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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... later in December 1969 , making it Lennon and Ono's fourth album . Those four albums and the two Plastic Ono Band singles had been released in 13 months , in addition to Lennon's other work , with and without The Beatles . The concert ...
... later finalizes the reveries . This connects with Lennon's earlier blending of gibberish and real non - English language words in The Beatles song " Sun King " from Abbey Road in 1969 . Twice in the song , Lennon's vocal intensity ...
... later , it was on a jukebox at a local Pizza Hut and I heard it again , and got to play Yoko's flip side " Kiss Kiss Kiss . " Patrons were not amused , but I relished their annoyance . John and Yoko were back , and shaking up the ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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