Sex Pistols

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 2006

Inducted by: Jann Wenner

Nominated: 2002   2003   2004   2005   2006

First Eligible: 2002 Ceremony

Inducted Members: Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious


Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 2004 (ranked #81) .

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols802020
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols412012

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Anarchy in the U.K. (1977)1252021
God Save the Queen (1977)3652021

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Anarchy In The U.K. (1976)
God Save The Queen (1977)
Pretty Vacant (1977)
Holidays In The Sun (1977)

Sex Pistols @ Wikipedia



Comments

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For all you idiots that said that "the pistols are a one hit wonder" I hope you go die in a hole because YOU SUCK. NMTB changed rock and roll history. If there were no Pistols, there would be no Nirvana, no Greenday, no Guns 'n Roses, hell you can even see their influence in the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy. NMTB is the best album since Revolver.

Posted by Rednax on Sunday, 12/8/2013 @ 18:47pm


Sid made it!

I can't believe it, he didn't play in any recorded song from Nevermind The Bollocks. It was Glen all the time (as a "studio musician") and the one song Sid played, Steven re-played!

It's all about the looks and the attitude, like Mclaren said.

Posted by BulmaPunkRocker on Sunday, 07/6/2014 @ 21:45pm


I'm in agreement with questioning the romanticism of Sid. Glen Matlock was the main talent in the band apart from Lydon, and they pretty much imploded after firing him. It's a shame Glen doesn't get more credit.

Just in case anybody wasn't sure what Zach was talking about: At one point Sid ran into Freddie Mercury while out and about in London and said, 'still producing ballet for the masses, Freddie?' The true legend, completely unphased, replied, 'Ah Mr. Ferocious, we do our best.'

Posted by Sam on Wednesday, 09/10/2014 @ 17:54pm


Yes, that's exactly the comment I was referring to, Sam.

It's been a while since I last reared my head around these parts. While I don't plan on sticking around, I will occasionally bump in to respond to a reply made to one of my earlier comments or to post about artists I either enjoy or have just discovered and/or revised my opinion about recently. Discussions on the RRHOF hold no appeal to me; I made that point abundantly clear almost a year ago when the Hall committed the sin of passing over Link Wray for Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens (although Kraftwerk being neglected in favor of Randy Newman was equally putrid and narrow-minded). As such, I no longer see them as a credible institution.

My earlier statement about Never Mind the Bollocks no longer applies. The limited musicianship and incomprehensible vocals grew weary on my mind and so I deleted the album off my iTunes playlist. Although there are a few exceptions (The Dictators are my favorite of the 1970s generation and pick for overall best punk band), I generally don't care for the punk genre. It just doesn't offer the diversity, musicianship, and excitement that other genres deliver to me, namely jump/urban blues, traditional R&B, glam rock, bebop, synthpop, cool jazz, electric blues, new wave, rockabilly, and Western swing, to name some.

Posted by Zach on Tuesday, 09/30/2014 @ 17:06pm


https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sex-pistols-biopic/

SEX PISTOLS REPORTED TO FEATURE IN NEW BIOPIC

Expect this to happen cause the biopic genre is a new trend at Hollywood right now.

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 23:33pm


I'll be fair. "Never Mind The Bollocks" is a great album with some very fine songwriting and a raw sound. However, it's the only decent thing they've ever done. How can the pistols be in the hall of fame while talented, prolific bands such as Mott The Hoople, Bread, Free, XTC, 10cc, The Smiths, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest etc. are left out in the cold? It is nonsensical.

Posted by Steelydanfan on Friday, 09/25/2020 @ 12:52pm


His only album is in my top ten of all time

Posted by Nic on Friday, 01/28/2022 @ 20:41pm


Happy 66th Birthday to Paul Cook.

Posted by J.W. on Wednesday, 07/20/2022 @ 20:31pm


Rest in Peace Jamie Reid, visual artist and designer of the Sex Pistols logo (as seen on "Never Mind the Bollocks..."), 1947-2023.

Posted by Joe S. on Wednesday, 08/9/2023 @ 14:26pm


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