Opinions on the legacy of The Sex Pistols.

Hi all. I was watching a YouTube documentary on Johnny Rotten and while scrolling through the comments and it was interesting the amount of strongly negative or positive comments that where left both about Johnny but also The Sex Pistols and their music.

I know that many people think of them as being the pioneers of punk, despite the existence of The Ramones and others. Conversely, other people see them as a manufacturered band that basically came about thanks to Malcolm Mclaren. McLaren also has stated that he orgistrated they career and I believe tried to retain rights to their brand. Many people (myself included) would also argue that most of the punk bands around at that time and shortly after were in fact superior to the sex pistols in every way.

What's your opinion on The Sex Pistols and their single album Never Mind the Bullocks? Are they really worthy of so much praise?