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Wedding Album

John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Wedding Album Audio CD

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Band: John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Title: Wedding Album
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Release Date: 1997-06-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: John & Yoko 2: Amsterdam 3: Who Has Seen the Wind? [*] - John Lennon & Yoko Ono, John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono 4: Listen, the Snow Is Falling [*] 5: Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) [*]

Comedy Album of '69!
There's no denying The Beatles are one of the best rock bands in the world. It's hard to believe this album came from one of the Fab 4. Upon watching Volume 3 of their Anthology documentary, in which they mentioned "Two Virgins", the rather graphic cover art made me fall off the couch laughing. It was only until I found out that it was cover art when I found that it was a trilogy of albums. So me, at the time being a collector of all things Beatle, I went to look for it and Life With The Lions. I was unsuccessful, but found this in the Lennon section.

This album is really a joke. I was expecting an album of maybe the music they played at their wedding, and instead I got two songs (it's funny that ANYONE can even really call it "Music")- One having John and Yoko yelling out each other's names, and an interview that starts with Yoko's screeching. . . erm. . . singing, with John yelling and whispering "Peace" in the background. Ugh. I actually feel really bad for buying it.

On the bright side, that first track is hilarious. The moment their voices raised I immediately fell off the couch and began laughing for what seemed like ages. Then the interview's opening moments had me nearly dead from that hard laughter. I couldn't believe how funny this CD was!

Maybe my girlfriend and I well get together one day and create a CD with us screeching out each other's names and banging pots on random walls and other crap like that. But for right now this album is just so unintentionally hilarious, whenever I'm depressed I listen to it to get me laughing.

Absolutely Beautiful.
This is avant garde genius at it's best. This album is my all time favorite John Lennon, and Yoko Ono album. It represents a welcome change from the intense themes of their two previous albums. This album is quite happy, and a musical souvenir of their wedding that was destined to change the world forever. The packaging is the first thing that you notice once you open up this gem. You see a replica of their wedding certificate glued to the inner top insert of the box, a poster full of wedding photos, a booklet full of press clippings which are relevant to their wedding, and a photo of their wedding cake, as well as a bookmark, and a postcard. Then we come to the music, there are only two tracks, both very lengthy. The first is the genius of the album, and the track most often remembered. It is called "John and Yoko" it is simplicity itself, but still complex with meaning. It consists simply of "Yoko, John" being repeated for nearly twenty five minutes of untamed talent. The second piece is called "Amsterdam" which consists of messages of peace, and interviews, and various sound recordings from their famous "Bed-in". It is of great historical significance. In conclusion, this is the best of the John Lennon, and Yoko Ono albums, that is a must for any fan of their art.

WEDDING ALBUM (APPLE RECORDS/1969)
Whereas the audio verite of "TWO VIRGINS" had at least a similtude of inspiration (a la The Beatles "Revolution 9"), and the all-out white noise of "LIFE WITH THE LIONS" made for an all-too-real snapshot of personal pain: the lame "John & Yoko" (where our newlyweds holler out each other's names for twenty-three freakin' minutes) is pure egocentric horse [. REVIEW: With all honesty: John and Yoko's "WEDDING ALBUM" (the third and last of their avant-garde/experimental collaborations) is the absolute pits. . . ]. I could edit a half-hour tape of me farting, and it would sound more interesting than this bunch of nonsense. The second side is a bit better: an audio documentary of the Lennon's bed-in in "Amsterdam" prologued by Yoko's "John, Let's Hope For Peace" and ending with a halfway decent acoustic guitar/vocal improvisation that goes "stay in bed. . . grow your hair" followed by Lennon cooing "Goodnight" from The Beatles' "WHITE ALBUM". It may not be worth a couple of listens, but at least it is worth SOMETHING (although naive in their politics: they do make some interesting points such as "there isn't one European country that hasn't had its Hitler. . . we're violent people. . . but I prefer myself when I'm non-violent. I prefer my friends when they're non-violent. It just makes for easier living"). The original LP was accompanied by a gargantuan box set filled to the brim with booklets, a fascimile of J. and Y. 's marriage certificate, photos, and a picture of a piece of wedding cake. Obviously Beatle John desired to celebrate his marriage to Yoko, but I wonder if the elaborate packaging was used to compensate for the lack of originality (and utter triviality) of the "WEDDING ALBUM" itself. Completists will treasure it more so than the casual Beatle listener even though the three bonus tracks do help to make it a much better bargain. Yoko haters should quickly turn the other way and run: this isn't going to win you over as a fan. I am a Yoko fan, and I can honestly say that I love "Who Has Seen The Wind?" and "Listen, The Snow Is Falling". But the other selections aren't worth defending. HARSH LANGUAGE: none. VIOLENCE: none. SEXUAL REFERENCES: only wee suggestions of it during "John & Yoko". DRUG REFERENCES: about 2.

HIGHEST BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART POSITION: Number 178

HIT SINGLES: None .

8, 5 star ratings LOL
Well they didn't, this is also one of the worst selling LP's of all time. I'll keep it simple, historically this is one of the worst LP's ever made! It was a joke made to show the world that stupid Beatles fans would buy anything. So 8 different yahoo's rave this CD up like it's some kind of art form. Yea the jokes on you! LOL.

Wedding album? A marriage made in hell, perhaps!
Yep. John and Yoko scream at each other for almost half an hour.
George Martin made the understatement of the millennium when he said, "I'm not so sure that Yoko was a good musical influence on John. "
John went from writing songs like "All You Need Is Love," and, "In My Life," to screeching with Yoko into a tape recorder. Avant Garde? How about self-indulgent, no talent, lazy BS?.

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