It's sad think that some of the most brilliant minds of those days - brilliant stars - were unable to speak to a wider audience. That was their tragedy and our greater loss.
Theres only one truth and they don't have it?, devoid of human spirit, sound like they were bought off, but who cares they are left behind?n devoid of the spirit that fights against what these lyrics serpent in real life, yeh your cover is blown and you will pay and now I've changed the meaning of your lyrics 07.05.20 ?. No more time to change.
robotboy15 I confirm that. pay it loud and share as much as you can with any opposition and rights of the truth about our ongoing fight against this controld environment. never stop shouting
robotboy15 its a great vinyl too the paper sleeve is awesome like all crass vinyls its folds out into a poster on one side one the other in has information about anarchism its one of my favorite vinyls in my collection
@Gary Pendleton I loved the punk scene back then, really hardcore stuff like Flux, Crass Poisongirls, Zounds... it was a lifestyle, not a fashion statement, a point missed by many youngsters these days. I have a really steady job now, aged 50, but still fly that black flag and dress accordingly, within old guy limits.still consider myself as a punk. I look out of place at parties in me skinny jeans and eyeliner, but persevere.
saw both groups in 1980,Trinity hall Bristol.was the 1st gig i ever went to.violent it was when a load of skinheads piled through the door wearing open faced crash helmets and started to fight the crowd,Crass jumped off the stage and joined in the fight against them!
Hello Christopher. I saw Crass at Whitham Labour Hall in 1979. I was 14 and pretended that my uncle had let me stay at his house so my mum and dad didn't know what I was up to. ( I cannot think why they did not check) Any way Christopher a gang of skinheads from a demo somewhere elsein Essex decended upon Whitham and the gig and caused mayhem. The problem really was the punks caught outside. The gig had nazis there but the hall was packed with Anarchist punks. I spoke to the band because I had now where to stay but their van was full.I slept under a bridge on the A12 with two punks. it was the coldest night of my life. I will never forget the gig as I had feeding and stations and they weremy best band and words. OK THIS POISON GIRLS SONG IS BETTER THAN ALL CRASS PUT TOGETHER. i saw the Poison Girls several times x
I grew up during this period - buying anything I could on the Crass label. I feel really lucky that my political education began here - opening out those record sleeves to read about feminism, anti nuclear movement, anarchism etc. I don't have (exactly) the same views now, but pretty much all my political beliefs were borne from this committed group of people.
saw them in 1980 I think it was supported crass at the blind institute Hull, and again at the old spring Street theatre. life changing experience. rip vi subversa.
nothing really stands out to me from today's music,i must be either getting old or music really is unappealing,unadventurous and crap!!! just my own personal opinion.
Both songs make a strong link to the music of the previous generations - ‘Persons Unknown’ could be an early Hawkwind record without Annie’s vocals, and both songs use folk music themes in a wonderful way.
I think your position demands a response. We live in an atomised , lonely world, we call to God because of this. It's an uniquieley human response ,I don't know if we should, but it is truly there for us all
@@rumpraisin Frances Sokolo was a very beautiful person. I attended her 50th and 60th birthday party gigs as an ardent admirer. Vi was brilliant, ground breaking and wonderful. Xxxxxx for her
Love this just got the 7" for my collection the art work and anarchist info on it is amazing I was born too late man (1991) I missed all the best punk bands would of loved to see crass and poison girls live
@@grahambutler8685 Mostly because the only instrument I can play isn’t exactly a punk instrument. Unless you want to hear some anti-authority alto sax music.
those were the days , remember seeing PG with Crass for about 3 quid... great electric atmosphere in those tiny packed venues with 500 punks in black bondage
Alex Harvey of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band said he thought he was too old to be part of punk, but he was born in the same year as Vi Subversa. Guess he was wrong...
You can tell it's vinyl when there's a jump at 3.55..... but nothing takes away the power of this rage at a decomposing society. "Flesh and blood are who we are", but who today sings with righteous rage at the horrors of 21st century abominations?
