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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... orchestra and is countered by a churning rhythmic accompaniment that adds a feeling of earnestness to the lyrical pleas . The sound is reminiscent of " Being for the Benefit What You Got , 1973-1975 47 Feeling the Space Mind Games.
... mind games to unify the album , he did so only by implication and inference , such as in the previous song , and not through any overt application . One of the few times the mind games motif is explicit and might work as part of a ...
... Mind Games album includes a composing demo of Lennon working on " Meat City . " Two minutes into it , repeating the start - stop staccato riff that so solidly propels the song , Lennon begins a wordless vocal melody , repeating it . It ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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