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Charged GBH originally formed under the name ‘GBH’ (named after the British legal phrase ‘Grievous Bodily Harm), unknown to the band at the time, another band with the name GBH already existed. In light of this the band added ‘Charged’ at the beginning of their name, and thus ‘Charged GBH’ was born.
It began with Colin (Col) Abrahall on vocals, Colin (Jock) Blyth on guitar, Ross Lomas on bass, as well as their first drummer Andrew Williams. 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.
It began with Colin (Col) Abrahall on vocals, Colin (Jock) Blyth on guitar, Ross Lomas on bass, as well as their first drummer Andrew Williams. 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.
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City Baby Attacked by Rats
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Ha Ha
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City Baby's Revenge
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The Punk Singles 1981-1984
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Sick Boy
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Race Against Time
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Give Me Fire
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Knife Edge
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Necrophilia
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Crush 'em
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Punk Rock Ambulance
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No Survivors
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Big Women
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Alcohol
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Shoutbox
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Stephen_Holland wrote:
can't listen to there guys without wanting to punch someone in the face...they have that effect
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DestroyingEmily wrote:
Why not? Thats a great quote
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ContraEnzo wrote:
ARGH please don't quote that Rancid guy on the G.B.H. page! xD
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Ripabeluga wrote:
no religion
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fuckxyeahh wrote:
I heard GBH, I made a decision - punk rock is my religion.
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Ivar138 wrote:
i am hunted.!
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NathanBolstad wrote:
NO SURVIVORS
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KuDeJudas wrote:
SABE FAZER HARDCORE
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vini77 wrote:
next week in Brazil, Give me fire !!!!!!!!!
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partidibambola wrote:
boston babies
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slipknotlbfred wrote:
Time Bomb!
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BiaBellie wrote:
foda \o/
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Bruno_Oversett wrote:
Do Caralho!
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fuckxyeahh wrote:
alcohol
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Elturtle wrote:
Church Of The Truly Warped is a great and underated album
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blackflagjerk wrote:
I wore a Iron Maiden shirt to school one day and my some dude called me a poser, in two weeks he went from hardcore thrasher to gayshit ganster tagger.
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LOCORAMONE wrote:
sonzera
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cmnderjackass wrote:
90% of the music you listen to is terrible so your opinon really doesn't matter :|
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killyo033 wrote:
they sucked after the charged came off
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Pryde wrote:
Please vote for COCK SPARRER in The British Rock Artists League!!!
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