Talk:Public Image Ltd

Wow, really nice writing!
Wow, really nice writing! Congratulations on a very professional article. --kingboyk 21:01, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's professional at all. It's far too hilarious, interesting, and controversial to be professional :-)
 * --Kalisphoenix
 * Each to their own! --kingboyk 20:01, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Avant-Garde
Avant-Garde too, yeah? Definately. I agree with myself. LOVE AND INSANITY. I shall put on avant-garde under this argument and truth. AVANT GARDE IS PUBLIC IMAGE. A lot of it is very random.172.159.3.80

Disputed
"Miles Davis also played on these sessions but his contributions were never used." This isn't very difficult to imagine, but I haven't seen this documented anywhere. This Miles Davis discography is very thorough, and doesn't mention it at all (and it would, even if the recordings were unused). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:05, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
 * As this has been here almost a month with no other comments, I will remove the statement in question. -- Gyrofrog (talk)

It was documented in the liner notes to Plastic Box by Lydon himself///// —Preceding unsigned comment added by User: (talk • contribs) date


 * Probably not the most reliable source. Zeno Izen 04:09, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Haha...

NYC tour dates:

The 1980 New York show was at the Palladium/Academy of Music. James Blood Ulmer opened. Lydon and Levene left the stage midway through the set; Wobble and Atkins continued to play, filling the room with sound for 25 minutes.

The Ritz show described here was in 1981 or -82. It was a last-minute booking when Bow Wow Wow had to cancel for immigration issues, and the audience was sparse. Tdsput (talk) 01:34, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

jamaica
the trip to Jamaica also involved an attempt at shoe-horning John Lydon into Devo... they had Devo in one room, and Lydon in another... Devo walked as soon as they realized what was happening.

The first album was known as "First Edition", wasn't it? not "First Issue". Mabsy (talk) 15:54, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No, your confusing their first album with their second album, their first album was definately called "First Issue"

That first paragraph under "Early Career" is a mess. I would clean it up, but I don't even know what it's trying to say. "Virgin Records head Richard Branson, in which Lydon assisted Branson in scouting for emerging reggae musicians." What? --McViking (talk) 16:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It appears to be the result of an edit on Mar. 4 . I've put it back the way it was, as the edits in question lacked attribution. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:41, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Warrior
http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=360114

Why is this missing from the discog and not mentioned in the history. Surely it's an important piece in musical history. I have added it along with covered and acid drops as they are listed as singles on some discogs though i can't confirm it. I believe they may have been cancelled though there are promos. I'll put cancelled aside them if anyone doesnt think they should be there remove them. I can't find the chart position for warrior. --Neon white 15:07, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:PiLFirstIssue.jpg
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Pete Jones website
The link to Pete Jones' website describing his time in PiL is fine, but the links to myspace and selling mp3s violates WP:SPAM. Freshacconci 00:40, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Fodderstompf
This is not Lydon and Wobble, it is Lydon and Levine - Lydon even utters 'Keith' at one point. I have changed the reference. Robojam 21:09, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Keith Levene has quoted in an interview that Wobble speaks in it too. Could be all 3. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ACertainNeuromance (talk • contribs) 01:53, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

It is Lydon, Wobble, Levene. Last track on the album and last to be recorded. Drums and bass and synth were done in the afternoon but there was no lyric. Sat around drinking and smoking and Jim got bored and went home. On the track, after Lydon says "Fuckin'ell thirsty work.." you can hear Keith say "This track is dragging on". All the northern Pythonesque stuff is Wobble who ran into the control room where I was to get the cigarettes, which is why he starts on about the engineer and the 'long haired hippie roadie'- me. Wobble has mistakenly claimed in his Book 'Memoires of a Geezer" that Jim Walker was there and Keith had gone home. There is no Canadian accent on the track, and Walker has voiced his disapproval.Thelisteninghand (talk) 21:46, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Kate Bush
The text describing how Kate Bush tried to duplicate Wobble's sound belongs in a different section, not the one about Flowers of Romance. Wobble was no longer in the band when that album was recorded. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 21:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Genre
No one could seriously call PiL a rock band. It's major audience is probably avant-guard rock/pop fans, but that doesn't make them a rock band. And anyhow, the band themselves claimed to be post-rock and roll. If anyone really wants me to prove that, I can find the interview on Youtube again. Anyhow, I removed one single word from the entire article: the word "rock" in the first sentence. --MQDuck (talk) 05:42, 23 December 2007 (UTC)


 * They often called themselves a "Company", from intervies etc. I've seen. (YouTube of course) 125.238.109.21 (talk) 01:12, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Photo
I can't understand why a photograph of John Lydon is in the infobox when he isn't even listed even in the primary former members category of bandmates. Can't a photo of the band be found, or at least one showing a few members who are/were active together? --leahtwosaints (talk) 06:31, 28 June 2009 (UTC)


 * It's also an incredibly fuckign sad photo.. Could we get an early photo from '78/79 perhaps? http://www.johnlydon.com/images/jlc020.jpg perhaps this seeing as how this is very widley used as a PiL fote. here's moar: http://www.last.fm/music/Public+Image+Ltd./+images Thakmere (talk) 19:46, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

What is the copyright status on those last.fm photos? Can we use any of them on Wikipedia? I agree that it would be better to have a group photo instead of just Lydon, since he was all about it being a group effort, not "his band". If those photos are in public domain, you should replace the old one. Asnav (talk) 23:01, 17 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, users upload them (probably from google), so I could only assume its public domain...Thakmere (talk) 04:42, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

