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Public Image Ltd.

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Public Image Ltd. (P.I.L.) is an English post‑punk band formed by John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) in 1978. The group is noted for landmark records such as First Issue, Metal Box (Second Edition) and Flowers Of Romance.

Key collaborators and contributors mentioned in DeBaser reviews include Jah Wobble, Keith Levene, John McGeoch, Steve Vai and producer Bill Laswell. Notable records discussed in the reviews include First Issue, Metal Box / Second Edition, Flowers Of Romance, Album, This Is What You Want...This Is What You Get, That What Is Not and 9.

DeBaser's reviews celebrate Public Image Ltd.'s landmark post‑punk records (Metal Box / Second Edition, Flowers Of Romance, First Issue) while noting uneven later releases such as 9 and That What Is Not. Critics highlight Lydon's provocative persona, strong collaborators (Jah Wobble, Keith Levene, John McGeoch) and a career that moves between avant‑garde experiment and pop accessibility.

For:Fans of post‑punk, experimental rock and listeners interested in John Lydon's post‑Sex Pistols work.

 Despite everything, Mr. Rotten is a genius.

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 Imagine an album made of nightmares, with the color and odors of nightmares.

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 Wobble's bass takes center stage throughout the album: it colors the tracks with his own sense of groove, markedly hypnotic and nervous, much like Levene's guitar (even drier), which would be an understatement to call minimal.

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