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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... playing on Ono's companion album , and these sorts of tracks provide the best evidence for those who wish to argue ... plays over his voice at points . It is not clear , but he could very well be singing the more conventional word " weep ...
... playing . " POWER TO THE PEOPLE " Not surprisingly , the psychological intensity of “ Mother ” was not exactly top - 40 pop material , and the single only made it to number 43 on the U.S. charts . Lennon then turned back to the more ...
... played on this album for their backing band . Lennon is on 6 of the 10 cuts , playing guitar and singing on 2 cuts , playing electric piano on 1 , and adding vocals to 3 others . Ono vocalizes on 4 of the cuts with Lennon . Lennon ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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