Unknown to the band at the time the name was chosen, GBH is derived from the British legal phrase, Grievous bodily harm. Another band was using the name, so they added Charged onto GBH. It began with Colin (Col) Abrahall on vocals, Colin (Jock) Blyth on guitar, Ross Lomas on bass, as well as their first drummer Andrew Williams. The band mostly toured in England during the 1980s, however they did make several excursions out of the island, including several tours to the United States. Some of their most famous shows that they played during the 1980s were at the 100 Club in Oxford Street in London.
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Some get kicks by kicking people,
Some get high by talking down.
I get mine somewhere in-between,
Dumb attitudes make me frown.
There are no guns, there's just guitars,
Shooting down the hopeful stars.
But it's dog eat dog in this old game,
Honesty don't always get you fame.
We're up here looking for adventure,
Crazy apes on a wicked trapeze.
Entertaining for entertainment,
A two-way mirror reflecting ease.
So please don't let us dominate you,
Don't let your heads get in a whirl.
We're just devils craving sympathy,
Save us from the big bad world.