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P.I.L anyone?

Posted:
Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:05 pm
by oneno
The "Generic" and #9 were great, but they (He) fell off the face of the earth.But man what power in there prime.Prog punk or ?

Posted:
Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:55 pm
by randy
I was never a huge fan , but I always did like "Poptones".

Posted:
Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:39 pm
by EchoBeachBunnyBoy
I remember seeing Johnny Lydon on an episode of "Judge Judy".
Pretty surreal...[:p]

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Thu Jun 24, 2004 2:44 am
by mare_idol
Yep, I LOVE PIL. I saw them in 1982 at Roseland Ballroom in NYC (which was a nice venue back then, unlike the dive it is today).
"Second Edition" is the best thing they ever did -- a total work of art. You can't just listen to one song, you must liste

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Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:38 am
by cubby
PIL were great. First Issue, Second Edition, Generic, Happy? all classics. Saw them twice in the mid to late 80's. John has always had the knack for surrounding himself with great musicians (Keith Levine, John McGeogh, Steve Vai, Jah Wobble, etc) I nev

Posted:
Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:02 am
by bpdp3
They started out as such an interesting idea, and the initial releases were GREAT (Jah Wobble and Keith Levine were untouchable). Then by the mid-to-late 80's PiL were putting out standard synth-dance-pop. I'm not saying it was terrible, but it was less

Posted:
Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:37 am
by ghosty
I kind of felt obligated to find "the good" in their later period albums (my "once great always great" syndrome). Loved "Dissapointed" off 9 and even enjoyed "Don't Ask Me" from their singles compilation (1990?).
I think the last PIL album was from 1994

Posted:
Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:59 am
by Grunch
"The Order of Death" was always my favorite by P.I.L.
this is what you want, this is what you get, this is what you want, this is what you get......