The Exploited
Punks Not Dead

THE REVIEW

I can't believe that no one has reviewed this album yet; the only explanation might be that "Punk's not dead" doesn't need any review.

The Exploited are one of those bands that have many peculiarities. First, they are one of the most famous Hardcore Punk bands in the universe, who, with their personal touch of self-taught diehards, flirt with banality while undeniably remaining geniuses. The second point, the one that catches the attention of the most seminal "street kids," is that as punks, they are not very believable (no offense), they hate everyone, they hate the multinational market, they are relentless preachers, yet when you see them perform, they are transported by double-decker buses... heheheh, I would say the great rock'n roll bluff.

Anyway, I'm here to talk about their music and not their way of hypnotizing with anarchic preaching kids who take them as oracles, only to drain their money with their bestselling albums. The band's strength is Wattie Buchan, his voice is anger, his voice is excess, his voice is the most direct way to describe anarchy. In this album, it also features the much-loved by nostalgics, Big John, a guitarist symbol of the first wave of "Exploited".

Listening to the album, there are no songs to discard. It starts with the crowd cheering the band with the classic motto "Barmy Army Exploited!" and then launches into the title track " Punk's not dead," of which there can't be many explanations; it's simply a classic. It continues with tracks like "Mucky Pup", "Cop Cars", "Free Flight" (damn, should I list all the songs?!) which are all battle horses of the band. For the masses, some of the best songs on the work are "S.P.G.", "Barmy Army Exploited" or "I Believe in Anarchy" without forgetting the particular "Sex in Violence".