![]() ![]() In the …Rock‘n’Roll Swindle, that’s what he tried to say - that it was all because of him. ![]() He had… zero to do with the musical side of things, no input whatsoever. In a 2017 interview with US radio station WBUR, Steve Jones ventured that, “ wasn’t as important as he thought he was. Despite bad blood, band members have acknowledged McLaren’s contributions in manipulating the media and defining their image, while dismantling his revisionist retelling of their history via The Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle, the film that depicted their career as McLaren’s Machiavellian masterplan, with the band mere puppets incapable of playing their instruments. Punk’s impact went way beyond music, but for Malcolm McLaren, the Pistols and their songs – the catalyst for the original scene – took a back seat to his own agenda as their notoriety grew. ![]() Before anyone shouts “flogging a dead horse,” despite overlap with material contained in earlier releases, this new 4CD collection contains eight previously unreleased tracks, and gives a uniquely presented debunking of the myth that the Pistols couldn’t play (even Sid, albeit slightly). Prior to 76-77, the Sex Pistols have released four box sets since 2016, and a self-titled three-disc set in 2002. ![]()
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