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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... listener , who more than likely still embraces the Beatles myth , " The dream is over . " He was the " dreamweaver ... listeners have to recognize they are alone as well . Lennon " reborn " is no longer dreaming and no longer taken in ...
... listeners before providing reas- surance . His testy opening statement , " So this is Christmas , and what have you done ? " is soon followed by Ono leading a chorus singing the slightly disconcerting " A very merry Christmas and a ...
... listener to " think about it " before repeating the opening statement . This somewhat parallels his open- ing to Plastic Ono ... listeners to " do something " about the situation , after proclaiming that woman is " the slave to the slave ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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