More tour dates
I don't know how to edit the article but wanted to let you know the number of tour dates of UK Dec 2009 is increased. Article says five dates - currently there are seven dates. http://www.pilofficial.com/shows.html Can somebody change it? (And I agree about changing to a photo of the band. Or how about something like this?  http://www.pilofficial.com/image.html  PIL might allow it; worth a try. )  Thx and here are my tildes... although I don't see any tildes in the above text (?) 72.49.198.169 (talk) 05:07, 15 November 2009 (UTC) :D ML 72.49.198.169 (talk) 05:07, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

pil navbox
I spent about an hour or so compiling the new navbox, because I think that PiL are worthy enough of having one. Feel free to add anything I've missed out, especially with members and related articles.

Taco chopper (talk) 15:36, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Requested move
Public Image Ltd. → — PiL did not use a full stop after their name, nor is a full stop normally used after abbreviations ending in the final letter of the word.  McLerristarr /  Mclay1  07:16, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree. Ceoil (talk) 08:35, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree. Rothorpe (talk) 12:21, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree. I requested this over a month ago and nothing ever became of it. This was moved without discussion from the title without a full stop a few years ago.  R ad io pa th y  •talk•  13:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * What happened to the request? It's not on this page.  McLerristarr /  Mclay1  13:50, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I filed this at Requested moves on 27 July.  R ad io pa th y  •talk•  14:03, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree - perfectly logical move. Ohconfucius  ¡digame! 14:16, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Obviously we need an admin to make the change, and a few hands to look after the dabs afterwards. Ceoil (talk) 16:13, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Im taking this as concencus and have asked for a move over a redirect. Ceoil (talk) 16:26, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

this is what you want, this is what you get... Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:54, 28 August 2010 (UTC

Album/Compact Disc/Cassette - hommage to Repo Man?
I believe the "generic branding" of the 1986 album is an hommage to the 1984 film Repo Man, where the characters drink "beer" and eat from cans of "food". The typefaces and colours seem extrememly similar. See for example at 0:54 in the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLGrXGEMOSo.

Stopserver (talk) 20:24, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Steve New
Steve New is listed as a band member, this is incorrect. He only guested on one single song in 1980, that's all. Please change/remove! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.149.241.3 (talk) 04:24, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

New Material
Surely something should be mentioned about PiL getting back in the studio? http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110729_cotswolds.shtml 86.130.249.193 (talk) 01:39, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Supergroup
Could PiL's original incarnation be considered a supergroup? --TangoTizerWolfstone (talk) 01:15, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't have thought so. You usually need several established musicians for a supergroup, while in this case only Lydon was a big name at the time.--Michig (talk) 06:07, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

allan dias
removed the link (which was to the indian footy player of the same name); dias deserves his own wikipedia page, to judge from this very interesting interview, but currently he doesn't have one.

http://www.fodderstompf.com/INTERVIEWS/diasint.html

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Inconsistency in Article Regarding Forming Members
There is an inconsistency in the current article intro section regarding the members that formed the band.

The intro first says:
 * Public Image Ltd (abbreviated as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by singer John Lydon, guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker.

It then says:
 * Following his departure from the Sex Pistols in January 1978, Lydon sought a more experimental "anti-rock" project and formed PIL

These two statements are inconsistent. The first says that all founding members were involved in forming the band. The seconds says the band was formed by Lydon alone.

I suspect there's confusion between founding and forming members but it is beyond my knowledge to definitively correct this. I hope a fellow Wikipedian is able to do so.

Wantnot (talk) 10:15, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Yes that is inconsistent I agreee. As the roadie, my experience at the time of what happened was that Lydon obviously wanted a new band and the first time I was involved It was Lydon and Wobble together auditioning guitarists. They both introduced themselves as John, way before the thing got a name or Mr Wardle became Wobble. John Lydon and John Wardle are aguably the founding members. There's a nice interview with Janet Street Porter "A lot of people think you're going to form a reggae band", Lydon replies " A lot of people are gonna be wrong".Thelisteninghand (talk) 22:03, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Fire? There was no fire.
The article refers to Wobble letting off a fire extinguisher because Lydon had 'started a fire' this is false. The fire extinguisher was let of by Wobble to show his "frustration at society" (quoted from vocal) there was absolutely no fire. I am cited on the 'first Issue' page as being present during the recording and I am referred to in the vocal as "the long haired hippie roadie". Three members of the group were present for the vocal: Lydon, Levene and Wobble, not two. I haven't edited. Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:06, 17 November 2020 (UTC) Deleted now.Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Ritz Riot
The Ritz Riot could have its own heading - I have tried to provide a citation but I think there are problems with the website. Perhaps someone who isn't also a beginner could check. There are two excellent first hand accounts of the gig, one by Sounds magazine. You'll need to either copy and paste the link or go to fodderstompf.com and click the pull down menu, click Gig Archives - then scroll to 1981 New York Ritz. This is an updated note to a previous question. Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:12, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

The Limited Company
For the avoidance of any doubt the Ltd company was real, not simply a description or an artistic concept. It was founded by Lydon in July '78 with the band members as directors. Here's data from Companies House: https://companycheck.co.uk/company/01377652/PUBLIC-IMAGE-LIMITED/companies-house-data

I'll edit to include this somehow Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:39, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

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