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Yes, I'm a Witch

Yoko Ono - Yes, I'm a Witch Audio CD

A fair review of the Yoko Ono "Yes, I'm a Witch" 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 Yoko Ono reviews here, or go back to the Yoko Ono tabs.

Band: Yoko Ono
Title: Yes, I'm a Witch
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Release Date: 2007-02-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Witch Shocktronica (Intro) - Yoko Ono, Hank Shocklee 2: Kiss Kiss Kiss - Yoko Ono, , Peaches 3: O'Oh - Yoko Ono, Shitake Monkey 4: Everyman Everywoman - Blow Up, Yoko Ono 5: Sisters O Sisters - Yoko Ono, , Le Tigre 6: Death of Samantha - Yoko Ono, Porcupine Tree 7: Rising - DJ Spooky, Yoko Ono 8: Nobody Sees Me Like You Do - The Apples in Stereo, Yoko Ono 9: Yes, I'm a Witch - Yoko Ono, Palumbo 10: Revelations - Cat Power, Yoko Ono 11: You and I - Yoko Ono, The Polyphonic Spree 12: Walking on Thin Ice - Yoko Ono, , Jason Pierce 13: Toyboat - Antony, Yoko Ono 14: Cambridge 1969/2007 - Flaming Lips, Yoko Ono 15: I'm Moving On - Yoko Ono, The Sleepy Jackson 16: Witch Shocktronica (Outro) - Yoko Ono, Hank Shocklee 17: Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know) - Craig Armstrong, Yoko Ono

Uuummmm...
Like on the song O Sisters. I'm not a fan of Yoko Ono, because sometimes her voice is kind of annoying. Sometimes, I wonder why people like her so much. Her music is cool, but her voice is crazy sometimes.

Yoko "Ocean Child" Ono brings us 7 seas of sound
There is so much music there for me to take in, that only recently have I begun to listen to the entire album in one sitting. I've been living with this album for over 1 & 1/2 years. If the album was on vinyl, it's long enough that it would need to be a double album, so that's how I experienced it at first, as if I would choose record one or record two.
Now when I listen to the whole cd, it's like immersing myself into an ocean of many different kinds of sound, with Yoko's voice and songs acting as my lighthouse.

My first favorite was "O'Oh" with Shitake Mushroom. The guitar solo, borrowed from some old song I can't recall, still makes me smile, as does the brief sample from the crescendo of "A Day In the Life".

My first well-I-don't-know-if-this-works-for-me song was Jason Pierce's version of "Walking On Thin Ice", beginning with only harmonium and a thumping beat backing Yoko. Then I associated the harmonium sound with another favorite musician of mine, the late Nico. Eventually I was won over.

I still have an issue with DJ Spooky's mix of "Rising". For me it just fades away too soon. Spooky drapes aural strands of Yoko vocals from her song "Air Male" from the album FLY, and a bit of "Mindtrain", also from FLY. It all contributes to a very atmospheric track that I think could be extended at least another two or three minutes.

I could comment on every track, but I'll just add that "Cambridge 1969/2007", with the Flaming Lips, is great fun and a real gift to fans of Yoko and John's early experimental days.

In this video Yoko mentions the "unfinished" aspect to much of her art. The wonderful, multi-faceted YES, I'M A WITCH album can be considered "A" finishing of the various songs, but by no means "THE" finishing of any of them. There are approximately infinite finishes possible. i ii iii
I've been living with this album for over 1 & 1/2 years. There is so much music there for me to take in, that only recently have I begun to listen to the entire album in one sitting. If the album was on vinyl, it's long enough that it would need to be a double album, so that's how I experienced it at first, as if I would choose record one or record two.
Now when I listen to the whole cd, it's like immersing myself into an ocean of many different kinds of sound, with Yoko's voice and songs acting as my lighthouse.

My first favorite was "O'Oh" with Shitake Mushroom. The guitar solo, borrowed from some old song I can't recall, still makes me smile, as does the brief sample from the crescendo of "A Day In the Life".

