Artist: PiL
Single: This is Not A Love Song
Format: 12" single
Rating: If you see it, buy it
Review:
This is one of those songs
where the remix betters the official 7” single, as it was back in the day. The latter
has a far stronger keyboard element, giving it a more commercial sound. This
may have been deliberate to piss off some fans and the music press,
who were accusing PiL of becoming more commercial. The remix has a more prominent,
combination of guitar and bass, the latter really driving the track. The lyric,
as usual, is to Lydon’s usual acerbic, pointed standard.
The same can be said of one
of the other two tracks, Public Image, their first single and the most
accessible track from their debut album. More rock orientated than the rest of
this first outing, it is none the less a track which has lost none of its bite,
as shown by its inclusion at their recent Glastonbury performance.
The track that stands out,
which is saying something, is Blue Water. A slow one, with a trumpet, I think,
put through some studio processing. It’s hard to describe, but brilliant to
listen to.
Whatever format you use, try
and give these a listen as it will be well worth the effort. The 12” single
goes for £3 - £4 in the UK in second hand record shops. A snip.
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