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John Lennon - Milk and Honey Audio CD

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John Lennon Band: John Lennon
Title: Milk and Honey
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Release Date: 2001-10-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I'm Stepping Out 2: Sleepless Night 3: I Don't Wanna Face It 4: Don't Be Scared 5: Nobody Told Me 6: O'Sanity 7: Borrowed Time 8: Your Hands 9: My Little Flower Princess (Forgive Me) 10: Let Me Count the Ways 11: Grow Old with Me 12: You're the One 13: Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him 14: Stepping Out (Home Version) 15: Interview with J&Y December 8th, 1980 16: Interview with J & Y, December 8th 1980 [*]

A Memorable Farewell
"Nobody Told Me," "I Don't Wanna Face It" and the reggae-flavored "Borrowed Time" remain Lennon classics - while Ono's tracks are refreshingly tight and punchy ("O'Sanity" clocks in at 1 minute). Released three years after John Lennon's death, "Milk and Honey" (1984) includes some of John & Yoko's best work. "Milk and Honey" benefits from its rough-edged atmosphere - more engaging than the studio slickness of "Double Fantasy. " Lennon's final recordings reveal an artist exploring new musical and emotional territory without sacrificing his absurdist humor.


SWEET!!!!!!!!
Just think how good it would a been if he lived. Sweet and sad at the same time.


Still Sounds Great After All These Years
In honor of his birthday, I took a second look at his last album with Yoko Ono, 1983's MILK AND HONEY. Today would have been John Lennon's 67th birthday. Although the songs may sound unfinished and not overly produced, they are as raw and powerful as its predecessor, DOUBLE FANTASY. All the songs are upbeat, and have elements of John and Yoko's eclectic musical tastes.

The album includes 12 initial tracks. As with Double Fantasy, John and Yoko's songs alternate with one following the other, and they compliment each other quite well. One of the singles off the album, "I'm Stepping Out" opens the record, and then is followed by Yoko's "Sleepless Night. " "I Don't Wanna Face It" provides the edge and rock and roll to the album. "Don't Be Scared" has unique lyrics, "If your hearts are lit, Drop your survival kit, Then you never have to Run or split. " While John's "Nobody Told Me," plays on gibberish as well, "Everybody's runnin' and no one makes a move. . . " Yoko is quite artful and succinct with her song,"O' Sanity. " Undoubtedly, John and Yoko were influenced by the sounds of the islands as well as what they heard on the radio because they may be heard on the very reggae flavored "Borrowed Time, the new age-like "Your Hands," and "(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess," which almost sounds like Roxy Music. The two concluding tracks are the most poetic songs on the album, "Let Me Count the Ways," Yoko's piano accompanied ode to beauty, which is followed by the unfinished/demo of "Grow Old With Me"; a song inspired by the prose of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. And the album ends with Yoko's "You're The One," a very 1980s dance track.

After listening to all the songs on MILK AND HONEY two things come to mind, the album may signify his last recordings, but it also shows how he continued to be innovative and versatile when creating his music alone and with Yoko. Regardless of how many years have passed, the songs sound fresh and lively as they did 24 years ago. This is an album that is highly recommended for any John Lennon record collection.
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Not a great album? Please......
If your a true lennon fan this is a must have. I've always loved this album since I got it on vinyl years back. I like Yoko too, so bite me.


Lennon's swan song delightfully delivers!
While they aren't as "slick" as "Double Fanatasy" (John had planned to double track his vocals after Christmas, 1980), tracks such as "Nobody Told Me" , "I Don't Want to Face It" and "Steppin Out" are John at his rock and roll best. These songs, the remainder from 1980's "Double Fantasy" sessions deliver a sharp and delightful musical punch. Songs such as the reggae-influenced "Borrowed Time" and the tropical island-drenched "Forgive Me" are wonderful and offer a glmpse of the great music that was to come. . . . . In addition, Yoko's "You're The One" is a classic "Walking On Thin Ice" esqe recording---and this remastered edition features John's "lead" vocal on Yoko's "Every Man Has a Woman" (as a bonus track). I highly recommend this CD.


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