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May 30, 2012Historical importance aside, they're a band built on unreliability and inconsistency, and This Is PiL maintains that reputation.
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UncutMay 31, 2012It may not be of the caliber of Metal Box, but it finds its maker firmly in 2012, not 1979, and with plenty still to grouse about. [Jun 2012, p.67]
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Jul 3, 2012PiL still has power. If John Lydon and his current crew of misfits continue to stay the course, we are going to see some classic works that'll stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the band's commercial and artistic heyday. You could already make that case for This is PiL.
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MojoJul 18, 2012It's a labyrinthine 64-minute journey, bound together by a group identity that gains clarity with every listen. [Jun 2012, p.80]
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Q MagazineOct 12, 2012It sounds like [he's having a lark]. [Jul 2012, p.108]
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May 29, 2012This Is PiL is a relatively edgeless makeover, albeit infused with the progressive spirit of '79, and bolstered by what has always served Lydon well.
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May 25, 2012This is Public Image Ltd at its best. This record is good. Outrageously good. Better than a record of an artist of Lydon's vintage has any right to make.
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May 25, 2012You do catch hints of PiL's back catalogue... but you're more often struck by Lydon's determination to keep pushing forward into uncharted territory.
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May 25, 2012Both as an album opener after a ten year absence and a spiritual partner to Public Image, This is PiL is pretty much perfect.
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The WireJul 24, 2012The unit sound tight and integrated. [May 2012, p.62]
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Jun 19, 2012PiL have created something solid, vicious and with enough value for repeat listens.
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May 25, 2012Lydon's ever-inspiring love of de-dub postulates continually throughout the album – it's such a perfect return.
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May 25, 2012A curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
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Jun 27, 2012Easily absorbing subcurrents from Bollywood and bhangra ("Deeper Water") to fear-of-nature horror film soundtracks ("Out of the Woods"), This is PiL never wanders far from that fierce bass and pulsing percussion at its core.
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Jun 5, 2012An unexpectedly enjoyable late addition to a formidable body of work.