Hello music lovers and Hello hivers!
This weekend has seen the famous Links Market being held here in Kirkcaldy and I saw a kid with an orange mohican, which sent my memory into overdrive and got me remembering the good times as kid in Edinburgh following our local band The Exploited.
Time for three four fast tunes from The Exploited.
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Where to start
London and England had the Sex Pistols who I featured last week LIAR ~ The Fluffing Rotter within us Sex Pistols TTT 203 whilst we in Edinburgh had our own punk rock/Oi/UK82 band The Exploited!
They still perform live and I have seen them a few times over the years. Mind you the lead singer and all round nutter Wattie Buchan has had a couple of heart attacks and things so has cancelled shows.
They formed in Edinburgh in the late seventies and Wattie took over from his brother as lead vocalist and is distinctive with his mohawk which is why the kid at the fair reminded me of him!
Their last studio album was Fuck the System in 2003 and their first was Punks Not Dead in 1981. They have had various albums inbetween including maybe my favourite Beat the Bastards in 1996.
They had a cult following and to me were part of the second generation of punk rock and even coming up with crossover thrash to inspire bands like :
Slayer who covered "UK 82" (retitled "LA 92" for the Judgement Night soundtrack featuring Ice-T) and "Disorder."
Metallica, Anthrax and even Nirvana. There are loads and if want to know more, hit Google or you local friendly AI!
So today we have three tunes from The Exploited
This is going to be hard to only pick three!
The first two pick themselves, so the tough part will be finishing with only one third!
Tune 1 ~ The Exploited ~ Punks Not Dead
Short and sweet and I chose this live performance from Carlisle City Hall in 1983 as not only is a classic rendition of Punks Not Dead but showcases Wattie's fluffing awesome Mohawk.
We weren't allowed haircuts like that at school unfortunately, did you have something like that?
Whilst I am asking questions, it will be interesting what fellow punk fans 
Punks Not Dead was the title track from their debut album and became an iconic rallying cry for the second wave of punk called UK82. At a time when many declared the original punk movement over Punks Not Dead was a defiant two fingered statement.
Punks Not Dead shows the early, raw, street punk energy and anti-establishment attitude that launched The Exploited onto the scene.
It's a fitting start to this trilogy as it set them on their way and I remember this blaring out of cassette players in our dorm at school!
Tune 2 ~ The Exploited ~ UK 82
It was a fluffing no brainer that UK 82 would be amongst the three tunes I select!
Can you guess why? Well you know the answer if you have been reading up until this point 🤣
UK 82 is from the album Troops of Tomorrow that was released in 1982.
The name of the song was chosen as the name of the movement or subgenre UK82 hardcore punk sound which they helped define.
It demonstrates their crucial role in shaping early UK hardcore punk and their influence on aggressive music that followed, I did tell you they were influential.
You'll find this much faster, heavier, and more aggressive than much of their debut material.
I loved music and was never one for labels. I like punk, I liked rock, I heavy metal and I liked ska and mod music!
So many of them at the time were lyrically the same. Much of them tackled the themes of social chaos and police confrontation, typical of the era.
Ironic much of what happened in the 80s is back today.
What do you think about this 
Tune 3 ~ The Exploited ~ Death Before Dishonour
Death Before Dishonour is the lead song from the album Death Before Dishonour which was released in 1987.
I included this to show they were not all hardcore aggresive punk and how their career progressed.
As you can hear this sound is rushing towards crossover thrash. Of course it is still punk in attitude and aggression, but it's much more instrumental that just Wattie shouting at the mic!
You can hear much heavier metallic guitar riffs and the sound closer to thrash metal bands which were emerging at the time.
Move with the times they say, well The Exploited helped define the times with their styles of music!
They helped bridge the gap between punk and metal. Always a good thing to do is bridge the gaps.
I am going to close with a Sex Pistols Bonus where the title sums up what I was thinking earlier...
Bonus Beat The Bastards
Beat the Bastards, Beat them Now
One of my all time favourite songs that I could not omit!
I lvoe the lyrics, the tempo and if you are in a mood, sing along to it, it is amazing how uplifted you get in a matter of seconds!
Which was your favourite The Expolited tune or was it one of the many others that could have been chosen? Or have you never heard of them?!?
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I wish that you all have a brilliant happy fun and terrific Tuesday until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶
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