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John Lennon - Live Peace In Toronto 1969 Audio CD

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John Lennon Band: John Lennon
Title: Live Peace In Toronto 1969
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Release Date: 2007-12-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Blue Suede Shoes 2: Money 3: Dizzy Miss Lizzy 4: Yer Blues 5: Cold Turkey 6: Give Peace a Chance 7: Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) 8: John, John (Let's Hope for Peace) 9: John, John (Let's Hope for Peace) - John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band

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It's a collector's item from a former Beatle! I recieved it fast and in great shape.


Great album, severely underrated, a must for John (and especially Yoko) fans...
As many here know, this is the first "official" performance of John & Yoko's Plastic Ono Band, featuring John, Yoko, Klaus Voorman on bass (he's the only one who would show up on John's and Yoko's official Plastic Ono Band releases), Eric Clapton (a guitarist of some note), and Alan White (a few years before he joined Yes). I really liked this album a lot, surprisingly. The band sounds fresh and invigorated, and they sound like a garage band that knows what they're doing. John says at the beginning of the CD that they've never played together before, so they do songs that they know. I think that might be a little facetious, as they sound good together and they had to have at least a few rehearsals before performing.

The song selection is excellent, with the band kicking ass on Blue Suede Shoes, the great Beatles' number Yer Blues, Give Peace a Chance (which sounds better than the studio version), but the real treasure (and the reason I bought the album in the first place) is side two, which is when Yoko comes in. They do an excellent cover of Don't Worry Kyoko, then kick into an epic, free form meltdown called John, John (Let's Hope for Peace). It's a great Yoko epic, surreal, vivid, memorable, and typical of her experimentation at this time. The crowd does appauld at the end of the numbers, even John, John, which runs 12 1/2 minutes.

Overall, if you dig Yoko as much as I do (I have more Yoko solo stuff than all the former Beatles combined), you need to get this album for her contributions. The other songs are great, too. .


So Much Rubbish
I won't even get into the "non-music" sounds of Yoko. If this wasn't John Lennon no one would give it a second listen. I am a Beatles fan and like most of Lennon's solo stuff, but come on, this band was thrown together and obviously none of the members was at the top of their game for this concert. The songs are rushed and sloppy and Lennon's voice sounds terrible. This one is strictly for completists.


good rock and roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The down side is Yokos on it and it's a little short. A good time for John, this a good live cd to have.


Please tell me: WHY, Yoko?
And the band that Lennon cobbled together for this gig is nothing short of spectacular, Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Klaus Voorman on bass, and future "Yes Man," Alan White on drums. A CAVEAT: THIS IS AN HONEST REVIEW! Be forewarned! OK, I've looked all over for a DVD of this performance, just absolutely lusting after the opening acts, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, et al. STELLAR, wouldn't you say? WEll. . . unfortunately. . . Yoko's on this too. And after a heart-wrenching performance of Lennon singing his signature song, "Give Peace A Chance," Yoko. . . "takes over. " EXCRUCIATING screaming, that is ALL the woman is capable of doing. I can certainly understand why Eric & Klaus just put their guitars against the amps and just. . . walked. . . away, because "feedback" is the ONLY appropriate "accompaniment" for Yoko. & much is made of Lennon's performance (yeah, I still have the album. . . side one is almost worn smooth, but that side two is pristine) of "Cold Turkey," but with a wife like Yoko, one simply cannot but wonder if John still "dabbled" occasionally. . . Eric, Klaus, John, & Alan are just FANTASTIC, but remember, now, that it's going to take some super-human effort to "listen" to Yoko bellow if you even PLAY her. . . "material. ".


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