Description:Recognizing that there's no such thing as bad publicity, manager-Svengali Malcolm McLaren molded the Pistols into the most confrontational, nihilistic band rock & roll had ever seen. Propelled by Johnny Rotten's maniacal vocals, Steve Jones's buzz-saw guitar, and (most importantly) bass player Glen Matlock's hook-filled compositioRecognizing that there's no such thing as bad publicity, manager-Svengali Malcolm McLaren molded the Pistols into the most confrontational, nihilistic band rock & roll had ever seen. Propelled by Johnny Rotten's maniacal vocals, Steve Jones's buzz-saw guitar, and (most importantly) bass player Glen Matlock's hook-filled compositional skills, the Pistols' early singles "Anarchy in the U.K." and "God Save the Queen" defined the raging style of British punk. By the time they recorded their lone 1977 album, Matlock had been bounced, replaced by the image-correct but utterly untalented (and ultimately group-dooming) Sid Vicious. Not a 10th as good as the singles, the album nontheless remains a bile-filled emblem of the times. --Billy Altman... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Virgin Release date : 25 October 1990 EAN: 0075992734721 UPC: 075992734721
“パンク・ロックの元祖。ここからパンク・ロックの歴史が始まった。信じられないような素行の悪さ、マナーの無さ。でも、今までになかった格好良さ、魅力がここにある。ジョニー・ライドンのボーカルは面白い。優れたソングライターであるグレン・マトロックが追い出された時点で、音楽としてのセックス・ピストルズは終わってしまったのかもしれない。” read more
"Week 40:26.09.11 - 02.10.11
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
I bought a radio to wake me up in the mornings, and the first song I woke up to was this. I was never a fan of the Sex Pistols, but this song is so brilliant. Rotten can't even sing, and they're all so young, but they absolutely destroy the UK in this song. It's pretty clichéd to say so, but the track is still relevant. The establishment still needs a massive slap around the face."
"Pop rock nonsense, not punk. Refer to Stiff Little Fingers's "Inflammable Material" or X-Ray Spex "Germfree Adolescents" for proper punk rock. It's enjoyable I suppose, but the fact that Rolling Stone-type critics view this as some sort of revolution is dumb. A revolution against what, good vocals"
"Release year: 1977
Important because: Legen (wait for it..) dary album from the legends of punk. The only official album from Sex Pistols, one of the most important punk albums and VERY important to me."
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