PIL - Live on Check It Out 1979 (full version)

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  • The unedited interview and full version of Chant from "Check It Out", a Tynes Tees show from 1979. John Lydon famously storms off.
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  • @ilovethetampabaylightning92
    @ilovethetampabaylightning92 Před 3 lety +1055

    Lydon’s wife has Alzheimer’s. He loves her very much and is devoted to taking care of her. He wants to keep her home, not send her to some kind of nursing home. He’s a good man. He’s an excellent example of not judging a book by its cover. God bless him.

    • @rp61productions
      @rp61productions Před 3 lety +31

      Well said...

    • @jean-pierrealbertini
      @jean-pierrealbertini Před 3 lety +29

      Yes i totaly agree, he is an example

    • @danielaschwarz1971
      @danielaschwarz1971 Před 3 lety +49

      Oh yeah,Nora has Alzheimer and I feel so sorry for Johnny💖 and two of his brothers have cancer.Johnny is a very good man & very kind hearted.God bless him and his family💝💝💝

    • @markconnell7723
      @markconnell7723 Před 3 lety +22

      I had to look an d see If I was the one that wrote that . I SO agree with you !! God bless John Lydon

    • @punkisinthedetails1470
      @punkisinthedetails1470 Před 3 lety +7

      @@rp61productions RP61PRODUCTIONS AWESOME CHANNEL. ✊🏻

  • @dylankidd7986
    @dylankidd7986 Před 4 lety +495

    i love that someone could listen to the least commercial song of all time and accuse lydon of "selling out"

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 Před 3 lety +16

      But he was "selling out", by 1) Saying PiL (the clue is in the name) is a company not a band. 2) Going in for the experimental music that Lydon had explictedy deride during his time in the Pistols. It's really not 'rocket science' to understand, just more like 'cognitive dissonance' if you can't.

    • @trentnunyabiz6204
      @trentnunyabiz6204 Před 3 lety +58

      @@sunnyjim1355 He preferred CAN over Pink Floyd so i think that's the diffrence between what he derided and what the group where into.

    • @carlgriffiths2031
      @carlgriffiths2031 Před 3 lety +28

      @@sunnyjim1355 if you think PIL sold out, in that era, you are clearly deluded, and its not rocket science to think otherwise despite your "cognitive dissonance" bollox you print.........

    • @carlgriffiths2031
      @carlgriffiths2031 Před 3 lety +37

      you are correct Dylan Kidd, and that someone was from angelic upstarts who having jumped on the bandwagon, failed to get anywhere near PIL. If country and western was fashionable in 77/78, the upstarts would have all bought themselves horses...

    • @Fexobs
      @Fexobs Před 3 lety +18

      The Upstarts. What a bunch of fucking losers.

  • @nancyjackson3909
    @nancyjackson3909 Před 3 lety +397

    And no one remembers the name of both of those interviewers but john lydon is a national treasure and we be remembered forever

    • @jasonrichards2371
      @jasonrichards2371 Před 2 lety +17

      A national treasure is a bit over the top, he does speak the truth at times (Jimmy savile ( but is also highly obnoxious and at times very sharp

    • @alanlittle3941
      @alanlittle3941 Před 2 lety +10

      It was Malcolm Gerrie and Lyn Spencer actually mate

    • @mikemusic8213
      @mikemusic8213 Před 2 lety +15

      @@alanlittle3941 It was Chris Cowie not Malcolm Gerrie

    • @denisesaunders3067
      @denisesaunders3067 Před 2 lety +4

      @@mikemusic8213 i actually saw chris cowey in sunderland many years ago.

    • @kevh9497
      @kevh9497 Před 2 lety +13

      ..and more to the point, who remembers that bloke from Angelic Upstarts... Mond who? Or any AU records. Disposable.

  • @SynthJohn
    @SynthJohn Před rokem +254

    R.I.P Keith Levene, one of the most influential, and unique guitarists of all time. He's easily in my top 5 guitarists of all time. I never got the chance to see perform live, but he use to live in my hometown, I would see him walk around in the town centre, I never went up to him geeking like a school girl, or asked for his autograph, but i'd be in awe of him. My thoughts are with his family.

  • @Talldude88
    @Talldude88 Před 4 lety +282

    I agree with John Lydon. The interview was a sham.

    • @wescollins2981
      @wescollins2981 Před 4 lety +7

      A sham 69? 🤔

    • @spiritualcramp8000
      @spiritualcramp8000 Před 4 lety

      he went wiki LoL

    • @davemcmahon4045
      @davemcmahon4045 Před 3 lety +3

      @@wescollins2981 they're going down the pub instead 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @johngrotefeld6302
      @johngrotefeld6302 Před 3 lety +4

      whole thing felt like a sketch...

