What have you done for the first time?

One thing I did for the first time this week was listen to the complete Never Mind the B*llocks album by the Sex Pistols. I've got the "hits" on other various punk compilations but never owned the album and as such hadn't heard many of the tracks.

I have to say apart from the more popular/populist tracks such as Anarchy in the UK, God Save The Queen etc the rest of it was a bit average. Being fairly conversant with my music history I can absolutely see why it was such a kick up the establishment's backside at the time and groundbreaking for a number of reasons.

Pretty Vacant is the stand-out track for me, pure class.

Following on from ER's thread about The Godfather I realized that I've never watched any of them all the way through, I've only ever seen clips here and there. Can't say I am at all arsed to bother with any of them so they won't be a first for me just yet.


What have you done for the first time recently?

 

Read a thread as depressing as this one?

 

Firstly ... to say nmtbhts is average is utter pish ... New York is an amazing song and stands out ... the album is filled with bangers . Bodies for one ...

first time doing something recently ...

Brewed wine using a kit ...****in rank !

 

You’ve read groves threads before ... they’re all ****

 

This one is quite spectacular.

 

The Sex Pistols were front page news like no other band before or since and it’s a great album too.

I’m listening to albums while working from home, quite a few I’ve not listened to before such as Phantasmagoria by The Damned.

 

The Sex Pistols ffs. A manufactured boy band, the very antithesis of what punk stood for.

Banal ****.

 

I have an original nevermind the bollocks picture disk.

Let that sink in.

 

Assuming you’re talking about the 1978 UK release it has a median selling price of £40.

 

Aye!

Cost me 99p

Result!

 

There’s no bass on most of the NMTB album tracks, and it shows. The sound is pretty tinny. Glen Matlock had been sacked by the time most of the tracks were recorded, and Sid was ****ing useless, so Steve Jones played all the bass parts on a six string.

The album hasn’t really stood the rest of time that well imo. The first Clash, Damned and Stranglers albums have stood up much better.

 

Might want to review that. A first 45rpm pressing of God Save the Queen sold for £800 last year. I ransacked my mum’s house looking for mine when I heard that.


I still have my limited edition green vinyl pressing of Venus de Milo by Television though. That might be worth something one day.

 

I did review it before I posted the current going rate.
Can't find green vinyl version of Venus, probably a counterfeit.

 

Get to **** ... the pistols album is class , then and now

 

It's utter pish.

 

Unlike The Cardigans.

 

Everyone has different tastes.

The Sex Pistols were manufactured by McLaren. Vicious couldn't even play the bass for ****s sake. Nothing punk about a manufactured boy band.

"Ever thought you've been had" as Lydon himself put it.

 

When it comes to opinions on music, there is only one guy whose opinion actually matters and it’s not you @pudseytiger

@Drew thoughts on The Beatles pls

 

The less said about the mop top bin dippers the better.

Another manufactured boy band.

 

With a very few exceptions, pop music from outside the Anglosphere is utter bollox. Consider this list of ****:
Ace of Bass
Spagna
Sabrina
Julio Eglasias
Demis Rousos
The Cardigans
Nana Mouskori
Abba
Aha
Roxette
Nina Hagen
Milli Vanilli
Boney M
Aqua
Whigfield

I rest my case.

Apologies for spelling.