HW: Sex Pistols

[Michael W Blackman]

Well they are rude and crude and need their mouths washed out with a bar of whale blubber soap

granny smiff



In a message dated Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:13:17  AEDT, Steven Skane <sskane at BIGPOND.NET.AU> writes:

> Steve Jones is actually an excellent player. I remember being 15 and I only
> knew of one person that liked them - me.
> Great lyrics great frontman too.  A classic hard rock album.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gingoblin at EASYNET.CO.UK>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:03 AM
> Subject: Re: HW: Sex Pistols
>
>
> > At 20:08 28/07/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > >At 10:59 PM 7/28/02 +0100, you wrote:
> > > >Don't think anyone's posted on this yet.
> > > >Just got back from seeing the Sex Pistols in London. They opened the
> gig
> > > >with Silver Machine!  To say I was surprised is a *slight*
> > > >understatement  :)
> > >
> > >Wow. that is hep. would you mind posting a fuller review of the pistols
> > >show?  I rmember reading about this show supposedly its supposed to
> > >"really" be the last one.
> >
> > Aye, REALLY the last one... well until Sept 14th in California, with a far
> > better bill (inc. the Damned... first gig together in a looong time!!!).
> > The full setlist for the Pistols was:
> >
> > Silver Machine
> > Holidays In The Sun
> > I wanna be me
> > No Feelings
> > Substitute
> > 17
> > Pretty Vacant
> > No Lip
> > Did You No Wrong
> > New York
> > Submission
> > No Fun
> > Satellite
> > Stepping Stone
> > Bodies
> > Belsen Was A Gas
> > Thru My Eyes
> > Liar
> > Problems
> > EMI
> >
> > first encore
> > My Way
> > Anarchy
> >
> > 2d encore
> > GSTQ
> >
> >
> > The jury is still out on how good the gig was. I need to let it sink in a
> > bit. They were a bit untogether at times, with Lydon forgetting words...
> > but then again, they're not meant to be perfect. My main problem was just
> > the size of the place... I'm used to gigs with 20 people, not
> > 20,000!  Makes you feel a bit detached from it all, and the sound was a
> bit
> > ropey.   It had to be done though... first band I ever got into etc
> > etc       All in all, they were worth seeing... just forget about the
> > extortionate ticket price!
> > July has been an amazing month for gigs... so many of my faves...
> > Turbonegro in Norway, Dickies in London, Hawkwind in Devon, and the
> Pistols
> > doing Silver Machine while Concorde passed overhead rounded it off in a
> > very surreal kinda way!!    But I descend into havering...   All in all,
> > Pistols were good... but "last" show? I don't think so!!
> >
> > Dave