This is a compilation of the Sex Pistols' greatest work. And, as such, it stands up for itself with attitude, swagger and a lot more foresight and intelligence than they ever credited themselves with. Every single track challenges us to think for ourselves, had they had the smarts the Pistols would've been the perfect accompaniment to the movie /V for Vendetta/, from 'God Save the Queen' (a precious regime, it made you a moron...she's not a human being), to 'Pretty Vacant' ("Theres no point in asking us youll get no reply...we're so pretty, pretty vacant" -social commentary about thirty or forty years ahead of its time.).
The musical style also feels less harsh than when I first heard their music, back in the early to mid eighties, but oh so much more valid now than then. There are two songs that particularly stand out for me: 'C'mon Everybody' and 'My Way.'
C'mon Everybody stands out because it feels out of place, a far happier, more party-minded song than I ever expected from the 'Pistols. 'My Way' stands out because for some reason the first stanza is omitted from the recording. And...that sits wrong. It's still a superb track, and far more original than Sinatra's ever was, but...it needs to be all there to be there at all; this is the only reason that the compilation doesn't get a full five-stars.
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