity and how they refuse to be moulded into something they don't want to be.
The song ends with "I sure don't need nobody, to teach me right from wrong, and I sure do not need you if you want me to change my own personality," expressing that the singer has a strong sense of self-awareness and a clear understanding of what they want in life. 'Not With Me' is a celebration of individuality and a reminder that everyone should be free to make their choices without external pressures.
Line by Line Meaning
You just don't like
It appears that you don't have any positive feelings towards me.
You just can't stand
It seems that you are unable to tolerate me.
I guess you maybe
Perhaps it is possible that you
Just can't stand yourself
are unable to tolerate yourself.
Don't need your well meant orders
I do not require your orders, even if they are well-intentioned.
Don't need your sweet control
I do not require your sweet or charming way of controlling me.
Don't need your compromises
I do not require you to compromise for me.
I don't need you to make
I do not require you to make
My mind up for me and to
decide for me, nor do I require you to
Speak for me cause you
speak on my behalf because you
Can't even speak for yourself
cannot even speak for yourself.
Who do you think you are and who am I
What makes you think you hold any authority over me, and what makes me obligated to listen to you?
To follow all your rules and why would I care
Why should I follow all your commandments or regulations, and why would I even be interested in doing so?
Not with me
That is not something that is going to happen when it comes to me.
Try to change me
It seems like your objective is to alter me.
Waste your time
You're going to be expending effort for no reason.
Waste your whatever
Go ahead and waste whatever it is that you want to waste, because it's pointless.
As long as you're not wasting mine
As long as I am not impacted by your wasted time, feel free to continue doing so.
I sure don't need nobody
I definitely do not require anyone else.
To teach me right from wrong
To inform me about what is right and what is wrong.
And I sure do not need you
Also, I definitely do not require you.
If you want me to
If your expectation is that I
Change my own personality.
change my very nature.
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@amancalledgod10
When i heard this song back in 2010, I thought it was Dream theater
@SeymoreButts14
Me too, think I downloaded the song off some random website and just couldn't find the name of it back then but finally found it and really like the song
@urantia1111
Well, i'm sure your neighbors won't be very happy, but i really love the song!! Happy Listening!! d^_^b
@SeymoreButts14
@urantia1111 you know what just say the name of the song haha
@SeymoreButts14
@SeymoreButts14 never mind found it haha
@SeymoreButts14
@urantia1111 congratulations, now i'll have to try another song to stump someone