I remember hearing a few months back about this, and only now have I had the courage to actually view it. John Lydon, the man once responsible for anarchy in the U.K., on a butter commercial. Oh mercy. It is rather laughable, and in a good way. The Sex Pistols were truly a revolutionary band, but short lived and rightly so, as that kind of energy can only survive for so long before it outlives it's own meaning. But along came John's later project, and in my opinion, the more influential and just better in general artistic terms, Public Image Ltd. PIL will always be known as the first real, true "post-punk" bands, exploring more experimental and dense material than the punk scene of that time seemed to be limited to. Don't get me wrong, I love what punk rock and the Sex Pistols stood for, and still appreciate it's energy and anti-everything-in-general attitude. But PIL seemed to speak to me in a different way, encouraging more creativity. But watching this now, I don't know what to think.....Perhaps he's in need of some extra cash flow. Or perhaps he secretly enjoys the obvious irony of this endeavor, recreating his own public image, and caring very little if his fans will see it with the same light air..
Two of my favorites:
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