What’s this doing here then? It almost seems like anti-art.
And that’s really the point, isn’t it? Punk was all about cutting through the crap and getting back to basics.
Kinda like this cover. Fonts and bright colors (actually, a ransom note’s worth of the former). Literal cut and paste. And that’s it! It reminds me so much of all those old punk zines (except, of course, for the colors).
Jamie Reid, an artist and activist very closely associated with the Punk movement, was behind this one.
He did a number of other things for the Pistols, and has 50 credits total.
That title is wonderful as well. Interestingly, there actually was a band called the Bollocks. Now, they were from Malaysia and seemed to have been formed long after Johnny Rotten’s demise …
Hard to believe, but NMTBHTSP was the Pistols’ only album. It did, however, introduce punk to the world. It also went to #1. The two songs anyone remembers are probably “God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the UK.”
I actually don’t know many people who own, or listen to, this album. I’m a huge fan of punk, but – personally – would probably much prefer to just queue up The Clash.
Honestly, I think the Sex Pistols were more about an idea than actual music. That said, they were elected to the Rock ‘n Roll Hall o’ Fame. Fittingly, they refused to show, calling the Museum a “piss stain.” Attaway, boys!
Mr. Rotten, Mr. Cook, Mr. Vicious, Mr. Jones
As you can imagine, this one’s a pretty easy one to parody. I’ll spare you those and close with these commercial ironies:
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