Post by Fuggle on Apr 11, 2006 17:28:36 GMT -5
The Sex Pistols
Dave Toropov
April 10, 2006
In March 2006, The Sex Pistols’ enduring impact and influence in punk was recognized at the most recent Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony.
In true Sex Pistols fashion, the surviving members of the iconic group chose not to attend the festivities, sending a venomous, handwritten letter in their stead.
Oh yes. Relish and delight in the irony. The Man himself has chosen to recognize the accomplishments of a group whose central tenants of existence through their entire career (which lasted all of two years) were to encourage widespread rebellion and unadulterated chaos and overthrow the British government. The Man has, officially, stuck it to himself.
The Ramones may have given form to the sound and The Clash may have brought out its true artistic potential, but it was The Sex Pistols who solidified punk as the voice for the disaffected, pissed off constituents of the countercultural underbelly. They had it all: the sneers, the passion, and above all, the image.
However, the most amazing element of this equation was that they were able to channel all of this energy into an album. An album that, 30 years later, still holds up with just as much intensity and power as it did when it was released.
There is more cohesion and musical chops on the album than anyone would like to give the Pistols credit for, and time has shown that “Never Mind The Bollocks” has essentially defined the structure for a punk album. They keep it lean, mean, brisk, and brutal, beginning with a defiant march of dissent underpinned by thunderous power chords, and ending with Johnny Rotten’s defiled snort.
“Never Mind The Bollocks” is 39 minutes that revolutionized Rock & Roll, defined a generation, and intimidated the middle-aged British upper-class. It’s an album that invariably puts a belligerent grin on the face of every man or woman with even an ounce of rebellion and passion in their blood.
In simpler words, the existence of the album in and of itself is a bold spit in the face of the establishment and a middle-finger to authority and corruption. If that’s not Rock & Roll, nothing is.
Tracklisting:
1. Holidays In The Sun
2. Bodies
3. No Feelings
4. Liar
5. Problems
6. God Save The Queen
7. Seventeen
8. Anarchy In The U.K.
9. Sub-Mission
10. Pretty Vacant
11. New York
12. EMI
Dave Toropov
April 10, 2006
In March 2006, The Sex Pistols’ enduring impact and influence in punk was recognized at the most recent Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony.
In true Sex Pistols fashion, the surviving members of the iconic group chose not to attend the festivities, sending a venomous, handwritten letter in their stead.
Oh yes. Relish and delight in the irony. The Man himself has chosen to recognize the accomplishments of a group whose central tenants of existence through their entire career (which lasted all of two years) were to encourage widespread rebellion and unadulterated chaos and overthrow the British government. The Man has, officially, stuck it to himself.
The Ramones may have given form to the sound and The Clash may have brought out its true artistic potential, but it was The Sex Pistols who solidified punk as the voice for the disaffected, pissed off constituents of the countercultural underbelly. They had it all: the sneers, the passion, and above all, the image.
However, the most amazing element of this equation was that they were able to channel all of this energy into an album. An album that, 30 years later, still holds up with just as much intensity and power as it did when it was released.
There is more cohesion and musical chops on the album than anyone would like to give the Pistols credit for, and time has shown that “Never Mind The Bollocks” has essentially defined the structure for a punk album. They keep it lean, mean, brisk, and brutal, beginning with a defiant march of dissent underpinned by thunderous power chords, and ending with Johnny Rotten’s defiled snort.
“Never Mind The Bollocks” is 39 minutes that revolutionized Rock & Roll, defined a generation, and intimidated the middle-aged British upper-class. It’s an album that invariably puts a belligerent grin on the face of every man or woman with even an ounce of rebellion and passion in their blood.
In simpler words, the existence of the album in and of itself is a bold spit in the face of the establishment and a middle-finger to authority and corruption. If that’s not Rock & Roll, nothing is.
Tracklisting:
1. Holidays In The Sun
2. Bodies
3. No Feelings
4. Liar
5. Problems
6. God Save The Queen
7. Seventeen
8. Anarchy In The U.K.
9. Sub-Mission
10. Pretty Vacant
11. New York
12. EMI