I've always liked the Sex Pistols and regretted that I didn't get to see them live on their reunion tour of 2003. So I was thrilled that there's a DVD on the making of their classic album "Never Mind the Bollocks..." The DVD includes historical footage as well as more recent interviews with all of the original band members and producers.
The DVD also has bonus tracks with Steve Jones, pistols guitar player, demonstrating the riffs of several classic pistols tunes such as Submission, Anarchy in the UK, God Save the Queen, New York, Problems and more. Jones is a completely self-taught guitar player who stole most of his equipment as a teenager. His playing is straightforward and loud, the way 3 minute rock songs should be. Not a lot of flash, but he gets a lot of mileage out of 3 chords and has a unique sound that is easy for wannabe's to learn. On the DVD Jonesy jokes about how he could be putting out his own "Learn to play the Sex Pistols" DVD. Hey, I wish he would!
- Amazon: Never Mind the Bollocks DVD, Never Mind the Bollocks CD
- Cook & Jones: Official Web Site
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