Audio CD review:
John Lennon - Acoustic

John Lennon - Acoustic

Band: John Lennon Title: Acoustic Rating: Release Date: 02 November, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Working Class Hero (Acoustic)n 2: Love (Acoustic) 3: Well Well Well (Acoustic) 4: Look at Me (Acoustic) 5: God (Acoustic) 6: My Mummy's Dead (Acoustic) 7: Cold Turkey (Acoustic) 8: I'm a Man (Acoustic) 9: Luck of the Irish (Live) (Acoustic) 10: John Sinclair (Live) (Acoustic) 11: Woman is the Nigger of the World (Acoustic) 12: What You Got (Acoustic) 13: Watching the Wheels (Acoustic) 14: Dear Yoko (Acoustic) 15: Real Love (Acoustic) 16: Imagine (Live) (Acoustic) 17: It's Real (Acoustic)

Editoral Review Indeed, Lennon would have flourished in the unplugged era, when the nakedness of his best lyrics and the cutting directness of his astonishing voice would have been in the fore. John Lennon was celebrated for the ornate and avant-garde adornments he brought to the Beatles, but he also at times responded to a powerful impulse to strip his music to its raw essence. Since John never got around to doing an acoustic collection, the task has fallen to Yoko Ono, who's pulled together 16 skeletal Lennon tracks, including seven previously unreleased selections. Of particular note are riveting newly surfaced Plastic Ono Band demos of "Well Well Well," "God," and "My Mummy's Dead," and a harsher-than-the-electric version of "Cold Turkey. " Three early '70s live recordings and a smattering of later demos flesh out the collection. The booklet includes lyrics, tablature, and chord diagrams, though the liner notes are unfortunately skimpy. --Steven Stolder .. You can see a complete list of all John Lennon discography, or go back to the John Lennon tabs