I looove this song At 10 yrs old (1978ish) the sex pistols came to bible belt atlanta. The news made it seem like the sky was falling because satin was afoot 😱Naturally i had to check them out as a teen and have loved them ever since as well as PIL Thank you jesus 🙏🏻😉
One of the best interviews is with Conan O'Brien who kept the interview moving, kept Lydon engaged and asked questions that Lydon actually didn't seem to mind answering or elaborating on.
Thank you Johnny. Your always fun. I just turned 67. In good health. Just came home to key west after 15 years; working. Working was killing me. Found out; 7 of about 10 of my friends here died. “ All these people died! They were all my friends; and they died. Got me thinking about mortality a lot. Been listening to the ocean waves here late at night; when I wake up. Last night I heard sounds; that I’ve never heard before. Made me think; that I’ve been missing something very important. Celebrating my birthday now; with another one of your tunes. Salad Johnny. Don
Here we are, December of 2023, and this song still sounds good to me. This was a favorite of mine years ago when I lived in San Francisco. Thinking of those who have lost loved ones this year. Love and best wishes to all from Seattle.
Greetings from San Francisco, it still stinks, city is still run by idiots but the weather is still the best God allows in His Creation and we await the Big One to send the techies back to the East Coast where they came from.
Only 1st watched this because Jordan Peterson says did a great job of expressing anger in this video and I love it and this is how I discovered this Johnny rotten character LOL he's gr8
Is it me or does this amazing musical masterpiece seem almost ten years ahead of its time? It's so incredible & inspirational that it's impossible for me not to become powerfully mesmerized every time its unmistakable sounds are poured into my ears. An underrated classic for sure. And one to cherish for centuries to come. Johnny Lydon was & is a true musical genius, one who is largely unheralded. May the road rise with you all!
Somehow? After near to 25 years?? The song IS all the more relevant. Ahead of his time?! Same time.. look who your talking about. Sadly it probably?? For all it’s success?? Was well over peoples heads as well… “kind of like an aeroplane Rick”
Indeed... Why is the Devil so far right? 2023 and the same bullshit is still writing humanity into history as being the most pathetic life form in an infinite universe. Area 51 could only be a conspiracy! How could it be fathomable to imagine intelligent life would ever consider narrowing the distance between itself and us. And just when we thought it couldn't get any worse than it is or has been, Trump arrives and is holding hands with the church... "I could be wrong I could be right, I could be right I could be left" 😂
This moves me like Dylan, yet expresses my anger like punk. Johnny looks possessed, and crazy, and I love it! What a fn genius this man is. I can't get enough of this tune, or it's video.
Even us metalheads loved P.I.L. and Mr. Lydon in my high school days in the early to mid '80's. We all had a Sex Pistols or PIL patch or button on our denim vests over our leathers! My notebooks were adorned with the Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Judas Priest and P.I.L logos...... glorious times indeed.
I wanna know when and where you grew up, Bro ! Because in my area, the metalheads and punks only marginally, barely, got on well before 1991. In our high school’s smoking section, the metalheads smoked Marlborough Reds and the Punks smoked Camels, and some would have disagreements if D.R.I. Or Slayer was ‘faster.’ But it felt really cool to win someone over to a new {new to them} band, or make a friend while breaking expectations about social groups and cliques. And we punks and metalheads all made music, and I believe that helped ALL of us deal with our bad feelings and tough adolescence that came from neglectful, absent, or abusive parents.
@@miahconnell23 I grew up on Long Island in a town called Baldwin. A suburb about 20 mins from NYC. I was a teenager in the 80's and used to frequent all of the rock/metal clubs like Lamour, Lamour East & Sundance. We had our hometown band called CRUMBSUCKERS. We all went to school together and to all of their shows. Then the whole "crossover" thing happened.... You'd go to Lamour on Friday night to see CRUMBSUCKERS do a thrash show with Anthrax & Nuclear Assault then you'd go to CBGB's to see CRUMBSUCKERS do a Sunday matinee with Gorilla Biscuits & Bad Brains.... Next thing you know all of the NYHC bands are doing shows with thrash bands! You'd see the punks at the metal shows and the longhairs at hardcore shows at places like A7 and CBGB's. It opened us up to so many other bands.... The metal & hardcore punk scenes in NYC were nearly indecipherable from '85 through '89..... Glorious times indeed!
