Punks Not Dead

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Punks Not Dead
Exploited pnd.jpg
Studio album by The Exploited
Released 1981[1]
Genre Oi!,[2][3] punk rock,[4][2] hardcore punk,[1] street punk
Length 37:33[1]
Label Secret, Chappel Music Limited, Captain Oi! (reissue)
Producer Dave Leaper[5]
The Exploited chronology
Punks Not Dead
(1981)		 Troops of Tomorrow
(1982)Troops of Tomorrow1982
Singles from Punks Not Dead
  1. "Army Life"
    Released: 1980[6]
  2. "Exploited Barmy Army"
    Released: 1980[6]
  3. "Dogs of War"
    Released: May 1981[7]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
Punknews.org 0.5/5 stars[2]

Punks Not Dead is the debut studio album by the Scottish punk rock band The Exploited, released in April 1981 on Secret Records.[8][1] Strongly working class and loyal to the first impulses of the 1970s punk movement, the album was a reaction to critics who believed the punk rock genre was dead, and went against popular trends such as new wave, hardcore and post-punk.[9] The album is a reaction to the punk rock band Crass' song "Punk is Dead".[2] It contains the double A side singles "Army Life/Fuck the Mods" and the later follow up "I Believe in Anarchy". "Army Life" details the experiences of Wattie Buchan when he was a 17-year-old squaddie on a tour of duty in Belfast in the 1970s.

Punks Not Dead peaked at no 20 on the UK charts in May of that year,[10] gave the band a national following in the United Kingdom and it was the top selling 1981 independent UK release.[11][9] A staff member of Punknews.org panned the album and called it "simply one of the worst punk albums of all time".[2]

Legacy

Supported by a tour with the Anti-Nowhere League, the album has underground success and is regarded as one of the definitive Oi! albums, and its popularity gave rise to a variety of punk rock bands including The Business. The Exploited's song "Punks Not Dead" has symbolic significance for the punk movement.[12]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Punks Not Dead" – 1:51
  2. "Mucky Pup" (Puncture cover) – 1:42
  3. "Cop Cars" – 1:52
  4. "Free Flight" – 3:35
  5. "Army Life" – 2:37
  6. "Blown to Bits" – 2:40
  7. "Sex & Violence" – 5:11
Side two
  1. "S.P.G." – 2:07
  2. "Royalty" – 2:07
  3. "Dole Q" – 1:51
  4. "Exploited Barmy Army" – 2:28
  5. "Ripper" – 2:03
  6. "Out of Control" – 2:52
  7. "Son of a Copper" – 2:39
  8. "I Believe in Anarchy" – 2:03
  9. "Dogs of War" – 1:36
  10. "What You Gonna Do" – 2:17

Captain Oi! re-release

The Captain Oi! re-release (2001) includes The Exploited's contribution to Oi! The Album compilation and the first four singles (minus "I Believe in Anarchy" from the "Exploited Barmy Army" single) and was mastered by Tim Turan.[13]

  1. "Daily News" (Oi! The Album version)
  2. "I Still Believe in Anarchy" (Oi! The Album version)
  3. "Army Life" (single version)
  4. "Fuck the Mods" ("Army Life" single)
  5. "Crashed Out" ("Army Life" single)
  6. "Exploited Barmy Army" (single version)
  7. "What You Gonna Do" ("Exploited Barmy Army" single)
  8. "Dogs of War" ("Dogs of War" single)
  9. "Blown to Bits (Live)" ("Dogs of War" single)
  10. "Dead Cities" ("Dead Cities" single)
  11. "Hitler's in the Charts Again" ("Dead Cities" single)
  12. "Class War" ("Dead Cities" single)

All songs written by The Exploited except "Mucky Pup" (by Puncture).[8]

Personnel

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.markprindle.com/exploited.htm
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.allmusic.com/album/punks-not-dead-mw0000317297/credits
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.discogs.com/Exploited-Punks-Not-Dead/release/1096478
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hess Mickey. Is Hip Hop Dead?: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music. Praeger Publishers, 2007. pg 165. ISBN 0-275-99461-9.
  10. ↑ Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. London: Rough Guides Ltd, 2003. pg 350. ISBN 1-84353-105-4.
  11. ↑ Hess (2007), p. 165.
  12. ↑ http://www.stroeja.com/?id=486
  13. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Exploited-Punks-Not-Dead/release/3349386

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