The first few PiL albums are what I always imagined the Sex Pistols would sound like if John/ny Lydon/Rotten had more creative control.
A lot of the songs, he actually wrote when he was still in the Pistols.
I can see why they broke up, the other musicians (Jones and Cook) just wanted to play old fashioned rock'n'roll. I think Johnny said "Submission" was as close as they ever came to what he wanted the Pistols to sound like. Their next album would have been good.
I can't quite understand it.. he meant to be grating and anti-pop, but it's still really good. Suppose that's his point. Plus, early PiL only sounds like early PiL. You can tell in the first second "This must be old PiL." And I like it.
If you haven't, read Lydon's autobio, no matter if you like him or hate him. Oh, it is an honest and catty piece of work. You'll love it.
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