PiL - Public Image

Live 17.05.2010

[@khonrak]

After all these years John still has so much energy, he's matured over the years. Superb vocals, sang in a tone that only John knows. Thanks for posting ! 😎🇬🇧👍

[@Lysdexia]

It's food for thought, a fire in your eye and a stardust laden rocket into your soul. You can't touch this groove because this groove is touching you. Irresistible.

[@lejlatiric7037]

Johnny always created a special atmosphere in every song

[@brendan1522]

Such a great band , Johnny never disappoints.

[@thomasandersen6719]

sometimes he does:-)

[@Sarah-gf9ed]

Absolutely love this song! John has always been my favourite singer. Seeing PIL live is one of the best experiences! Keep up the fantastic work chaps!! You really are the best! XX ❤❤

[@andrewhounsome5969]

Yep, one of my all time favourite songs. Superb. 🙂

[@albertineno2443]

One of the rare artist that makes a gig a transcendental experience. Tight as fuck. Love him to bits.

[@isshinryu11]

A GOD of a guitarist, and a mind that won't be stopped.

[@rpmhart]

If you're referring to Keith Levene, agreed. But that's Lu Edmonds on guitar.

[@isshinryu11]

@@rpmhart I meant Lu Edmonds

[@fritzidler3480]

Good song. Fitting lyric while recalling the time Mr. Anarchy here was on Judge Judy. He had fired his drummer for demanding more money, after agreeing to a tour. The drummer sued, and they wound up on Judge Judy. One of those near surreal TV moments you never forget. Judge Judy ruled in John's favor too, I am happy to report. Even though she kept telling him to shut up.

[@Rascal356000]

I remember that.

[@markrobertson2774]

Judge Judy no Match for Johnny Boy Lydon

[@jakubmatl1659]

amazing voice,i love you johhny from my 12age, now im 41

[@teuvobro2353]

I am 52. I already lost count on how many years I have loved this band.

[@hervedumont6226]

I love PIl....and Levene's riffs..

[@danrodrigues3531]

I saw PIL at a place called Iguana's in Tijuana, Mex back in '91 or '92 and it was a great show. One of the girls that came with us came away with a bloody nose from the pit. She was tough as nails and stuck it out in the pit with all the guys. She was a rock star...

[@patricktimothy8354]

Lu Edmonds RULEZ!PIL recorded albums with 3 different guitar geniuses,starting with original ax man Kierh Levine,who played on and wrote for the first 3 studio albums although he left and took his guitar tracks before This is what you want was released. Then,Steve Vai played guitar on the album album,then John Mcgeoch joined along with Lu to play the complex new album songs along with the Levine songs.Levine and Mcgeoch defined post punk guitar playing. Via was a child prodigy who toured with and recorded with Zappa before being recruited to record along with Ginger Baker and Bill Laswell and other world class musicians to do a kind of metal/fusion/world music take on pil's abrasive and abstract post punk. Levine created the rhythm and lead together screeching post punk sound. Mcgeoch pioneered a similar sound with arpeggioed sonic brushes with Magazine and Sousxie and the Banshees before his jaunt with pil in the mid 80s till 92. Edmonds masterfully plays the pil catalog flawlessly and refines and evolves the songs as this current lineup still rocks after over a decade of touring-and does so with multiple stringed instruments as well as keyboards. Bravo!

[@kasimsultonfan]

Jah does a jazzy version of this , to be found elsewhere on YT. I quite liked it , then I saw this and was reminded how it's meant to be done.

[@Paul-11]

Ohhh that woke me up, great sound. I liked and bought Rise & "Don't ask me ," in the day.Disappointed & Home we're good too. Always had a lot of respect for John Lyndon 🎤 👍

[@kawall7140]

what a brilliant guitarist Keith was r.i.p.

[@rpmhart]

Agree that Keith was a great guitarist...but that's not him. That's Lu Edmonds in his first stint with the band. Keith left the band in 1983, but this clip is May 2010, playing the first single of the band from 1978.

[@kawall7140]

@@rpmhart many apologies hadnt seen Keith for years assumed it was him

[@Itelkner]

Sorry to hear that. R.I.P. Mr. Levine. The Edge owes much to him.

[@luther_beckett]

@@rpmhart Thanks for the info. I was not sure who it was. I was loving that Tele tone and his playing. The whole time thinking 'this is better than the record.' I was around NYC soon after this song was released. Public Image was a big influence. Lots of great druggie players who couldn't hold up back in the day. One of my early memories from hanging in the NYC scene was hearing of Keith robbing the band. Good times. Now I've gotta look up Lu Edmonds. Thanks again for the tip!

[@andreasargirou2295]

GOD BLES YOU JOHN I LOVE YOU MY GOOD BROTHER YOUR ARE GREAT

[@tonycogan6714]

Raw, real and honest music.!!!

[@alessandrodoneddu4812]

Questa è la migliore versione di tutti i tempi. Grande Lou.

[@guyfawkes9951]

Fucking brilliant.