    • @Mr.Steve-O
      @Mr.Steve-O Před 3 lety +1

      You never listen to word that I said, You only seen me
      For the clothes that I wear, or did the interest go so much deeper
      It must have been the colour of my hair.

  • @LynchyVidz
    @LynchyVidz Před 4 lety +299

    I still remember Nana humming this as she baked biscuits. ♥

  • @micktaylorisgod
    @micktaylorisgod Před rokem +136

    So sad to hear today that Keith Levene has died. This incredible performance is a fitting testament to his extraordinary talent. A true original and a massive inspiration to everyone of the punk/post-punk generation. He will be very sorely missed.

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura Před rokem

      he died from being poisoned by courtney love

    • @ehLeanne311
      @ehLeanne311 Před 10 měsíci

      Heroin overdose

    • @kazyyss
      @kazyyss Před 10 měsíci +5

      ​@@ehLeanne311liver cancer, not an OD

  • @zogmorp
    @zogmorp Před 2 lety +173

    I love watching his interviews. He really didn't let the interviewers trap him into whatever angle they were trying to push.

    • @chadlee1057
      @chadlee1057 Před 2 lety +17

      Yeah, Johnny was a genius at handling the media. He had to be. Nothing but respect for the man.

    • @chrisbutterfield2739
      @chrisbutterfield2739 Před 2 lety +7

      Yes! He saw 3 miles ahead of everyone in the room

    • @blueblood3108
      @blueblood3108 Před rokem +8

      Hardly being trapped on a show that's asking about the new group image and their musical direction. Very basic really. He never really said much in interviews and anything that provoked an interesting response was met with his fake hard man stare down and jaw jutting which resulted in him usually saying "next question".
      Fair play for making a career of it though

    • @wessexfox5197
      @wessexfox5197 Před rokem +13

      @@blueblood3108 except what do you expect? They literally had a bunch of nobody’s slag him and his band off for 5 minutes and expected him to be civil and answer their stupid questions which of themselves showed how out of touch they were with PIL and the punk movement by 1979.

    • @rustyshackleford9963
      @rustyshackleford9963 Před rokem +10

      @@blueblood3108 oh yeah those interviewers were so innocent. they just had a clip of some douchebag talking shit about Johnny Rotten lined up to show him and his band while on the air. I wonder why they would do that cause they seemed so friendly.

  • @jma6893
    @jma6893 Před rokem +126

    Legendary session... This early line-up with Levene and Wobble was on fire. RIP Keith.

    • @Paul-sl9zm
      @Paul-sl9zm Před rokem +1

      Too bad John sounds like a dying cat on fire

    • @duncansmoviesandanimation6555
      @duncansmoviesandanimation6555 Před rokem

      @@Paul-sl9zm that's his p.i.l voice! apparently he blew out his voice in the sex pistols and had to go falsetto for p.i.l.

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura Před rokem

      unfortunately that's too true

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura Před rokem

      @@Paul-sl9zm
      unfortunately that's too true, also

    • @jma6893
      @jma6893 Před rokem +5

      @@Paul-sl9zm I think that's the whole point...

  • @dougiegooner
    @dougiegooner Před 3 lety +200

    This version of PIL was absolutely revolutionary and was doing music that was truly original and not just parroting 1977 punk. Fantastic!

    • @locuacidadsindiluir1696
      @locuacidadsindiluir1696 Před rokem +10

      Well..., you are right in that they were NOT parroting 77 Punk (which is nice & brave of them),...,
      but the "Absolutely Revolutionary" statement is a little over the top, I´m afraid. They sound like a SLOPPY, LEAST TALENTED, VERSION of what the german band CAN had been doing since 1968.
      Same thing, only NOT half as good.

    • @LevittownHS
      @LevittownHS Před rokem +3

      to me, PIL was very reminiscent of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Plastic Ono Band" albums. Very unique takes!!

