Subway Sect-Nobody's Scared b/w Don't Split It
(Braik Records BRS-01)
Released in the USA in 1978
Subway Sect were one of the leading lights of the UK punk/new wave movement. However, the were prevented from releasing their 1978 debut albums due to a conflict with their manager Bernie Rhodes (who still sits on the unreleased tapes.)
Luckily, Subway Sect did manage to release a single in 1978 (on Rhodes' ill-fated Braik label) and it was a biggie. The A side Nobody's Scared was a powerhouse song with thick, pulverizing chords and a locomotive powered beat. On top of it all was singer Vic Godard's ominous rant.
The flipside Don't Split It was even better. It had the same loud thump of Nobody's Scared but took things even further with it's scratchy guitar phrases, wailing keyboards and crushing drums. Vic Godard tops it all off with a howling harmonica solo!
This single caught Subway Sect at their absolute peak and it remains as one of the most vital records of the 70's new wave!
David Furgess (April 25, 2015)
Subway Sect were one of the leading lights of the UK punk/new wave movement. However, the were prevented from releasing their 1978 debut albums due to a conflict with their manager Bernie Rhodes (who still sits on the unreleased tapes.)
Luckily, Subway Sect did manage to release a single in 1978 (on Rhodes' ill-fated Braik label) and it was a biggie. The A side Nobody's Scared was a powerhouse song with thick, pulverizing chords and a locomotive powered beat. On top of it all was singer Vic Godard's ominous rant.
The flipside Don't Split It was even better. It had the same loud thump of Nobody's Scared but took things even further with it's scratchy guitar phrases, wailing keyboards and crushing drums. Vic Godard tops it all off with a howling harmonica solo!
This single caught Subway Sect at their absolute peak and it remains as one of the most vital records of the 70's new wave!
David Furgess (April 25, 2015)
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