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SEX PISTOLS
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NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS - TIME FOR TRUTH!
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Reviewed on May 23rd, 2004
Firstly, for the multitude of people here crying " forget this album The Clash were the real deal", do a little research. The Clash would not exist were it not for the Sex Pistols. It was seeing the Pistols live that inspired Strummer to ditch his Pub-Rock band and jump on the Punk-Rock bandwagon. Same goes for The Damned. It was the Pistols who kick-started the scene and kicked open the doors for those bands, and those bands are always the first to admit it. And it was that scene which kicked open the doors for each 'new' variation on Punk, right through from the Dead Kennedys to Crass, Green Day and beyond. Secondly, (...) about Sid Vicious not being able to play bass, you're right, but here's a simple fact for you. HE DOESN'T EVEN PLAY ON THIS ALBUM. Original bass player/songwriter Glen Matlock was sacked before this material was recorded, so the bass was played by guitarist Steve Jones. The Sex Pistols didn't play on the album? Rubbish. That's a myth that came about after a lie spread by the newspapers in 1977, and only those who know nothing about the Pistols continue to spread it. Go ask the Producers Chris Thomas & Bill Price who managed to fill an entire DVD with anecdotes, explanations and examples of exactly who played what on the album...and I somehow think they know a little better than YOU! The Sex Pistols were a manufactured band? Wrong again. The guitarist and drummer had been playing together since 1972. 'Kutie Jones & The Sex Pistols' emerged in 1975. They were hanging around Malcom Mclarens shop, and they needed a bass player. An assistant in the shop, Glen Matlock, was a bassplayer. So they asked him to join. Then THEY hassled Malcom to Manage them and he introduced them to Johhny Rotten. Hardly a 'manufactured band' eh? And The Ramones?: Here's the HUGE thing about Never Mind The Bollocks. Play the first Ramoes album, and you can immediately hear a million over-used Doo-Wop and 1950's Rock And Roll cliches, just played at double speed. The reference points are so blatant (and un-punk) that it's laughable. Now do the same for NMTB. What reference points are YOU hearing there? There are plenty, but unlike The Ramones, they are far more complex and virtually non-existant to the casual music fan. Oh and by the way, The Ramones NEVER 'came first'. Do a little research. The Pistols and Ramones developed in parallel, but on opposite sides of the Atlantic. By the time The Ramones made it to the UK the Pistols were already ruling the British Punk scene. Every person who reviews this album as being worthless and meaningless really has no concept about Punk and the sheer impact that this album and the Pistols had back in 1976/77. This was their only proper album, and after being signed to their first Record Company,the band lasted less than 2 years. And on the basis of this one album, almost 30 years later we're still here talking about the band and the musuc. If the whole package was REALLY that bad, and it's impact negligible, Never Mind The Bollocks - and it's creators - would have faded from public memory decades ago. STOP loooking at this album in a MODERN context, and look at it from it's original perspective. It arrived on the scene at a time when Disco and flacid AOR ruled the airwaves, and it sounded like nothing else around. Questions were asked in the Houses of Parliment as a result of this albums release and the Sex Pistols were banned from playing virtually anywhere in the UK. They appeared on the front pages of the national press for a week due to the scandal they and their music caused. Go educate yourself. They made a HUGE difference to music, musical culture, fashion and design. Jamies Sex Pistols artwork, once considered 'weird' and 'shocking' inspired a wave of imitators, and the Punky ripped up lettering style now wouldn't have you looking twice when used in advertising or magazines. You may not like this album, that's fair enough. But to deny it's value to, and impact upon, modern music, well, that's just showing how little you know, and how ignorant you are. So, buy this album. It was one of the few albums in modern musical history which has not only changed the face of modern music, but had a cultural impact which continues to reverberate today, throughout the worlds of fashion, design and art. Can't really say that about The Ramones can you? Oh yeah, and you may be pleasantly surprised to find it contains a fair few stonking tunes aswell!
