Hi Luke - shows how iconically influential the were ... Elvis Beatles Pistols Bee Gees Nirvana are the most culturally significant /influential bands of all time
The pistols were just amazing.their attitude saved me from being bullied at school in the 70’s to being able to stand up for myself.the music never dates and never will.
Something I love about 70's punk is, besides the production and the dirty sound of the instruments, its mix between the rock n roll of the 50's, the British and garage bands of the 60's and the glam rock of the 70's with full distortion in the guitar. P.S: Sid Vicious may be the most remembered bassist of the band, but I think Glen Matlock, the original bassist, deserves great recognition: Many of the band's iconic songs had a great contribution from him, starting with Pretty Vacant's intro
@@0000song0000 I understand that Sid plays bass in "Bodies", and in some of his live performances; in others his bass was disconnected or someone in the background played for him (he was so stoned that he died without realizing it). Sid, in spite of that, is more admired than Glenn by several punks due to his self-destructive character, even though the second mentioned is one of the ones who composed the band's hymns (which made them what they are today).
I saw them live with Matlock & it was then I realised what SP really were before the hype & Sid & fashion took over: they were a rough tough group of lads from the local pub with FU attitude - but most of all with GM on loud backing vocals you got a real DGAF bovver boy yob chorus going, that was really heavy. Cheers
Every one of those riffs is as fucking brilliant today as the day I first heard them in 1977. Jonesy did a great job on them back then...you’ve done a great job on them now young Sir! 👍🏽
Well, to be fair, I wouldn't call them "brilliant". They were very basic barre chord and power chord progressions with some memorable choruses and some Chuck Berry-copped flourishes, and together with the vocals made for some great punk songs. But the real star is actually the producer who really put guitars all over the record. Without the production, the songs would haven't have had the same impact at all.
@@turntablesrockmyworld9315 "brilliant" doesn't have to equal "complicated" and the fact that 47 years on they are still instantly evocative and recognised by so many people makes them brilliant in my opinion! If you weren't around in the UK when this album came out; where The Eagles (fucking) Hotel California had been number one for weeks and weeks then that's another thing that might make it difficult to appreciate the brilliance. I recognise every song, riff and chord off Nevermind...!
@@derin111 I was not conflating brilliant for complicated. I was commenting on your hyperbole. The riff progressions are memorable but not "brilliant". I am a child of the 70s and the record is one of my all time favorite records, but I know its limitations. There are creative flourishes, but Jones' has said most of his licks were rudimentary Chuck Berry, and even the memorable opening guitar of Holidays in the Sun was directly copied from The Jam. What I did say was that the producer is the real star of the record as he correctly focused on the guitars-all-over kind of sound on the record that makes the album what it is and was.without him, the other takes lacked the power of the guitar. It also came out at the right time for that kind of record to be made. It also had some clever, relevant lyrics from Rotten and Matlock. They were a group of individuals that came together at the right time, place, and era to make a great artifact.
@@turntablesrockmyworld9315 Perhaps you're American or something and don't use the word "brilliant" in the same way as we do in England? Yes, I think that may be the most likely explanation.
Yeah, it was great, we were kids and we had no future The Pistols said so, songs about the monarchy and their future, clever stuff written by Johnny , they were good 👍
@@evansteidtman962 Really? How come he said "F- Trump" on some late night show at the end of a song he did with his band with PIL back in like 2016? Not trolling or starting something, just seriously thought he hated Trump with that comment he made onstage
I like that you get right to the riffing. No ridiculous extended intro or wanking about. BOOM! Just face-melting riffs one behind the other. Ramones old-school style. Nicely done!
Great job there! Loved how you did the Steve Jones rock back and forth on the opening of Pretty Vacant. I cant play that song without that rock. There was nothing complicated about Steve's playing but trying to capture that tone and feel is not easy. Fantastic tone as well!
The Pistols were the perfect rock band, what they achieved in such a short space of time will never be matched or done again, we’re lucky they happened.
Did You No Wrong is a great riff, the little lick he plays in the verses is genius and makes a mockery of the “they couldn’t play” myth. I love NMTB but the original demos they did for EMI are better because Matlocks bass playing was great, such a shame he walked out on them in 77. That aside NMTB is probably the greatest rock album of all time.
Problems n Submission are the most Underatted Riffs n Tunes for Me! You could of Added Liar, No Feelings n New York too! Again Quality Playing n Tone! Cheers Mate
After all these years it still sounds great and the Pistols are of a very few bands out of the punk scene (the others are Joy Division, the Stranglers, the Damned) that are actually worth listening to.
I haven't watched the whole video yet but 'I wanna be me' is a great Pistols song! Wish there was a better quality version recording of it though. Thanks for doing this video I definitley want to learn some of these.
Mate, that's a lovely SG. I mean, I imagine in the shop/online you ummed and ahhed about making that choice - it's quite unusual, after all - but it's a fucking beaut of a guitar 👏
This is awesome... but if you want to feel true chills up your spinal fretboard, follow this up with the actual “Steve Jones plays sex pistols riff” - it has just 22k views in 7 years lol
Hello, i have a question please. What is your équipement ? Guitar... ampli... pedal... ? Because you have got a tone who semestre like original sex pistols. Thank you
Great letting the playing do the talking rather than talking all over it like a lot of tutorials. Steve joned admitted he lifted the intro of Holidays in the sun from In the city by the jam
