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ILoveQueen20

Bohemian: 249 posts
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I'm really really interested in the Sex Pistols at the moment! I have no idea why! >:] so I thought I would start a thead! so discuss. :-}
Queen Forever!
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Holly2003

Hot Buttered Soul
Deity: 4913 posts
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There's no point in asking you'll get no reply ...
"With a population of 1.75 million, Northern Ireland should really be a footballing minnow. Instead, they could be better described as the piranhas of the international game" (FIFA.com)
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brENsKi

How shall we f**k off, Oh Lord
Deity: 8088 posts
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they were part of a movement that "shook" the music establishment. beyond the never mind the bollox album, initial tv appearance(s) and tour there wasn't much. once you're shocked it doesn't shock you again. they tackled some very difficult themes in their songs.... digs at the monarchy in jubilee year, abortion, nazi germany (hear the jackboots in holidays in the sun), even a shot at emi who dumped them.... remember sid couldn't play bass, and this album is as good as it gets. when you cut away the anger you can hear great rock n roll tunes underneath....great stuff but don;t venture beyond NMTB, because after that they become a sex pistols tribute band and then finally an end of pier parody of themselves. don;t get me wrong, there's fun in the great rock n roll swindle. but it's drowned out by all the dross.
go deo na hÉireann
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pittrek

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She was a girls from Birmingham she just had an abortion ...
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thomasquinn 32989

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Can't say I appreciate them much - they were waaaay too commercial, and Johnny Rotten is one of the most racist individuals I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. I'll take The Clash any day.
Not Plutus but Apollo rules Parnassus
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Sebastian

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I love 'Bollocks', but I haven't listened to it for donkey's years.
John hated Hot Space. Frederick's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Rog didn't compose 'Innuendo.' Witness testimonies are often inaccurate. Wales is not in England. 'Bo Rhap' hasn't got 180 vox.
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Mr.Jingles

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The Sex Pistols only brought attention because of their controversial personalities and the shock value they put into their act. If we speak of music quality it really didn't have much to offer. Punk itself was the rock genre that required the least skill and talent per say. Pretty much every single 'Ramones' song sound exactly the same, and that goes for the majority of punk acts. I have to give props to The Clash for being more versatile.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Brandon wrote: [/QUOTENAME]... and now the "best you can offer is Mr. Jingles? HA! He's... just pathetic.[/QUOTE]
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Holly2003

Hot Buttered Soul
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ThomasQuinn wrote: Can't say I appreciate them much - they were waaaay too commercial, and Johnny Rotten is one of the most racist individuals I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. I'll take The Clash any day. ........................................................................................................................................... Do tell.
"With a population of 1.75 million, Northern Ireland should really be a footballing minnow. Instead, they could be better described as the piranhas of the international game" (FIFA.com)
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Winter Land Man

Jake
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ThomasQuinn wrote: Can't say I appreciate them much - they were waaaay too commercial, and Johnny Rotten is one of the most racist individuals I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. I'll take The Clash any day. -------------------------------------------------------------- How is John Lydon racist? Anyways... I think Mr. Lydon is a cool dude. I love PIL more than the Sex Pistols. "What's it all about, they scream and then they shout! Don't ask me, 'cause I don't know!"
"Please buy my upcoming album... I need the money"
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Micrówave

Delilah, on Medium Power
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TQ calling someone a racist? Now that's funny. I assumed he was going to let us know that The Sex Pistols were the next Hitler... and that he likes 'em.
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pittrek

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Regarding racism : Belsen was a gas I heard the other day In the open graves where the jews all lay Life is fun and I wish you were here They wrote on postcards to those held dear Oh dear Sergeant majors on the march Wash the bodies in the starch See them all die one by one Guess it's dead guess it's glad So bad Be a man be a man Belsen was a gas Be a man kill someone kill yourself be a ma Belsen was a gas I heard the other day In the open graves where the jews all lay Life is fun and I wish you were here They wrote on postcards to those held dear Oh dear Be a man be a man Belsen was a gas Be a man kill someone kill yourself be a man Be someone kill someone be a man kill yourself
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its_a_hard_life 26994

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Johnny Rotten is hilarious with his outrages. xD
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thomasquinn 32989

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Holly2003 wrote: ThomasQuinn wrote: Can't say I appreciate them much - they were waaaay too commercial, and Johnny Rotten is one of the most racist individuals I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. I'll take The Clash any day. ........................................................................................................................................... Do tell. ==== When he got drunk, he had the unfortunate habit of throwing out racial slurs. There are a number of incidents that got into the type of papers that like such things (The Sun has two separate incidents in July 2008, one where he got drunk and started singing racist songs, which was probably a bit overhyped, and one where he beat up and slurred a member of Bloc Party, which was definitely not overhyped), and in the early 1980s there were another few incidents where, whether intentional or not, Johnny Rotten came across as awfully friendly with racist skinheads who came to the shows.
Not Plutus but Apollo rules Parnassus
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Winter Land Man

Jake
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Calling him a racist offends him, and his grandchildren. He just might sue you! Ehh, really though, he's always drinking up a storm. And smoking up a fire.
"Please buy my upcoming album... I need the money"
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Mr Mercury

Adam who?????
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I watched "There'll Always Be An England", the live show from Brixton on Sky Arts last night. These days they sound more hard rock than some rock bands do. My fave Johnny Lydon moment will always be the moment he uttered the word "cunts" live on Im A Celebrity sending those two prats Ant and Dec into a right old dizzy........
"Normally i can't dance to save my life.
But as soon as I step in dog shit, I can moonwalk better than Michael Jackson."
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JoxerTheDeityPirate

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^yep,for all the rock and roll antics that Johnny Rotten did in the 70's he is gonna be best remembered now for calling ant and dec cunts live on tv,being pecked by emu's in a jungle and running through a field holding a tub of butter being chased by a cow. Who said Punk was dead...? Sid would be turning in his grave over Johnny selling out for the money if he wasnt still being piped through the air conditioning ducts at Heathrow airport :-p
isnt innuendo an italian suppository?
im gonna ride the wild wind!
its_a_hard_life wrote:you nutcase you rule!
joxer replies: but in a nice way :-]
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Mr Mercury

Adam who?????
Deity: 4670 posts
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But thats the thing Jon, Lydon has never hidden the fact that he does things these days for money. He said recently if that it hadnt been for those buttter ads he does, which I also find funny, PIL would never have reformed. Even back in the day they took EMI's £4,000,000 off them because they could. Cracking bit of business that.
"Normally i can't dance to save my life.
But as soon as I step in dog shit, I can moonwalk better than Michael Jackson."
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Winter Land Man

Jake
Deity: 4400 posts
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JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote: ^yep,for all the rock and roll antics that Johnny Rotten did in the 70's he is gonna be best remembered now for calling ant and dec cunts live on tv,being pecked by emu's in a jungle and running through a field holding a tub of butter being chased by a cow. Who said Punk was dead...? Sid would be turning in his grave over Johnny selling out for the money if he wasnt still being piped through the air conditioning ducts at Heathrow airport :-p Sid is boring. He was nothing.
"Please buy my upcoming album... I need the money"
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john bodega

Deity: 12775 posts
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Can't stand punk bands. I like the idea of them. The philosophy is sound. But the bands themselves suck. They don't realise, for one thing, that people had already done the punk thing, and lived that ideal 10-15 years previously, and at the same time they'd actually managed to make GOOD music. Not caring what people think of your art is admirable. Not caring about what you're doing is just stupid.
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