The Jimmy Kimmel Show (4th September 2003) Lydon gives the Pistols his PIL redo!!!! John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock #johnlydon #sidvicious #sexpistols
I saw them in Manchester 2007 30th anniversary shows. Brilliant night. Apparently much better than the London show that was recorded and released. John was staring me right in the eye. He knew we was well into it. As the younger generation of punks going mental in the mosh pit. Crazy night
Thing about many punk bands is that they were good musicians, could play well, and HARD. Had no gear, had to be tight or else no one would listen. Steve played all guitars and most bass on NMTB and his playing is razor tight. He and Paul had played since high school and were tight as could be. May never play again but if you get the chance go. They are MUCH better live than they were in 77. Although Steve uses Marshall backline now and that's not the sound on the lp. The hype is deserved with them. One perfect album that changed the culture. Seen any blue or red or pink or yellow hair on a young person lately? Exactly. Guess whose idea that was? Exactly. In 1976.
Johnny! why not do a great song for the Creep Leftist Kimmel. Johnny is smart and funny but now he has gained so much weight? Does he have a condition? I hope the Replacements were wrong about Johnny's gonna die (though that was Thunder)
Yes...went to see PIL the other night had too much to drink and ended up having an argument over politics, I'm a classical liberal who believes strongly in free speech, the guy I was with was a militant socialist, we had an argument and I ended up calling him Pol Pot he stormed out in a temper!!!! I was so drunk I had to leave after the first 3 songs, I hope John had a good gig.
Good technique and a lifestyle free of smoke, drink, stress, shouting, and desiccating intercontinental travel can help preserve the voice for the long term.
Weird comments on here. Of course the man’s voice is going to change after 20 years!! The guy never took singing lessons in the late 70s at the sex pistols high when they were all like 20 years old. Singers develop overtime, and he did that with PiL.
I think people have noted that the style of singing on this song is more like PIL than the Sex Pistols. They are not talking about his voice tone. John Lydon is a shouter, not a singer (who may not be able to hit the high notes later in life). Do you know they difference?
bullshit. Ozzy Osbourne's voice hasnt changed and many others. And its not even that his voice changed. Its that he chooses to deliver his lyrics much different than he originally did. He performs like hes doing a PIL show
@@AlexanderLaurence And Matlock's first post-Pistols band Rich Kids released their lone album on EMI in '78! (Good album too, "Ghosts of Princes In Towers"- check it out...)
The pistols was(something else, come on everybody ,) no problem , let’s face the facts. the pistols could play Steve. was. one hell of a guitarist, Paul , marvellous on drums John terrific vocals (. what a way to make a band ).
Grandi Pistols, da ragazzo il poster che avevo in camera John mi guardava.... Li ho visti nel 96 a Lubiana bellissimo show, il supporto ha fatto bandiera rossa e faccetta nera!! Loro hanno aperto con No fun!!! Chiaro col primo bassista, Sid rip
Considering all the beer and ciggies john had his voice was really good in the reunion tour. It funny when John formed PiL he was not in the slightest interested in the pistols anymore.
I love the antagonistic way John looks at the audience like he's offering g to take them all in at the same time for a veritable British grudge match round the back of the pub car park !
Sounds like ppl wanted the Pistols to be their own tribute band ( all these comments about Pil singing). John sings authentic currrnt vocal interpretations of anything he sings..I wouldnt want it any other way.
@@StevieZero Why would anybody go to see *The Sex Pistols,* then complain about them disregarding expectations? Do you have any idea how silly that sounds?
Rotten just zones right back into it because it's just who he is. It was never really a show for him anyway It was just an expression of himself. And whoever is, don't speak ill of Sid that's just sad and stupid.
John Lydon and his band produced a true landmark work of art of the 20th century with their album "Never Mind the Bollocks", as did Elvis with his early recordings. But watching Lydon sing this 25 years later is like watching the Fat Elvis in his Las Vegas years.
As the vocal cords lose their pliability, singers give up control over the top of their range and the voice tends to drop, finding little zones of persistent elasticity. Lower pitches vibrate more sluggishly and require less air pressure, which is why years of cigarettes have turned Joni Mitchell’s once radiant, gymnastic voice into a rutted grumble. Some singers figure out how to use the vocal version of gravity to their advantage. In the late 1960s, Plácido Domingo emerged as a lyric tenor with a bronzed tone and a killer high B. Over the years, he has forged into heavier dramatic roles like Verdi’s Otello and Siegmund in Wagner’s Die Walküre.
THis brought back so many memories from back in the day as a 14 year old when NMTB was released. Meeting up with fellow punks ,all buyimg it, then back to my house when parents at work and blasting the album out as we “po go” ,sing along ,..Oh such Happy Days..😊
I was just thinking the same thing and when I saw Joe Strummer tell a crowd long after The Clash days, "It's simple, I just sing Joe Strummer music" when someone in the audience dared question his singing style that night. Let an artist be an artist ffs, right?
Its not wheter he ever was a good singer. The difference between how he sang in sex pistols and PIL is evident. He now performs Sex Pistols songs with the PIL Wail
After all those years, John Lydon NEVER mellowed with age. He's just as angry, narcissistic and as egotistical as ever...and I love him for it! Still, what used to be seen as EDGY and SHOCKING is now funny and comical.
@@StevieZero the original but then he got a signature Gibson Les Paul Custom with the sticker on it I've seen one on Craigslist before all the prices on customs jump right before lockdown guy won a 2500 bucks for a little beat up in Beverly Hills but anyway those Burnys are pretty good bang for the buck I've never played one but they're out there quite a bit price reasonably 👍
@@lfader he played the Burny from 96+here.He sold his original years and years ago& has gone through a few of them.. I've played the Burny they're better than Gibson....
@@StevieZero Burny & Orville both Gakki clones The prices of jumped on Gibson customs ridiculously anything white now ties into a Randy rhoads mojo sell point So I just be curious about the necj profile The guitars are in great condition for 800 1,000 bucks on craigslist ...
@@lfader Prices of Gibsons are insane right now people are paying tens of thousands for them even hundreds of thousands for certain ones.Same with Fender... Everything they sell is highly over priced and not all that good quality control.Id take a Japanese guitar any day although even vintage Japanese guitars are selling for huge amounts just now..
saw them that year in NYC. Nice to see Glen back with the band. Hear how great he is on this Pretty Vacant backing track from 76 which is absolutely smashing! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NylTwfJYV74.html
When I was growing up in the 70's because of not much media coverage mostly word of mouth ..I'd heard of Sid vicious and I had the image of him as the front man for the sex pistols .I'd vaguely heard of Johnny rotton but he was portrayed as not as important as Sid..if was only when I got much older that I learnt that Johnny rotton was the front man and singer .I was so disappointed that it was not Sid ...but now I've got use to Johnny and he is a great front man and heart beat of the group
Actually there was a lot of coverage about punk rock in Circus Magazine, Creem, and Rolling Stone. TV news did a lot of "Punk Rock reports". You can search these on youtube. Sid Vicious couldn't play worth and damn, and has little to do with it. Los Angeles had the biggest punk rock scene by 1980 and nobody cared about that loser.
@@AlexanderLaurence only 1750000 plus .they would of sold more if many retailers didn't ban there album.And don't forget they was banned on radio..they was notorious thats what punk is ...I didn't know punk had reached America ....
Listening to this, it's a well crafted song. The whole punk ethos was based on cultural revolution, anti-establishment, etc., but when it came down to brass tacks the rock songs the Pistols wrote were well-crafted gems, and this track is an example. Clever, catchy words, sing-a-long choruses, monster guitar chord riffs -- and it kicks ass.
@@AlexanderLaurence Just saw this. Yes, and I enjoyed that collaboration, but there's still petrol in the tank for the three of them. Four guys were in the Pistols and three of them weren't Lydon.
Oh they have done... they went behind John back and made a film in 2022 without his permission or backing while he was caring for his Nora who's health is deteriorating and they gave him 3days to be involved and sign over rights. He said no. They are some swell chaps eh.
@@christophercharlesonelifetime Majority rule was decided in the case against Glitterbest back in the 80s. Not shedding any tears for Lydon. Sorry Nora's ill, but that's a red herring.
@@roterfuchs8201 um sorry if you know anything about John,his anti drug dispite his early days pre pistols with his friend ,the other John (did vicious)
@@roterfuchs8201 yes, and listened to his jukebox Rado show..Ive worked for the company which brought public image to Australia.. John drinks...no drugs..
Fewer sopranos than baritones keep singing into their sunset years. That may be partly because menopause tends to dry out tissue and deplete collagen, though the science is not firm on this. The proteins elastin and collagen gradually dissipate, thinning the vocal folds and making them less pliable.
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