Bollocks, This Album Rocks: A Never Mind The Bollocks Review

 

Artist: The Sex Pistols    

Album: Never Mind The Bullocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Genre: Punk Rock

Release date: October 28th, 1977

Description: Released in October of 77 (in the UK) and November of 77 (in the US), this only studio release for the band was chalked full of hits. With hits surrounding themes of anarchy and pure raw energy, the band had many hits on this release. The album saw a slew of various members and a big mix of who played what for the recordings. The original bassist for the band was Glen Matlock. Although he is credited as writing all but two of the tracks, he only recorded on one track, Anarchy In The UK. Sid Vicious ends up stepping in to replace Matlock on bass. Unfortunately, with little to no skill on the instrument, guitarist Steve Jones ends up playing on most of the bass tracks. 

    By the time the album was released, the band was already in hot water with the public. Being a rather controversial group, many listings on the charts were left blank for the band. Many people found the album title to be crass and distasteful. Most shops refused to have any inventory of the album as well. They said, with the controversy surrounding the album, it makes sense as a better move for business. The album did end up at number one on the charts in the UK and the RIAA certified it as a Platinum release. 

Favorite Track: Liar

Reason: The song tells the angering story that no band wishes to go through. It tells the story of dishonesty and manipulation by a person full of greed when introducing a young musical group to the adult world of the industry. The group also fought manipulation from the outside as well. While telling this tale, they brought an awesome guitar intro with a fast-paced hi-hat to lead right into the chorus. Overall this song is very fun and exciting.

Album Rating: 8.0/10

As a punk album, this is great. This brings all the original ideals of punk that we have grown to love. The album is very standard with rhythms, but the lyrics are what really bring the feeling of true anarchy style punk to the front. The band brings the hits on this only studio album. The drums and guitar are a big presence instrumentally. The lyrics do tell the tale of the anger and fight against a regime and oppressive/abusive leaders int he industry and government.