The Exploited - Punks Not Dead (Vinyl)
Put simply, The Exploited's first album is perfect evidence of a band being so much more influential in terms of their concept than the music itself. Thirty odd minutes of simple, fast paced, furious punk rock may not sound like much to the common listener, but it's with these thirty minutes and seventeen songs that “Punk's not Dead” is surely proved to be a worthwhile album.
Comprised of no other than an aggressive ex-soldier from Scotland in Wattie Buchan, alongside three other equally as “politically correct” musicians who barely sound as if they so much as knew what the names of their respective instruments were, The Exploited began as a political statement. That statement can safely be summed up as follows:
“PUNK IS NOT FUCKIN' DEAD!”
Whatever you would expect from a punk rock album released in 1981 can probably be found in spades on this particular album, as it is musically one of the simplest and unsophisticated releases ever made. However, it is also a very organic and live-sounding record.
Right from the opening title track, rowdy chants of a menacing yet youthful following of the band literally take place of the guitars, drums and bass work, until a chainsaw riff cuts through your ears as easily as a knife would through butter. This, if you haven't yet worked out, is indeed the staple of The Exploited's sound.
Every one of the following sixteen songs generally follows in the same way, and for every change in tempo or every lyric that includes the well known 'F' word, there is always innocent, youthful banter between each member of the band or even a devoted fan of punk rock. (Metal Archives)
Tracklist:
A1 Punks Not Dead 1:48
A2 Mucky Pup 1:41
A3 Cop Cars 1:50
A4 Free Flight 3:32
A5 Army Life (Part 2) 2:37
A6 Blown To Bits 2:38
A7 Sex & Violence 5:09
B1 SPG 2:06
B2 Royalty 2:05
B3 Dole Q 1:52
B4 Exploited Barmy Army 2:28
B5 Ripper 2:02
B6 Out Of Control 2:54
B7 Son Of A Copper 2:40
B8 I Believe In Anarchy 2:01
Put simply, The Exploited's first album is perfect evidence of a band being so much more influential in terms of their concept than the music itself. Thirty odd minutes of simple, fast paced, furious punk rock may not sound like much to the common listener, but it's with these thirty minutes and seventeen songs that “Punk's not Dead” is surely proved to be a worthwhile album.
Comprised of no other than an aggressive ex-soldier from Scotland in Wattie Buchan, alongside three other equally as “politically correct” musicians who barely sound as if they so much as knew what the names of their respective instruments were, The Exploited began as a political statement. That statement can safely be summed up as follows:
“PUNK IS NOT FUCKIN' DEAD!”
Whatever you would expect from a punk rock album released in 1981 can probably be found in spades on this particular album, as it is musically one of the simplest and unsophisticated releases ever made. However, it is also a very organic and live-sounding record.
Right from the opening title track, rowdy chants of a menacing yet youthful following of the band literally take place of the guitars, drums and bass work, until a chainsaw riff cuts through your ears as easily as a knife would through butter. This, if you haven't yet worked out, is indeed the staple of The Exploited's sound.
Every one of the following sixteen songs generally follows in the same way, and for every change in tempo or every lyric that includes the well known 'F' word, there is always innocent, youthful banter between each member of the band or even a devoted fan of punk rock. (Metal Archives)
Tracklist:
A1 Punks Not Dead 1:48
A2 Mucky Pup 1:41
A3 Cop Cars 1:50
A4 Free Flight 3:32
A5 Army Life (Part 2) 2:37
A6 Blown To Bits 2:38
A7 Sex & Violence 5:09
B1 SPG 2:06
B2 Royalty 2:05
B3 Dole Q 1:52
B4 Exploited Barmy Army 2:28
B5 Ripper 2:02
B6 Out Of Control 2:54
B7 Son Of A Copper 2:40
B8 I Believe In Anarchy 2:01
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