    • @chrisjames6327
      @chrisjames6327 Před rokem +11

      @@locuacidadsindiluir1696 it's not sloppy. They're playing that way on purpose. It's supposed to be avant garde. Can were a lot more mainstream/pop

    • @johnrosario4280
      @johnrosario4280 Před rokem +12

      @@chrisjames6327 100% agree. Chant has frantic and dissonant guitar playing which helps convey the feelings of mob mentality (especially during riots), hence the lyrics "mob, war, feel hate." Keith's sloppy playing was done intentionally, but unfortunately some people just can't think deeply enough to understand the ideas in the music. Plus, their style was actually quite revolutionary as it would go on to influence a lot of different experimental music later on, especially some of what was being done in post-punk. Sure the music itself isn't necessarily as skillful or as calculated as CAN's music, but these were punk rockers at heart who were putting their own spin on experimental music. It was all quite artful, and definitely boundary pushing for its time.

    • @mattrussell4962
      @mattrussell4962 Před rokem +2

      @@chrisjames6327 Ahh the old Avant Garde a clue argument?

  • @charlesmaximus9161
    @charlesmaximus9161 Před rokem +63

    8:05
    Sorry, fella. Lydon had the last laugh. He’s stood the test of time, and he is still going strong!

    • @nectarinedreams7208
      @nectarinedreams7208 Před rokem +4

      @Bloom Tik Bloom The kid in the video or Lydon?

    • @albatross1977
      @albatross1977 Před měsícem

      @@nectarinedreams7208Lydon is still alive. The guy from the Angelic Upstarts I think died last year.

  • @MoogerTuber
    @MoogerTuber Před 4 lety +62

    One just doesn't talk shit about fellow musicians, especially in public.

    • @davemcmahon4045
      @davemcmahon4045 Před 4 lety +5

      unless it's those subhuman degenerates on the x-factor.oooops,sorry i meant musicians

    • @timprescott4634
      @timprescott4634 Před 4 lety +7

      Well, Lydon did and does it all the time..

    • @HighlandMike325
      @HighlandMike325 Před 3 lety

      Human League "old hippes?"

  • @petemarr824
    @petemarr824 Před 4 lety +526

    They watched a group of nobodies dissing them, and then expected to just sit there. Nice to actually see the uneditted version where it shows the programme as being the arseholes and not PIL, as over the years you were meant to think.

    • @rockrecords222s
      @rockrecords222s Před 4 lety +8

      Pete Marr Angelic Upstarts Are Nobodies?

    • @slimtimslide
      @slimtimslide Před 4 lety +29

      @@rockrecords222s Well, idiotic nobodies to give them credit. Wankers in fact. Idiotic wankers.

    • @turntablesrockmyworld9315
      @turntablesrockmyworld9315 Před 4 lety +21

      C'mon, lok the band were being total pretentious, arseholes. I love them as much as you but Lydon had this almost personality disorder. This has be borne out in subsequent interviews. But I still find it hilarious!

    • @andchat6241
      @andchat6241 Před 4 lety +7

      TurntablesRockmyworld et al...Like yourself I thought PIL when they were a band '78-'81 were great (so were 'Pistols)... Wobble & Levene have 'grown up'...Lydon never has ..for 40yrs now if not praised he doesn't engage, makes statements, stares ,goes silent , does "look I'm from Finsbury Park ,so I know" act or bullies with his 'mates'/minders...
      ...( I also highly rated the 'Upstarts & SLF live & on record '78-'80)...but this is 12mins of 'all in cringing embarrassment' for everybody involved...

    • @turntablesrockmyworld9315
      @turntablesrockmyworld9315 Před 4 lety +11

      @@andchat6241 Yes, I agree. Watch Lydon in this clip with a punk round-table with Tommy Ramone, Henry Rollins, Duff Mckagan. Just cringeworthy: narcissist, cringeworthy, rude,ugly etc. Hard to watch. Like the drunk old guy in the pub that everyone is trying to avoid. czcams.com/video/HhVZLL1pMQ0/video.html

  • @donkeyheads
    @donkeyheads Před rokem +26

    RIP Keith Levene, your astounding guitar work made this clip hum with electricity!

  • @katemccoll5308
    @katemccoll5308 Před rokem +77

    Keith Levene is one of my favorite guitar players of all time, huge influence on my playing

    • @enema_myanemones598
      @enema_myanemones598 Před rokem +11

      Rip Keith

    • @Rshields388
      @Rshields388 Před 8 měsíci

      One of my favs too and an influence on my playing. I also play bass and Jah Wobble is a big influence when it comes to that instrument. I wish Jah Wobble stayed with the band for it's entirety. Same with Keith levene. I can only imagine the things they could've done.

    • @Skroumst
      @Skroumst Před 3 měsíci

      @@Rshields388Lou Edmonds is great in his own right but Keith really made their sound I think

  • @littlelady3524
    @littlelady3524 Před 4 lety +36

    Those interviewers were disgustingly rude to get a reaction out of John, because he’s infamously defensive. But he stayed calm, good on him.

