The 1986 Listening Post - Subhumans - 29:29 Split Vision

Subhumans - 29:29 Split Vision

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June 1 1986

Subhumans

29:29 Spilt Vision

Genre: Punk

4.5 out of 5

Highlights:

Walls of Silence

Dehumanization 

Worlds Apart

The British punkers Roll OK with another album of melodic punk. 

And just like the previous, it’s short, acerbic, to the point and, yep, pretty darned good. 

I actually enjoyed the abstract jazz odyssey that takes over “Worlds Apart” and have to wonder just how much influence Subhumans has on coming trends in the next few years. 

Feels like a lot. 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/29-29-split-vision/1258385826

The 1985 Listening Post - Subhumans - Worlds Apart

Subhumans - Worlds Apart

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November 1 1985

Subhumans

Worlds Apart

Genre: Punk

4 out of 5

Highlights:

Heads of State

Apathy

Fade Away

Pigman

Subhumans didn’t get the memo that Punk was dead. So, they continue that sludgy metal pseudo-Crass punk attack and, much like their first record, it satisfies like…like that one. 

I don’t recall them being so bass heavy but that actually helps here. It’s a much more musical, dare I say nearly psychedelic punk than one would expect at the time. But also, that Reggae influence I was talking about shows up on “Fade Away” and it’s intercut with some razor blade guitars. 

Another very good record by Subhumans. 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/worlds-apart-remastered/309253931

The 1983 Listening Post - Subhumans - From the Cradle to the Grave

Subhumans - From the Cradle to the Grave

1983 housekeeping
Subhumans
From the Cradle to the Grave
4.5 out of 5

Highlights:
Wake Up Screaming
From the Cradle to the Grave

If Crass was more listenable they might sound like Subhumans. This is the sound of jackhammers as rock band. Is that bad? I don’t think so. It’s so much more listenable than, say, Misfits or the aforementioned crapfest that was Crass.
The songs don’t stick around long enough to hate them. In 1983 I bet this album played at a lot of drunken basement punk parties.
On “Wake Up Screaming” just about every horror punk band wished they could’ve attempted this. It’s alternately terrifying and explosively engaging.
I could start this album from the start and listen immediately.
And the title track is just an epic prog-punk experience.