I could be wrong, I could be right I could be wrong I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white I could be right, I could be wrong I could be white, I could be black Your time has come your second skin The cost so high the gain so low Walk through the valley The written word is a lie May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you Could be wrong, I could be right Could be wrong, I could be right I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white I could be right, I could be wrong I could be black, I could be white They put a hot wire to my head 'Cos of the things I did and said And made these feelings go away Model citizen in every way May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you Anger is an energy Anger is an energy Anger is an energy Anger is an energy May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you Anger is an energy Anger is an energy Anger is an energy Anger is an energy Could be wrong, I could be right Could be wrong, I could be right I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white I could be right, I could be wrong I could be black, I could be white Your time has come your second skin Cost so high the gain so low Walk through the valley The written word is a lie May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you Could be wrong, I could be right Could be wrong They put a hot wire to my head 'Cos of the things I did and said And made these feelings go away Model citizen in every way Your time has come your second skin Cost so high the gain so low May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you May the road rise with you Anger is an energy Anger is an energy Anger is an energy
The 1st time I heard this song was on V66, the local video station. It also introduces me to alt-rock artists like Kate Bush, the Cure, Depeche Mode, and REM.
Oh yeh, this is the song, we loved it, danced to it, slam danced to it and enjoyed life and friends that we were with. We went to new wave clubs and just met people and hang out, enjoyed great music and this one one of them, all back in the 80s. Still love this music and enjoy it up to this day and brings back a lot of great memories, timeless and ageless music.
@@typerexc There is something about it that is like... militant caring. As I have gotten older, things seem to matter more. Humans matter more. I am angry at how unfair our world is. Children should not be hungry, or scared. They should be loved, and injustice to one, is injustice to all.
@@victoriavanwolfen4160 There is something about it that is like... militant caring. As I have gotten older, things seem to matter more. Humans matter more. I am angry at how unfair our world is. Children should not be hungry, or scared. They should be loved, and injustice to one, is injustice to all. (copied and pasted, just my thoughts, pardon)
Always your fan since I was a kid, always looked up to you.. keep on keepin on Johnny Rotten... may the road rise with you too Johnny, and surely to good Nora.
P.I.L. is a totally underated band. This is awesome stuff. From the early 80s, but eons ahead of it's time. Lydon actually has a pleasant singing voice.
What's more crazy in impactful is to think about how many crack addicts died listening that a song The last lyrics they'll ever hear derivative uninspired bog water
I love this song. Couple classic lines. "May the road rise with you" and "Anger is an energy". They were an under-rated band, so much better than other bands that were more popular.
cost so high, gain so low. I could be black, I could be white They put a hot wire to my head 'Cause of the things I did and said They made these feelings go away Model citizen in every way nwo ish... :/
I was looking for this comment in this thread. Wow. I just found this out from the drummer world forums. Mind blown! I bet Tony was like "what is this shit?" at the recording session. haha
The current lineup is really good, which is a shock. It's the most stable it's ever been for PiL! I'd recommend checking them out now if you haven't already - though I am incredibly jealous of you, haha.
Lord Sango tha is god someone else out there gets it too. Not many of us out there, that even know what your talking about. My absolute favorite genre of music.
@@kennethsusoeff73what does pop or punk have to do with his statement? John lydon is truly a great performer, personality, and a truly original singer... this is a widly shared opinion and has been well documented over the years.
Never heard the song before, never knew the band before, just randomly clicked on the video but the moment I heard the music it instantly brought a smile to my face.
@@sensorycircuits1338 that's awesome, steve vai seems likeable during interviews but ive always chalked him up to being TO virtuoso and making inaccesible music. He's also a long hair, and it's neat to see a punk mix with a long hair and make great art.
@@te9591 Yeah it's cool that Mr. Rotten actually appreciated complex music. Legend has it that he was discovered while wearing a "I hate Pink Floyd" t-shirt. I would have never imagined him as a Zappa fan.
This song popped into my head over the weekend, hadn't heard it for at least a quarter of a century, very poignant at the moment, always will be, great stuff. "Anger is an Energy!"
I remember as a teenager coming home from parties and turning on MTV and they always had this playing, I was not really into this music but something about always stuck with me. Cool to see now adays, brings back some fun memories.
If I were to run into Johnny Lydon in a pub, I would be more than happy to buy him a beer and spend a couple of hours talking to him :) A true punk legend!
It was and still is brilliant. Rise is not my favourite PIL song, but this was perfect for its time. Lydon, while an arse, was a master of puppets. He actually, kind of, out-smarted Malcolm. it's a bit funny now. John was really trying, even when he tried to pretend he was not, and we recognize and adore it. It's quite ironic.
I remember hearing this in the mid 80s on MTV and though I loved the song immensely, I never really got deep into the punk, post-punk or hard core in the 80s. I was a classic music fan before "classic music" became a term later in the late 80s. But I have listened to other PiL since then, and I love a vast majority of it. The musicality of Rise is just unbelievable, with the pretty mandolin(?) chords, violin and excellent (fretless?) bass with those stomping bodhran drum quarter notes. Very Celtic and old style English sounding, but with a hard hitting, yet necessary message for the time. When many artists were afraid to speak or sing out against apartheid and injustices in the world, thankfully we had the punks and post-punks to come through. Most certainly Johnny Rotten/John Lydon. I've used this song, one of many, as an inspirational and fire-me-up song when I'm feeling low or lacking energy or hope in the day. But Lydon sums it up for all of us: "Let The Road Rise With You."
