Subhumans

Subhumans - Religious Wars (Spiderleg Records) 1982

Great third ep by Subhumans, but not as good as their first or second…heres a great read off the back of this single, enjoy!

All communication between people of the same so-called ’subculture’ is rendered useless by conflicting personalities of those who gain more satisfaction from the offer of fame and money that from creating a level of interaction and thought within their own kind. Those with more ability become inherent leaders and are then subject to exploitation for personal gain other than short-lived false heroic status by the media whose job it is to create idols to sell their product to the gullible public. Heros create money. The rest of the subculture stick to their media-created restrictions and see their new hero as a part of them. The fact that he has been made into a hero defines his ‘followers’ complete lack of originality. People need heros to back up their own half-formed ideas. All original thoughts are regurgitated a thousand times in attempts at self-realization which must consequently fail as the person has merely become an advertisement for someone else’s ideas and his own sheep-like mentality. The subcultures decay in solitude and false ideas of unity that only lead to self-destructive tribalism. The media help to create this tribalistic paranoia and reinforce it with exaggerated fears and false heros. It’s a downhill rush into apathetic self-obliteration. Be Yourself - cos there’s always someone who wants you to be someone else.

Tracks
Religious Wars
Love Is…
Its Gonna Get Worse
Work Experience

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