Tuesday, April 05, 2005

"Rise"

I never knew quite what to make of Public Image Limited: John Lydon's tilt at being taken seriously as an artist or just cashing in on the cachet of his reputation as a serious shit-stirrer? In any case this song, for me, outed Lydon as someone who could actually sing. I mean, listen to the chorus: He's in tune, dammit! And the rant: "Anger is an energy!" just seems to make sense in some inexplicable way.

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