  • @LuisMedinaInformador
    @LuisMedinaInformador Před 4 lety +82

    beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

  • @opalmusic
    @opalmusic Před 4 lety +140

    No staged reality but real life and art. This is TV at its very best, but unfortunatley these times are long gone. And what a performance by the best PIL line-up

  • @donkeyheads
    @donkeyheads Před rokem +18

    I just came back and watched this two years after first seeing it, and the thing I find the most shocking is that PIL sat there and watched the crap interview with that Angelic Upstart nobody. That showed true patience! Total setup by the show, and I'm amazed they stuck around as long as they did.

  • @joncrossland
    @joncrossland Před 4 lety +175

    Definitely unfair to have put up the cut down version previously that makes Lydon look like he was being an awkward twat for no reason. This shows how the TV show was trying to wind him up to get a reaction, cheap 'gotcha' publicity stunt, just plain rude and ignorant way to treat a guest.

    • @outis439-A
      @outis439-A Před 4 lety +3

      @sexobscura Why am I cursed now or something?

    • @karendegenerous8044
      @karendegenerous8044 Před 3 lety +1

      Jon Crossland.
      👍🏻. I never trust an incomplete story.

  • @juliantreptow7300
    @juliantreptow7300 Před 4 lety +94

    4:09 "and we get paid for this!" haha

  • @Fexobs
    @Fexobs Před 4 lety +252

    I've waited 40 years to finally see the full version again after seeing it on Tyne Tees and it changing my life ! This is major !

  • @forastero4ever
    @forastero4ever Před 4 lety +112

    "poonk".

  • @HighlandMike325
    @HighlandMike325 Před 4 lety +32

    Two extra bits. The interviewer was Chris Cowey reportedly in his first ever tv interview. The woman is Lyn Spencer. She was previously at teacher training college with Sting, and when the Police appeared on the show he reportedly tore her off a strip for her part in this travesty of an interview.

  • @wessexfox5197
    @wessexfox5197 Před 2 lety +25

    I swear that Chant song in the start is growing on me. It’s got such raw anger and energy in it, I bloody love it nowadays.

    • @traprosey
      @traprosey Před rokem

      Same first time hearing it i found it pretty boring but now it’s one of my favourite tracks on the album

    • @traprosey
      @traprosey Před rokem

      I wonder what the chant is😂

    • @wessexfox5197
      @wessexfox5197 Před rokem +2

      @@traprosey “it’s a ditty! Love it or leave it”
      Johnny Rotten, 1980 on the Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder

  • @passthesunshine2416
    @passthesunshine2416 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Can’t stop laughing over the beeping followed by the best mic drop in history lolol every time

  • @hexyko4850
    @hexyko4850 Před 3 lety +46

    Thanks for posting the entire thing. It's extremely rare and people judged the band for being rude to the interviewers, but they didn't know the full context.

  • @twitchygiraffe4636
    @twitchygiraffe4636 Před 2 lety +73

    I love how whenever this is used in other documentaries it’s chopped down to try and show Wobble and Lydon as volatile and arsey people, but as the old Guardian advert says it’s only when you get the full picture that you can fully understand what’s going on! Thanks for this upload it’s invaluable!!!!

    • @rootsinmotion2865
      @rootsinmotion2865 Před 2 lety +8

      this is the first time that I've seen the whole thing, and was thinking the exact same

  • @qc2sb
    @qc2sb Před 4 lety +151

    It’s absurd how many so called “journalists” back then would treat Lydon and other controversial artists of the time like dirt and with no respect or courtesy. When he was in the pistols he was already under constant scrutiny for being honest and raw, but when the idea of punk became trendy, and the label itself proved marketable for the media to use, artists like John and company were accused of not being punk enough, (whatever that means). It’s so brutally epic how he takes the crap they constantly threw at him and gave it right back. It’s also pretty funny how in the thumbnail he almost looks cheery and amicable.

    • @AdolfStalin
      @AdolfStalin Před 3 lety +2

      To be fair its how things were back then, not that Lydon and co. Did much to help that

    • @vivalapsych
      @vivalapsych Před rokem +1

      Well said!

  • @Johnny1Reggae
    @Johnny1Reggae Před 3 lety +9

    They were spoiling for a fight, yet John et al remained unbelievably calm with their responses. Can’t believe he didn’t walk out sooner.

