the sex pistols didn't invent punk, but they were instrumental in the rise of hair metal.
this record had a far greater influence on (and paved the way for) bands like van halen and kiss than it did on punk rock. the band you kids are looking for is not the sex pistols - it's either the damned (if you want catchy) or crass (if you want political).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bucVwI0RfEg
Pretty sure Kiss formed slightly before the Sex Pistols?
deathtokoalas
so did van halen, but they didn't see success until 76/77.
streicherman1
The Sex Pistols changed rock music and the young persons world at the time... Van Halen .& kiss. paved the way for lycra wearing mullet heads who would'nt know rock n roll if it smashed em in the face with a bass guitar.
deathtokoalas
i don't hear much of a difference - outside of the sex pistols being shitty musicians. it was the same focus on fashion. hair styles. jewellery. there's no vision in this. and, the truth is it's not even really that raw. the primary characteristic of a good, raw rock band is being tight. this is really so shitty that, by those metrics, this is closer to free jazz...
