Ishmael wrote:

krakabash once wrote:Egyptian Lover did more in one record than the entire recorded works of Mr. Albini put together.

The evidence is everywhere.

PIL almost single-handedly created the post-punk sound, completely shifted the direction of post-punk one year later, two years after that created a record completely devoid of genre and easily identifiable precedent, and continued making an effort to play new and different music throughout the rest of its existence -- no matter what you think of the material that came after FoL.

PIL is responsible for some of the most innovative, influential playing and recording techniques among any art music group of the last 30 years. They put these techniques to use by creating arguably the most inventive, free-spirited, often beautiful, and always enjoyable music out of anybody active in music in the five years they were active as a "corperation."

PIL aimed to create a new order of creating, recording, publishing, and performing music that would radically change the way record labels and bands functioned. In attempting to destroy the punk movement, they subsequently became one of the most punk groups ever to form.

PIL changed the way I thought (and think) about music, society, and art. In doing so, PIL changed my life, and without hearing Metal Box my freshman year of high school, I would be a completely different person today in almost every aspect of my personality, outlook, and goals.












Crap.

BadComrade wrote:

AAAAAAAARGH wrote:











Crap.

It's never too late to start listening to Level 42 or Duran Duran.

I'm pretty sure it is dude.

Lessons in love? I shudder.

The song "Public Image" is hands down the best punk/post-punk song ever.
NOT CRAP

I actually prefer the first record to Metal Box, but the first three records are all essential.

krakabash wrote:Jonny's a prankster.
Siouxie's an artist.

That's the difference.

John Lydon wasn't why PiL was great. That much is clear by the band's post-Levene output. But still, I'll take Lydon's "pranks" over Siouxie's "art" anyday.

Christopher J. McGarvey wrote:The song "Public Image" is hands down the best punk/post-punk song ever.
NOT CRAP

Almost. Annalisa is better.

same wrote:

Christopher J. McGarvey wrote:The song "Public Image" is hands down the best punk/post-punk song ever.
NOT CRAP

Almost. Annalisa is better.

agreed.

that damned fly wrote:

same wrote:

Christopher J. McGarvey wrote:The song "Public Image" is hands down the best punk/post-punk song ever.
NOT CRAP

Almost. Annalisa is better.

agreed.

They are both good musical songs. They tie.

Only to be beat by "Religion"!