  • @anthonychurch726
    @anthonychurch726 Před 4 lety +257

    Johnny was 23 years old and that nobody called him an old man wtf?

    • @anthonychurch726
      @anthonychurch726 Před 4 lety +43

      @Creenge Obviously not if I was wondering wtf that guy was talking about.

    • @danielaschwarz1971
      @danielaschwarz1971 Před 4 lety +5

      @@ahfa53 I think he ment this guy where he said at 08:07:Johnny Rotten is finish,he is a old man.

    • @andchat6241
      @andchat6241 Před 4 lety +2

      @@danielaschwarz1971 ..exactly ..in the same way Lydon would call virtually anybody in a band pre 1976 'a boring old fart'.....
      Andy Blade of Eater (with their 14 year old drummer, Dee Generate) called the Pistols 'too old!'

    • @jonblazeinc
      @jonblazeinc Před 3 lety +2

      @@andchat6241 stranglers were called old farts while only jet black was 40 back then, the rest were in late 20s

    • @martinli8151
      @martinli8151 Před 3 lety +1

      Jeolus

  • @Deedee-ee1sg
    @Deedee-ee1sg Před 2 lety +20

    PIL were innovative and unique! John Lydon such a charismatic performer. Fantastic clip!

  • @RaiderfanCali
    @RaiderfanCali Před 4 lety +92

    Isn’t this why we love Lydon

    • @porterhall27
      @porterhall27 Před 4 lety +5

      he's a twat these days though..vanished up his own arse years ago..bloke is stuck in a loop around 1980

    • @genki2genki
      @genki2genki Před 4 lety +2

      @@porterhall27 Doing commercials for butter recently, I believe. Lovely lad.

    • @spiritualcramp8000
      @spiritualcramp8000 Před 4 lety +5

      inertia27 go fuck yourself he still doing very good performances check it out before opening your mouth. we'll see where you at in your '60s

    • @aestheticaltwat
      @aestheticaltwat Před 4 lety +2

      Good bloke during the 70s. But he’s sold out since then

    • @joseplaza9442
      @joseplaza9442 Před 2 měsíci

      @@aestheticaltwathe laughs all the way to the bank and at you

  • @thirdratecontent585
    @thirdratecontent585 Před 4 lety +32

    I wish I could like this 50 times. The Angelic upstarts cutting a promo on Lydon was golden. The tune PiL did was epic too. And the hapless 1979 presenters were hilariously lame. And the iceing on the cake was the ending credits music. Perfect lols👌

  • @basura2001
    @basura2001 Před 4 lety +100

    Took the interviewers less than a minute to coax out the infamous Lydon death glare 5:15

    • @rosesroses.3788
      @rosesroses.3788 Před 4 lety +7

      "The Lydon Death Glare!" I've liked you since I've been 14 John. Still honest and still making music. Some people blamed Lydon for not dying and thriving. Good on you John! Why did they follow some nitwit shouting his mouth off?

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 Před 3 lety

      It's a fabricated act, you utter moron.

    • @ericaward702
      @ericaward702 Před měsícem

      ❤😊❤

  • @kkerrmusic
    @kkerrmusic Před 6 měsíci +3

    "Hello!" F/the States (Oklahoma), I caught P.i.L. Live in Dallas, TX, with my best friend & guitar player. We were front row-barrier stage level almost with an incredibly tight, very well-endowed Band who deserve their page in Rock History. John & I would eventually go to blows though, if we were friends. He'd pop off something and We'd go at it. Or Hell, I might be the one to lip' off, dog him a Lil bit. It would be fun to dish out razzmatazz with someone like him. You blew us AWAY in Dallas,TX. Wearing my P.i.L. shirt is always a Love-Hate experience. I hate to admit that they were that good, and by all natural rights, they deserve my support when going about my unorthodox activities in *Oklahoma*...but I really dug this video...and I think Johnny was actually the better looking of the whole bunch. Cheers from somewhere on the Planet! 👊🫀🧠

  • @MoogerTuber
    @MoogerTuber Před 4 lety +26

    I saw PiL live once and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. And I've seen a LOT.

  • @jasontyson3658
    @jasontyson3658 Před rokem +8

    Keith at the end saying Do you follow your leader? is next level hahaha

    • @duncansmoviesandanimation6555
      @duncansmoviesandanimation6555 Před 8 měsíci +2

      That was the interviewer.

