Never Mind The Bollocks! Its been 30 years

alan1254 · Post by **alan1254** » Sat May 26, 2007 12:10 pm

The 30th year anniversary of the controversial Sex Pistols classic God Save the Queen is being remembered this weekend. It sparked drama on its release in 1977 when it coincided with Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee.

With lyrics like "God Save the Queen, the fascist regime", the song was considered to be an attack on the Queen and the monarchy.

The BBC banned the track, but it still entered the charts at number two.

It's been thought the song was deliberately held off the top of the charts - even though it outsold every other single on its release.

It features on the album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

Now I feel old !!!!

Post by **faceless** » Sat May 26, 2007 12:49 pm

Way back then I remember my dad saying "you should stay away from those punk types!" - years later some of my best friends were punks... and he was right - I should have stayed away! haha, just kidding

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Sat May 26, 2007 1:35 pm

I love that album! When I started playing guitar I learned most of the Sex Pistols stuff because they're really simple songs to play but really fun

I'll have to dig the CD out now!

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Sat May 26, 2007 1:40 pm

faceless wrote:Way back then I remember my dad saying "you should stay away from those punk types!" - years later some of my best friends were punks... and he was right - I should have stayed away! haha, just kidding

Sorry a bit off topic but - I remember dad saying at about the same time to me "SUPPORT CELTIC". It took me about one day at school to realise that was probably the wisest thing he said to me (when I was 11).

Funny thing too, I just put that whole CD onto my computer yesterday. I knew there was a reason for it!!!!! 30 years eh? Where has the time gone?

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:40 pm

For those that have access to VH1 - Classic (now that makes me feel old - not only am I watching VH1, but Classic no less!!), has a series on the making of classic albums. The surviving band members come back and sit in a studio and tear apart the songs to show you how they were put together and share stories from the recording sessions (made up I am sure since no self respecting rock star would actually remember). Never Mind the Bollocks was on the other day and I found it interesting. Johnny Rotten really is a miserable git, but I guess that is what has given him his place in history.

Post by **Skylace** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:09 pm

Was just listening to this last night!

GingerTruck · Post by **GingerTruck** » Sat May 26, 2007 10:25 pm

the sex pistols were a great group punk rock is still alive today with bands like the gossip

Brown Sauce · Post by **Brown Sauce** » Sun May 27, 2007 7:50 am

Somewhere I read that the NME's up and coming band of the year 1975 was the new seekers and a year later it was the sex pistols. That is wrong, but the general sentiment is right.

I didn't like 'em much to start with, but after seeing the great rock and roll swindle I wanted to have green hair too.

never did though.

Anyone remember "The Bescott Sidings"? GingerTruck?? A "ledgendary" black country band of that era ...