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Death Church (1983)

Lyrics:

Have you Realised that Rock Stars

Always seem to lie so much?

John Lydon once said he cared

But he never really gave a fuck

Said he'd use the money he made

So that people would have somewhere to go

But now he lives in the USA

and Snorts Coke after the Show.

Why is it that Rock Stars

Always seem to lie so much?

Joe Strummer once said he cared,

but he never really gave a fuck

Said he'd use the money he made

To set up a radio station to make the

Airwaves full of something more than Shit

Have you noticed we're still Waiting?

You must realise that Rock Stars

Always seem to lie so much

Some will always tell you that they care,

But they don't really give a fuck,

Still you suckers don't ever learn

That rock stars deal in money not truth

It's good Buisiness to exploit you

Just look at Lydon or Strummer for Proof.

Rudimentary Peni (1980 - present) emerged from the anarcho-punk scene in the UK in the early eighties as one of the most novel and recognizable acts of the era.

Lead singer/guitarist Nick Blinko is notorious for his witty macabre lyrics and dark pen-and-ink artwork, prominently featured on all of Rudimentary Peni's albums. Blinko is also rumored to have written the band's Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric album whilst resident in a psychiatric hospital , having suffered from mental illness most of his life, as such, the subject matter of the album relates to the delusions Nick was experiencing at the time, particularly the idea that he was said Pope. Nick's subject matter has been influenced by the work of H.P. Lovecraft who he had studied after having delusions of the macabre element of life and hereafter. Bassist Grant Matthews has also written a number of songs for the band, though his lyrics primarily focus on sociopolitical themes. The band also features drummer Jon Greville.

Very few photos exist of the band, as their albums feature Blinko's drawings, but artist and record label owner Pushead published a few photos of the band in an early edition of his magazine.

The band had early connections with Crass, and released their Farce EP on Crass Records. Though they stopped performing in the 1980s after bassist Grant Matthews was diagnosed with cancer, they continue to record and release material today, though they rarely give interviews. In Maximum RocknRoll, issue No. 237 (February 2003), Matthews explains how he came up with the name of the band: "When I was at school studying biology, we were told that in the fetal stage the clitoris is a rudimentary penis."