The imagery wonderfully captures that Irish and Jamaican neighbourhood mix that people like me (and John Lydon) grew up with. And to also note that 25% of Jamaicans have Irish ancestry. So may the road rise with you too...
Who knew, after all these years, that this would be the most imminently listenable punk song, despite coming out years after so-called "post-punk". I could listen to this song over and over. And I do. Well done Johnny Rotten. Chapeau.
They will NEVER get the credit, but they are truly one of the best bands ever. Ten + albums, from First Issue, to Flowers of Romance, Happy, This is what you want... The range is greater than any band, musicianship of Baker, Vai, Edmonds, is top notch, though not consistently with the band. Lyrically surprisingly deep, Rise is about Johnny's fight with a childhood illness and coming out the other side, Anger was his salvation.
Johnny Lydon is THE MAN, from one lyrically and poetically inspired Irishman to another, more musically inclined one! What a visionary, what a poet, what a musician, what a man. Fuck ya!! Irish #1!!
Is that a bad thing? For it's nationalism that keeps us divided, keeps us apart. And like all "isms," nationalism has this strong tendency to become vitriolic, savage and unbridled (think Nazi Germany). Maybe Johnny Lydon is on to something.
I got ya. I'm sorry! My bad! Though the Irish are #1. Out in Squantum, Dorchester, Braintree, Quincy and Weymouth, Massachusetts. That's it! Otherwise they are at the bottom of the list, lol!! Though I do see your point, and it's valid, viable and profound. Thanks my man!
My second-favourite PIL song (first is Public Image). Stellar production and made to be played loud. Love that guitar work by Vai, and the explosive drums and fretless bass give it a great groove. Musicians who played on this are: John Lydon - lead vocals Steve Vai - guitar Ryuichi Sakamoto - Fairlight CMI Bill Laswell - fretless bass Tony Williams - drums L. Shankar - violin
yes, i agree, i think the guitar work makes this song shine, vai is a genius. love the guitar work along with john, and yes, public image is a great song. i forgot the guitarist's name at that time.?. wasn't he the one that some people say that "the edge" of u2 stole his style and put it into mainstream?? i could be wrong,,,,, i could be wright.
He created punk? And Post Punk?! lol Have you never heard of bands like Bad Brains, The stooges, Death, Radio Birdman, The damned? Sex Pistols were what happens when A corporate stooge puts a band together.
Is it just me or is "the generic album, CD, cassette" one of the best ever? There is just something about it that keeps me coming back after all these years...
PIL.. I always step up to the plate.. So, why is it that most don't. So, I could be wrong, I could be right! That's why I love dog's more than people. Hey Johnny.. You're Awesome!
I haven't seen many such songs that change movement such as Rise.Rarely has their been any other music work so rich and varied.Some of the best music,very special music,ever made! A whole lot of magic and wonder.A sensation true music to virtually anyone's ears.This song is exstreamly inspirational.The kind of greatness often found in alternative music.
Vai? Really? Rings a bell possibly. I watched Steve Vai on Jonesy's Radio show a while back. Maybe that's where I heard that. I recommend you watch it too. Steve Jones - guitarist from Pistols had a radio show in the US. It was fantastic and Vai one of the most engaging guests. A humble, funny cool dude.
My doughter loves John lydons music ! She has been since she was twelve! Shes 13 now still loves John also even without his music he is her number 1 favourate peron ever! She loves him nearly as much as nora did and thats allot!
The rug is an underrated musical instrument.
Robert Whitley Totally! I got a used rug last year but it was way harder to play than I expected.
Lmao
Steve Vai is certainly amazing.
It really ties the video together
Better post Sex Pistols career: Johnny or Sid?
One of the most epic anthems from the 80’s, just brilliant.
*So good!*
I looove this song
At 10 yrs old (1978ish) the sex pistols came to bible belt atlanta. The news made it seem like the sky was falling because satin was afoot 😱Naturally i had to check them out as a teen and have loved them ever since as well as PIL
Thank you jesus 🙏🏻😉
Very,very true.
The only thing better than a John Lydon song is watching someone try and interview him.
Hearing him call Robert Smith a fat bloke wanker..
Had no clue until today that this was Johnny rotten
he's a hoot. Lydon is Irish and living in the UK. we're all fucked up people.
One of the best interviews is with Conan O'Brien who kept the interview moving, kept Lydon engaged and asked questions that Lydon actually didn't seem to mind answering or elaborating on.
You're in for a treat come Mar 11th on Epix. XD
Thank you Johnny. Your always fun. I just turned 67. In good health. Just came home to key west after 15 years; working. Working was killing me. Found out; 7 of about 10 of my friends here died. “ All these people died! They were all my friends; and they died. Got me thinking about mortality a lot. Been listening to the ocean waves here late at night; when I wake up. Last night I heard sounds; that I’ve never heard before. Made me think; that I’ve been missing something very important. Celebrating my birthday now; with another one of your tunes. Salad Johnny. Don
Sorry for the loss of your friends. There's no place better to be then in the Keys.
May the road rise with you, my friend.
What did u listened too?
So sorry for your loss,keep running between the raindrops,my friend!
Here we are, December of 2023, and this song still sounds good to me. This was a favorite of mine years ago when I lived in San Francisco. Thinking of those who have lost loved ones this year. Love and best wishes to all from Seattle.
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Greetings from San Francisco, it still stinks, city is still run by idiots but the weather is still the best God allows in His Creation and we await the Big One to send the techies back to the East Coast where they came from.
Only 1st watched this because Jordan Peterson says did a great job of expressing anger in this video and I love it and this is how I discovered this Johnny rotten character LOL he's gr8
Hello from Seattle as well. ❤❤❤❤
Rest in peace to John’s beautiful wife and love of his life, Nora. Thoughts are with his family today.
Johnny R will live to be 100. Anger is his energy and it burns bright. Stay angry John.
Anger is indeed an energy - keeps a man alive.
Is it me or does this amazing musical masterpiece seem almost ten years ahead of its time? It's so incredible & inspirational that it's impossible for me not to become powerfully mesmerized every time its unmistakable sounds are poured into my ears. An underrated classic for sure. And one to cherish for centuries to come. Johnny Lydon was & is a true musical genius, one who is largely unheralded. May the road rise with you all!
Hey loser stop commenting the word masterpiece on every comment
you could wrong...
@@BronxApartments Yes. True. Yet...I could be right 😜😉
@@BronxApartments but heeeeez NOT xxx
Somehow? After near to 25 years?? The song IS all the more relevant. Ahead of his time?! Same time.. look who your talking about. Sadly it probably?? For all it’s success?? Was well over peoples heads as well… “kind of like an aeroplane Rick”
I don't know why but Johnny's smile is so appealing.
He’s a genius at acting crazy
Because he is so genuine.
Because its real
The black or white lyrics are so far ahead of their time that the world still hasn’t actually caught up yet. Pure genius
WRONG.
Was thinking the same thing, mate!
Well a one word statement sounds about right for a pair of morons. You could be wrong you could be right
Indeed... Why is the Devil so far right? 2023 and the same bullshit is still writing humanity into history as being the most pathetic life form in an infinite universe. Area 51 could only be a conspiracy! How could it be fathomable to imagine intelligent life would ever consider narrowing the distance between itself and us. And just when we thought it couldn't get any worse than it is or has been, Trump arrives and is holding hands with the church... "I could be wrong I could be right, I could be right I could be left" 😂
Nah. He's DEFINITELY white.
This moves me like Dylan, yet expresses my anger like punk. Johnny looks possessed, and crazy, and I love it! What a fn genius this man is. I can't get enough of this tune, or it's video.
For years..
I'm still quoting this in 2023
Love the song, and agree that John is a pioneer.
Oh no this dude says Dylan, bro really thought he was with the in-crowd
@@purest_evilNot an incorrect analogy on his part, they're both poets
He looks psychotically honest. I like it.
"huh huh...she's beating her carpet!" -Butthead
I remember that.....classic 👍
Johnny Loaps DoRk 🤪
Gay.....
Johnny Loaps lmfaooooooo
Hehehe, hey Beavis, this dude has a disease
'Anger is an energy', too bloody right it is. Upmost respect Mr Lydon
I could be wrong, but this one of the greatest tunes ever.
You could be right,and you are!
This should have 1B views.
One of the best songs of 80s. I love John’s red hair, it fits with his Irish ancestors. May the road rise with you.
Even us metalheads loved P.I.L. and Mr. Lydon in my high school days in the early to mid '80's. We all had a Sex Pistols or PIL patch or button on our denim vests over our leathers! My notebooks were adorned with the Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Judas Priest and P.I.L logos...... glorious times indeed.
Loved that Steve Via did all of the guitar solos on this album.
Nailed it mate
I wanna know when and where you grew up, Bro ! Because in my area, the metalheads and punks only marginally, barely, got on well before 1991. In our high school’s smoking section, the metalheads smoked Marlborough Reds and the Punks smoked Camels, and some would have disagreements if D.R.I. Or Slayer was ‘faster.’ But it felt really cool to win someone over to a new {new to them} band, or make a friend while breaking expectations about social groups and cliques. And we punks and metalheads all made music, and I believe that helped ALL of us deal with our bad feelings and tough adolescence that came from neglectful, absent, or abusive parents.
