Culture Shock was an anarcho-punk

Anarcho-punk

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 / ska punk

Ska punk

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 band formed in Warminster

Warminster

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, Wiltshire

Wiltshire

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, England

England

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, in 1986 by Dick Lucas

Dick Lucas

Dick Lucas is the British vocalist of the 1980s British anarcho-punk rock band Subhumans, whom he joined in September 1980, as well as the ska-punk band Citizen Fish, joined in 1990. Before that he had been vocalist in The Mental, from March 1979 to August 1980...

, previously of the Subhumans. Over their four year history the band played hundreds of gigs

Concert

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, including frequent appearances at free festivals, and released three studio album

Album

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s on the Bluurg record label

Record label

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. Lucas’ lyrics

Lyrics

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 were mostly concerned with social and political issues, from cruelty to animals

Animal rights

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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, war, and social alienation

Social alienation

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, but were far from angry rants, often finding a positive and empowering perspective. Culture Shock split at the end of 1989, as Bill and Nige both had young families to support. Dick went on to form Citizen Fish

Citizen Fish

Citizen Fish is a ska punk band that has been together since 1990. The band often makes strong social and political statements, dealing with themes such as anti-consumerism, vegetarianism, questioning the status quo, and encouraging people to get along with one another...

 with Jasper, the bassist on Culture Shock’s final album, and two other former members of the Subhumans.

Nige died in 1993.

Members

• Dick Lucas
  Dick Lucas
  Dick Lucas is the British vocalist of the 1980s British anarcho-punk rock band Subhumans, whom he joined in September 1980, as well as the ska-punk band Citizen Fish, joined in 1990. Before that he had been vocalist in The Mental, from March 1979 to August 1980...
  
  (vocals)
• Nige (guitar, vocals)
• Paul (bass - on Go Wild, and Onwards & Upwards)
• Bill (drums)
• Jasper (bass - on All the Time!)

Albums

• Go Wild (Fish 18)
• Onwards & Upwards (Fish 20)
• All The Time! (Fish 23)
• Northern Ireland EP
• Everything (Fish 51)

Compilation albums

• Crisis Point EP
• Stonehenge EP
• Open Mind Surgery LP
• Travellers Aid Trust 2LP & CD (Flicknife)

Cassette only

• "Living History" demo April 1986 (Bluurg Tapes 66)
• "Live At The Fish" (Earth Zone)
• "Reality Stop No.44" demo December 1986 (Bluurg Tapes 71)
• "Hot and Sweaty" live compilation (Bluurg Tapes 79)

External links

• Official Subhumans and Citizen Fish site