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Track Listings
| 1. Albatross (2009 - Remaster) |
| 2. Memories (2009 - Remaster) |
| 3. Swan Lake (2009 - Remaster) |
| 4. Poptones (2009 - Remaster) |
| 5. Careering (2009 - Remaster) |
| 6. Socialist (2009 - Remaster) |
| 7. Graveyard (2009 - Remaster) |
| 8. The Suit (2009 - Remaster) |
| 9. Bad Baby (2009 - Remaster) |
| 10. No Birds (2009 - Remaster) |
| 11. Chant (2009 - Remaster) |
| 12. Radio 4 (2009 - Remaster) |
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Metal Box is the voice of anti-rock. PIL used the traditional 'rock' format of vocals, guitars, bass and drums and pointed it in a new and original direction displacing traditional 4/4 three chord blues progressions for something more original. If only there were more bands like them in this retro age. Also Careering is one of the best songs about the Northern Ireland Troubles you'll ever hear!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The trademark Lydon humour is evident on this grinding, swollen 1979 PIL album. The masterly Albatross is like a precursor to a riot with discontent throbbing and pulsing throughout. Memories is a bitter love song, Swan Lake an entertaining and dysfunctional appraisal of high culture. Pop Tones, with a bass line that surely influenced Fugazi, gnaws and spits at your notion of British countryside; a sonic allegory for inner city post punk escapism. Lydon uses that playground villain voice to mocking effect on The Suit and Bad Baby, while the lyrical simplicity in all the songs strengthens the overall sense of a dislocated generation. As an innovator, Lydon's inventiveness throughout his career means that this album is not easy listening. It is an engaging record, and although it occasionally seems musically melancholic, the whole album is ultimately a superb experience in conceptual music making.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Can't add much to the other comments in the reviews here, musically speaking, but I think it's worth pointing out that these CDs are supplied by imsgroup.it, who specialise in adding "copy protection" on behalf of the record company. Perhaps that explains why every track has what sounds like a "skip" due to dirt/scratches in the same places each time you play it (and it wasn't dirty - it was absolutely pristine). Tested on three different players, as usual and deeply ironically the only place it worked perfectly was when I ripped the disk for my mp3 player...
No point in buying the CD if it works less well than the free download is there? One day they'll learn. In the meantime, don't buy CDs.
No point in buying the CD if it works less well than the free download is there? One day they'll learn. In the meantime, don't buy CDs.
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TRULY ESSENTIAL
Along with the first album, this is the other truly essential LP released under the Public Image name. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David P. Weber
Second Edition
Man, this album is spaced-out. Murky, too. Sounds like multiple broken disco records that were taped together by a clumsy young punkster and played at a party to scare people out. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Susannah
'The side of London that the tourists never see'
To be honest punk never did it for me. It was Metal Box/Second Edition that caused a real sea change in my musical outlook. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John F
A trip down memory lane........
Somewhere in my house I still have an original copy of the "Metal Box" - 3 slices of 12" black vinyl - those were the days! Way back in 1980 this version was still a novelty. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. A. Gordon
foundation stuff
I bought this at school 20 years ago. I had no idea who sung this album and with this mysterious element i was plagued for years until i found it by chance 7 years later in a CD... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2005
One of the many highlights post-punk.
Metal Box (aka Second Edition) is one of the great albums that followed the revolution of punk- fusing the attitude of punk to equally forward thinking music (not silly comedy punk... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2003 by Jason Parkes
The Clash? Pah.
In 1979 The Clash released 'London Calling' and the rest is history. The album cover was a really clever subversion of Elvis' first album cover. They're the only band that matters. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2003 by bakabakashi
Music history!
Who knows Sex Pistols? The singer of this group, John Lydon (Rotten before) is the lead singer and the real soul and brain of P.I.L. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2001
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