The Vicious White Kids: Live in Concert [Live]

Sid Vicious & the Vicious White Kids (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Castle Us
• ASIN: B0007TKGRQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #725,390 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. C'mon Everybody

2. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

3. (Don't Gimme) No Lip

4. I Wanna Be Your Dog

5. Belsen (Was a Gas)

6. Chatterbox

7. Tight Pants

8. Somethin' Else

9. My Way

10. Interview With Rat Scabies and Glen Matlock

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars All the Young Punks, January 22, 2011

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This review is from: The Vicious White Kids: Live in Concert (Audio CD)

In many ways, this was a coda for the UK punk scene that was built on the furious fast times of the Sex Pistols. The one-off gig featured Sid Vicious (lead vocals), Glen Matlock (bass), Steve New (guitar), Rat Scabies (drums) and Nancy Spungen (backing vocals), who had her microphone "mysteriously" turned off after rehearsals showed that her vocal abilities were lacking.

The band's name was from an amalgamation of projects by the members and the gig took place on August 15, 1978, in the Electric Ballroom. Sid sings with motivation - and minus the tough guy posturing - though one audience member tried to bait him into a fight. Matlock, New and Scabies deliver a solid performance, with New adding a knockout punch as Sid rips through "My Way."

The interview track of Matlock and Scabies is outstanding, as the pair provide important recollections of Sid, the legacy of punk rock and how the concert became a reality. The photographs obviously focus on Sid, though there is no real attempt to chronicle the gig. The sound quality is good for material that has been released under a variety of titles over the years; but the interview puts this edition on top.