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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... artistic weight Lennon's post - Beatle output carries results from his having been a Beatle . Much that is , but not all . Lennon himself saw his life's creative output as one large mosaic.2 His solo artistry and influence not only ...
... artistic agenda , as formatively evidenced by such earlier Lennon Beatles numbers as " All You Need Is Love " and " Revo- lution . " Lennon pursued this not only in his experimental albums with Ono , but , as noted , in his more ...
... artistic and political endeavors with Ono to the well - publicized public break - up of The Beatles . JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND It would not be until December 1970 that Lennon's first " solo " album , John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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