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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 37
... piece with the previous two . The packaging was an attempt to include the public in on the wedding , complete with photos , a copy of the wedding certificate , a photo of a piece of wedding cake , and news clippings of their activities ...
... piece thematically with " Nobody Loves You ( When You're Down and Out ) " or " Scared . ” A remake or different mix ... pieces ( “ my father was a mother , my mother was a son " ) with a refrain that extols the vir- tues of " sweet sweet ...
... piece fades and ends . A significant number of the Beatles ' White Album tracks were composed in Rishikesh , the location in India of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram that the Beatles and their wives visited in 1968 , and an earlier ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown