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* [[Hidden Depths]]: Who'd have thought that [[Sex Pistols (Music)|Johnny Rotten]] was a fan of [[Prog Rock]]? |
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Who'd have thought that [[Sex Pistols (Music)|Johnny Rotten]] was a fan of [[Prog Rock]]? |
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** The people who read that Malcolm McLaren-pissing-off interview where he mentioned [[Can (Music)|Can]], [[Van Der Graaf Generator (Music)|Van Der Graaf Generator]] and [[Captain Beefheart (Music)|Captain Beefheart]] as influences? |
** The people who read that Malcolm McLaren-pissing-off interview where he mentioned [[Can (Music)|Can]], [[Van Der Graaf Generator (Music)|Van Der Graaf Generator]] and [[Captain Beefheart (Music)|Captain Beefheart]] as influences? |
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* [[It's Been Done]]: Flipper came out with a "generic album" before PiL did. Flipper released an album called ''Public Flipper Ltd.'' as a [[Take That]]. |
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* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]: ''First Issue'' is still fairly straight(ish) punk/new wave, except for two longer, strung-out experimental pieces, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPSGJPg-tCU "Theme"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzn3_NEek4M "Fodderstompf"]. These turned out to be better indicators for the next few albums, especially ''Metal Box'', than any of the more "accessible" tracks. Around ''This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get'', the sound took a turn for the more "commercial", to variable fan-reaction, and has changed again a few times since. Lydon has cited [[Yoko Ono]], [[Can (Music)|Can]], and [[Van Der Graaf Generator]] among his influences. |
* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]: ''First Issue'' is still fairly straight(ish) punk/new wave, except for two longer, strung-out experimental pieces, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPSGJPg-tCU "Theme"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzn3_NEek4M "Fodderstompf"]. These turned out to be better indicators for the next few albums, especially ''Metal Box'', than any of the more "accessible" tracks. Around ''This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get'', the sound took a turn for the more "commercial", to variable fan-reaction, and has changed again a few times since. Lydon has cited [[Yoko Ono]], [[Can (Music)|Can]], and [[Van Der Graaf Generator]] among his influences. |
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* [[Punny Name]]: The band name is not just [[Don't Explain the Joke|a dig at Lydon's post-Pistols image]] (and [[Viewers Are Geniuses|an oblique reference]] to Muriel Sparks' novel ''The Public Image''), but also plays up the "band as corporate entity" angle, also featured in a tendency to [[Heavy Meta]] ("Poptones", "Chant", "Death Disco" etc.) and naming records so as to [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] their status as product (''First Issue'', ''Second Edition'' aka ''Metal Box'', ''Album'') |
* [[Punny Name]]: The band name is not just [[Don't Explain the Joke|a dig at Lydon's post-Pistols image]] (and [[Viewers Are Geniuses|an oblique reference]] to Muriel Sparks' novel ''The Public Image''), but also plays up the "band as corporate entity" angle, also featured in a tendency to [[Heavy Meta]] ("Poptones", "Chant", "Death Disco" etc.) and naming records so as to [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] their status as product (''First Issue'', ''Second Edition'' aka ''Metal Box'', ''Album'') |
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