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Epic heartbreak anthems, plush piano and pyrotechnics are undercut by plain-talking, nerve-fuelled charm as Tottenham’s finest comes home

Johnny Rotten sniffed with typical contrarianism on July 16, 1977, as he guest DJed on Capital Radio’s Tommy Vance show. Of course, he said this over the opening chords of “Rebel Rebel.” But didn’t those vomit-orange spikes suspiciously resemble Ziggy Stardust’s earlier thatched mullet? Didn’t he sing into a mic Steve Jones stole from the Ziggy farewell gig? And Jonesy clearly owed Johnny Thunders guitar-wise, but those roaring power chords were stamped with a classic Bowie guitari...