U.K SUBS

The UK Subs arrived when punk-rock had already lived its prime, but still managed to burn a few (sonic) barricades of their own with their early agit-prop anthems: CID, Tomorrow's Girls, Warhead, Stranglehold, etc. The albums were pretty lousy affairs, full of filler and blatantly inept playing, but Another Kind Of Blues (Gem, 1979) had all the verve of that era and Brand New Age (Gem, 1980) casted Brand New Age and Emotional Blackmail. Diminished Responsibility (Gem, 1981) moved towards a more polite approach but Endangered Species (Gem, 1982) was the last album of the classic era. The UK Subs were, first and foremost, a terrific live band.Flood Of Lies (Fall Out, 1983) basically introduced a brand new group, no less violent and no less prolific. Vocalist Charlie Harper and guitarist Nicky Garratt reunited for ther first time on Killing Time (Fall Out, 1989).A second reunion of vocalist Charlie Harper, guitarist Nicky Garratt and bassist Alvin Gibbs yielded Riot, Quintessentials and Submission (Fall Out, 1999).Cheers.