Public Image Ltd. (PiL) are an English musical group formed in 1978 by vocalist John Lydon, guitarist Keith Levene, and bassist Jah Wobble.
Rising from the ashes of the pivotal punk rock group the Sex Pistols, PiL branched out to a more experimental sound, and their early work is often regarded as some of the most challenging and innovative music of the post-punk era: the NME[1] described PiL as "arguably the first post-rock group". Their later music would be somewhat more conventional, and although PiL has been inactive since 1992, Lydon (the band's only constant member) considers the group "on hiatus" rather than broken up.
Discography
Studio albums
* First Issue (1978 UK #22)
* Metal Box (1979 UK #18 - U.S. #171)
* Flowers of Romance (1981 UK #11 - U.S. #114)
* This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get (1984 UK #56)
* Album (1986 UK #14 - U.S. #115)
* Happy? (1987 UK #40 - U.S. #169)
* 9 (1989 UK #36 - U.S. #106)
* That What Is Not (1992 UK #46)
Live, compilation, bootleg and other albums
* Second Edition (repackaging of Metal Box) - 1979 UK #46
* Paris au Printemps (live) - 1980 UK #61
* Live in Tokyo (live) - 1983 UK #28
* Commercial Zone (bootleg) - 1983
* The Greatest Hits, So Far (compilation) - 1990 UK #20
* Box (box set) - 1990
* Plastic Box (box set) -1999
* Public Image/Second Edition (two-in-one) - 2003
Singles
* "Public Image" - 1978 UK #9
* "Death Disco" - 1979 UK #20
* "Memories" - 1979 UK #60
* "Flowers of Romance" - 1981 UK #24
* "This Is Not a Love Song" - 1983 UK #5
* "Bad Life" - 1984 UK #71
* "Rise" - 1986 UK #11
* "Home" - 1986 UK #75
* "Seattle" - 1987 UK #47
* "The Body" - 1987
* "Disappointed" - 1989 UK #38
* "Warrior" - 1989
* "Don't Ask Me" - 1990 UK #22
* "Cruel" - 1992 UK #49
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