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John Lennon - Imagine Audio CD

A fair review of the John Lennon "Imagine" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all John Lennon reviews here, or go back to the John Lennon tabs.

John Lennon Band: John Lennon
Title: Imagine
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Release Date: 2000-04-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Imagine 2: Crippled Inside 3: Jealous Guy 4: It's So Hard 5: I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier 6: Gimme Some Truth 7: Oh My Love 8: How Do You Sleep? 9: How? 10: Oh Yoko!

Just "Gimme Some Truth" already!!
His previous album - "Plastic Ono Band" was a little hard for some Lennon/Beatles' fans to swallow. John Lennon's 1971 album "Imagine" is as good as it gets! This was the album, in my opinion, where John hit his peak as a solo artist. Although I believe that "Plastic Ono Band" was an excellent album and more raw and emotional than anything he had ever done (or would do). . . "Imagine" was John at his best! It's timeless music! It ranks up there with his Beatles efforts. I should also note that the remastering job is crystal clear - it's a BIG improvement over the earlier issued CD.

Go buy this album! It should be in any music fan's collection.

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I ENIGMA


Released in 1971, Imagine reveals a man whose moderated temperament allowed him to articulate his emotions, good and bad, through singing the verses of his trademark, visionary poetry. Though Imagine is not credited as John Lennon's first post-Beatles album, it is, in my opinion, the first such album that showcases the real John Lennon, the songwriter fans came to know and love and who could create those memorable tunes, with or without Paul McCartney. From start to finish, every expression and nuance was accompanied by perfectly in synch music that was made possible by Lennon himself and other talented artists that included the likes of former Beatles bandmates, the great George Harrison and the unforgettable Ringo Starr.

I know that there are those who still rave about the Plastic Ono Band from the year before and think that this is Lennon's best solo work. I respect their opinions, but I find Imagine to be the ideal continuation of where he left off with his memorable Give Peace a Chance!

All in all, thanks for the memories, Mr. Lennon. I wish you were here, and yet, I often think and feel that, in some way, you gladly still are.


To The Young Fan Considering Lennon
A positive review here on amazon is almost superfluous. Only a soreheaded crank with an axe to grind (usually something regarding his or her personal take on the break-up of the Beatles or the eccentricities of Yoko Ono) would care to dispute the fact that this album pretty much defines the term "classic" within the universe of mainstream popular music. Almost.

Of course, nearly everyone on the planet is familiar with the brilliant and utterly ubiquitous title track, but fewer, I'm afraid, have taken the time to mine the other gems ensconced within the confines of this disc.

One of Lennon's most compelling characteristics as a songwriter is his ability to transport the listener to his universe. . . to force you to feel what he feels. . . his pain, his joy, his heart's overflowing love for the woman he describes as the other half of himself.

Hate all you want, but John found Yoko to be entirely inspirational, and every iota of his unfathomable love for her comes bursting through on the vibrant and jubilant "Oh Yoko!". Lennon's feelings for his bride are also in evidence on the haunting, almost sweetly-sorrowful "Oh My Love" and the self-effacing "Jealous Guy", on which Lennon boldly lays bare his insecurities for all the world to see. Similar deeply personal introspection abounds on "How?".

The term "white-washed tombs filled with dead men's bones" comes to mind when John cranks out the jangly "Crippled Inside", his pithy indictment of a vacuous society obsessed with the sizzle at the expense of the steak. Pointed social commentaries also find their mark on "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier" and "Gimme Some Truth".

Another treasure is the prototypical "diss song" "How Do You Sleep", on which Lennon deftly skewers his former bandmate, Paul McCartney. "The only thing you done was yesterday/and since you've gone it's just another day. . . " Ouch! The like was not to be heard until KRS-1 ripped into MC Shan and Canibus took aim at LL Cool J.

Sometimes, we get so used to people saying that something is a "classic' or a "standard" that we barely take the time to analyze it and appreciate its true greatness. How many times have you glanced casually at the pyramids or the Mona Lisa and taken them for granted? Don't let this be the case with Imagine. Give it a listen. You won't be disappointed.


Great Solo Release
Great playing by an all star cast including Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voorman, King Curtis, Joey Molland, Mike Pinder, Alan White, George Harrison, Phil Spector, Mike Pinder, etc. This is a wonderful disk, from start to finish (perhaps with the exception of "I Don't Want To Be a Soldier"). make this a lovely sounding release as well. The joyous harmonica end of "Oh Yoko" sum it all up. .


Imagine By John Lennon
John was a great talent, his music is awesome! I wish John were alive today, so he could compose more beautiful music for all of us to enjoy. Being an old Beatles fan , I was delighted to discover some John Lennon songs which ,I have not heard before and they now have become my new favorites. Susan R Howell.


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