Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols (The) (CD, Oct-1990, Warner Bros.)

Who created punk music? tHe SeX PiSTolS! This record set the bar for all punk bands and none have ever come close to it's glorious fury. Want to hear what Green Day, Sum 41 and countless others have shamelessly copied? Want to hear what started it all? Want to hear the filth and the fury? Johnny (Lydon) Rotten, Sid (John Simon Ritchie) Vicious, Steve Jones and Paul Cook, not to overlook original bassist and primary song writer, Glen Matlock shook England and the world with what has now been named one of the top 50 most influential records of all time with "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols" released on 28 October 1977. Want to experience the quintesential punk work of art. Buy the LP, cassette or CD, lock yourself in a room and get off!

I recently began studying the punk movement, and how it blossomed in the U.K.; as I'd been exposed to it, but I hadn't embraced it, when I was in school in the 80s. The more I read, the more I listened to the music, when my new fascination began, the more entranced I became. I especially admire the group The Sex Pistols, not for any special musical talent, or skill. I admire John Lyden's (aka. Johnny Rotten) ability to write song lyrics, simple as they were, but how honestly they related to whatever issues he seemed to be faced with, at the time. He certainly seems to have an honest way about him. He seems to have carried that over to the new group he formed, P.i.L. (Public Image Limited), where he seems to have become Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistol, all grown up. As for Sid Vicious, though he was accused of murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, there is plenty of doubt about whether he may have been her killer. He seems, to me, a sweet kid; a sweet punk heroin-addict, possible murderer; but still a nice young man, all the same. Its really too bad what happened to him and Nancy. Steven Jones is an excellent guitarist. Surely his early stuff, with The Sex Pistols was at the start of his career, but he really took to his instrument, and mastered it. His early potential really shines through, with the songs on Never Mind the Bollocks. I recommend this album/c.d., Never Mind the Bollocks, to anyone who may be interested in the roots of alternative music. It is my feeling that the punk movement spawned the life of eighties alternative rock and new wave music, and still to this day influences musical groups, attitudes and even how people dress themselves. The idea behind the punk movement was to promote individuality. Thats always something good to get behind. Buy this album/c.d. Even if you think you hate it, you will quickly come to love the songs on it, as well as the punk spirit that drives it. cheers!

Never Mind the Bollocks is a piece of rock n' roll history. Some argue that the Sex Pistols invented punk rock, though I think the more intelligent view is that music is an evolutionary process. The Sex Pistols were influenced just as much as they influenced others. They just happened to be one of the first bands that could be labeled as something different. Who cares about labels? Regardless, this album rocks from start to finish.

When I was a teenager, I bought this cassette and played it until it broke. Recently (and more than a decade after I last owned that cassette in a working order) I read John Lydon's (Johnny Rotten, lead singer of the Sex Pistols) autobiography: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs. In that book, I learned of the working tension between the group. The band members wanted to go a more traditional rock n' roll route, like in the image of Rod Stewart and The Faces, while Johnny Rotten wanted to sing about what he thought wasn't being acknowledged, i.e. the inherent classism in England's political structure. The power chords and tempo of the music are similar to the rock of the day. The almost always controversial lyrics are delivered with never-before-seen angst and passion, which is what makes this band stand out as something completely different.

While the Sex Pistols were at the forefront of the punk rock movement, it would be hard to compare their music to contemporary punk or pop-punk. The only similarities to be gleaned are found in the Question Everything attitudes of what I consider to be the only punk worth listening to. When "punk" bands start singing about teenage romance or getting drunk, I don't think Johnny Rotten would enjoy being blamed for starting that lineage. If you are looking at this album because you want to add some more punk to your collection, be warned that this probably isn't like anything else you have heard.

If you like music and music history, you should probably be privy to this album. If you like punk rock, you should definitely own this album.

I will say that I really enjoyed my experience of falling in love with this album first, then reading John Lydon's book, and then rediscovering the album. You may want to try the same order of events.

This is a must have for anyone who collects. It ain't pretty. It's screamin' hard core punk that makes ya crazy and want to shove safety pins thru your ear lobes, nose, cheeks and of course nips and reproductive organs.. At least that's how fans of the Sex Pistols, and myself, expressed themselves' 30 some years ago.
Well you'll never get thru security with all those safety pins now, but ya can still enjoy this one.
God save the Queen.
I'm not an animal.

Certainly one of the greatest rock albums ever. I rank this up with Buddy Holly and the Beatles in terms of importance. One note of caution, the mastering of this album was totally butchered for the CD release. I think they had Rick Wakeman do the remaster job! It's unlistenable. The bit of feedback on the "Holidays in the Sun' intro is missing on the CD, stereo effects are added where they didn't exist, it's awful. To my knowledege, it still has not been properly remastered. They did it well on the Virgin box set and the 'Kiss This' set, I haven't heard the new 'Spunk' release so I can't comment on that. Otherwise, the original album by itself is still unacceptable on CD. The buyer needs to purchase the original vinyl LP or even the cassette to hear it properly.