tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post110183320788258369..comments2023-12-29T19:50:11.521-05:00Comments on advanced theory blog: What About Phil Collins?Advanced Genius Theoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17867735475599591317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1101854107392364472004-11-30T17:35:00.000-05:002004-11-30T17:35:00.000-05:00Very good points, especially about Steve Vai. But ...Very good points, especially about Steve Vai. But I think that using rock and roll to destroy rock and roll (or punk to destroy punk) is just a bit self-concious to be Advanced. I think the Sex Pistols believed in what they were doing a bit more than the image that Malcolm McLaren wanted to project. I could be wrong, though I could be right.Advanced Genius Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867735475599591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1101849450772759452004-11-30T16:17:00.000-05:002004-11-30T16:17:00.000-05:00I don't know. The whole thing was engineered and w...I don't know. The whole thing was engineered and was, after all, later called "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle." Punk was meant to be the end of Rock 'n' Roll (very overt), and the Sex Pistols were meant to be the end of punk (advanced). And they truly pissed off "true" punk fans...still do...by making, what else?, punk music. And I think John Lydon is very advanced. Making a record with Steve Vai is, to my mind, proof of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1101848922202435562004-11-30T16:08:00.000-05:002004-11-30T16:08:00.000-05:00I would say they were simply Overt when they start...I would say they were simply Overt when they started, though Glen Matlock seemed to be more Advanced than the others (which got him booted out, I guess). Their reunion was definitely Advanced, with Glen Matlock being the most Advanced again for going along with it after being booted out the first time. To be an Advanced Irritant, pretty much no one can like what you're doing, and that wasn't the case with the Sex Pistols.Advanced Genius Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867735475599591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1101847930284670702004-11-30T15:52:00.000-05:002004-11-30T15:52:00.000-05:00Along the "what about?" lines...what about the Sex...Along the "what about?" lines...what about the Sex Pistols? Did they not jump advancement at first to become advanced irritants in the 70s punk scene, only to revert to simple advancement in the 90s with their reunion tour(s)? Just thinking aloud...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com