His solo stuff and his work in the Pistols is apples and oranges. No comparrison. And I'm kinda picky in my punk rock choices. I'm not taking anything away from the Pistols, they just didn't float my boat.
I've actually never heard Steve's first album Mercy. I only have Fire & Gasoline.
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I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.