Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (US Version)

Sex Pistols | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1977
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros.
• ASIN: B000002KIE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (516 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,886 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #4 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Punk
  • #60 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Punk

Editorial Reviews

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Recognizing that there's no such thing as bad publicity, manager-Svengali Malcolm McLaren molded the Pistols into the most confrontational, nihilistic band rock & roll had ever seen. Propelled by Johnny Rotten's maniacal vocals, Steve Jones's buzz-saw guitar, and (most importantly) bass player Glen Matlock's hook-filled compositional skills, the Pistols' early singles "Anarchy in the U.K." and "God Save the Queen" defined the raging style of British punk. By the time they recorded their lone 1977 album, Matlock had been bounced, replaced by the image-correct but utterly untalented (and ultimately group-dooming) Sid Vicious. Not a 10th as good as the singles, the album nontheless remains a bile-filled emblem of the times. --Billy Altman

Product Description

Dust off your combat boots and studded leather for one of the greatest rock records ever made! The poster boys of punk rock bring the controversial God Save the Queen plus Anarchy in the UK; Pretty Vacant; E.M.I.; No Feelings; Submission and more!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

377 of 429 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Grief April 7, 2000

By Stuntweasel

Format:Audio CD

I've never seen so much blatantly false information about a subject in one place before. Some of these people need to find out what the hell they are talking about before they submit reviews. I'm guessing that many of these 1-star ratings are coming from children weened on the Green Day poseurs.

Just to set the record straight, aside from some dross that was released after their demise, Bollocks is the ONLY Pistols album. To say that it is their best album or their worst album is simply a display of ignorance. Cripes, I'm seeing people write reviews of this landmark record who don't even get the names of the band members correct. Leave the critiques to folks who have more than a passing knowledge of the band and the album and the genre, for that matter.

As for all these comparisons, The Clash were very nice indeed, but they never packed the snarling power of 'Anarchy in the UK', nor did they ever produce a signature song like 'God Save the Queen', one of the great hard-rock anthems to ever come down the pike, blowing the doors off of anything by these neo-punk revivalists. And for all this talk of filler, I'll take one 'New York' for 5 songs on London Calling.

If it wasn't for albums like Bullocks breaking the prog-rock and corporate-rock mallaise of the late '70s, we'd all STILL be listening to turgid immitators of Floyd and Zeppelin.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Rolling Stone Magazine was right March 27, 2007

By Nicholas Papamarcos

Format:Audio CD

In I think 1987 Rolling Stone Mag listed the top 100 lps. I believe this was #1 or #2 right behind Peppers. At a time when music was ruled by such dreck as the Eagles (post blues) Fleetwood Mac etc along came The Sex Pistols. My friends thought I had lost my mind when I said they were the future (No Future?). But,not that I needed the vindication RS showed who knew what. As for the guy who gave it one star and went on to say how the above groups represented the 70's check out his other reviews he has the nerve to give the Carpenters 4 stars and say that we all liked them. Speak for yourself pal. What are you doing listening to real rock and roll let alone reviewing it almost makes me think Lou Reed ( the real 70's) is right in his view on critics

49 of 54 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars put aside the hype, this is a classic March 2, 2006

By R. C. Kopf

Format:Audio CD

first, for those of you who have no understanding of punk, know that the pistols and other early punk bands were about live performance, not recordings. having said that, given that their career as a band was short-lived, try this album to grok what they were about.

the truth is these songs sound almost innocent compared to the headache rock, death & speedmetal, goth and other punk spinoffs that have sprouted since. musically the songs are simple and great rock n roll. lydon was an acidic, brilliant lyricist, as good as punk ever had, and his raw on-edge "singing" is as good as any punk vocalist ever.