The Sex Pistols are an over-rated punk band of the 70's, made up of Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock, who would later be replaced by Sid Vicious (although, Glen was the brains behind the operation). Sid Vicious was the first punk wannabe-- he couldn't play worth shite & was a total outfit like John Lydon, and would soon get wrapped up in his whole poseuriness and go into his junkie hole. John Lydon formed the new wave band, Public Image Ltd. (PIL), who are way better than the Sex Pistols.
Nowadays, you have see Lydon piping on about Californian punk rock band, Green Day. He's trying to knock out Green Day, because they are the only real PUNK competition today. He did imply it. He was definitly intimedated that they had such success as punks, when he did not. They are the only ones left hold the punk flag- even if they don't want it (as they have said many times). Yes, Lydon and all the original punks had a hard time in the 70s-- punks would literally get beaten on the streets for looking the way they did, and few DID look like that (until '77). But unknown to him, Green Day have paied their dues, and anyone who bothered to find out more about them would know that. They also mention their influences very often, causing many of their fans to check out those influeneces, which is why punks' sales today are so high. Glen Matlock even knows this!
In a whole, John Lydon is just a bitter man who wants attention. He appeared on an episode of Jugde Judy, which you can see on youtube. You never know what this man would like because one moment he'll like it, the next he won't. Now the Sex Pistols are on their very ridiculous anniversay tour, which is very "un-punk" indeed.
In conclusion, The Sex Pistols put on a good face in punk simply because they looked like the ultimate punk image-- just what Malcolm McLaren intended to build. They are the only "original punk" act that likes the term "punk". It is a constraint, and any TRUE *punk*, wouldn't allow themselves to be categorized-- they wouldn't even look the stereotype. If they had just stuck to the music, with Glen Matlock, they would have been brilliant.
Punk was a movement that was to break free of anything seen as controversial. It's supposed to be shocking, yes, but only to change people's views on things. NOT to be arseholes.
Now, to quote Chris Sullivan: "Although, for the sake of simplicity, punk is described as a movement, it was only ever a collective of individual free spirits. In fact, it is these individuals who make punk difficult to define: just when you have managed to encapsulate the ethos, these free spirits break away and make you think again. This is the essance of the movement..." The Sex Pistols did not do this. They were not original. They just accepted whatever McLaren pushed on them.
And dispite me liking the music of the following bands: The Ramones, Billy Idol (of course no one knows Generation X *grumble*), The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Joan Jett, and on occasion, Iggy Pop, are all part of the typical punk wannabe's collection-- nothing else.
Nowadays, you have see Lydon piping on about Californian punk rock band, Green Day. He's trying to knock out Green Day, because they are the only real PUNK competition today. He did imply it. He was definitly intimedated that they had such success as punks, when he did not. They are the only ones left hold the punk flag- even if they don't want it (as they have said many times). Yes, Lydon and all the original punks had a hard time in the 70s-- punks would literally get beaten on the streets for looking the way they did, and few DID look like that (until '77). But unknown to him, Green Day have paied their dues, and anyone who bothered to find out more about them would know that. They also mention their influences very often, causing many of their fans to check out those influeneces, which is why punks' sales today are so high. Glen Matlock even knows this!
In a whole, John Lydon is just a bitter man who wants attention. He appeared on an episode of Jugde Judy, which you can see on youtube. You never know what this man would like because one moment he'll like it, the next he won't. Now the Sex Pistols are on their very ridiculous anniversay tour, which is very "un-punk" indeed.
In conclusion, The Sex Pistols put on a good face in punk simply because they looked like the ultimate punk image-- just what Malcolm McLaren intended to build. They are the only "original punk" act that likes the term "punk". It is a constraint, and any TRUE *punk*, wouldn't allow themselves to be categorized-- they wouldn't even look the stereotype. If they had just stuck to the music, with Glen Matlock, they would have been brilliant.
Punk was a movement that was to break free of anything seen as controversial. It's supposed to be shocking, yes, but only to change people's views on things. NOT to be arseholes.
