Lydon, Ginger Baker and Steve Vai. Even in black and
white in front of you, it seems an impossible band to
ever come together.
Well, it happened and guess what - it was great.
Huge sounding drums, a fluid shifting bass line + Vai
guitar work - not too widdly in the solo department
and harsh sounding chords which blended with the
vocals ....... Lydon employed all his vocals trademarks -
the "warble", shouting, sneering and even a bit of singing!
This is a very solid record with no filler tracks - classic
song writing is in evidence here.
Some PIL fans thought it "too rock" but I liked it.
I have stuck with Mr Lydon through some absolute
crap as well as some tracks of genius and I just wish
that he would get together with a heavy guitar sound
for a whole album.
I really like PIL and all the different lineups they've had. I was hoping to catch them last year but unfortunately it wasn't to be.
ReplyDeleteI tried to get tickets for last year as well but sold out too quick - think I will put on Metal Box now.
ReplyDeleteWhat an album, probably my favourite I'd say
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