My first well-I-don't-know-if-this-works-for-me song was Jason Pierce's version of "Walking On Thin Ice", beginning with only harmonium and a thumping beat backing Yoko. Then I associated the harmonium sound with another favorite musician of mine, the late Nico. Eventually I was won over.

I still have an issue with DJ Spooky's mix of "Rising". For me it just fades away too soon. Spooky drapes aural strands of Yoko vocals from her song "Air Male" from the album FLY, and a bit of "Mindtrain", also from FLY. It all contributes to a very atmospheric track that I think could be extended at least another two or three minutes.

I could comment on every track, but I'll just add that "Cambridge 1969/2007", with the Flaming Lips, is great fun and a real gift to fans of Yoko and John's early experimental days.

Yoko often mentions the "unfinished" aspect to much of her art. The wonderful, multi-faceted YES, I'M A WITCH album can be considered "A" finishing of the various songs, but by no means "THE" finishing of any of them. There are approximately infinite finishes possible.

An Astonishing Modern-Day Marvel : Yoko Rewrites History
It works as a 'greatest hits' compilation of sorts, only all of the 'old' songs have been taken and reimagined by present day artists. Why is "Yes, I'm a Witch" Yoko Ono's Greatest Album? Well, for starters, this isn't exactly an album of 'new songs'. And what artists they are! Where on earth would you find work by Antony and the Johnsons share space with Peaches? Where would you be able to catch Apples in Stereo rival the likes of The Flaming Lips? Each of these artists inject their 'special something' into Yoko's excellent back-catalog, and the result is a long, winding tapestry of an album, filled to the brim with excellent tracks, each better than the next.

Sure, it pays to know some of Yoko's music before this, but this music makes it more 'alternative' and 'grunge' to an extent. Yoko has always been a pioneer, but her voice (that voice!) is certainly an acquired taste. For example, some of her more controversial work were always slow ballads (such as the stunning "What a Bastard the World Is" from the underrated "Approximately Infinite Universe"), but almost every track here is a foot-stomper, destined to end up on eclectic playlists everywhere.

The most amazing thing is, there is so much MUSIC here. From genres such as folk, rock, industrial, electronic - its all here, and it works. For every acoustic, sparse electronica classic such as "Death of Samantha", there is a breathtaking version of an oft-forgotten classic (the redone version of "No One Can See Me Like You Do") that will stun and astonish in its' simplicity.

Yoko Ono started off an experimental artist, but not enough people give her credit for her stellar work as a musician. Just try getting your hands on "Season of Glass", which was recorded just after her husband was murdered. What a classic! Only she could take an odd melody, add her even worse Japanese accent upon it, and still make it WORK. For that alone, Yoko Ono deserves more than we give her credit for. If anything, this album should prompt you to discover her extensive, and undiscovered back catalog (an excellent back catalog by any means, with some titles as essential as any Beatles record).

Personal Favorites of mine include "Toyboat" (such a meditative take on life), and the title track, which will provoke and incite, even in this day and age. Yoko Ono's "Yes I'm a Witch" is a seminal album that cannot be classified under any real musical genre (its impossible to). The number of samples used are enthralling - from John Lennon handclaps and callouts, to Cat Powers' riffs - there is something for everyone here.

If you liked this, try getting her son Sean Lennons' indispensable "Friendly Fire". Its an album that is worth revisiting time and again, and like this, a certifiable classic with immense repeat value. And thats really the best aspect of this record - you can put it on repeat and not skip a single track - a marvelous achievement. There is nothing in her mass output of albums that come close to this one. Get it!
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Innovative.
It made me even a bigger fan of hers. Beautiful, really innovative album by Yoko and all the other collaborators. .

title misspelled
The 'W'should be changed to a 'B'so that it reads 'Yes Im a bitch'. The title on this cd is slightly wrong. The only reason John Lennon even thought that she had any talent was that he was on drugs at the time. Evidently some of you that like this cd must also be on drugs or you have absolutely no taste in music. Why doesnt dear yoko get it through her head that she has no talent. Who wants to hear a 74 year old bag sing who couldnt sing in the first place. For crying out loud shes got all of johns money and control over everything he left behind,why doesnt she do us a favor and fade away.

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