![]() ![]() This appealed as an effective challenge to the deadbeat assumption that the second half of the 20th century was a promised land people should be satisfied to inhabit. With a lot of time on their hands and no doubt some innate rhythm, yep, they got good at playing crude material. Instead of working in some shitty job The 'Pistols and other punk bands of the era formed a scene focused on being creative. Manager Malcom McClaren made the 'Pistols practice hard (something omitted from Never MindÂ…). But how convincing is this, and is it a key issue? These people only ever showed themselves capable of playing simple music, and what they did afterwards was quite often bolllocks (most PiL is clearly brilliant, however). In Never Mind we find naturals who just had to get the hang of it. And indeed The 'Pistols sound incredible. And who better to tell us all about it than The Sex Pistols? The professional musicianship of The 'Pistols and associated players is therefore the primary concern. (I have to mispell a certain word to publish here) This movie argues for an old idea about punk, namely that there is a lot of hype around what was at best just tight professional rock and roll. ![]()
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