@@miahconnell23 I grew up on Long Island in a town called Baldwin. A suburb about 20 mins from NYC. I was a teenager in the 80's and used to frequent all of the rock/metal clubs like Lamour, Lamour East & Sundance. We had our hometown band called CRUMBSUCKERS. We all went to school together and to all of their shows. Then the whole "crossover" thing happened.... You'd go to Lamour on Friday night to see CRUMBSUCKERS do a thrash show with Anthrax & Nuclear Assault then you'd go to CBGB's to see CRUMBSUCKERS do a Sunday matinee with Gorilla Biscuits & Bad Brains.... Next thing you know all of the NYHC bands are doing shows with thrash bands! You'd see the punks at the metal shows and the longhairs at hardcore shows at places like A7 and CBGB's. It opened us up to so many other bands.... The metal & hardcore punk scenes in NYC were nearly indecipherable from '85 through '89..... Glorious times indeed!
Not exactly 20 minutes, I'm from LI too. We are part of the fee ❤
I could be wrong, I could be right
I could be wrong
I could be wrong, I could be right
I could be black, I could be white
I could be right, I could be wrong
I could be white, I could be black
Your time has come your second skin
The cost so high the gain so low
Walk through the valley
The written word is a lie
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
Could be wrong, I could be right
Could be wrong, I could be right
I could be wrong, I could be right
I could be black, I could be white
I could be right, I could be wrong
I could be black, I could be white
They put a hot wire to my head
'Cos of the things I did and said
And made these feelings go away
Model citizen in every way
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
Could be wrong, I could be right
Could be wrong, I could be right
I could be wrong, I could be right
I could be black, I could be white
I could be right, I could be wrong
I could be black, I could be white
Your time has come your second skin
Cost so high the gain so low
Walk through the valley
The written word is a lie
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
Could be wrong, I could be right
Could be wrong
They put a hot wire to my head
'Cos of the things I did and said
And made these feelings go away
Model citizen in every way
Your time has come your second skin
Cost so high the gain so low
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
Anger is an energy
This is the song that introduced me to pil.Thank god for alternative radio in the eighties.Wfnx-Boston Phoenix radio 101.7
The 1st time I heard this song was on V66, the local video station. It also introduces me to alt-rock artists like Kate Bush, the Cure, Depeche Mode, and REM.
I’m so glad you referenced WFNX and the Boston Phoenix-they were beacons of alternative/dissident music and culture in the Boston area.
Oh yeh, this is the song, we loved it, danced to it, slam danced to it and enjoyed life and friends that we were with. We went to new wave clubs and just met people and hang out, enjoyed great music and this one one of them, all back in the 80s. Still love this music and enjoy it up to this day and brings back a lot of great memories, timeless and ageless music.
The New Wave clubs were the best. Great people and the best music ever ! ❤
@@Lori5564 absolutely was. We loved that scene.
I love this guy. He's got a brilliant mind and isn't afraid to speak it.
💯
haven't heard this song in years. something made the words rattle around my head and made me seek it out. I had forgotten how awesome this song is.
Same. Same here. And when I found it, it was absolutely what I was looking for.
Same....woke with it in my head this a.m.
@@typerexc There is something about it that is like... militant caring. As I have gotten older, things seem to matter more. Humans matter more. I am angry at how unfair our world is. Children should not be hungry, or scared. They should be loved, and injustice to one, is injustice to all.
@@victoriavanwolfen4160 There is something about it that is like... militant caring. As I have gotten older, things seem to matter more. Humans matter more. I am angry at how unfair our world is. Children should not be hungry, or scared. They should be loved, and injustice to one, is injustice to all. (copied and pasted, just my thoughts, pardon)
Always your fan since I was a kid, always looked up to you.. keep on keepin on Johnny Rotten... may the road rise with you too Johnny, and surely to good Nora.
P.I.L. is a totally underated band. This is awesome stuff. From the early 80s, but eons ahead of it's time. Lydon actually has a pleasant singing voice.
He sounds just like Talking Heads lead singer, I didn't even know it was John Lyndon.
They have some great lyrics!
Y'all really acting like he's not just a speed addict
Look at his eyes bugging out of his head my guy his hairline is receding dude is on f****** crack
What's more crazy in impactful is to think about how many crack addicts died listening that a song The last lyrics they'll ever hear derivative uninspired bog water
I love it when he shows his soft side.
Soft side? Lol.
This is politically correct for this time in history more so than when it was made,I was 14 when this came out...I agree this is Johns softer side.
My favourite lyric from had soft side is "Anger is energy"
Soft or sweet?
How long have you been "a fan?"
I love this song. Couple classic lines. "May the road rise with you" and "Anger is an energy".
They were an under-rated band, so much better than other bands that were more popular.
hell yeah
We had the Irish Blessing "May the road rise with you" on our wall growing up.In fact it is still on my folks wall!
