Convenience Fees

P.I.L. played recently. I didn't go.

I didn't think it would be any good. It might not have been.

I still regret not going. I wish shows weren't so expensive.

Tickets to anything for that matter. Fees. Fees. Fees. Sometimes even at the box office.

Public Image Limited - Happy? Amazon.com. Used.

For You

This one is for you Mr. Pyle.

Your timing is impeccable. A recent acquisition, listened to and ripped last week.

One step closer to completing the PIL discography.

Public Image Ltd. - Compact Disc. Amazon.com. Used.

Reunited and It Feels So Good

If John Lydon insisted on tarnishing the reputation of one of his bands for the better part of the past decade, why couldn't it have been P.I.L.?

I would have gone to those shows.

Public Image Ltd. - 9. Amazon.com. Used.

Organize

Do I file under "PIL?" Do I file under "Public Image Limited?"

I have been wrestling with this for days. Not constantly. Although more than most people would.

"PIL" on one album. "Public Image Limited" on another.

They are currently listed as separate entities in my iTunes. I am considering filing the discs in a similar fashion.

Deferring to the albums. Deferring to the artist.

The inconsistency is weighing on me. Maddening.

I know the answer is "Public Image Limited. I can't bring myself to act on my decision.

"Limited" versus "Ltd."

New problems.

PIL - That What Is Not. AKA Music. New.

I'll Tell You this Much, It's Better than Sid Sings

My seventh grade self was more than disappointed.

I had been listening to the Sex Pistols for a few years.

So when I learned Johnny Rotten. Lydon. Had a band after that.

I needed to have it.

The idea was greater than the reality.

I was let down.

It was not what I expected. From a punk band. A member of a punk band.

Post-punk hadn't entered my vernacular. Yet.

All I knew. Was the disappointment.

Still. I tried to like it. Kept it in my collection. Would listen to it on occasion.

I even bought a t-shirt.

I was really trying to like it. Forcing it.

It. Never happened. The disc was sold. Like so many others before it. So many others since.

This year. I realized I probably dismissed something pretty great. Because I didn't expect it. Or wasn't ready for it.

Tastes mature. I've learned time and time again.

This time. No different.

Public Image Limited - The Greatest Hits So Far. AKA Music. New.