Is Sid Vicious on Never Mind The Bollocks?

My theory is that if i am calling him syd instead of sid he gathers one microgram more talent

 

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Is right

 

He was a sad case who certainly got involved with the wrong woman. John Lydon speaks pretty highly of him.

 

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The trouble with Sid was heroin and Nancy Spungen.

 

Those songs charted as well as The Sex Pistols with John. Made some quids for Malcolm.

 

And I know Paul Cook and Keith Levene have defended him as well.

 

My point exactly tasteless low level word jokes

 

...who "paraphrased" it from Paul Westerberg...

 

His problems clearly went deeper than that. I know Lydon likes to blame Spungen, but whatever dysfunction existed in their relationship, Sid is responsible for at least half of it. He was a violent, deeply unhealthy person, and that's not down to drugs or Nancy.

 

...who "paraphrased" it from Jim Steinman...

 

it was a song in their cannon and was played live.

 

I am aware of that
holocaust jokes are not musical high water marks
....by the way what is your point?

 

Lack of talent was another big problem for him

 

I think the Pistols sort of died once Vicious joined. Really, he was just the archetypal rock star which was everything the Pistols were supposed to be against.

 

No. On the Classic Albums DVD, Bill Price isolates Steve Jones's bass parts, and those are definitely not on a downtuned guitar.

That said, by the time the Pistols ended, Sid was decent on bass when he was sober, which unfortunately wasn't often. On YooToob, there is a great recording of the soundcheck at Winterland, and you can hear Sid playing fine.

But then he went and scored some opiates before the show...

 

I've read that "Belsen" was Lydon's song actually.

 

My point was Sid played a part in the Sex Pistols no matter what you think me old mate.

 

The tape box for this disagrees: SIDS SONG

 

You mean to paraphrase Paul Westerberg who Tom Petty lifted that from after the Replacements opened for them.

 

Well, the violence could be due in large part to the booze and drugs. My understanding is that he was generally a softie when he wasn’t drunk, but the thug came out after a few drinks, and that as time went on he was out of it more often than not.

 

Oh, I didn't know that. Poor taste or otherwise, that's one of my favourite tracks on the rather patchy Swindle. I don't listen to Sex Pistols for a dose etiquette and manners.

Well done, Sid.

 

You might check out Sid's mother for being a precursor to the two you mention.

 

Whatever the punters might think of Sid's character or musicianship, he clearly meant a lot to John Lydon. This is pretty clear when John discusses Sid in The Filth and the Fury.

 

whoa, a sid thread got vicious. I did Nazi that coming.

 

Well, most people who have alcohol or drug problems do not become violent in the manner that Sid did. Hence, it appears the alcohol and drugs exacerbated already-existing psychological problems rather than causing them.