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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... Lennon's voice becomes slightly stronger , more plaintive , more accusatory , and more outraged . Lennon's deceptively natural - sounding vocal work includes numerous shouts of exhortation to the listener . He also stretches out certain ...
... Lennon's supporting vocals from the original have been mixed to the front . Ono's lead vocals have been eliminated , while her voice is clearly heard in parts of the chorus . It also does not sound as though Lennon recorded an additional ...
... voice introduction from Lennon has been added to " Walking on Thin Ice . " Lennon states , " [ I ] think you just got your first number one , Yoko . ” Ono also used Lennon's voice on her contribution , " Georgia Stone , " to a 1994 ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
God Save UsDo the | 26 |
Copyright | |
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