As the cliche says, the Sex Pistols were the last band anyone expected to see reunite.
However, those observers were ignoring just how alluring the promise of easy money is to a band that never earned that much in the first place, so the Sex Pistols did what was previously unthinkable and reunited in 1996 for a summer-long tour of Europe and the United States.
After playing two warm-up gigs, the band played their first official live concert at Finsbury Park in early June and the result is presented on Filthy Lucre Live, which was released just a matter of weeks after the concert.
Two things about the reunited Pistols are clear from the outset -- they can play their instruments and they sound much heavier and less revolutionary than expected; in fact, the band doesn't sound very punk at all -- they sound like a professional hard rock band.
But -- and this is the most surprising thing -- they sound fun.
If you're a fan, it's hard to deny that it's fun to hear a live performance by the Pistols that doesn't degenerate into chaos and is recorded in clean audio.
You can't call Filthy Lucre Live punk rock by any stretch of the imagination, but it is first-rate nostalgia, even if punk was about eliminating the need for records just like this one.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BodiesPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious | Sex Pistols | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | SeventeenPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | New YorkPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | No FeelingsPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Did You No WrongPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | God Save the QueenPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | LiarPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | SatellitePaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | (I'm Not Your) Steppin' StoneTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart | Sex Pistols | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Holidays in the SunPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious | Sex Pistols | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | SubmissionPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 12 | E.M.I.Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 13 | Anarchy in the U.K.Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 14 | ProblemsPaul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 50 mins | 114 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 363 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Boyce | Composer |
| 2 | Paul Cook | Composer |
| 3 | Kate Garner | Photography |
| 4 | Bobby Hart | Composer |
| 5 | Steve Jones | Composer |
| 6 | Pete Lewis | Engineer |
| 7 | Glen Matlock | Composer |
| 8 | Neal Preston | Photography |
| 9 | Johnny Rotten | Composer |
| 10 | Sex Pistols | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Chris Thomas | Producer |
| 12 | Chris Thomas | Mixing, Producer |
| 13 | Sid Vicious | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |