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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... Walls and Bridges album . Most interesting , however , was the burst of collaborations Lennon engaged in once Spector was all but out of the picture and Lennon started work in earnest . The recording sessions for Walls and Bridges were ...
... Walls and Bridges sessions , with the fast - paced nonsensical number " Move over Ms. L. " Lennon worked on the song and eventually considered it for inclusion on Walls and Bridges , but he was not satisfied with the results and it did ...
... Walls and Bridges , Lennon sat in on three numbers for Ringo Starr's upcoming album , one of them being Lennon's own composition , " Goodnight Vienna , ” a nonsensical Liverpool slang expression for bemused surprise that became the ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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