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The most incredible thing about this group of indestructible punks is their consistency and attitude: so violent, anarchic, so deliberately made NOT to please, that it makes you think there's a catch. Some scam, like: these guys are here to pay for their gold-plated bars, private jets, and three-story villas. More like "Fuck the system." "We only play for the money," said J. Rotten many years ago. In 2003, the Scottish singer of the trio, Wattie, seems to want to tell us: "not even for that." And as often happens, the one who fully enjoys is the listener, if a lover of raw, nihilistic, no-frills sounds. However, these 40-year-olds simply risk coming across as ridiculous: they are delightfully anachronistic, terribly not-for-everyone, noisy and raucous like the thrash of some 80s German bands. One wonders, "what made them do it?" And the most direct influence is evident: not "Fresh fruits for rotten vegetables" by the Dead Kennedys, but "Masquerade in Blood" by Sodom! Certainly, with this album the Exploited received less recognition than they might have gotten: indeed, they could have simply exploited their name and become attractive to many people by changing style, adapting to the times, getting a bit less angry. This is not the case. There are different ways to talk about today's society, certainly one of these is: recycling stereotypes. Specifically, taking issue with everything and everyone, in the name of such ostentatious anarchic independence that it makes one think of a scam (here we go again). In part, it's what the Exploited do. But it doesn't end here. Let's look at the musical side: there is no shortage of outbursts, the impact is intense, and that's the most significant thing. If you're familiar with Slayer's "Undisputed Attitude," maybe you can get an idea. They really step on the accelerator, the tracks play one after the other, monolithic, but without feeling heavy. All in all, you can "calmly" enjoy the CD without paying too much attention to what the singer rants about, who loves filling the lyrics with a "fuck"/"fucking" every 20 seconds or so. There's a bit of monotony: certainly some "change of pace" (to which every "old school" punk claims allergy) or at least some variation wouldn't have hurt: maybe they would have codified a new genre, considering they've also improved technically. A pity. Unexpected openings (a chord! a solo!) end up enriching and making this decent gem of modern punk/hardcore quite acceptable, without any pretensions, which once again spits in the face of melody, in favor of a powerful, aggressive sound, at times unrecognizable (they are no longer the ones from "Punks not dead"): it might please the fans of the genre (perhaps).
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Fuck The System (04:15)
It doesn't really matter
What you've got to say
They never fucking listen
To you any way
[Chorus]
So fuck the system
You can bring it down
So fuck the system
We can bring it down
Future is chaos and anarchy
The misery continues
It's the governement way
[Chorus]
So fuck the system
You can bring it down
So fuck the system
Chaos will bring it down
Get up and stand up
And fight back now
They didn't want to listen
But they'll listen now
[Chorus]
So fuck the system
You can bring it down
So fuck the system
We can bring it down
Thousands of homeless
And more each day
The misery continues
It's the government way
Fuck the government
[Chorus]
So fuck the system
You can bring it down
So fuck the system
Chaos will bring it down
07 Holiday In The Sun (02:24)
Put into camps
And left to rot and die
Put into camps
No real reason why
[Chorus]
I don't want a holiday
I don't want a holiday
I don't want a holiday
In the sun
A camp full of horror
Tales to unfold
The rapping of women
The young and the old
[Chorus]
I don't want a holiday
I don't want a holiday
I don't want a holiday
In the sun
[Vocal break]
I don't want a holiday in the sun [x3]
Put into camps
And left to rot and die
Put into camps
No real reason why
[Chorus]
I don't want a holiday
I don't want a holiday
I don't want a holiday
In the sun
10 There Is No Point (02:05)
You're right you're right there is no point
So what's the point
We argue scream and start
To shout so what's the point
[Chorus]
You're right again you're right again there is no point
What's the fucking what's the point
You moan when I go out with my mates
What's the point
You call me up again and again
What's the point
[Chorus]
You're right again you're right again there is no point
What's the fucking what's the point
You moan you shout
You sream again
What's the point
Your face is tripping you
It's turning blue
What's the point
[Chorus]
You're right again you're right again there is no point
What's the fucking what's the point
What is the point <i>[x4]
What's the fucking point
11 Never Sell Out (02:35)
Been going on for fucking years now And punks we're going to stay What you see is how it is We'll never sell out no way [Chorus] We'll never sell out Is what I say We'll never sell out no way I don't give a fuck about you say I do things my own way Because that's the way i've always been And the way it's gonna stay [Chorus] We'll never sell out Is what I say We'll never sell out no way All those cunts that slagged us off Are just a bunch of fucking twats From Big John to Conflict too Disappeared up their own arse [Chorus] We'll never sell out Is what I say We'll never sell out no way
12 Noize Annoys (02:06)
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
[Chorus]
A noise annoys - noise annoys
A noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
[Chorus]
A noise annoys - noise annoys
A noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
Noise annoys twenty four hours
a fucking day
[Chorus]
A noise annoys - noise annoys
A noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys - noise annoys
Noise annoys - noise annoys
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