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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... demonstration recording of Lennon performing a song he composed called " Help Me To Help Myself " previously only heard on a Lost Lennon Tapes broadcast . The demo is very clear sounding and of much better quality than other demo ...
... demonstration or demo recording , paired with Ono's " Let Me Count the Ways . " Both songs were reputedly set for inclusion in Milk and Honey but were never recorded in the studio . Sources vary on which , if any , of Ono's materials ...
... demo consisted of two vocal tracks , his piano accompani- ment , and a drum machine . Surprisingly , some demos seem to be of bet- ter sound quality than the one used by The Threetles . Lennon's vocals are akin to his delivery on the ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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