I hear what you are saying about the Sex Pistols YANK, but whether or not they were any good is pretty irrelevant. They were certainly ground breaking, innovative and fresh.
As a matter of fact, I really don't like the Beatles' music on the whole (although some is ok) but I would never deny the effect they had on world music - they were ground breaking, innovative and fresh.
The "Pistols'" brand of anti-society rebellion gave the whole country (maybe even your part of the world) a kick up the arse when popular music was stagnating.
As such, they deserve to be called a great band, imo. There are hundreds of bands out there who are/were better musicians, singers, performers, etc. but won't be anywhere near as influential as The Sex Pistols.
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