GBH (originally known as Charged GBH) are an English punk rock band which was formed in 1978 by vocalist Colin Abrahall, guitarist Colin "Jock" Blyth, bassist Sean McCarthy (replaced by Ross Lomas after two years)[3] and drummer Andy "Wilf" Williams.[4]
The band's name was originally Charged GBH, then was shortened to GBH. It is widely understood that the name came from then-bassist Sean McCarthy being charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH),[13] though vocalist Colin Abrahall denied this in 2018, claiming it was just a name like UK Subs; and, when pushed, said the initials stood for "Girls, Booze, and Hash".[14] Though the core line up of Colin, Ross, and Jock has stayed the same throughout their history, the drum stool has been occupied by a number of incumbents following Wilf's departure after the Midnight Madness and Beyond album and Oh No It's GBH Again 12" EP. 1989 saw the arrival of German drummer Kai Reder who played on three albums (No Need to Panic, A Fridge Too Far, and From Here to Reality), as well as the Wot a Bargain 12".[4] Kai was replaced by American Joe "Fish" Montanero for one album (Church of the Truly Warped); this was the band's last release for the Rough Justice label. The drum stool was then occupied from around 1994 by former Bomb Disneyland/Bomb Everything drummer Scott Preece, who has remained to this day and played on all releases since.
Throughout their recording history, the band has often included a cover version on many of their albums. "Boston Babies" originally recorded by Slaughter & the Dogs (on City Baby Attacked By Rats), "I Feel Alright" from The Damned and The Stooges (on City Baby's Revenge), "Avenues and Alleyways" by Tony Christie (on No Need to Panic), "Needle in a Haystack" originally by The Velvelettes (appeared on A Fridge Too Far), "Destroy" by The Vibrators (on From Here to Reality), "I Need Energy" by Zero Boys (on Church of the Truly Warped).[citation needed]
HistoryEdit
GBH performing on the Warped Tour
GBH embarked on several English and mainland US tours during the early 1980s, including several gigs at the 100 Club. 1982 saw the release of GBH's first LP, City Baby Attacked by Rats, which reached No. 17 in the UK Albums Chart, as well as No. 2 in the UK Indie Chart. The band's singles had also reached the UK Indie Chart, leading to an appearance on the UK TV programme The Tube, where they performed "Give Me Fire" (UK Indie Chart No. 2). Lyrically, the album dealt with criticism of British and European culture, 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 and humour. Musically, the album was loud and fast, with few songs exceeding three minutes. The success of the first album was repeated with their second LP, City Babys Revenge, in 1983 and saw more extensive touring in America and Europe and higher profile UK shows, including the Carlisle Punk Festival. With the Carlisle Punk Festival the band co-headlined with fellow UK82 stalwarts The Exploited, and shared the bill with the likes of Toy Dolls, Chelsea, and The Destructors. In 1984, the band dropped the "Charged" from their name and became just GBH (grievous bodily harm).[4][15]
They and many of their UK82 peers such as The Exploited, Picture Frame Seduction, Discharge, and The Varukers have all enjoyed success among punks in the United States. Although many of their contemporaries have evolved towards other styles over the years, GBH have remained fairly faithful to their original UK82 sound in subsequent releases. However, the band have experimented to some degree with a more speed metal-inflected, inspired and influenced sound particularly those of Motörhead and Tank, notably with their 1992 release Church of the Truly Warped,[4] although they have since returned to a more purist punk sound.
The band is still active and touring and maintain a strong following both in the UK and the rest of Europe, as well as in the United States and Japan. The band released their twelfth studio album, Momentum, on Hellcat Records in 2017.
^"4:39-5:20 : Interview with Erin Micklow from June 13, 2018 on YouTube titled, " GBH interview LATEST ALBUM: MOMENTUM, GETTING MARRIED IN VEGAS, HOW COLIN DOES HIS HAIR"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
^Njhindl1.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009.
External linksEdit
Official website
Live video and interview with GBH
August 26, 2023
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in 2006Background informationOriginBirmingham EnglandGenresStreet punk 1 punk rock 1 hardcore punk 2 Years active1978 presentLabelsClay Captain Oi Anagram SOS Cleopatra Go Kart Idol Sanctuary Castle Hellcat Rough Justice Music For Nations RoadrunnerMembersColin AbrahallRoss LomasColin Jock Blyth Scott PreecePast membersSean McCarthyAndrew Wilf Williams Kai RederJoseph MontanaroWebsitegbhuk wbr com Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Band members 4 Discography 5 DVDs and videos 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditGBH were early pioneers of British street punk often nicknamed UK82 along with Discharge Broken Bones The Exploited and The Varukers GBH have gone on to influence several punk rock musicians but their influence has been especially far reaching in metal including the early Bathory albums 5 Hellhammer Celtic Frost 6 Exodus 7 and each of the big four of thrash metal Metallica Megadeth Slayer and Anthrax 8 9 Metallica frontman James Hetfield has repeatedly expressed his enthusiasm for GBH and said such bands were the beginning of thrash to him 10 Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM has said he listened to second wave punk bands before starting his own band mentioning GBH as an example 11 GBH have also influenced 1990s and 2000s rock bands such as Nirvana Queens of the Stone Age Green Day The Offspring and Rancid 9 12 The band s name was originally Charged GBH then was shortened to GBH It is widely understood that the name came from then bassist Sean McCarthy being charged with grievous bodily harm GBH 13 though vocalist Colin Abrahall denied this in 2018 claiming it was just a name like UK Subs and when pushed said the initials stood for Girls Booze and Hash 14 Though the core line up of Colin Ross and Jock has stayed the same throughout their history the drum stool has been occupied by a number of incumbents following Wilf s departure after the Midnight Madness and Beyond album and Oh No It s GBH Again 12 EP 1989 saw the arrival of German drummer Kai Reder who played on three albums No Need to Panic A Fridge Too Far and From Here to Reality as well as the Wot a Bargain 12 4 Kai was replaced by American Joe Fish Montanero for one album Church of the Truly Warped this was the band s last release for the Rough Justice label The drum stool was then occupied from around 1994 by former Bomb Disneyland Bomb Everything drummer Scott Preece who has remained to this day and played on all releases since Throughout their recording history the band has often included a cover version on many of their albums Boston Babies originally recorded by Slaughter amp the Dogs on City Baby Attacked By Rats I Feel Alright from The Damned and The Stooges on City Baby s Revenge Avenues and Alleyways by Tony Christie on No Need to Panic Needle in a Haystack originally by The Velvelettes appeared on A Fridge Too Far Destroy by The Vibrators on From Here to Reality I Need Energy by Zero Boys on Church of the Truly Warped citation needed History Edit GBH performing on the Warped TourGBH embarked on several English and mainland US tours during the early 1980s including several gigs at the 100 Club 1982 saw the release of GBH s first LP City Baby Attacked by Rats which reached No 17 in the UK Albums Chart as well as No 2 in the UK Indie Chart The band s singles had also reached the UK Indie Chart leading to an appearance on the UK TV programme The Tube where they performed Give Me Fire UK Indie Chart No 2 Lyrically the album dealt with criticism of British and European culture 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 and humour Musically the album was loud and fast with few songs exceeding three minutes The success of the first album was repeated with their second LP City Babys Revenge in 1983 and saw more extensive touring in America and Europe and higher profile UK shows including the Carlisle Punk Festival With the Carlisle Punk Festival the band co headlined with fellow UK82 stalwarts The Exploited and shared the bill with the likes of Toy Dolls Chelsea and The Destructors In 1984 the band dropped the Charged from their name and became just GBH grievous bodily harm 4 15 They and many of their UK82 peers such as The Exploited Picture Frame Seduction Discharge and The Varukers have all enjoyed success among punks in the United States Although many of their contemporaries have evolved towards other styles over the years GBH have remained fairly faithful to their original UK82 sound in subsequent releases However the band have experimented to some degree with a more speed metal inflected inspired and influenced sound particularly those of Motorhead and Tank notably with their 1992 release Church of the Truly Warped 4 although they have since returned to a more purist