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| - | Certainly one of the most controversial bands there has ever been and also probably one of the most influential. They burst onto the music scene in 1975 in London and completely changed the face of music in Britain. Their loud, aggressive, and anti-establishment stance inspired a whole host of new bands and established punk as a new rock music genre and culture in Britain. Bands such as [[The Ramones]] and [[Patti Smith]] with a similar anti establishment ethos, (particularly with regard to the established music | + | Certainly one of the most controversial bands there has ever been and also probably one of the most influential. They burst onto the music scene in 1975 in London and completely changed the face of music in Britain. Their loud, aggressive, and anti-establishment stance inspired a whole host of new bands and established punk as a new rock music genre and culture in Britain. Bands such as [[The Ramones]] and [[Patti Smith]] with a similar anti establishment ethos, (particularly with regard to the established music scene) brought punk to America. |
The Pistols phenomena was short lived, controvosy followed them everywhere much of it created deliberately by thier manager Malcolm McLaren. This took its toll and during an ill fated tour of America in 1978 Johnny Rotten left the band bringing an end to the Pistols. | The Pistols phenomena was short lived, controvosy followed them everywhere much of it created deliberately by thier manager Malcolm McLaren. This took its toll and during an ill fated tour of America in 1978 Johnny Rotten left the band bringing an end to the Pistols. | ||
The original lineup of Lydon, Cook, Matlock and Jones reunited in 1976 for a tour and they have played again at various venues and festivals during 2006 and 2008. | The original lineup of Lydon, Cook, Matlock and Jones reunited in 1976 for a tour and they have played again at various venues and festivals during 2006 and 2008. | ||
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Introduction
Certainly one of the most controversial bands there has ever been and also probably one of the most influential. They burst onto the music scene in 1975 in London and completely changed the face of music in Britain. Their loud, aggressive, and anti-establishment stance inspired a whole host of new bands and established punk as a new rock music genre and culture in Britain. Bands such as The Ramones and Patti Smith with a similar anti establishment ethos, (particularly with regard to the established music scene) brought punk to America. The Pistols phenomena was short lived, controvosy followed them everywhere much of it created deliberately by thier manager Malcolm McLaren. This took its toll and during an ill fated tour of America in 1978 Johnny Rotten left the band bringing an end to the Pistols. The original lineup of Lydon, Cook, Matlock and Jones reunited in 1976 for a tour and they have played again at various venues and festivals during 2006 and 2008.
Band History
Band Members
John Lydon AKA "Johnny Rotten"
Lead vocals (1975–1978, 1996–present)
Steve Jones
Guitar, bass, backing vocals (1975–1978, 1996–present)
Paul Cook
Drums (1975–1978, 1996–present)
Glen Matlock
Bass, backing vocals (1975–1977, 1996–present)
Sid Vicious
Bass, backing vocals (1977–1978)
Discography
The Sex Pisols only ever released one studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistolswhich was released on 28 October 1977.
From this came the following singles:
Anarchy in the U.K. November 1976
God Save the Queen May 1977
Pretty Vacant July 1977
Holidays in the Sun October 1977
There have also been a number of compilation albums and live albums:
Spunk - this was made up of early recordings and initially released as a bootleg in 1977 and as an official release in 1996.
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle - 1979 - Soundtrack to the film and featuring various artists.
Flogging a Dead Horse - 1980 - compilation
Sex Pack - 1980 - compilation
Anarchy in the UK - 2001- Live at the 76 Club
Kiss This - 1992 - compilation
Filthy Lucre Live - 1996 - live album
Jubilee - 2002- compilation
Sex Pistols - 2002- box set compilation
Raw and Live - 2005- live album
Agents of Anarchy - 2007- compilation
Live & Filthy - 2008- live album
