Starter bands are a weird animal - the cool kids seem to steer clear of them (publicly), but please will someone try to convince me that SHITLICKERS hit harder than the first three (or six) EXPLOITED records? Ask me which one I "like" more and I'll give you an answer, but I will also put "Rival Leaders" up against anything you have to offer, and I'll die on that fukkn hill. "Warsystem" is cool and perfect and everything (of course) but if you want to tell me that it's objectively better than "Psycho" or the title track here....well, that's gonna be a discussion. DIY punk and hardcore rules, straight up and no question - but there's a reason why starter bands are "Starter Bands," you know? It's where you start. Group Sex and In God We Trust, Inc and Hear Nothing... and Damaged and Zen Arcade are essential, that's why there are hundreds of thousands of copies pressed and you can find them in any reputable shop. Well, perhaps the most single genre defining UK82 record was released by THE EXPLOITED....in 1983. And you should al know every note of eery song. Fuck me this shit is so good.
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I've only seen THE EXPLOITED once - and it was in an environment that was perfect for a complete shit show experience that would completely crush all expectation and adulation.
They were fucking untouchable.
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Flawless and timeless punk record, indeed. I heard this cassette the first time as a 15 yr old skater kid 33 years ago (at which point the record was already 10 yrs old and practically an ancient relic), right around when i first heard Zen Arcade and In God We Trust, Inc. Funny how these things all happen in consistent patterns.
it is (was?) kinda cool to badmouth bands like this. while this might not be my fave album of theirs, they've produced some excellent shit over the years and I think it would be foolish and pretentious to pretend they did not. in my book they blow Shitlickers out of the water without even noticing it.... no offense to Shitlickers, but...
Roman
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