the sex pistols

trying to get into them, their songs are ok, god save the queen is pretty cool
though the vocalist dude seems to be pissed constantly and makes ozzy osbourne look like a drug virgin and make me feel sane

anyway, cool band, they got the looks and everything, got the sound and the alcohol definatly

what dose everyone think of  'em then?

i think their alright, early days yet though

Excessively overated IMO.

The Pistols got a load spotlight thanks to the controversy they created.
That being said, I can somehow appreciate punk for it's simplicity, but it's definitely the one rock genre that requires the least amount of talent. The Clash without a doubt was the one band of the scene that stood out the most.

hehe, i wish the convo between Freddie and Sid Vicious had been recorded :D

catqueen wrote: hehe, i wish the convo between Freddie and Sid Vicious had been recorded :D

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same! from what ive heard of it they properly bitched it out! xD wanna come back in time with me and see it? xD LOL

lifetimefanofqueen wrote: catqueen wrote: hehe, i wish the convo between Freddie and Sid Vicious had been recorded :D

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same! from what ive heard of it they properly bitched it out! xD wanna come back in time with me and see it? xD LOL

sure, where's ur time machine?  :D

I have quite an eclectic taste in music, and appreciate a broad range of genres.  Punk, and the Sex Pistols in particular, have no place in it!  Cannot stand them.

catqueen wrote: lifetimefanofqueen wrote: catqueen wrote: hehe, i wish the convo between Freddie and Sid Vicious had been recorded :D

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same! from what ive heard of it they properly bitched it out! xD wanna come back in time with me and see it? xD LOL

sure, where's ur time machine?  :D

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its in my bedroom disguised as an old blue police phone box, i call it "the tardis" comes in very handy in them bored afternoons, last sunday i met queen victoria :) very nice lady indeed, anyway, remember your camera then! we'll make history! queen vs the sex pistols! that'll be a hit on youtube for sure!

Thistleboy 1980 wrote: I have quite an eclectic taste in music, and appreciate a broad range of genres.  Punk, and the Sex Pistols in particular, have no place in it!  Cannot stand them.
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would have to disagree.
1. punk took music back to it's rock n roll basics.....if you listen to the sex pistols stuff - esp NMTB.....jones/cook played some pretty good/catchy rock n roll ...and underneath the snarls and anger there's some good tunes
2. lyrically, some of NMTB is excellent
3. the punk movement that they helped to kick-start, gave the established rock bands the shakeup they needed.....it's not a co-incidence that, the who, queen, mcartney, lez zep, and floyd were all a little jaded...then as punk crash-landed those bands produced something totally different and almost expreiemental for themselves. at the very least it made those bands start to approach music differently

queen - news of the world
wings - london town
the who - who are you? (actually had two tracks called "new song" and "music must change"
led zep - in thru the out door
pink floyd - the wall

in conclusion, what punk did for music was huge......it changed the face of a corporate and acceptable dull business into somehting vibrant, fresh and open to change...i'm sure those five bands are only a small example of the "dinosaurs" whose very next albums following punk's birth were real departures from their usual sound.

lifetimefanofqueen wrote: trying to get into them, their songs are ok, god save the queen is pretty cool
though the vocalist dude seems to be pissed constantly and makes ozzy osbourne look like a drug virgin and make me feel sane

anyway, cool band, they got the looks and everything, got the sound and the alcohol definatly

what dose everyone think of  'em then?

i think their alright, early days yet though reply:

the "look" you can put down solely to Malcolm Mclaren and Viviene Westward as its their designs

without punk and the pistols you would not have the clash or any other punk/new wave band to emerge from the scene,it was the best thing to happen to british music in the 70's and if you want proof watch Top of the Pops 76 on BBC4 on thursdays...

brENsKi wrote: Thistleboy 1980 wrote: I have quite an eclectic taste in music, and appreciate a broad range of genres.  Punk, and the Sex Pistols in particular, have no place in it!  Cannot stand them.
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would have to disagree.
1. punk took music back to it's rock n roll basics.....if you listen to the sex pistols stuff - esp NMTB.....jones/cook played some pretty good/catchy rock n roll ...and underneath the snarls and anger there's some good tunes
2. lyrically, some of NMTB is excellent
3. the punk movement that they helped to kick-start, gave the established rock bands the shakeup they needed.....it's not a co-incidence that, the who, queen, mcartney, lez zep, and floyd were all a little jaded...then as punk crash-landed those bands produced something totally different and almost expreiemental for themselves. at the very least it made those bands start to approach music differently

queen - news of the world
wings - london town
the who - who are you? (actually had two tracks called "new song" and "music must change"
led zep - in thru the out door
pink floyd - the wall

in conclusion, what punk did for music was huge......it changed the face of a corporate and acceptable dull business into somehting vibrant, fresh and open to change...i'm sure those five bands are only a small example of the "dinosaurs" whose very next albums following punk's birth were real departures from their usual sound.
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I think you might have got the wrong end of the stick mate - I am in no way questioning their influence and am not saying that they don't fit in as far as music history is concerned, I am just saying that they don't fit in with my taste in music.  Of course they have their place!  I just don't like them :)

I loved punk when I was about 15, and I started to love it again cca 5 years ago (I'm 30).
The Pistols were an important part of the music history, they have basically shown the world that every angry junkie can make music loved by millions and they really started the "punk revolution".

Without Sex Pistols, the world would never have bands like The Clash, or the Buzzcocks, or even U2. Their first album, and their ONLY PROPER album - Never Mind The Bollocks is a great piece of musical work. However to be honest, their later work simply sucks.

Holiday In The Sun - 10/10
Liar - 9/10
No Feelings - 10/10
God Save The Queen - 10/10
Problems - 5/10
Seventeen - 5/10
Anarchy In The UK - 9/10
Bodies - 10/10
Pretty Vacant - 10/10
New York - 5/10
EMI - 5/10

together 8/10

Paul Cook is an excellent drummer, Steve Jones is an excellent guitar player, a good singer and both of them are great songwriters. However I can't stand Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten - probably the 2 biggest assholes in showbusiness

Shitty "band".  They were nothing more than a fashion show (a bad one at that).

pittrek wrote: I loved punk when I was about 15, and I started to love it again cca 5 years ago (I'm 30).
The Pistols were an important part of the music history, they have basically shown the world that every angry junkie can make music loved by millions and they really started the "punk revolution".

Without Sex Pistols, the world would never have bands like The Clash, or the Buzzcocks, or even U2. Their first album, and their ONLY PROPER album - Never Mind The Bollocks is a great piece of musical work. However to be honest, their later work simply sucks.

Holiday In The Sun - 10/10
Liar - 9/10
No Feelings - 10/10
God Save The Queen - 10/10
Problems - 5/10
Seventeen - 5/10
Anarchy In The UK - 9/10
Bodies - 10/10
Pretty Vacant - 10/10
New York - 5/10
EMI - 5/10

together 8/10

Paul Cook is an excellent drummer, Steve Jones is an excellent guitar player, a good singer and both of them are great songwriters. However I can't stand Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten - probably the 2 biggest assholes in showbusiness
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Ramones' first lp was released before the SP's first lp.

Ramones were punk.  They did it before SP and they did it better.

End of story.

Ramones were American. Sex Pistols were (are) British. I'm wearing a Ramones t-shirt today btw :-)

jpf wrote: Shitty "band".  They were nothing more than a fashion show (a bad one at that).
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Wow.  Steely.  No...wait.  I mean brassy.  But that's not quite right either. Irony!  YES that's it.  It's irony.