Public Image Limited O2 Academy Bristol 28th September 2023

 

Okay, like him or loathe him, John Lydon's name is pretty much as synonymous with the term 'post-punk'  as it is with 'punk'. We can argue into the middle of next week whether Lydon was responsible for punk and/or post punk but whichever side of the fence that you sit on it is undeniable that the bands that he was in, the Pistols and PiL, were a huge driving force behind these two musical ideas. Between them, Lydon, Wobble and Levine laid down something of a road map in 'Metal Box' that set the direction of British independent music for several years of the 1980s.

Like many bands Public Image Limited have suffered their trials and tribulations and there have been less than great albums released over the years. But when on form, the band have shone. This was repeated to a certain extent (at least in my opinion) with 'This Is PiL' when a version of the band (essentially the 'Album' era formation minus John McGeogh) reformed, buttered by the proceeds from some TV advertising that Lydon had been involved with.

Thanks to Chatts!

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