PiL reformed

[Peteinblack]

Good night !

 

[NMH]

Oh don't worry, he was talentless while we were 'mates' (though I hope none of my other mates ever wants homo sex! ) and he was talentless afterwards.

I recently read in Joe Boyd's 'White Bicycles' the author thought that "anyone who doesn't think Johnny Rotten cannot sing, doesn't know anything about music".
Well Joe, I believe the punk ethos was entirely stating that ANYONE can sing and play in a band, and if anyone proved that point it was The Sex Pistols.

Personally, I really liked the punk movement, and the Pistols singles with Lydon. A couple of Pil tunes were okay out of the years of recording - 'Public Image' and 'Seattle', and that was it. He didn't get those good musicians in his band for their love of the music though, I don't think. They were there for the ride along in a somewhat successful band.
Lu Edmunds was outstanding in Shriekback, and McGeogh just brilliant in Magazine, Siouxsie and The Banshees (and maybe The Armory Show, but I didn't buy their stuff). I quite liked some of Jah Wobble's solo records too - especially 'It Was a Camel' and 'Snake Charmer', and Invaders of The Heart 'Without Judgment'.

 

[NMH]

Incidentally, Lydon's missus is mother to Ari Up of The Slits, and daughter to a newspaper magnate (Der Frankfurter Zeitung).

 

[bhaexpress]

John 'Sellout' Lydon must need the money. Frankly PIL would have been nowhere if they hadn't been trading on the name of Johnny 'so overrated' Rotten's name.

 

[rcf0712]

Public Image was and is a bang up classic tune - nothing else they did came close, although there's a few other half decent efforts but nowhere near enough to make a greatest hits compilation CD woth purchasing. I got my ipod copy of Public Image on the excellent double CD compilation "The Best Punk Album In The World...Ever" the day I emigrated at the end of January 1995 from a sale in HMV Oxford Street, just in case anyone was interested....
Yes, you are right, can't really get into work this arvo.

 

[Superphil]

Rise

 

[Garage_Doors]

John 'Sellout' Lydon must need the money. Frankly PIL would have been nowhere if they hadn't been trading on the name of Johnny 'so overrated' Rotten's name.

For what ever the reason he's doing it, its certainly not money, he married money and his property business made him a fortune.

I think the guy is fantastic, but i also don't see him through rose tinted glasses, he has many faces and contradicts himself constantly.
But i forgive these annoyances as he is a great front man.

His current theme is "PiL is my first love", i believe its an ego thing,

The Pistols was a band he joined and made great, but it only worked because of the brilliance (my opinion) of the Bass, Guitar and drums styles that just all worked together, Lydon with just any other 3 musicians would have seen the success that the Pistols. Hence he was just part of a team, albeit the front man.

With PiL, It was his creation, which over the years has had many incarnation but he is the one that has always remained, so the focus is on him, not the band which is the way he likes it, he needs to be the centre of attention.

For me reforming PiL is purely a platform for John to inflate his ego.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Pre sale tickets on sale today, link below, General sale is on Friday.

Ticketmaster - Promotions

 

[Garage_Doors]

Tickets gone so well for Brixton a second night has been added on the 22nd December.