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Genuine John Lydon Autograph, hand signed in red ink to the front of the PIL 12″ Single Rise. Comes complete with a market leading unconditional 90 day money back guarantee and lifetime COA. Worldwide shipping is available.
Public Image Ltd (abbreviated as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by singer John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten), guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker. The group’s personnel has changed frequently over the years; Lydon has been the sole constant member.
Following the breakup of the Sex Pistols, Lydon was eager to pursue a more experimental project and formed PiL in 1978. Later that year, the group released its debut First Issue (1978), featuring an abrasive, bass-heavy sound and drawing on elements of dub, noise, and progressive rock. Their second album Metal Box (1979) pushed their sound further into the avant-garde, and is often regarded as among the most influential and challenging albums of the post-punk era
“Rise” was released in 1986. It was the first single from their fifth studio album, Album.
The song was written by John Lydon about apartheid in South Africa and specifically about Nelson Mandela, as Lydon stated in a 2013 Glastonbury interview,. Lydon also referred to Northern Irish RUC interrogation techniques, such as electric torture, in an MTV interview in 1987. It was one of the group’s biggest commercial hits, peaking at #11 on the UK Singles Chart and being featured on albums in both the Hits and Now That’s What I Call Music! series in the UK. The song contains the phrase ‘May The Road Rise With You’, which is a rephrasing of the old Irish blessing “may the road rise up to meet you”.
“Rise” was featured in the films “The Rules of Attraction”, “The Promotion”, and “Remarkable Power”.
Steve Vai contributes his guitar work to the track while former Miles Davis drummer Tony Williams contributes drums, Bill Laswell plays fretless bass and L. Shankar plays violin.
Genuine John Lydon Autograph, hand signed in red ink to the front of the PIL 12″ Single Rise. Comes complete with a market leading unconditional 90 day money back guarantee and lifetime COA. Worldwide shipping is available.