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JON GREVILLE: Drums
GRANT MATTHEWS: Bass
NICK BLINKO: Vocals, Guitar

All Songs decomposed by Rudimentary Peni, 1981
©1981 Rudimentary Peni
Produced by Southern Studios

Outer Himilayan Records
P.O. Box 59
London N22 1AR
United Kingdom

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RUDIMENTARY PENI: (self titled)


The first aural assault. Quick beats w/uptempo riifs, the songs are short blasts of punk weirdness. The tunes sound energetic, some even optimistic throughh use of major keys, but the lyrical content proves otherwise: to use the owrds of Nick Blinko, "zombies and curses, sick youths and hearses". More specifically, Nick's alienation at school, indeed bieng called Zombie by his classmates (Dead Living), his primal therapy (Crazy Chain), mental hospitals (B-Ward), adolescent angst (Teenage Time Killer), and a nice little dirge about a cemetery (The Gardener). Plus, the first of several Peni songs on the subject, Hearse. Also included are interesting streams-of-consciousness lyrics which are a bit like Beat poetry. The vocals are mostly screamed. Not the yelling of a hardcore punk singer trying to be a tough guy, his screams are more like those of a boy crying out in pain.

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LYRICS

THE GARDENER
In the garden, the roses have no thorns. The growth is quite steady and quite natural, no parasites, no harm, immortal existance, perpetual motion, forever peace and charm.
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BLIND DOGS
The unseeing eyes of the blind pupils, unseeing guidance, the lead of the blind dogs token gestures from life-long investors. Questions only for those who question a viscious circle of passive acceptance. Passive acceptance of a viscious circle, prevention by convention of infantile dissection, creates a self-sufficient form of self oppression. Numbing of awareness, a craving to be led. The image of a hero planted in your head a viscios circle of passive acceptance. Passive acceptance of a viscious circle. Questions only for those who question the lead of the blind dogs - dogs of war.
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DEAD LIVING
I'm a zombie, the crowd buried me. My peircing eyes they just couldnt see I'm a zombie, a death in their life, I'm a zombie, no peace in their strife
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B-WARD
Discord in B ward a cliche never bored Discord in B-ward, siggy siggy siggy fraud? Discord in B-ward a goal that's never scored, Discord in B-ward Excreaciating smell hell! Discord in B-ward just trust in your lord Discord in B-ward eaten not gnawed Discord in B-ward good deeds fast flawed Discord in B-ward occupants over-awed
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HIM HYMN
For fifty four years he worked hard on five foul factory flaws boredom ranking low on his list of fears, Though they saw his tears they cried dry tears he's no teenager he's a real neat rager. He's got trust encrust in lust though his high finance is lowl low low He may look like a heavy metal dealer but out on the road he's a real free wheeler. He is an buddhist savior he is an christian aider
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TOWER OF STRENGTH
Tower of strength takes to the sea scours ocean via quay same old story muscle bound and gorey brand new story death without glory infinite story so new so hoary build a tower of strength and watch it weaken construct high hope as the brightest beacon watch the seagulls eat the trash you contemptuosly ditch. Do you know a seagull? Do you know a wreck? Do you know a stony beach? Do you know a raging wind? Are you tired of the tide? Roll in a rock pool come lets hide
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PLAY
Come on eveybody join your hands come in everybrain clap new bands come in everybody clap your hands come on everybrain join new bands we all play the same old chords we all tread the same old boards.

HEARSE
E-Evil eye beyond sty and sky hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hearse hobbledehoy in hearse.
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TEENAGE TIME KILLER
Teenage time killer, when it gets old it can wish it was young, youth of nausea youthanasia youth of nausea, teenage time killer, skull of James Dean haunts the dream of the teen, youth of nausea youthanasia youth of nausea.
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BLACK PRESIDENT
Peanut farmer B-movie actor awakening coughs desires for powers prime the ministers watch them go off you have to be hardy to rest on your laurels you have to be hardy but I'm so intense a bun in the oven I'd fry in the fridge a newspaper crowd blind snow blind close one eye become their king the walls between you and me are you a snake? I'll use a ladder I'll use a ladder I'll use a ladder! Robotic cool can mingle with my humanoid fool you have to be hardy to rest on your laurels! to stop all changes make time redundant! black black black black president.
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MEDIA PERSON
Green to feel blue is your vision purely golden is your humour black or olden do you find you're getting yellow though you know you're in the redredredredred, I'm your media friend transparent so close friend, Green to feel blue is your vision purely golden is your humour black or olden, do you find you're getting yellow though you know you're in the redredredredred, I'm your media friend round the clock religion, Green to feel blue is your vision purely golden is your humour black or olden, do you find you're getting yellow though you know you're in the redredredredred, I'm your media friend with you till the rainbows' end, green to feel blue.
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CRAZY CHAIN
Crazy crazy chain we're strung up again umbilical cord around the neck and pain is sane, crazy crazy chain gagged and bound inane, crazy crazy chain label underachieve and plain, black statue looms in doomsday rooms rap fetish worship motivation life span trap.

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