What are you listening to right now?

[Ferryman_1957]

Im huge fan, I wonder what the Brits think of Johnnys little PIL?  Anger IS an energy.

This Brit loves them and has done since "First Issue" in 1978. Jah Wobble's bass, Levene's wall of noise guitar and Lydon's acerbic vocals are hard to beat. But they got even better when John McGeoch was on board, in my opinion one of the the best guitarists in recent history. PiL are one of my fave all time bands.

This is what you want? This is what you get.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylOCIP54PIQ

Nigel

[Ted]

Sorry, Ted!

Senhor: Once when I was still in my twenties, some dude made an Opie joke about me, and I laughed.  Then I stopped and marveled that, I'd laughed.  I was officially over my sensitivity about red hair jokes!  It was a moment to celebrate.

Ted thats a cool song, I wonder what guitar was used for the twangy leads-It sounds like a tele, maybe a strat but not a les paul.

According to the Cracker Web site, this is what Johnny Hickman uses:

• Gibson Les Paul, approx 78/79 vintage, heavily "modified" with Kehler whammy bar.  The body sports numerous carvings and decorations executed by Johnny himself, most noticeably a number seven, leading to the guitar sometimes being known as the "Lucky Seven" guitar. This is Johnny's main guitar, now used almost exclusively during live performances.  His other Les Paul, with its distinctive fish decoration, perished on tour.
• Fender Eric Clapton model Stratocaster (rarely used live.)

[Davo]

Nigel I love those guitar tones.  I how they were recorded?  There is a spacey/phase thing happening there, maybe some slight detuning.

[Ferryman_1957]

Nigel I love those guitar tones.  I how they were recorded?  There is a spacey/phase thing happening there, maybe some slight detuning.

I don't know, it was really the first of that "big" sound so popular in the 80s. I know he used an aluminium guitar (Veleno? or something like that). Pioneering stuff.

[chapperz66]

"Fear of a Blank Planet" - Porcupine Tree.

[Saijinn Maas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGK84Poeynk

[Ted]

Saijinn: I used to have biggest mancrush on Carl Sagan, I just didn't have the word for it.

Every time I visited Ithaca, NY I'd think, Wow, maybe Sagan once ate at this restaurant too!

[Greeny]

Nigel I love those guitar tones.  I how they were recorded?  There is a spacey/phase thing happening there, maybe some slight detuning.

I don't know, it was really the first of that "big" sound so popular in the 80s. I know he used an aluminium guitar (Veleno? or something like that). Pioneering stuff.

I believe PIL are about to record again. Not with all the proper members intact, but Mr Lydon says he has a lot of lyrical content from his father's death to share with the world. I hope it's not a sad cash-in on former glories. You really can't tell with Lydon, lol. Could be good...

[Ted]

This song is simply awesome, but the amateur video doesn't do it justice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAeb_Im_QJA

You can listen to it here.

[corryhully]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOmxXw2aFbo
acid by hard hands  wow!!