What the World Needs Now...

AlbumSep 04 / 201513 songs, 1h 1m 22s
Post-Punk
Popular
6.8 / 10

Public Image Ltd.'s second reunion album is solid not because of the songs, but because John Lydon is their singer. At their best, PiL construct sturdy grooves and momentum-building loops that Lydon sprays his voice all over like graffiti splattering a wall.

5 / 10

Lydon and co. struggle to replicate past glories on album number ten.

Lydon remains part pantomime, part snarling truth sayer.

7.0 / 10

Whether you think the world needs another Public Image Ltd record depends entirely on how you feel about John Lydon. The cantankerous master antagonist rarely invokes an ambivalent reaction in people: it's either love or hate.

John Lydon delivers the goods

6 / 10

John Lydon is as febrile as ever on PiL’s rousing new album, even if most of the moves here are becoming pretty familiar

Album Reviews: Public Image Ltd - What The World Needs Now...

PiL builds up a head of steam with its second comeback record. Review by Graham Fuller

7 / 10