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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... feeling . How does a mind feel ? He goes on to say he feels “ sorrow , " which is hensible , but then he closes the thought with " I feel the dreams . " So , there is yet another question for the listener to ponder : how does one feel a ...
... feel he wants . Also striking is how , even in rehearsal , the tone of the song seems harsher . Starr's shouting of ... FEELING THE SPACE Before Lennon began work on his next album , Mind Games , Ono had started on her next album ...
... feel . This feel complements the lyrics that declare that hard times are over , but then add that they are only over " for a while . " The twentieth anniversary CD reissue of Double Fantasy from 2000 included a snippet of the dialogue ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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