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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... performance moves along at a slightly quicker and more lilting pace and is not nearly as harsh as the single became or as it would be in future live performances . " Give Peace a Chance " follows , with Lennon extemporizing alternate ...
... performance is a real gem . Lennon must have liked it , because he recorded this song during his Imagine sessions a few months later , though it was not released until the John Lennon Anthology collection in 1998. The live version is a ...
... performance was given by Lennon when he was filmed performing the song for the television show The Old Grey Whistle Test about five months after recording the track . Lennon is again . clearly enjoying himself and manages to slip in a ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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