More Images. Please enable Javascript to take full advantage of our site features. Edit Artist. The most famous and infamous band of the late 70s punk scene. Their rebellious image combined with a commercial sound partly thanks to producer Chris Thomas created some of the most memorable moments of the 70s - both musical and otherwise. Line-up: Johnny Rotten John Lydon, b.

I eventually realized that the music will overcome, regardless of the alleged rules and regulations that were always being thrown at us. Ultimately, the Sex Pistols created the defining clarion call for punk mayhem. And around the time Never Mind the Bollocks came out on October 28th, , the band caused chaos as much as it inspired anarchy. Its singles were blacked out on the British charts, a record store manager was arrested and charged with obscenity for displaying the album cover, and the band — banned all over England — had to tour undercover as S. In short, the LP was a success. It made it to Number One in the U.

The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they are regarded as one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians.

The original members were vocalist Johnny Rotten byname of John Lydon; b. January 31, , London, England , guitarist Steve Jones b. May 3, , London , drummer Paul Cook b. July 20, , London , and bassist Glen Matlock b. August 27, , London.