Russell Brand on Revolution
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Lydon, the face of some fucking butter company. vive la revolution
I was focusing more on Brand's reaction than the credibility of Lydon himself. What with it being a Brand thread 'n all.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
both cunts
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
with books out
Lydon has more credibility left even after going on I'm a celebrity than Brand ever had at the pinnacle of his career.
Then he flogged some butter.
After reforming the SeX Pistols years ago for the same reason.
He's not as smart as he thinks he is. At all. He's just a comedy angry shouty twat.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
You think he reformed the Sex Pistols to sell butter? Interesting theory.
And for the record the butter advert was to get PIL back working again.
That last line is so tempting. But i'm tired.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
he should be condemned for trying to reform PIL imo
andysays
Love and solidarity
Well, we all know someone like that, don't we?
(sorry butchersapron, but you had your chance and turned it down)
andysays
Love and solidarity
The first time
Polly Toynbee really embarassed herself during that 'interview'. But then most people do because for someone reasont hey are intimidated by Lydon. All he does is talk over people. I'd dearly love for someone to just tell him t fuck off. FUCK OFF LYDON, and the Pistols too, bunch of homophobic pricks who couldn't plauy a note.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Is that some sort of commitment to pay the legal costs of folk tempted to have a go?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
when virgin cinema first opened in northampton they were so poorly staffed you could swan in for free during 'off peak' times. Even if that was still a thing possible, I would not be going to see the hairy twat do his shtick. Or jones.
rekil
to menny cranks
I am unconvinced that bullying my way past 19 year old Polish women to listen to 2 hours of "Dear ol' Thomassy Piketts, ol' Piketty, Licketty, Rollitty, Flicketty, has been given a right kicketty by the right wing" would achieve anything other than marking the unsurpassable lowpoint of my life.
Mr Moose
What the hell are we supposed to tell the kids?
'God Save the Queen' was an amazingly provocative statement. And a great tune. And plenty more besides.
Lydon truly inspired people to live and think differently. He may be a bit of a pantomime dame with his eye on his pension, but I'll give him a pass on that.
What has Russell done by comparison? Shag around like a 70's DJ in eyebrow raising ways.
Lydon truly inspired people to live and think differently. He may be a bit of a pantomime dame with his eye on his pension, but I'll give him a pass on that.
What has Russell done by comparison? Shag around like a 70's DJ in eyebrow raising ways.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Agreed. Those first 4 singles certainly had an impact on the way in which this teenager of the late 70's developed his views.
But that was then....
I can't respect them. They are functionally no different than One Direction in that it's the utter veneration of mediocrity. The rejection of musical competence or ability and revelling in being an unpleasant thug.I always liked Chris Spedding!
PiL were better at least, but Lydon just doesn't make any sense when he talks and gets away with it because he intimidates people.
i agree entirely, he's a joke. I can't take any call for radical political reform when it comes from someone that looks like he belongs in a 'Confessions of a...' movie.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Myth!I always liked Chris Spedding!
youngian
Well-Known Member
And not quite as radical as Tony Booth who was in most of them.
Brand makes himself impossible to take seriously and then tries to justify it by talking some shared consciousness cockney krishna bollocks. he's either massively full of himself or grossly overcompensating.
There is a smiley face there. I am fully aware of Spedding's work as the producer on their first demos.
He created the guitar sound that became so well known.
http://www.chrisspedding.com/session/sp/sp1.htm
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Fuck off, it might not compare with Metal Box but the last album was decent.
cantsin
Well-Known Member
not sure how you measure 'credibility', but Lydon and Polly 'vote Lib Dem' Toynbee sneering at the very idea of 'not voting' shines a strong light on their respective political naivety/bankruptcy imo.
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