[@jackhart2369]

Very refined singer ,he knows things

[@zzzzzz5353]

Lydon was Great still love his music 2021 I still hear it blessings to J lydon and everyone else God Bless

[@clash4ever]

This is really good. Usually John Lydon makes more of a joke out of it, but here he has the anger again that makes the song.

[@chainrelease]

Smashing as ever!

[@davidlatimer3091]

2022--Still great...

[@dutchfly-61]

Great , brings back good memory !

[@pprockandrollthebestplayli5866]

Legendary

[@ChrisBrown-999]

Johnny's not his best at this point, but my god that band can play.

[@realsinisterminister]

He's brilliant!

[@misterfreeze6545]

I like the Hair!

[@andywells397]

Lu is fantastic.

[@landealain9392]

J' adore. Merci

[@taratownsend6408]

Brilliant! This has always been my favourite track. Is David Jackson still out there some where?

[@saraivatoledo1842]

00:56 ( upper right corner ) - Jah Wobble couldn´t resist come and dance to his own band !

[@isshinryu11]

I would give my liver and spleen to have been here at this instant!

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

No birds on set just John and the Boys.

[@themaddaddy9515]

classic...

[@isshinryu11]

He sure is a WIZARD on guitars....

[@LarzGustafsson]

Is that Lu Edmonds?

[@saraivatoledo1842]

He had the greatest Master in John McGeoch

[@broncycolon7020]

Jesus....

[@petrologyboy]

@@LarzGustafsson , yes. And I'm totally floored by his guitar sound in this.

[@christopherwest4580]

Classic pil

[@norbertovelazquez7441]

Great Song!!

[@gianlucaziosi2959]

Adoro i PIL 🔥🖤💣

[@isshinryu11]

2 great individuals meet lu edmunds and johnny. You MIGHT want to stand back

[@jean-luclascours579]

j ai toujour aimer se groupe

[@Lucybaby666]

Still the same, never changed and always dressed nice.

[@stephanvenner2939]

I love the New Line Up with Lu Edmonds,but please turn the Bass a little bit louder.

[@tomsanchez993]

Genius!

[@n.reparties4977]

🌹

[@giuseppecampa9651]

Insane great... .

[@guillermoortega4119]

AWESOME

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

good.................................

[@davidconley3610]

His band is tight 👍

[@Fortwentt]

Yee Yee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ninjanne]

Without levene this song had not the same feeling. RIP

[@flinch622]

Good bye? Ah, made me laugh.

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

back in the garage

[@markendicott6874]

Lu is immense here.

[@5eviexe466]

The Lu natic on guitar

[@deciocavallo7332]

Bruce Smith alla batteria spacca !!!👍

[@michaelteale2683]

great stuff?

[@fumanpoo4725]

😊

[@jeigheff]

Yow!

[@lindso6105]

ace

[@broncycolon7020]

Lu looks like catweazle...👍👌✌

[@edgarquispe1026]

más ymaa

[@cometdust]

Ouch, he died yesterday.

[@ospreybird]

:-)

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

john robb has let himself go

[@isshinryu11]

Some of these people need to be plucked from the audience-Who the hell could not love and MOVE to this song?! Ya thats right take the whole right side of the stage and put them in a mosh pit.

[@michaelmccartney8506]

He’s great n don’t like bull shyte

[@junkers66]

The guitar part is no good. Keith Levine rules

[@LUISSYPER]

Guy with the "Harley" sweater seriously has to go!!!!

[@Powers3848]

RIp Keith Levene.

[@Lucybaby666]

Rotten, ain’t? Like.

[@youiti2nz]

2SID B S ot t

[@gregsestero9953]

he needs Keith Levene and Jah Wobble as opposed to Lu Edmonds and Scott Firth who has worked with all time greats such as the spice girls

[@hernanalfaro374]

Lu edmonds?? It will be impossible in this life, but could you imagine PiL formation including Keith, Jah and Lu?...Fucking scary. Both Lu and Keith are unique guitar players

[@LarzGustafsson]

Well, Keith and Wobble couldn't be in the same room, so...

[@woodycfc3429]

@@LarzGustafsson they've been playing together last few years

[@Ohmloud]

Keith and wobble even made a record a few years ago (metalbox in dub) played gigs ecz.. so its not them, its john.

[@jacquesaubin4454]

Screw Levene and Wobble. Lydon has been the frontman of TWO of the most important punk/post punk bands.

[@dbk2955]

je n'avais encore pas vu cette vidéo de P. I .L , est est très bien , sauf : ce guitariste , c'est QUI / QUOI , " ce TRUC " ?? ( Je ne veux pas étre " Méchant " , mais , il ne ressemble à RIEN !! )

[@pattycifra2602]

Used to be a PiL fan. Not anymore. John's operatic (and out of tune) vocal ruins it for me. His support of Trump sucks too.

[@Powers3848]

Same.

[@steverose1977]

Fucking awful.

[@niemals9837]

Love this man. Always true. Never go with any fucked up agenda