Upwards spirals is the way forwards. 🤕. 💗. 🤕. Today I decided that phone contracts are not normal so might get cut off soon and have to acquire new ethical number.. will keep you posted. 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗😛😛💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
with all due respect thats cos you know fuck all about punk, 1 friend of mine used to throw away the record sleeves and step on the 45s so they would crackle more
I liked that video interview with Rotten where he said Crass was a band he didn't know a whole lot about and then had to start complimenting himself and saying the Pistols were the best punk band ever as usual.
It's sad think that some of the most brilliant minds of those days - brilliant stars - were unable to speak to a wider audience. That was their tragedy and our greater loss.
Theres only one truth and they don't have it?, devoid of human spirit, sound like they were bought off, but who cares they are left behind?n devoid of the spirit that fights against what these lyrics serpent in real life, yeh your cover is blown and you will pay and now I've changed the meaning of your lyrics 07.05.20 ?. No more time to change.
@@dannymack9636 Dont Exist
@@arcadia-831-og6 lol yeh mister average lol
@@dannymack9636 Ahh but were all Gods each and every one of us...bunkin off school again. Tricksters and Rabbits feeders of Habits.
@@arcadia-831-og6 lol it has been known to happen.
One of the greatest songs ever written...
No. It really isn't.
@@sunnyjim1355 - Yes, it is!
Love this sono the lyrics still make me think about....
cry no more.... timeless.
You ain't wrong mate...possibly the best of the 2 tunes...they dont make em like this anymore..
Was the dogs when I was seventeen. 43 years later it still gets me
"Persons Unknown" and "Bloody Revolutions" on the same 45? Gotta be the greatest 7" release of all time, yeah?
robotboy15
I confirm that.
pay it loud and share as much as you can with any opposition and rights of the truth about our ongoing fight against this controld environment. never stop shouting
robotboy15 its a great vinyl too the paper sleeve is awesome like all crass vinyls its folds out into a poster on one side one the other in has information about anarchism its one of my favorite vinyls in my collection
@Gary Pendleton I loved the punk scene back then, really hardcore stuff like Flux, Crass Poisongirls, Zounds... it was a lifestyle, not a fashion statement, a point missed by many youngsters these days. I have a really steady job now, aged 50, but still fly that black flag and dress accordingly, within old guy limits.still consider myself as a punk. I look out of place at parties in me skinny jeans and eyeliner, but persevere.
@@jimbeckwith5949 but what are you doing politically?
@@commentingisawasteoftime7195 probably less than you sir.
I am 66 saw them in Oxford Cowley Rd don't even remember what year they were awesome.
what a f**kin track, thirty odd years later and its still outstanding, AWESOME........
U RIT punk n rip our Viv xxxx
I have been living in ignorance of this band. But now my ears are open. Brilliant!
Try their EP/Mini Album "HEX",,It is wonderful :)
indeed so!
Robin Parmar
open your eyes
don't close your fucking ears either.
great band
great live as well
RIP Vi
I went to Vi Subversa's birthday party in Andalusia, maybe 2005. Had a good chat with Poly Styrene. Respect.
well my kids think its so sad that istill listen to this an almost 50 an still into it lol
Lol me too. On both accounts!
I bet if they listened to the words !! that's the sad thing ...not that you're still listening to it but that its still true !
I am older and I love it
I'm almost 60!
Ya kids are blessed innit. 54 in a couple of weeks.
I was lucky enough to see Poison Girls and Crass in the Anarchy Centre in Belfast.
A great B-side (double A-side?) to Bloody Revolutions - One of the best singles I ever bought and only 70p!
Lyrically impeccable, rousing and utterly truthful.
Seen them live accompanying Crass,early 80s at Cleatamoor in UK.
You had to be there to feel the buzz
Remember buying this 7inch vinyl many years ago ,aint heard it for yonks til now n remember all the lyrics ,love it
I listened to this when I was young, brings back memories, fuck I feel soooo old , brill track
Wow after all these years it sounds to me even better than it did back then.
saw both groups in 1980,Trinity hall Bristol.was the 1st gig i ever went to.violent it was when a load of skinheads piled through the door wearing open faced crash helmets and started to fight the crowd,Crass jumped off the stage and joined in the fight against them!
