PiL Stuff?
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PiLstopher
PiL Stuff?
I need any 80-82 boots that have "No Birds" on them and a decent copy of Commercial Zone (not that crappy vinyl rip out there). Anyone help me out?
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Given that CZ was never released in any format other than vinyl, there is no proper digital version—they'll all be vinyl rips.PiLstopher wrote:I need any 80-82 boots that have "No Birds" on them and a decent copy of Commercial Zone (not that crappy vinyl rip out there). Anyone help me out?
Unless someone else uploads over night, I'll look at what I have for those boots tomorrow morning.
edit: Just took a quick look at the gigography in Heylin's PiL book. "No Birds" was only played live a few times:
18 June 79
8 Sept 79
17 Jan 80
I can upload the two 1979 shows if you wish.
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Commercial Zone (Plus Bonus Tracks and Outtakes)
Studio Roughs & Rehearsals, 1981-83
The Russell Club, Manchester, 18 June 79
Futurama Sci-Fi Festival, Queens Hall, Leeds, 8 Sept 79
Studio Roughs & Rehearsals, 1981-83
The Russell Club, Manchester, 18 June 79
Futurama Sci-Fi Festival, Queens Hall, Leeds, 8 Sept 79
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Groovy, thanks Hooky. By the way PiL did No Birds a few times on the 82 tour. I saw them do it and I still can't figure out what Levene was doing.
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Yup, you're right. Shows on 10 Nov and 11 Dec 82 list "No Birds." Heylin lists other shows around that time but no set list.Bad Babytopher wrote:Groovy, thanks Hooky. By the way PiL did No Birds a few times on the 82 tour. I saw them do it and I still can't figure out what Levene was doing.
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I don't care what anyone says, the Jones/Atkins lineup pissed all over all the other PiL lineups onstage. Wobble was awesome, but wasn't a powerhouse in a live setting. That '82 gig at the Channel was not only amazing because the crowd went insane, but also because Levene was clean (and ripped the shit up) and that rhythm section was tighter than fuck and heavier than Heaven. Definitely in my top 5 all-time favorite shows. What a friggin' shame they lost their balls in the studio afterwards (Where Are You and The Slab are the only cuts that measure up) and then Lydon replaced Jones and Levene with a bunch of clowns from a Holiday Inn band.
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If there's ever been a worse live album than Live in Tokyo, I haven't heard it. That Lydon managed to scrape together a couple listenable albums after that defies the odds.WobTopher wrote:then Lydon replaced Jones and Levene with a bunch of clowns from a Holiday Inn band.
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Found this link for the LP rip and some artwork
http://vivalesbootlegs.blogspot.com/200 ... icial.html
http://vivalesbootlegs.blogspot.com/200 ... icial.html
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Yeah it's naff, I was never 100% convinced of Lydon's excuse for it being the new Toshiba technology available to record it at the time for it's existance.Dr. Medulla wrote:If there's ever been a worse live album than Live in Tokyo, I haven't heard it. That Lydon managed to scrape together a couple listenable albums after that defies the odds.WobTopher wrote:then Lydon replaced Jones and Levene with a bunch of clowns from a Holiday Inn band.
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I'd guess it was more a dwindling bank account and an opportunity to cash in on the semi-hit "Love Song."Marky Dread wrote:Yeah it's naff, I was never 100% convinced of Lydon's excuse for it being the new Toshiba technology available to record it at the time for it's existance.Dr. Medulla wrote:If there's ever been a worse live album than Live in Tokyo, I haven't heard it. That Lydon managed to scrape together a couple listenable albums after that defies the odds.WobTopher wrote:then Lydon replaced Jones and Levene with a bunch of clowns from a Holiday Inn band.
