Edition, Second

Second Edition

Digitally remastered edition of this 1979 Post-Punk classic. Rising from the ashes of the Sex Pistols in 1978, Public Image Limited were by definition one of the pioneers of Post-Punk groups. With John Lydon's vocals complemented by ex-Clash guitarist Keith Levene, drummer Jim Walker and Jah Wobble on bass, the group created a more Dub orientated style and their innovative music earned them five UK Top 20 Singles and five UK Top 20 Albums in a period stretching over three decades.

Second Edition

(a repackage of the original Metal Box) contains all the remasters from the Metal Box project, housed neatly in a single CD. EMI.Among its many virtues, the second album by John Lydon's post-Sex Pistols group has the most brain-devouring bass sound ever, courtesy of Jah Wobble, whose dubby throb overpowers Lydon's drugged-out wail and Keith Levene's spidery, modal guitar lines. Lydon's words and singing evoke unending horror--they're the voice of a man in hell who can barely understand what's happening to him--and the songs here cycle through a few notes over and over until they're abruptly cut off. "This person's had enough of useless memories," he moans, and

Second Edition

isn't just a repudiation of rock's chords and catharsis, but a despairing attempt to forget. --Douglas Wolk









List Price: $ 13.96



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