Hello Christopher. I saw Crass at Whitham Labour Hall in 1979. I was 14 and pretended that my uncle had let me stay at his house so my mum and dad didn't know what I was up to. ( I cannot think why they did not check) Any way Christopher a gang of skinheads from a demo somewhere elsein Essex decended upon Whitham and the gig and caused mayhem. The problem really was the punks caught outside. The gig had nazis there but the hall was packed with Anarchist punks. I spoke to the band because I had now where to stay but their van was full.I slept under a bridge on the A12 with two punks. it was the coldest night of my life. I will never forget the gig as I had feeding and stations and they weremy best band and words. OK THIS POISON GIRLS SONG IS BETTER THAN ALL CRASS PUT TOGETHER. i saw the Poison Girls several times x
What was their fuckin problem?
Sounds like growing up in New Zealand xox
Just read your message. I was there as well great gig
I have to say this track, single is one of my favourites. And will be till i die.
still gives me a thrill after all these years!!!
I hope the money you forked over for q-tips was well spent
Especially the bass line.
I grew up during this period - buying anything I could on the Crass label. I feel really lucky that my political education began here - opening out those record sleeves to read about feminism, anti nuclear movement, anarchism etc.
I don't have (exactly) the same views now, but pretty much all my political beliefs were borne from this committed group of people.
Still gives me goosebumps
Same
saw them in 1980 I think it was supported crass at the blind institute Hull, and again at the old spring Street theatre. life changing experience. rip vi subversa.
I was there too. Saw crass at Tower Anlaby Road, Hull, twice as well.
GOD DAMN...! This song is a fuckin' MASTURPIECE!!!!
The most important song that’s barely been heard
Ah, a blast of the mighty Poison Girls. TURN IT UP!!!!!!!!!!
these two tracks back to back x pure gold x xx
brilliant better then the toxic shock pimp sell outs the poison girls were a legend. JC
Brillant. The voice and singing remind me of David Tibet
timeless true gem!!! dark,energetic, spookily eccentric in all it's entirety!!!! love this!!!!
How spot on we are with this view-haven't heard it in years.
How did present day music get so _STUPID_
don't know why my friend but i have the same feelings about today's music,it all sucks!
nothing really stands out to me from today's music,i must be either getting old or music really is unappealing,unadventurous and crap!!! just my own personal opinion.
Michael Richardson second reason without a doubt
Really powerful stuff. There's a storm a-comin'. We await a Dark Future. Lyrics like this will become even more relevant in the near future...
And so it was written.
And the worst is yet to come...
Gave me chills. Fuck my old boots!
The best revolution´s band!...
An all inclusive… total genius!
Vi-Subversa !!
This and Bloody Revolutions superb ❣️
seen thum a few times...great listenin to this again....
Both songs make a strong link to the music of the previous generations - ‘Persons Unknown’ could be an early Hawkwind record without Annie’s vocals, and both songs use folk music themes in a wonderful way.
i miss the poisons they where good friends of mine
PERSONS IN HIDING
PERSONS UNKNOWN
Oaft I still get goosebumps.. Brilliant
saw em in 1979 in winsford cheshire backing crass
George Walsh - Lucky...
Nagasaki nightmare Big A Little Little A Crass
Liberty and Justice
Praying or Karma doesn't save innocent children's lives anywhere in the world 🌎
I think your position demands a response. We live in an atomised , lonely world, we call to God because of this. It's an uniquieley human response ,I don't know if we should, but it is truly there for us all
RIP Vi Subversa
Marianne Faithful should take her name.
@@rumpraisin Frances Sokolo was a very beautiful person. I attended her 50th and 60th birthday party gigs as an ardent admirer. Vi was brilliant, ground breaking and wonderful. Xxxxxx for her
Praying or Karma doesn't save innocent children's lives anywhere.
Awesome lyrics.
Some of the best ever said
gives me goosebumps
See a doctor.
