?, February 1981

UK SUBS/THE STIFFS/ANTI PASTI

King George's Hall, Blackburn

By Alan Entwistle

IT WAS all a traditional night of dancing, songs and mirth as the drill uniform of leather jackets, bondage straps and boots once again appeared in force at Blackburn's most gothic of venues. The 'Diminished Responsibility' tour had rolled into town.
Anti-Pasti.......
The Stiffs......

UK Subs came on after an intro tape of heavy choral-type music, and as the darkened stage became bright, the traditional art of gobbing began.
The classic 'I Live in A Car' started the show but from then on the set got worse as songs are dragged out of the 'Diminished Responsibility' corpse of an album; songs empty of riffs and historic lyrics.
Just as we get further and further away from '76, so the relevance of the punkideal becomes less and less important.
As demand fades so will the UK Subs. The end is indeed nigh...