More "Never Mind. The Bollocks ..." reviews:
[2005-01-13] Refreshing (10)
[2005-01-12] Limp Bizkit Destroy Sex Pistols (2)
[2004-12-15] NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S A GREAT ALBUM (10)
[2004-12-14] The Roughshod Sound Of A Revolution (10)
[2004-12-14] You've got to be kidding me (2)
[2004-12-14] Last reviewer needs to take off eh! (10)
[2004-12-10] id take simple plan and blink 182 over this anyday (2)
[2004-11-20] sid vicious who??? wheres avril?? (2)
[2004-11-13] History in the Making (10)
[2004-10-23] I am here to help. People, the Sex Pistols weren't pioneers. (10)
[2004-10-12] The best? (8)
[2004-10-03] Punk rock sells out at an early age. (4)
[2004-09-17] The Sex Pistols only album.... (10)
[2004-09-05] The best CD I've heard-ever! (10)
[2004-08-23] Never Mind The Hype........ (8)
[2004-08-21] A fun album for anyone (10)
[2004-08-07] I'm not a punk fan but this album is awesome (8)
[2004-08-07] Kicking against the pricks (10)
[2004-07-31] all fluff and no substance (4)
[2004-07-14] THE BEST (10)
[2004-07-07] A Good listen (6)
[2004-07-03] Overrated? (10)
[2004-06-30] Anyways.... (8)
[2004-06-30] Spunky (8)
[2004-06-29] good 70s punk (8)
[2004-06-24] Great cd! (10)
[2004-06-22] Sex Pistols-Behind the Chaos (8)
[2004-06-08] pretty vacant and dum muzak! (2)
[2004-06-07] Cut the history of rock in roll in half (10)
[2004-06-05] Sex Pistols (10)
[2004-06-03] Stupid Geniuses? (10)
[2004-05-23] NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS - TIME FOR TRUTH! (10)
[2004-05-08] A Perfect Album (10)
[2004-04-16] One of the best albums of all time. (10)
[2004-04-05] God save Sid Vicious (10)
[2004-03-30] World changing? Hardly (4)
[2004-03-28] God save this cd if my house got caught on fire (10)
[2004-03-28] The original. The Best. The Timeless One (10)
[2004-03-27] Awesome punk for the ignorant (10)
[2004-03-16] Splendid Music (10)
[2004-02-25] absolutely fantazimadozo (10)
[2004-02-23] Staple food (10)
[2004-02-21] In the end... (10)
[2004-02-17] See what all the fuss was about (10)
[2004-02-15] The End Result Is The Only Thing That Matters (10)
[2004-02-14] It really was a rock n' roll swindle... (2)
[2004-02-14] Why is this album so great? (10)
[2004-02-13] No Future... (8)
[2004-02-12] Just the Monkees of Punk Rock (6)
[2004-02-11] Sex Pistols, Unbeatable (10)
[2004-02-05] BOLLOCKS!!!!!! (2)
[2004-02-05] The Sex Pistols Good or Bad (8)
[2004-02-02] An essential for every punk rock fan. (10)
[2004-02-01] Right.... now! (10)
[2004-01-22] Great nihilistic punk CD, within my limited experience (10)
[2004-01-20] RAW PUNK AT ITS BEST (10)
[2004-01-20] Punk=Poseur (2)
[2004-01-19] Poseurs! (2)
[2004-01-16] A gOod BoNe for SiCk puPPies (10)
[2004-01-08] It's not that great (4)
[2004-01-05] Blows ya bo**ocks off! (10)
[2004-01-03] Inventors of Hardcore Punk (10)
[2003-12-14] You have to own it. (10)
[2003-11-26] The Sex Pistols Rock!!!! (10)
[2003-11-25] my first review didn't show so i wrote this one (10)
[2003-11-23] Politics aside, this album has some great tunes (6)
[2003-11-19] THE FIRST REAL PUNK ROCK BAND (10)
[2003-11-18] Classic punk at its best (8)
[2003-11-12] For All You Good Charlotte Lovers Out There, THIS is music! (10)
[2003-11-05] Punk 101 (10)
[2003-11-04] A definite MUST-HAVE. (10)
[2003-10-26] yes (4)
[2003-10-20] Music... (10)
[2003-10-17] Classic Punk; Buy it or else (10)
[2003-10-17] oh no not that Fred Durst fan idiot again (10)
[2003-10-14] The Monkees of Punk Rock (4)
[2003-10-13] the best punk CD you can buy (10)
[2003-10-13] Poseur Punk!! Good Charlotte Is More TRU!!!! (2)
[2003-10-12] this cd kicks ass (10)
[2003-10-08] Fine, but nothing good enough to be hailed as much as it is (6)
[2003-10-07] It may be a piece of punk history, but it's kinda flat... (6)
[2003-09-25] The "perfect" ethos of the punk movement (10)
[2003-09-19] Wow! I really wish I could give this more stars........... (10)
[2003-08-09] Most people aren't SUPPOSED to like this album. (10)
[2003-07-22] Johnny rotten releases dance albums now! He went electronic! (2)
[2003-07-10] still the best ever punk album (10)
[2003-07-03] A Milestone (10)
[2003-06-27] No future... no future for you! (10)
[2003-06-13] Important album, but not a great one (4)
[2003-06-11] My 2 cents (10)
[2003-06-04] Unforgiving Punk Veterans (10)
[2003-05-25] God save the Sex Pistols! (8)
[2003-04-28] Your future dream is a Sharpie's scheme... (8)
[2003-04-24] Not the best music, the best punk (8)
[2003-03-20] This CD Kicks (10)
[2003-03-18] Greatest punk recording ever? (10)
[2003-03-01] Godfathers of Punk Rock (10)
[2003-02-27] Classic Rock. (10)
[2003-02-08] Must have (8)
[2003-02-04] Gunshot heard 'round the world. (6)
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