Still gets the tingles going up my spine
So fucking brilliant
Mind-expanding man!
2 amazing tracks.. still sounds fantastic
Check also Dirty Work, The Offending Article and The Price of Grain
awesome!
Love this just got the 7" for my collection the art work and anarchist info on it is amazing I was born too late man (1991) I missed all the best punk bands would of loved to see crass and poison girls live
I hope that there will be more anarcho-punk bands in the future.
@@ellieahearn4055 whats stopping you from staring one of your own...that's what it was about...! Hope...good luck with that...
@@grahambutler8685 Mostly because the only instrument I can play isn’t exactly a punk instrument. Unless you want to hear some anti-authority alto sax music.
@@ellieahearn4055 no such thing as a punk instrument…you use what you have and do what you can with it…that’s punk….
@@grahambutler8685 I suppose. I do like Dayz and Daze and they have some good brass sounds.
those were the days , remember seeing PG with Crass for about 3 quid... great electric atmosphere in those tiny packed venues with 500 punks in black bondage
only a quid into every crass gig? killer wasnt it????
@@chemichaelteale5556 And given free stuff like badges at the gigs, several groups playing as well.
Still my favourite song.
Classic thought.
Rip Visubversa x
You were always my mother xox
Extraordinary!
Gives me the proper shivers
still great
:D
Alex Harvey of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band said he thought he was too old to be part of punk, but he was born in the same year as Vi Subversa. Guess he was wrong...
I dunno where I’m headed but I can sure hear where I need to go
daughter loves it, she,s 22. gob smacked.....
We will not stop helping minds expand
Sublime!
Love this
Excelent!!!
absolute masterpiece!
THANX FOR THE UPLOAD!!!!!!!!
My dad told me about seeing them in a squatted ambulance building in London back in the 80s.
Powerful tune
As I write this I am covered in goosebumps
Awesome
o.o I never heard of them before. But I like this! thank you for uploading ^-^
Fucking excellent, fight me...
Survivors!silence ain't enuff no more.
This riff reminds me of a slightly faster version of the Germ's "Caught In My Eye".
Love
The singer sounds like Marianne Faithful.
Bring back capstan full strength guaranteed heart disease 💚🖤💚
You can tell it's vinyl when there's a jump at 3.55..... but nothing takes away the power of this rage at a decomposing society. "Flesh and blood are who we are", but who today sings with righteous rage at the horrors of 21st century abominations?
EXEllent
Awesome babe punx we r.x
She sounds 1000 years old on this jam.
yesss
💜
Dieing in secret from poisons unknown ..
Happening now......
Yep
ohohoho, will they be listening to their music when they,re nearly 30. ?? *!*
Yes
God rest her she awesome x
Praying doesn't save innocent children's lives?
Upwards spirals is the way forwards. 🤕. 💗. 🤕. Today I decided that phone contracts are not normal so might get cut off soon and have to acquire new ethical number.. will keep you posted. 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗😛😛💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
Classic
Fucking Dope!!!
Voyager's Captain Janeway has exactly the same singing voice.
Crass at Stonehenge summer soltice, . ofcourse it was raining,,,,
What year was that?
Rock on Vi. Kick some misogynistic arse.
Honestly can't deal with the noise that goes on from the start to about 40s in. ^^
with all due respect thats cos you know fuck all about punk, 1 friend of mine used to throw away the record sleeves and step on the 45s so they would crackle more
original riot grrl
Grand queen on the authority of anarchist feminist ideals BLESS THEM
Lol how many of my singles skipped like this one? x x
words fail me ..
Regularly
That's hilarious the Sex Pistols group pic they altered on the cover. You'd think it would have been for Crass' Punk Is Dead 45 release.
but without that group pic, this track wouldn't be on youtube right now.
"See Steve Jones he;s Napalm, If your so preety Vacant why do you smarm?"
I liked that video interview with Rotten where he said Crass was a band he didn't know a whole lot about and then had to start complimenting himself and saying the Pistols were the best punk band ever as usual.