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He would probably made more money out of issuing remixes of "Love Song"Dr. Medulla wrote:I'd guess it was more a dwindling bank account and an opportunity to cash in on the semi-hit "Love Song."Marky Dread wrote:Yeah it's naff, I was never 100% convinced of Lydon's excuse for it being the new Toshiba technology available to record it at the time for it's existance.Dr. Medulla wrote:If there's ever been a worse live album than Live in Tokyo, I haven't heard it. That Lydon managed to scrape together a couple listenable albums after that defies the odds.WobTopher wrote:then Lydon replaced Jones and Levene with a bunch of clowns from a Holiday Inn band.
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About fifteen years too early for that scam. Curious that the best stuff from that period of PiL—Commercial Zone/This Is What You Want—are where Lydon's involvement is minimal. Levene's instrumentals and the excellentest "Blue Water" blow the fuck out of anything else from that period (okay, maybe "Tie Me To the Length of That").Marky Dread wrote:He would probably made more money out of issuing remixes of "Love Song"Dr. Medulla wrote:I'd guess it was more a dwindling bank account and an opportunity to cash in on the semi-hit "Love Song."Marky Dread wrote:Yeah it's naff, I was never 100% convinced of Lydon's excuse for it being the new Toshiba technology available to record it at the time for it's existance.Dr. Medulla wrote:If there's ever been a worse live album than Live in Tokyo, I haven't heard it. That Lydon managed to scrape together a couple listenable albums after that defies the odds.WobTopher wrote:then Lydon replaced Jones and Levene with a bunch of clowns from a Holiday Inn band.
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It's awesome* to think about how long ago it was that Lydon approached anything like "artistic relevance" or "creativity" or whatever.Dr. Medulla wrote:About fifteen years too early for that scam. Curious that the best stuff from that period of PiL—Commercial Zone/This Is What You Want—are where Lydon's involvement is minimal. Levene's instrumentals and the excellentest "Blue Water" blow the fuck out of anything else from that period (okay, maybe "Tie Me To the Length of That").
*where "awesome" refer to the cruelty of life, entropy and the human condition.
His solo album is the balls though.
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I'm gonna place that date around when Wobble left. He's put out some good (read: listenable) music since then, and his collaborations with Afrika Bambaataa and Leftfield were damn cool, but, really, he's been coasting since Metal Box. I still give the guy tons of credit for being involved in two of the most seminal, and dissimilar, albums of the last rock era, but is period of relevance was less than five years. (The Riot Show is also way cool.)Flex wrote:It's awesome* to think about how long ago it was that Lydon approached anything like "artistic relevance" or "creativity" or whatever.Dr. Medulla wrote:About fifteen years too early for that scam. Curious that the best stuff from that period of PiL—Commercial Zone/This Is What You Want—are where Lydon's involvement is minimal. Levene's instrumentals and the excellentest "Blue Water" blow the fuck out of anything else from that period (okay, maybe "Tie Me To the Length of That").
*where "awesome" refer to the cruelty of life, entropy and the human condition.
Admittedly, I've never been a fan of the electronica genre, but even at that I was bored by it. "Sun" is alright—I liked the accordion bit—but the album as a whole is just really dreary.His solo album is the balls though.
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Lydon is usually at his best when surrounded by other musicians which help him rise up. the original Pistols lineup did that as did PiL up to Wobble's departure. His work with Bambaataa and Leftfield suggest that he could still produce some gems when paired with talent that helped raise his ship, so to speak.Dr. Medulla wrote:I'm gonna place that date around when Wobble left. He's put out some good (read: listenable) music since then, and his collaborations with Afrika Bambaataa and Leftfield were damn cool, but, really, he's been coasting since Metal Box. I still give the guy tons of credit for being involved in two of the most seminal, and dissimilar, albums of the last rock era, but is period of relevance was less than five years. (The Riot Show is also way cool.)
His solo album ruins my thesis because it is the great thing to be recorded by mankind besides Cut the Crap.Admittedly, I've never been a fan of the electronica genre, but even at that I was bored by it. "Sun" is alright—I liked the accordion bit—but the album as a whole is just really dreary.
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