Mark ONeill "the written word is a lie" seems relevant
sure, and we're all full of shit
as an Irishman, I can attest
cost so high, gain so low.
I could be black, I could be white
They put a hot wire to my head
'Cause of the things I did and said
They made these feelings go away
Model citizen in every way
nwo ish... :/
Hearing "Anger is an energy" as a hormonal, geeky teenager was life changing. I just love this band so fucking much.
Tony Williams on drums. The greatest jazz drummer in history!!!!
Right it surprises me how many talented musicians have worked with Lydon.
No mf way
Steve Vai on guitar
I was looking for this comment in this thread. Wow. I just found this out from the drummer world forums. Mind blown!
I bet Tony was like "what is this shit?" at the recording session. haha
@@prod6mill.512Elvin Jones says Hi.
I once saw these guys performing with Nitzer Ebb. They opened up for New Order in Columbia MD. The good old days of progressive and new wave music.
The current lineup is really good, which is a shock. It's the most stable it's ever been for PiL! I'd recommend checking them out now if you haven't already - though I am incredibly jealous of you, haha.
Lord Sango I saw them in Chicago in 2015 on their What the World Needs Now tour. Fucking brilliant show!!!
May the road rise with you bro!! 🍺🍻🍺
Y lucky bastard!!!
Lord Sango tha is god someone else out there gets it too. Not many of us out there, that even know what your talking about. My absolute favorite genre of music.
Merriweather. Post. Pavilion.
It’s a miracle that this was a huge hit. One of the best of the ‘80s.
go figure
Homie almost never blinks.
TimSPC holy fuck shit
He's got the cancer.
It's all part of the act.....
Sometimes we blink and next thing ya know, 10 years rolled right the Fuck on by.
Madcap Mickey doesn't it man, isn't it funny how our problems then mostly, and I say mostly,are so vauge and inconsequential now.
John Lydon is a terrific singer and performer.A TRUE ORIGINAL.
you may want to expand your musical horizons a bit (like outside of mid 80s punk pop) before making a statement like this.
@@kennethsusoeff73what does pop or punk have to do with his statement? John lydon is truly a great performer, personality, and a truly original singer... this is a widly shared opinion and has been well documented over the years.
michael hermanson id agree he’s an original singer but I wouldn’t exactly say he has a good voice. His voice is perfect for the Sex Pistols though
@@theliquor2603 this is PIL, not Sex Pistols.
WH Lewis yeah no fucking shit
Never heard the song before, never knew the band before, just randomly clicked on the video but the moment I heard the music it instantly brought a smile to my face.
Sex Pistols too. Blessings
The starts aligned perfectly on this album. How Steve Vai channeled the spirit of Johnny Rotten through his guitar is a mystery for the ages.
Ginger Baker is on this record, too !!
Steve vai worked on this?
@@te9591 Yes, he actually said he thought of it as some of his best work.
@@sensorycircuits1338 that's awesome, steve vai seems likeable during interviews but ive always chalked him up to being TO virtuoso and making inaccesible music. He's also a long hair, and it's neat to see a punk mix with a long hair and make great art.
@@te9591 Yeah it's cool that Mr. Rotten actually appreciated complex music. Legend has it that he was discovered while wearing a "I hate Pink Floyd" t-shirt. I would have never imagined him as a Zappa fan.
Saw them in '84/'85 when I was a student at Rutgers. Got the whole singing-spit mist from the front row lol. Loved it, and still do!
What amazes me is the jangly guitar work of Steve Vai in this song. Makes an epic song even more likable
Anger is an energy...........yup , great tune
This song popped into my head over the weekend, hadn't heard it for at least a quarter of a century, very poignant at the moment, always will be, great stuff. "Anger is an Energy!"
Same fortunately I found it easily enough.
Isn’t it funny how that happens?
That’s what happened for me today! 😊
That's because this song is more relevant in today's world more than ever.
May the road rise with you..!!!🥳🥳🥳🙏🙏🙏👊👊
My favorite song of all! Rage against tyranny! When I die I want this played at my funeral! I love John Lydon!
I could be black or withe, I coul be wrong or I could be right... Good lyrics by John Lydon. Graet stuff! Love it! - jon fisher
I remember as a teenager coming home from parties and turning on MTV and they always had this playing, I was not really into this music but something about always stuck with me. Cool to see now adays, brings back some fun memories.
Ditto
If I were to run into Johnny Lydon in a pub, I would be more than happy to buy him a beer and spend a couple of hours talking to him :) A true punk legend!
It was and still is brilliant. Rise is not my favourite PIL song, but this was perfect for its time. Lydon, while an arse, was a master of puppets. He actually, kind of, out-smarted Malcolm. it's a bit funny now. John was really trying, even when he tried to pretend he was not, and we recognize and adore it. It's quite ironic.
He outlived him too. Great comment.
