- Record Label: Universal
- Release Date: Jul 20, 2018
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Dec 11, 2018The Public Image Is Rotten presents a thorough and uncompromised portrait of Lydon's work with PiL, and anyone interested in the many contexts he's created for his unique vision will find plenty to take in.
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MojoJul 25, 2018Disc four's unreleased assortment holds little for Wobble-Levene obsessives. More noteworthy: a disturbingly atonal Banging The Door, two abstract thumpathons from '81-83's "lost" fourth album, some speculative Album demos, and a n instrumental stab at Led Zep's Kashmir. [Aug 2018, p.102]
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 25, 2018This set contains some wastage, but more than enough demented brilliance to merit serious consideration. [Aug 2018, p.96]
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Jul 25, 2018A behemoth of a box, The Public Image Is Rotten offers over six hours of PiL brilliance.
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The WireOct 16, 2018The tracklisting is divided between acknowledged classics and ephemera. There are extended remixes, demos and live tracks, but only a couple of genuinely illuminating items, and more often in theory than practice. [Nov 2018, p.72]
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UncutJul 25, 2018The third Cd features interesting but inessential 12in mixes. ... There are diamonds throughout the sprawling set, which also manages to sound cohesive thanks to Lydon's binding, blaring vocals and the atmosphere of managed, jagged chaos. [Sep 2018, p.48]
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Mar 20, 2021One more fantastic box set from PiL that perfectly sums up their whole career.