What the World Needs Now...
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.
Lydon and co. struggle to replicate past glories on album number ten.
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 is as febrile as ever on PiL’s rousing new album, even if most of the moves here are becoming pretty familiar
PiL builds up a head of steam with its second comeback record. Review by Graham Fuller