Fair play mate. Well put.
calling any context squad units, what did this person mean?
@@gonderage Malcom McLaren was the Sex Pistols manager. John sued him for rights to the Sex Pistols songs and won after 7 years.
Yea that kinda comes out in the Series Pistols. Check it out, it's really great!
The "anger is an energy" part in this video used to scare the shit out of me when I was a kid.
He helped wake so many up in the '80's. We were listening then. Love his music. And still listening.
My dad is drunk texting me right now and he told me to watch this. Lol its 2:42 in the morning
May the road rise with you.
I loved this video when I first saw it back in the day, and my love it has not changed. Lydon is compelling as Hell, you can't take your eyes off him!
I remember hearing this in the mid 80s on MTV and though I loved the song immensely, I never really got deep into the punk, post-punk or hard core in the 80s. I was a classic music fan before "classic music" became a term later in the late 80s. But I have listened to other PiL since then, and I love a vast majority of it. The musicality of Rise is just unbelievable, with the pretty mandolin(?) chords, violin and excellent (fretless?) bass with those stomping bodhran drum quarter notes.
Very Celtic and old style English sounding, but with a hard hitting, yet necessary message for the time. When many artists were afraid to speak or sing out against apartheid and injustices in the world, thankfully we had the punks and post-punks to come through. Most certainly Johnny Rotten/John Lydon. I've used this song, one of many, as an inspirational and fire-me-up song when I'm feeling low or lacking energy or hope in the day. But Lydon sums it up for all of us: "Let The Road Rise With You."
30 years later and I still enjoy this song and PIL in general...
I must’ve watched this video 1,000 times. Remarkable. This is the way forward!
Long live Johnny (Rotten) Lydon! And those crazy eyes of his! 😁
Those eyes of yours ❤☺☺. Did u ever see him on judge judy??
My first job was when I was 15 at the GAP and dear god they played this song every 2 minutes it’s been stuck in my head every since🤣
The other very uncool memory I have is that I first was introduced to this song by it’s repeated use on MTV’s “The Real World 2”.
The imagery wonderfully captures that Irish and Jamaican neighbourhood mix that people like me (and John Lydon) grew up with. And to also note that 25% of Jamaicans have Irish ancestry. So may the road rise with you too...
Lydon to crowd: "What is anger?" Crowd (New Order fans): "What is anger?" Me and friends: "ANGER IS AN ENERGY!!!"
What a strong power well arranged,conducted and orchestrated production! Rise has such an extremely power delivery appeal - We ❤ it Wholehearted.
Jazz legend Tony Williams on drums channeling his inner hard hitting hard rock drummer as he was wont to do. after Miles.Love it.
May the road Rise with you...
TheMtnMan From Tennessee And also with you mate!
And rise with you also. Wait! am I in church?
I believe that it's based on an Irish greeting, "May the road rise to meet you."
You too✌
One of the many best truths from PIL..!!!! 🥳🥳🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰👊👊👊👊
Who knew, after all these years, that this would be the most imminently listenable punk song, despite coming out years after so-called "post-punk".
I could listen to this song over and over. And I do. Well done Johnny Rotten. Chapeau.
What's pop spelled backwards 🤔 😏
I loved that song when It came out. Simple but really catchy and the drums really propel it.
how did i never hear this? way ahead of his time, again...
They will NEVER get the credit, but they are truly one of the best bands ever. Ten + albums, from First Issue, to Flowers of Romance, Happy, This is what you want... The range is greater than any band, musicianship of Baker, Vai, Edmonds, is top notch, though not consistently with the band. Lyrically surprisingly deep, Rise is about Johnny's fight with a childhood illness and coming out the other side, Anger was his salvation.
Probably because everyone thought this was Talking Heads. Including me.. LOL
Yes it's crazy casting !
Classic song ! ☘️☘️
@@Wolfsheim23 the music I can see but confusing David Byrne for lydons voice is a hard stretch. I see what you mean though
Johnny Lydon is THE MAN, from one lyrically and poetically inspired Irishman to another, more musically inclined one! What a visionary, what a poet, what a musician, what a man. Fuck ya!! Irish #1!!
lydon wants to destroy nationalism, bruh
Is that a bad thing? For it's nationalism that keeps us divided, keeps us apart. And like all "isms," nationalism has this strong tendency to become vitriolic, savage and unbridled (think Nazi Germany). Maybe Johnny Lydon is on to something.
+Taylor Ahern that's my point. the whole "Irish #1" is what I was talking about, my dude.
I got ya. I'm sorry! My bad! Though the Irish are #1. Out in Squantum, Dorchester, Braintree, Quincy and Weymouth, Massachusetts. That's it! Otherwise they are at the bottom of the list, lol!! Though I do see your point, and it's valid, viable and profound. Thanks my man!
have you read his book? what a well written piece. I stayed up all night reading.
