Sex Pistols

Never Mind. The Bollocks ...

Classic punk at its best

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Never Mind The Bollocks - Here's The Sex Pistols (1977.) The Sex Pistols first and only true studio album.

In the late seventies, a musical revolution was sweeping across Great Britain. Through this revolution, a subgenre of rock and roll known as punk rock was created. Leading this revolution were bands like The Ramones, The Clash, Generation X, and of course, the Sex Pistols. The former three bands were all excellent, no questions asked, but I have always felt the Pistols to be superior to them all. Perhaps it was because they had more a of a hard rock influence than the others. Either way, in 1977, the band released its only true studio album (most of their releases were just singles/eps/etc.) Read on for my review of Never Mind The Bollocks.

Holidays in the Sun - An excellent opening track. The guitar playing here is unrealistically good.

Bodies - This one features strange lyrics, but it's still cool. The opening instrumental sequence is killer.

No Feelings - The vocals, especially in the chorus, are the main attraction of this track.

Liar - THIS IS NOT THE MEGADETH SONG. An interesting track in that it fuses power rock and punk rock.

Problems - My favorite song from this band. This is the perfect fusion of heavy metal and punk rock. Megadeth covered this one, solid proof that the Pistols were a highly influential band.

God Save the Queen - One of the band's biggest hits. It's more of the power/punk rock that makes so many other tracks on here so good. This track recently got a huge revival due to Motorhead covering it.

Seventeen - THIS IS NOT THE WINGER SONG. This isn't a bad song, but it seems almost like a filler compared to the others.

Anarchy in the U.K. - Arguably the band's biggest hit. The lyrics here are great, and they prove to be the song's true attraction. Megadeth also covered this one.

Submission - This one's slower than the other tracks but no less heavy. Once again, Johnny Rotten serves up killer vocals.

Pretty Vacant - This is classic punk at its best. The guitar and lyrics couldn't be any better.

New York - Straight-up hard rock. This track has a very good beat to it, making it highly memorable.

E.M.I. - More power/punk rock. An excellent album closer.

Overall, this is a great album, no questions asked. It's just a shame that the Ramones and the Clash get more credit than these guys do, because in my opinion, these guys are by far the superior band. The only reason I gave this album four stars instead of five is because a few too many songs sound too much like the others, and this makes some of them seem like fillers. Still, this is a great album. If you're a fan of punk rock, be it the new stuff or the classic kind, or you just want to hear the original versions of songs that Megadeth and Motorhead covered, this album is highly recommended. I doubt any fan of punk rock will be disappointed with this album.

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