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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... composition tapes , home demos , studio recordings , and even completed songs have been released and may continue to be . But it is not the mere num- ber of Lennon's compositions and recordings that intrigues ; it is their con- tent and ...
... compositions were either eventually turned into numbers for The Beatles or are all but forgotten and now lost . In ... composition , and Lennon must have liked it . When Ono copyrighted a batch of Lennon's home tapes in preparation for ...
... composition , " Goodnight Vienna , ” a nonsensical Liverpool slang expression for bemused surprise that became the title of Starr's album as well . The most interesting musical aspects of the piece are the chorus breaks , partly made up ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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