Excellent Johnny as usual. Influences of Celtic, punk, rap, rock, genius.
I loved him on Judge Judy
Yes even Johnny Rotten was humbled by Judge JUdy!
My second-favourite PIL song (first is Public Image). Stellar production and made to be played loud. Love that guitar work by Vai, and the explosive drums and fretless bass give it a great groove. Musicians who played on this are:
John Lydon - lead vocals
Steve Vai - guitar
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Fairlight CMI
Bill Laswell - fretless bass
Tony Williams - drums
L. Shankar - violin
yes, i agree, i think the guitar work makes this song shine, vai is a genius. love the guitar work along with john, and yes, public image is a great song. i forgot the guitarist's name at that time.?. wasn't he the one that some people say that "the edge" of u2 stole his style and put it into mainstream?? i could be wrong,,,,, i could be wright.
@@jimjam1719 Keith Levene.
@@cmdraven thanks brother.
He created punk.
He created post punk.
Fucking genius.
>He created punk
Absolutley not. Wrong continent in fact.
no...
Everything that is label punk sounds like Sex Pistols.
Not like Ramones not like Stooges ....
Sex Pistols were the definition of punk.
Gabi X :LOL.... the new york dolls and the stooges and the ramones are the real creators of punk dude
He created punk? And Post Punk?! lol Have you never heard of bands like Bad Brains, The stooges, Death, Radio Birdman, The damned? Sex Pistols were what happens when A corporate stooge puts a band together.
he's so cute. with his cheeky grin. and i love it all of it. the music. everything.
Body Brokers is why I’m here. Great movie
Anger is an energy would be a bumper sticker today
Is it just me or is "the generic album, CD, cassette" one of the best ever? There is just something about it that keeps me coming back after all these years...
Anyone else watching this because Jordan Peterson mentioned it in the Modern Wisdom Podcast? I had never heard this song, or watched the video before.
did he? Crazy that I like them both and never knew they overlapped
i found this song from beavis and butthead
@@NewbCh8surr Jordan Peterson is Beavis and Butthead.
PIL.. I always step up to the plate.. So, why is it that most don't. So, I could be wrong, I could be right! That's why I love dog's more than people. Hey Johnny.. You're Awesome!
As GOOD and awesome in 2021 as when it was released all those years ago. CHEERS!
Anger is an energy.
He is not wrong there, John Lydon is an awesome lyricist and brilliant man to boot.
RIP Nora 😢
You were right…anger is an energy, the cost so high the gain so low.
He would be a perfect Surpreme Court Justice. Those Eyes would burn through the worst guilty parties.
I haven't seen many such songs that change movement such as Rise.Rarely has their been any other music work so rich and varied.Some of the best music,very special music,ever made! A whole lot of magic and wonder.A sensation true music to virtually anyone's ears.This song is exstreamly inspirational.The kind of greatness often found in alternative music.
Fantastic song. That album is one of my favorites. With Steve Vai on guitar
Vai? Really?
Rings a bell possibly.
I watched Steve Vai on Jonesy's Radio show a while back. Maybe that's where I heard that. I recommend you watch it too.
Steve Jones - guitarist from Pistols had a radio show in the US.
It was fantastic and Vai one of the most engaging guests. A humble, funny cool dude.
Love you John. All the best to you and your family.
The written word is the word of God. Jesus is God. God bless Johnny Rotten.
Bullshit
I've heard this song a million times and just realized he's talking about someone being forced into ElectroShock Therapy
Sheeehaa, this is good. The delicate little riffs, the strings and the anger. That's one hell of a combination for one hell of a song.
2024 worst year ever i could be wrong i could be right...
Every one of Johnny Lydon''s songs are epic. I love 💞 this song and video in particular.
The best concert I've ever seen was PIL and Big Audio Dynamite together.
By far a better band then the pistols.
"Everything has energy--fear, anger, jealousy, hate. You are unaware of the fact that all these things are wasting your life."
My doughter loves John lydons music ! She has been since she was twelve! Shes 13 now still loves John also even without his music he is her number 1 favourate peron ever! She loves him nearly as much as nora did and thats allot!
Remember watching this all the time back in 2012. Great fucking times
🎶Anger is an energy🎶 A healthy energy which helps keep the world balanced.
The story behind the lyrics is One of the most Inspiring and Amazing things I've ever heard.
Am I remembering wrong or did he write this about Apartheid in S. Africa, and the use of electric shock torture?
@@Julietly76 yes and the treatment of the Irish by the British government
Never gave public image LTD a chance. Then on the radio me and my mom heard it. And scrambled to get the same off shazam. Kudos to Johnny lydon.
i thought i never listened to PiL but turns out ive been knowing this song the whole time!
Freakin Johnny Rotten 😂😂👍🏽his gestures.
this whole album can get you through some hard times