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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... continues with a pleasant lilting rhythm and a flute providing fills and a near countermelody in support of Lennon's singing of “ pain and death . ” " Lennon continues characterizing the then - current events as rape and genocide while ...
... continues to build throughout the song , as Lennon's voice gets stronger and more assured as well , finally demonstrating a sort of joyful con- tentment with love having come " out the blue . " The lyrics have intriguing passages , such ...
... continues throughout the recording . Strip the track of its production consisting of layered horns and the wolf howl guitar , and its harrowing core is as brutal as anything on John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band . But with those instruments ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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