re: The Sex Pistols played Baton Rouge in 1978

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We're hearing two different things. I don't find Never Mind The Bollocks to be either sloppy or totally lacking in technical proficiency. As a matter of fact, they caught flack from some of the punk fans and their peers at the time because it was too polished for their taste and because it actually sounded like they could play their instruments on the record. Ya gotta remember, the only one who really couldn't play was Sid, and the only track he was on (Bodies), he'd buried under overdubs and you can't hear him playing.

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i don't disagree that they were more musically accomplished than their peers, but with a few exceptions (bad brains come to mind), that's not much of a stretch....i'd say their music was more "accessible" than "technically proficient". now, maybe they were more musically disciplined when they went on their reunion trek all those years later, but i'm not hearing it so much from back in the day....