    • @TheloniousSphere
      @TheloniousSphere Před měsícem +1

      @@duncansmoviesandanimation6555 "No No No - That's total Cop-out!" - Refer too 10:27:18 or 10:57 - @jasontyson3658 was referring too - mic drop

    • @clinteastwood6875
      @clinteastwood6875 Před měsícem

      @@duncansmoviesandanimation6555Keith says it back at him

  • @user-od3rl5mc
    @user-od3rl5mc Před 3 lety +5

    "Cheapstake comedy interrogation act", rather beautifully put.

  • @ENGABU1
    @ENGABU1 Před 4 lety +56

    Was never a punk...but John Lydon is a legend!

  • @markuswilliams3190
    @markuswilliams3190 Před 4 lety +127

    That guitar work is insane

    • @LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes
      @LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes Před 3 lety +20

      More punk than punk

    • @marcraygun6290
      @marcraygun6290 Před 2 lety +10

      Love it

    • @chadlee1057
      @chadlee1057 Před 2 lety +2

      Completely agree.

    • @edybocman76
      @edybocman76 Před 2 lety +4

      When you get it , you get it

    • @alfieburns9019
      @alfieburns9019 Před 2 lety

      I'm not the biggest Sex Pistols/PIL connoisseur, but if the guitarist can play, then I just want people to know how bad it is to play guitar badly and have it still work with the music.

  • @RichardArmstrongFingerstyle

    The Angelic Upstarts...yeah, we all remember them!

  • @xdef1ne
    @xdef1ne Před rokem +11

    rest in peace Keith, what a huge loss.

  • @antstead2329
    @antstead2329 Před 4 lety +55

    At last! For decades have wanted to see the full version, well done.

  • @sophiaeletskaya1104
    @sophiaeletskaya1104 Před 3 lety +36

    Johnny is by no means handsome, but I can't take my eyes off him, his face is just so intense and so alive and in a way, he truly is beautiful

  • @iscreemz4494
    @iscreemz4494 Před 23 dny

    I love when Wobble gets up at the end and his entire speech is bleeped out.
    I'd kill to hear that part uncensored.

  • @luketuke02
    @luketuke02 Před rokem +5

    Sad to hear the news of Keith Levene's passing today, RIP. His influence can be heard all over post-punk/alternative music.

  • @charlesmaximus9161
    @charlesmaximus9161 Před rokem +4

    Man. I can remember being 15, growing up outside Philly in the 90s, and I just wanted to be John Lydon. He was just too cool for school, looked great and had the best style and coolest attitude. Still does!

  • @leestephenson7042
    @leestephenson7042 Před 4 lety +16

    The whole interview, fantastic!

  • @MM-tc3ko
    @MM-tc3ko Před 3 lety +8

    This is still ahead it's time, maybe be another 5000 years to go.

  • @MrToddUnctuous
    @MrToddUnctuous Před 2 lety +8

    Wow... Amazing.
    Only ever seen the couple of minutes this is famous for, and having seen the rest of it, it gives a lot of context.
    They were on a stitch-up job they were probably planning for weeks.
    Good on PiL for digging in there and not standing for it.

  • @thevelointhevale1132
    @thevelointhevale1132 Před 4 lety +8

    Thanks John for getting this up ... long awaited mate, cheers!

  • @pattycifra2602
    @pattycifra2602 Před 4 lety +20

    Wow, wow, wow, thank you, John Heston, for posting this rare footage!
    Have been waiting forever to see it!

  • @robinlee1972
    @robinlee1972 Před rokem +13

    Very sad to hear of the passing of Keith Levine - A great talent .....

  • @emilyoshiro
    @emilyoshiro Před rokem +2

    Very nice! Thanks for this clip ❤

  • @jyrkihamalainen8215
    @jyrkihamalainen8215 Před 4 lety +15

    Thanks for uploading the full clip! Quite something.

  • @samuelgarayar2040
    @samuelgarayar2040 Před 4 lety +37

    You are a genius...i cant believe i finally see the full thing

  • @duncansmoviesandanimation6555

    This has to be the only reason this show is known for. It said on the Wikipedia that this show was notable for this episode.

  • @matthewbyars7171
    @matthewbyars7171 Před 4 lety

    I have NEVER seen the full version! Thanks!

  • @matthulse6177
    @matthulse6177 Před 4 lety +5

    That made my year, thank you.

  • @spacealienjesus709
    @spacealienjesus709 Před 4 lety +129

    My first time seeing the whole thing..
    He had every right to be pissed off..they didn't want the full band in the interview..then proceed to show a video of someone talking shit about him...I would have busted that TV..