Now, to quote Chris Sullivan: "Although, for the sake of simplicity, punk is described as a movement, it was only ever a collective of individual free spirits. In fact, it is these individuals who make punk difficult to define: just when you have managed to encapsulate the ethos, these free spirits break away and make you think again. This is the essance of the movement..." The Sex Pistols did not do this. They were not original. They just accepted whatever McLaren pushed on them.
And dispite me liking the music of the following bands: The Ramones, Billy Idol (of course no one knows Generation X *grumble*), The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Joan Jett, and on occasion, Iggy Pop, are all part of the typical punk wannabe's collection-- nothing else.
Poseur kid: I LOVE punk music!
Music lover: Yeah? What bands do you like, then?
Poseur kid: My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte, Billy Talent, Blink 182, Nirvana... The Sex Pistols...
Music lover: O_O *anger rising* The only "punk" band you have is The Sex Pistols!! And they are on everyone's damn list!
Poseur kid: So you're calling me a poseur?!
Music lover: YES! Learn REAL *punk* music! *shoves X-ray Spex, Adam & The Ants, The Adicts in poseur's face*
Music lover: Yeah? What bands do you like, then?
Poseur kid: My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte, Billy Talent, Blink 182, Nirvana... The Sex Pistols...
Music lover: O_O *anger rising* The only "punk" band you have is The Sex Pistols!! And they are on everyone's damn list!
Poseur kid: So you're calling me a poseur?!
Music lover: YES! Learn REAL *punk* music! *shoves X-ray Spex, Adam & The Ants, The Adicts in poseur's face*
by Drie December 5, 2007
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Street slang for the unique level of wreckedness one can achieve by getting very drunk then very stoned.
Borrows it's name from former Newcastle and Everton Italian full-back Alessandro Pistone. Pis (pissed) - stone'd (stoned.)
Street slang for the unique level of wreckedness one can achieve by getting very drunk then very stoned.
Borrows it's name from former Newcastle and Everton Italian full-back Alessandro Pistone. Pis (pissed) - stone'd (stoned.)
'I followed that four litre of White Ace with a few creamy buckets last night. I was well pistone'd.'
by Esgsa\a July 3, 2008
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The act of taking a drag off a ciarette, holding the smoke, then shotgunning a beer then exhaling the smoke afterwards.
Drunken voice mail message: Dude I just invented the craziest thing you like you know smoking yeah so yeah you take a drag then you shotgun yeah then after you blow out the smoke I call it the smoking pistol.
Next message: yeah so im kinda mad cause right after i invented it i went on the internet and apparently its already been invented as the "smoking gun" but I dont care I'm still putting it on urbandictionary.com as my own.
Last message: welp its on urbandictionary.com now and im the first smoking gun is now mine i mean smoking pistol oh son of a bi..
Next message: yeah so im kinda mad cause right after i invented it i went on the internet and apparently its already been invented as the "smoking gun" but I dont care I'm still putting it on urbandictionary.com as my own.
Last message: welp its on urbandictionary.com now and im the first smoking gun is now mine i mean smoking pistol oh son of a bi..
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Get the picton mug.From the Eighteenth Century on there were huge numbers of small, concealable pistols manufactured in England as well as on other continents. The smaller variations of these pistols were described as "Muff Pistols" due to the fact that they could be concealed in a lady's muff even though a man could also easily conceal this on his person, but Gentlemen used muffs too.
On the contrary my dear Watson! This pistol has a distinguishing smell to it.
Yes, quite a muff-like smell...we must go to the nearest fish market in England to find it.
No, my dear friend, this is a Muff Pistol, I'm sure you can deduct where it was hidden...please stop smelling it!!!!
Yes, quite a muff-like smell...we must go to the nearest fish market in England to find it.
No, my dear friend, this is a Muff Pistol, I'm sure you can deduct where it was hidden...please stop smelling it!!!!
by xleprechaunx November 8, 2010
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First they beat the lakers in 2004.
Then they lost to the Spurs in 2005.
Then they lost to the Miami Heat in the 2006 eastern conference finals.
Then they lost Ben Wallace.
First they beat the lakers in 2004.
Then they lost to the Spurs in 2005.
Then they lost to the Miami Heat in the 2006 eastern conference finals.
Then they lost Ben Wallace.
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