The Exploited famously insisted that Punk wasn’t dead in 1981 and have been doing so ever since, although after hearing most of their material, even the most patient of listener probably finds himself wishing that it fucking was- that is, if this is what Punk has become! For The Exploited at least, Punk seems to be largely pre occupied with bigoted, idiotic and inane lyrics (“Fuck The USA” and “Fuck The Mods” being particularly useful examples), bad haircuts and a constant insistence on churning out clichéd and embarrassing drones they presumably class as songs with some lazy half- arsed politics thrown in for good measure.
We can’t take the iconic status The Exploited have gained the world over away from them (although I wish I fucking could snatch it from that snarling moron Wattie’s hands) and it is only fair to concede, however vitriolic and scathing my writing on this outfit of miscreants may be, that they have had their moments of fairly acceptable song writing. There is something charming about naïve sing- a- longs such as “I Believe In Anarchy”, something resilient about “Punk’s Not Dead” and something of the commendable in appearing on Top Of The Pops to play “Dead Cities” to a bewildered sea of floppy hair. Such things deserve a pat on the back or a dance down the pub at least.
It seems, sadly, that despite the overwhelming consensus of idolatry worship that keeps this group ingrained in the Punk scene’s psyche, that The Exploited are not only the most over- rated Punk band in the world, but a truly awful outfit. Singing songs about hating Mods is unforgivably short sighted, petty and somewhat retarded when we consider Wattie’s Skinhead credentials and further the origins of the Skinhead movement as an offshoot of Mod. Irreprehensible too is the lazy ranting and upsettingly childish lyrics of the quasi critique of religion found in “Jesus Is Dead” which reeks of the sweat and confusion of an adolescent smart arse who’s just come out of his first Religious Studies class. That sums up this band really- adolescent; a menagerie that really should have grown out of generalising nonsensical sentiment and started penning something a little more concrete and tangible. I can honestly say I’m a little embarrassed whenever I spy that fucking skull logo anywhere…
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So are the punk bands who do it for money.
They run out of money come back. with those titles of 30 years of trajectory but they did not join 15 years ago.
Many punk singers are married to models.
Wattie's girlfriends were people from the environment protecting the animals.
People like Wattie because of their violent attitude.
It sounded epic live that in studio a (unlike other punk bands they sound epic studio and I live awful)
40 years of uninterrupted career.
wattie did not consume and does not use alcohol and drugs who says so? (former members in ex interviews: big john)
sing nonsense? like all the bands of all genres. Did he hire writers like other punk bands? DO NOT.
you can hear just exploited and be more fucking punk than anyone else music is an ingredient that makes life more tasty and not because you listen to legendary bands or better songs you will be more or less anarchic.
the anarchy is self-sustaining to grow your food your own source of water and energy not to live at home occupy and beg for alms with a group of people expelled from their homes because they did not take medications to treat schizophrenia.