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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... Interest- ingly , only two of The Beatles , McCartney and Lennon , play on the track . Despite the lack of airplay - due to the song containing the line , " Christ , you know it ain't easy " in the refrain - the single was a top - 10 ...
... interest after more than one listening , the second side succeeds in Ono's and Lennon's goal of creating an ... interests . As The Beatles completed the Abbey Road album , Lennon presented them with his latest song “ Cold Turkey . ” The ...
... interest . It is important to note that a fair portion of the musical treasures broadcast has never turned up anywhere else legally , and the show has become the source of numerous bootleg collections and Internet downloads . All of ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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