Sex Pistols Reunite For Guitar Hero III

1up is reporting that the Sex Pistols are getting the band back together for at least one recording session. They're laying down a master track for the upcoming Guitar Hero III, for the song 'Anarchy in the U.K.'. "Original members John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), Steve Jones, and Paul Cook hit the studio together for the first time in 30 years, hooking up with original producer Chris Thomas to maintain the feel of the recording. Additionally, the original analog sound desk, built in 1969 for producer George Martin at Air Studios in London, was utilized for aural authenticity."

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[MojoStan]

For the record Glenn Matlock was the original bassist in the Sex Pistols, and it is his bass lines you here on all of 'Never Mind the Bollocks.' It's funny really. He was booted from the band weeks before the recording, and Sid could not play properly. So Glenn was hired back as a studio musician, and Glenn wound up with more money in his pocket then the rest of the band after the recording sessions were over. The record is a little hazy. No one seems to dispute that Glenn wrote almost all the bass lines on Bollocks. Heck, the song writing process was usually: Glenn wrote the music, Johnny Rotten wrote the lyrics.

However, I think the most accepted version of events has guitarist Steve Jones playing Glenn's bass lines on Bollocks except for one song played by Glenn ("Anarchy in the UK") and one song by Sid ("Bodies"). Glenn did get proper song writing credits, so he got paid.

I believe the story about Glenn being hired back as a studio musician came from John Lydon's 1995 autobiography, but others have denied this happened. The memories of creative musicians always seem hazy, even without alcohol.

Anyhoo, Glenn's my hero. During the Grundy interview, he seemed more like a geek than a punk.