Prog Rock on Sky News

Why even ask lydon for a comment he should stick to advertising butter

Lydon is just a phony if prog was at the top of the charts every week this year he would reunite the sex pistols and record a new song called Anarchy In 9/8!!! that man is all about the money and is the opposite of a punk rocker, he's an old man who still hasn't escaped his mid life crisis. 

Battlepriest wrote: In all fairness, Lydon doesn't look entirely serious in that interview (or really at any time). Additionally, there were two obvious edit points in his portion of that clip. The context was largely up to the editor. That said, I suspect he genuinely believes that ELP is crap. So do a lot of Prog fans (not me, to be clear).

Edited by richardh - July 31 2010 at 06:45

Snow Dog wrote: John Lydon has become somewhat a National Treasure. I quite enjoy him personally and he is entitled to his opinion as far as I'm concerned.

I dont dislike the guy to be honest. He makes me laugh. There was a documentary about him and PIL fairly recently which was quite interesting. He spoke very openly and eloquently about his life, and his upbringing and his influences, although I dont think Peter Hammill got a mention. I thought PIL's approach to making music was quite unique and in some ways quite progressive, up until the 'Happy' album, which gained them new fans, and lost them some of their old ones. That's when they 'broke' America, and a tour or so later supported INXS, and by all accounts blew them off the stage.

It's funny how when Yes or ELP reforms, its 'a bunch of old men, looking for their retirement fund'. But its OK when the Pistols reform? Punk is older now than prog rock was then, when punk tried to kill it! 

Kashmir75 wrote: It's funny how when Yes or ELP reforms, its 'a bunch of old men, looking for their retirement fund'. But its OK when the Pistols reform? Punk is older now than prog rock was then, when punk tried to kill it!  As for 'dinosaur bands', same thing. If someone comes out now, and has Yes or Genesis influences, they are derided by the mainstream. But drag up those equally old Television/Clash/Pistols references, and it will be hailed a masterpiece.

The media (music critics+ tv/radio) always loved punk. Easy to program and easy to understand. It was regarded in the UK as a revolution yet when I was 15 I don't remember people of my age suddenly dropping their interest in Mike Oldfield,Yes,Genesis etc.

Not sure which other countries gets Sky Arts 1, but this week they've been showing :

Edited by Rabid - August 05 2010 at 02:54

Cactus Choir wrote: B@gger! What a great line-up and I've missed it all, even though I get Sky Arts. Oh well it's Sky so hopefully it will all get repeated at some point. They've certainly shown the Pink Floyd at Alexandra Palace one before which I did manage to catch.

CinemaZebra wrote: Quite ironic knowing how prog butter is.