The Words and Music of John LennonBloomsbury Academic, 2007 M06 30 - 187 pages Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been paid to his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles, but also constitutes a significant contribution to popular music in general. Lennon was able to fuse experiments in technology, instrumentation, lyrics, and musical form into recordings that were both artistically and commercially successful. Few singer-songwriters have been his equal. In this long overdue investigation, authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen give Lennon's artistry the opportunity to speak for itself. After a brief biographical introduction, chronologically arranged chapters discuss his incredible body of work album-by-album and single-by-single. A discography and annotated bibliography conclude the book. |
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... Double Fantasy sessions of August 18 , 1980.11 Lennon's flowing sense of the ridiculous is seen to good advantage during a rehearsal of “ ( Just Like ) Starting Over . " Lennon jokes around with his lyrics explaining how easy it will be ...
... Double Fantasy . The “ unfinished " part of the album title may hearken back to the music of the three experimen- tal albums , while obviously referencing Lennon's unfinished efforts in the form of an artistic conversation with his fans ...
... Double Fantasy sessions before the album's final tracks were finished . They were ultimately not completed and not considered for inclu- sion on Double Fantasy , leading to the speculation that Lennon may have had them in mind for ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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