punk sound The band is still active and touring and maintain a strong following both in the UK and the rest of Europe as well as in the United States and Japan The band released their twelfth studio album Momentum on Hellcat Records in 2017 Band members EditCurrent Colin Abrahall vocals 1978 present Colin Jock Blyth guitar 1978 present Ross Lomas bass 1980 present Scott Preece drums 1994 present Former Sean McCarthy bass 1978 1980 died 1980 Andrew Wilf Williams drums 1978 1986 Kai Reder drums 1986 1992 Joseph Fish Montanaro drums 1992 1994 TimelineDiscography EditStudio albumsYear of release Title Label1982 City Baby Attacked by Rats Clay Later Reissued by Captain Oi 1983 City Babys Revenge Clay Later Reissued by Captain Oi 1986 Midnight Madness and Beyond Rough Justice later reissued by Captain Oi 1987 No Need To Panic Rough Justice later reissued by Captain Oi 1989 A Fridge Too Far Rough Justice later reissued by Captain Oi 1990 From Here To Reality Rough Justice later reissued by Captain Oi 1992 Church of the Truly Warped Rough Justice later reissued by Captain Oi 1996 Punk Junkies We Bite later reissued by Captain Oi 2002 Ha Ha Go Kart2004 Cruel and Unusual Idol2010 Perfume and Piss Hellcat2017 Momentum HellcatMini albumYear of release Title Label1981 Leather Bristles Studs and Acne Clay Later Reissued by Captain Oi Split mini albumsYear of release Title Featuring Label1998 Punk as Fuck Billyclub Idol2001 Punk Rock Ambulance Billyclub Idol12 inch EPs singlesYear of release Title Label1984 Do What You Do Clay1986 Oh No It s GBH Again Rough Justice1988 Wot a Bargain Rough Justice7 inch EPs singlesYear of release Title Label1982 No Survivors Clay1982 Sick Boy Clay1982 Give Me Fire Man Trap Clay1983 Catch 23 Hellhole Clay1984 Do What You Do ClayLive albumsYear of release Title Label1989 No Survivors Clay1993 Live In Japan Anagram1996 Celebrity Live Style later released as Live In Los Angeles on Anagram Cleopatra2014 Dover Showplace 1983 Cleopatra2015 Live at the Ace Brixton 1983 Radiation Reissues2015 City Baby Attacked by Rats CD album Secret Records2020 Best of Live vinyl Secret RecordsCompilation albumsYear of release Title Label1982 Leather Bristles No Survivors and Sick Boys Clay Later Reissued by Captain Oi 1986 Clay Years 1981 1984 Clay1989 No Survivors 83 Clay1992 The Clay Recordings Clay1995 The Clay Punk Singles Collection Clay1999 Punk Rock Hits Cleopatra2002 The Punk Singles 1981 84 Castle2005 Dead on Arrival A Punk Rock Anthology Sanctuary2007 Race Against Time The Complete Clay Recordings CastleDemosYear of release Title1980 1980 Demo1980 Practice 1980Compilation appearances selected Year of release Title Label1981 Punk and Disorderly Abstract Posh Boy1982 Burning Ambitions A History of Punk Cherry Red1982 Punk and Disorderly Further Charges Anagram1999 A Triple Dose of Punk 60 Song box set CleopatraDVDs and videos EditYear of Release Title1983 Live At Victoria Hall Hanley1986 Brit Boys Attacked By Brats1995 Kawasaki Live1996 Live in L A 19882003 Live at the Ace Brixton2004 Kawasaki Live Brit Boys Attacked by Brats2005 G B H Live in LA Live at Victoria2006 Charged On Stage2016 City Baby Attacked By Rats includes CD References Edit a b Deming Mark G B H AllMusic Retrieved 15 September 2018 Ulibas Joseph 5 September 2014 UK street punks GBH is still out on the road doing what they do best AXS Archived from the original on 15 September 2018 Glasper Ian May 2014 Burning Britain The History of UK Punk 1980 1984 ISBN 978 1 60486 989 7 a b c d Colin Larkin ed 1995 The Guinness Who s Who of Heavy Metal Second ed Guinness Publishing p 142 ISBN 0 85112 656 1 Interview Quorthon Bathory Deathmetal org Retrieved 16 November 2019 Grow Kory 15 August 2019 The Triumph of Tom G Warrior Rollingstone com Retrieved 3 September 2021 Exodus Family Tree The Metal givememetal com Retrieved 9 February 2022 Arriaga Robert 24 February 1999 Fast and Frightening SF Weekly Retrieved 9 February 2022 a b GBH Fang in San Francisco Time Out timeout com Retrieved 9 February 2022 METALLICA s JAMES HETFIELD Reveals His Favorite Non Big Four Thrash Bands Blabbermouth net 15 May 2017 Retrieved 3 September 2021 German born Industrial Rock Group Kmfdm Has No Pity For The Majority Archived from the original on 26 June 2015 Retrieved 25 October 2021 GBH Announce First US Tour in Five Years Ultimate Guitar Retrieved 2 March 2023 Mark Deming G B H Biography AllMusic 4 39 5 20 Interview with Erin Micklow from June 13 2018 on YouTube titled GBH interview LATEST ALBUM MOMENTUM GETTING MARRIED IN VEGAS HOW COLIN DOES HIS HAIR YouTube Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 GBH As Charged Njhindl1 demon co uk Archived from the original on 8 May 2009 External links EditOfficial website Live video and interview with GBH Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GBH band amp oldid 1164704854 Discography, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
