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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... solo , but Lennon takes a brief vocal solo of grunts and moans in what may be a joking reference to the lengthy vocal moans and screams of " Cold Turkey . " Otherwise , his vocals bite through with a real urgency and sincerity to the ...
... solo album recording , Into the Sun , had a number on it called " Sean's Song " that used similar ocean sounds and kettle drums in parts of its production . The lyrics speak of the narrator “ out on the ocean sailing away " thinking of ...
... solo lead on the chorus . The reggae section is not pulled off quite as successfully as it is on the studio recording and the hallucinatory mood of the song is hard to capture and maintain in a live setting , but the band does as well ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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