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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... turned up anywhere else legally , and the show has become the source of numerous bootleg collections and Internet downloads . All of which begs the question of why the material still languishes in the legal vaults at such a late date ...
... turned out nice again , " played backward ( though the single version seems to just be Lennon saying , “ uh , John Lennon , ” and not backward at all ) . The subject of the song is a freedom that has evaporated . It could be a freedom ...
... turned off early in the house . Stunned , I drove to work . I turned the radio dial to Dan Ingram , now the morning show host on WABC ( the W - A - Beatle - C of 1964 ) . WABC was the only Top - 40 AM station left in New York . And I ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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