Sex Pistols - Kiss This

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• SEX PISTOLS KISS THIS

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Free Music Review: Never Mind 'Never Mind' Here's KISS THIS!
Hit: 5 Stars

The first CD is a nearly complete chronicle of everything the Pistols recorded. It has every track that is on "Bollocks," (same mix, same version, same everything. I mention that b/c it was a question I had before I bought it) as well as each of the four B-sides to their original singles. Those are:

1)I Wanna Be Me (B-side of "Anarchy") 2)"Did You No Wrong" (B-side of "God Save...") 3)"No Fun" (B-side of "Vacant"--awesome!!!) 4)"Satellite" (B-side of their last single, "Holidays...")

This last song deserves mention because it is, as author Jon Savage put it, "the great lost Sex Pistols recording." It's available on other bootlegs, but not this version. "Satellite" has some of the best Rotten lyrics, a fantastic Steve Jones riff, and wouldn't have sounded--well, I was going to say it wouldn't have sounded out of place on "Bollocks" but the truth is it would have; it's that good. Really. I mean it. If you're a Pistols' fan, you have to listen to this song.

"Kiss This" also contains several covers from their earliest days: "Don't Give Me No Lip, Child" and "Stepping Stone." "Did You No Wrong" was one of their first original tunes, and is here; it's a Mod-ish, tough little love song, the likes of which they'd never do again. Following these songs the rest of the "Bollocks" catalog. Always a pleasure to hear this stuff again (and again and again!)

The final two songs are a great bonus: Sid Vicious' version of "My Way," a brilliant/stupid, trashing/celebration of the Sinatra/Presley egotistical classic. Is this Sid's finest moment? It's a phenomenal piece of work, really. The last song is "Silly Thing," sung by Steve Jones after Rotten had left the band. There's a different version of this on the "Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle" soundtrack, but this one is good as well. Is it about Johnny Rotten?

This first CD has a great fold-out collage on one side of the insert, and a detailed commentary about each song by John Lydon, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, and Glen Matlock. An unexpected treat!

Disc 2 is "Live in Trondheim, 21 July 1977," a pretty good recording of a decent performance with Sid on bass. It only has 8 songs, but is a nice extra for the price.

As a long-time, die-hard Pistols fan, I was extrememly happy with this purchase. I was also happy to that it's not a bootleg; it's a fully authorized release from Virgin Records. The sound quality is excellent--maybe even better than the current CD of "Bollocks" from Warner Brothers.

"Kiss This" is an absolutely essential purchase for any fan of the Sex Pistols, well worth the $28. Buy it today, keep the Swindle alive!

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