    • @billylovesfries2529
      @billylovesfries2529 Před 4 lety +2

      Johnny would be likely to do that too. That Interview was bullshit

    • @ceasetoexist6874
      @ceasetoexist6874 Před 3 lety +2

      There would be no angelic upstairs without Sex Pistols or Lydon
      That name is really dumb too
      My hope is angelic upstairs are in some nursing home right
      Now

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 Před 3 lety

      That's the whole point, you moron... to get you to feel empathy for the 'under dog'. Now our whole society is based on 'victimhood' because of idiots like you.

    • @ScaryPsychobabble
      @ScaryPsychobabble Před 3 lety +3

      I seriously think that he was considering trashing the TV. This was very low and disrespectful treatment of any band or singer. Invite on a show and play a 10 minute video of a nasty, critical, and jealous person that has nothing good to say. I'd of walked off, too. Even sooner.

    • @spacealienjesus709
      @spacealienjesus709 Před 3 lety +2

      @@ScaryPsychobabble with you 💯

  • @andyprice
    @andyprice Před rokem +1

    This interview never made sense until I saw then entire thing. What the interviewers did earned them the response they got. But it all makes sense in context! Thank you for posting.

  • @thomaswillans4085
    @thomaswillans4085 Před rokem +5

    PIL is ART

  • @finkretana
    @finkretana Před 4 lety +26

    Thank you for this, maybe in 40 years when could see the unbleeped version, cheers!

    • @Heston68
      @Heston68  Před 4 lety +16

      This is straight from the archive reel so the beeps will most likely never be removed unfortunately. Which is a shame. ;)

    • @duncansmoviesandanimation6555
      @duncansmoviesandanimation6555 Před rokem

      ​@@Heston68 where did you find the archive reel?

    • @Heston68
      @Heston68  Před rokem

      @@duncansmoviesandanimation6555 Can't really say

  • @user-zz8ul3up6v
    @user-zz8ul3up6v Před rokem +7

    R.I.P. Keith Levene.
    You were a truly original guitarist.

  • @palmtreeguy4706
    @palmtreeguy4706 Před 4 lety +3

    Finally the whole thing!! Thanks!!

  • @BarrySmithviolin
    @BarrySmithviolin Před 2 lety +2

    Saw this tour at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.. 1980
    Excellent! 🌹

  • @donkeyheads
    @donkeyheads Před 4 lety +26

    I've wanted to see this entire clip for years. Thanks for uploading mate!

  • @pianobanter
    @pianobanter Před 4 lety +36

    Finally, at long last and in its entirety, the infamous PIL tv appearance. Check it Out! British Television history. Thankyou for the upload. MOB WAR KILL HATE...

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura Před 3 lety

      voice moaning in a speaker ...

  • @sofiaplatini3273
    @sofiaplatini3273 Před 2 lety +3

    Bringing back memories I loved PIL and had crushes on them in 1978 when I was sixteen . I love them still now especially Johnny and Keith

  • @Macho_Man_Randy_Savage
    @Macho_Man_Randy_Savage Před 4 lety +31

    This was amazing to see the full thing finally. I've seen the this PIL interview before with Johnny losing it but now it's clear why. A classic, just like the Grundy from '76! 😂🤣

    • @motherbrain86
      @motherbrain86 Před 2 lety +2

      thats probably what the check it out people wanted just another grundy like outburst from our dear jon

  • @midwichyouthclub
    @midwichyouthclub Před 4 lety +7

    Thankyou John-waited years for this!

  • @BazookaToe
    @BazookaToe Před 2 lety +17

    Easily one of the greatest interviews ever.

  • @AndrewWells
    @AndrewWells Před rokem +14

    Brutal news to read of Keith's passing yesterday... but a great time to revisit First Issue and Metal Box and reflect on how lucky we were to be music lovers around that time... bon voyage, Mr Levene!

    • @doctorvonbrown881
      @doctorvonbrown881 Před rokem

      Agreed! I'm definitley giving both albums a re listen, as much as I love this band I never overlistened to them if you know what I mean? I absolutely love this footage of PiL! All the best. Sad to hear about Keith.

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe Před rokem +1

      @@doctorvonbrown881 Maybe the right time to have another listen to "Flowers of romance" too? It's a bit of a sleeper, so to speak but I'd have to say it's their most interesting sounding album. "Under the house", indeed!

