Favorite One-Off Bands #4 - Sex Pistols

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#4 in my Favorite One-Off Band's series belongs to the legendary, infamous London punk band The Sex Pistols. Managed by fashion entrepreneur Malcolm McLaren, vocalist Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock (Matlock would be replaced by Sid Vicious,) and drummer Paul Cook formed The Sex Pistols in 1975. The Pistols (all five members) are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and are as widely known for their massive influence (Joy Division and the Buzzcocks are just two of the bands that formed immediately after members saw Sex Pistols in concert,)as much as their legendary antics. Their one album, 1977's Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, is a classic, a Gold record that Rolling Stone once declared the "big bomb in the music wars of the 70's." The while the album only reached #106 on the Billboard 200, it hit #1in the UK. (Fun Fact I learned long ago in a Steve Jones interview: Jones played bass on all but two songs on the album. Sid Vicious played on "Bodies," and Glen Matlock played on "Anarchy in the UK.") They were rude, they were outrageous, they swore on live television. However, you can't deny the long shadow the Sex Pistols cast over rock music.