Culture Shock - All The TimeTracks Include:CountdownsTwenty QuestionsUpside DownThe Time It TakesFour MinutesNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland - DubOnwardsCulture Shock - the UK ones, as opposed to the Indianapolis/Holland/Scotland/Bhangra music lot (seemed to be a popular name!) - mixed their punk roots with ska and raggae music to a previously unheard extent and influenced the styles of bands like AOS3, Back to the Planet, Bender, at a time when the free festival scene was under state attack following the cessation of the Stonehenge Festival; CS were one of a heap of bands playing as many festivals as possible, alongside their more regular gigs and this earned them a broard range of support. Their three LPs, Go Wild, Onwards and Upwards and All The Time!, were released on Bluurg Records. They did 205 gigs between 86-89 and split when Nigel (guitar) and Bill (drums) became parents. Paul on bass was replaced by Jasper (ex Rhythmites) in 89 and he and Dick (vocals) formed Citizen Fish.Members * Dick Lucas (vocals) * Nige (guitar, vocals) * Paul (bass - on Go Wild, and Onwards and Upwards) * Bill (drums) * Jasper (bass - on All the Time)LPs * Go Wild (Fish 18) * Onwards & Upwards (Fish 20) * All The Time! (Fish 23)Compilations include * Crisis Point EP * Stonehenge EP * Open Mind Surgery LPCassette only * Living History demo Apr-86 (Bluurg Tapes 66) * Live At The Fish (Earth Zone) * Reality Stop No.44 demo Dec-86 (Bluurg Tapes 71) * Hot and Sweaty live compilation (Bluurg Tapes 79)and here's the lyrics to a favourite song of mine...........Twenty Questions:Am I an animal? YesAm I alive? YesAm I a cat? NoAm I a fly? NoAm I an insect? NoAm I a dog? NoAm I a rodent? NoAm I a frog? NoooooooAm I very very big?Very very small? NoHave I got four legs?Any legs at all? YesAm I a seagull? NoAm I a bird? NoCan't be a fish... NoIt's getting absurd!Am I a household pet? NoDo I live in the zoo? NoDo I live in the jungle? NoCan I have a clue? No! No! No! No! No!Am I a human being? Yes! Well done!It was the only thing left y'know? Yeah! Great fun!But it's not over yet! You gotta guess which one!Gotta guess which one!Gotta guess which one!Gotta guess which one!Am I into politics? NoAm I on T.V.? NoAm I really famous? NoA personality? NoAm I an authority? NoAm I in control? NoDo I work in a factory? NoAm I very very old? NoDo I know who I am? YesAm I in this place? YesAm I in this conversation? YesIs there a smile on my face? Yes! Yes!Have I just realised that we are animals too? Yes! Yes!Do I resent the torture of circuses & zoos? Yes! Yes!Do I condemn the hunters? Yes! Yes!Do I condemn the butchers & the murderers too? Yes! Yes!Am I opposed to vivisection? Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!Is there another direction? Yes! Yes!Well now I've got two answersBut either one will doYou see I knew it could be meBut now I know it could be you!It could be me, it could be you! Yes! Yes!It could be me, it could be you! Yes! Yes!It could be me, it could be you! Yes! Yes!It could be me, it could be, it could be you!You can find this in the shop at http://www.ironmanrecords.co.ukor for a direct url try http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Iron-Man-shop
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