    • @doctorvonbrown881
      @doctorvonbrown881 Před rokem

      @@MisAnnThorpe Yeh I should do, I also saw the documentary on P.I.L recently here on CZcams which passed me by somehow. Was good! Thanks for your comment

  • @13StJimmy
    @13StJimmy Před 2 lety +5

    I remember seeing clips of this performance on CZcams 15 years ago but I’m so glad to get the whole performance of Chant and in much better wuality

    • @Fexobs
      @Fexobs Před rokem

      Context is everything

  • @iliasgkalgkanopoulos8397
    @iliasgkalgkanopoulos8397 Před 4 lety +11

    This sound defined post punk and bands such as Joy Division and Siouxsie. Very pioneering in their Sound

  • @emma-janeminshull-turner1242

    Superb playing !🎶🎸🥁

  • @BertrandLaurenceMusic
    @BertrandLaurenceMusic Před rokem +8

    Amazing performance, timeless. The real deal...

  • @jeffryhammel3035
    @jeffryhammel3035 Před rokem +2

    Public Image was just one of those groups that kept us going on. We loved everything about them.

  • @slowdownbeb8472
    @slowdownbeb8472 Před rokem +4

    this is pure art....... OMG....

  • @andysandel9325
    @andysandel9325 Před 2 lety +3

    Absolutely Brilliant!!!

  • @Freakster1980
    @Freakster1980 Před 2 lety +4

    Love the look on John's face when they did that interview ! It was designed to upset him and worked a treat and the smug look on the interviewers face is priceless. lmao

  • @boymanic
    @boymanic Před 4 lety +61

    Total set up,fair play to John and Pil,far better band than Angelic Upstarts

  • @stevelodge2378
    @stevelodge2378 Před 4 lety +7

    PILGold - thank you

  • @terencedouglas6299
    @terencedouglas6299 Před 4 lety +30

    Great to see the full version of that intellectual upstart making a complete arse of himself, , , , , even better to see PIL taking the piss out of everyone.

  • @victorimmature
    @victorimmature Před 2 lety +4

    PIL are still going , Thanks to John .

  • @LocalGambler
    @LocalGambler Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks for sharing! ^^

  • @Sameoldfitup
    @Sameoldfitup Před 4 lety +10

    “I said nothing for a time, just ran my fingertips along the edge of the human-shaped emptiness that had been left inside me.”
    ― Haruki Murakami.

  • @duffbaker9554
    @duffbaker9554 Před rokem +3

    Like him or not, John Lydon is PUNK. Always has been, always will be. Same goes for Iggy Pop as well as The Clash..

  • @gregoryyoung502
    @gregoryyoung502 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks john.pil has always been genious.

  • @paulgrendall5138
    @paulgrendall5138 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Love this guy and his past band's!!

  • @KRAZEEIZATION
    @KRAZEEIZATION Před 4 lety +21

    Totally demented! I’d love to lock all the X Factor generation into a hall for a week and force them to listen to PIL!

  • @getheroutofthetruck
    @getheroutofthetruck Před 4 lety +19

    ''That's not rubbish baby, you know. You can't say that.''

    • @Adam-XL
      @Adam-XL Před 3 lety +3

      some of Wobbles quotes in this interview are so underated haha

    • @experi-mentalproductions5358
      @experi-mentalproductions5358 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Adam-XL I'm definitely gonna steal "Why don't you try asking an intelligent question?"

  • @in3rciaee926
    @in3rciaee926 Před 4 lety

    thank you, you make internet so pleasant ♥️

  • @neil222222
    @neil222222 Před rokem +35

    Keith Levine casually riffing is just unreal here. RIP Keith

    • @JaeSamantha
      @JaeSamantha Před 11 měsíci +2

      The fact that Metal Box is basically the product of them directionlessly jamming and fucking around is insane

  • @cliffordhodge1449
    @cliffordhodge1449 Před 4 lety +8

    I wish the performance had segued into Radio 4. I would love to hear that live.

  • @yorkemar
    @yorkemar Před 3 lety +13

    The group or company..are 100% for the music. The interviewers were just 100% celebrity personage..therefore they drew a blank. Bought the first two albums when first came out and still play them. Chant is one of the great tracks off PIL 2nd edition.

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe Před rokem +1

      It's the one track I usually skip from Metal Box. Strange, eh?

  • @vegardyrnes1793
    @vegardyrnes1793 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I love John Lydon and his art! Simple as that!💘

  • @mchabert7087
    @mchabert7087 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Keith Levene Plays the Travis Bean the way it was meant to be played. This is literally Heavy Metal Machine Music.

  • @phaseshifter78
    @phaseshifter78 Před 4 lety +5

    Amazing thanks for uploading! Great to finally see the whole thing.