Well, today is the 23rd anniversary of John Lennon's murder and that's a total bummer. the past month i've been listening to imagine and plastic ono band on repeat with selected singles on my computer in between. anyway, i think john would have liked to have his own thread on xixax, so here it is.
i personally find lennon's solo work 20 times better and more intriguing than the beatles. no beatles song has ever brought me to tears. i wish i could have met him. and i don't understand how anybody can hate yoko ono after listening to any of the songs written for her. she's got some good music herself on "double fantasy" (which i just got in the mail the other day) and "milk and honey" (which was released four years after john died).
this one's for you, john.
I've only heard one song from his solo work (guess) ::SURPRISED::
The Plastic Ono Band CD is amazing. It's so raw, everything that he had bottled up inside seems to come out on this record. When he screams it makes the hairs on my arms stand up. My two favorite songs from the album are "Mother" and "God", and of course, "Working Class Hero" is great as well. Sometimes I also like his solo stuff better than the Beatles, even though they're one of my favorite bands. It is strange to wander what he would be doing now. I doubt he would have slowed down like some of his fellow musicians from the 60's, well, the ones that survived.
What do you think of Let It Be...Naked? The new version of Let It Be is so much more powerful. That mroe gutteral guitar perfectly complements Lennon's voice, which is otherwise far more prominent than it used to be.
I remember going to the memorial in Central Park for the first time was one incredibly moving for me...I just had to sit down for a while. I ended up taking pictures for several tourists, as they all stood around the Imagine mosaic on the ground. One of the best memories of that trip.
I've heard of Let it Be...Naked, but I wasn't sure if it was out or not?? Is it much better? I hate the way Phil Spector handled the producing of this record. I like the idea that they had first intended upon, the more raw and live sound.
It came out two weeks ago and it's sooooo good.
Quote from: GhostboyIt came out two weeks ago and it's sooooo good.
Really? You found it that good? I thought half of the tracks sound the same and the rest sound like works in progress. I posted my review here:
http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=1109&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
Yeah. Especially Let It Be. I think it actually sounds more epic minus the horns and orchestration.
But back to Lennon....
i own these:
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Unfinished Music No. 1 - Two Virgins & Unfinished Music No. 2 - Life with the Lions
If Yoko is going to heaven, I am going to do a swan dive into hell.
I didn't need to see that.
lennnnnnnnnnon is cooooll...but i like his post--rubber soul beatles career better....even though his solo sh*t is straight....
my favorite solo song is #9 dream
oh yeah!the "oh yoko" song in rushmore was nice
listened to Lennon Legend today
"and so this is Christmas........"
that song has been stuck in my head for the longest time...and probably will be for the rest of the month, maybe because i won't really have a home to go to this time around.. :(
because it's a sad christmas song...sorry...
It's not sad, it's joyful! I hope it gets extra airplay this year. I heard it last night and at that moment it might as well have been the greatest song ever written.
it's sad when i think about the song, but when i hear it, it does seem more joyous. maybe it's just the opening line, when i hear it in my head, it appears somber.
It is sad in the same sort of way that Charlie Brown Christmas songs sound sad
Two Lennon collections due, including 'Acoustic'
John Lennon will have two new compact discs out this fall. Capitol Records announced it was releasing a 17-song disc, "Acoustic," which collect some of the quieter post-Beatles work, including "Working Class Hero," "Watching the Wheels" and "Dear Yoko," by Lennon, who was murdered in 1980. Seven of the tracks will be available for the first time. An acoustic version of the harrowing "Cold Turkey," a live take on "Imagine" and a non-sweetened "Real Love" are part of the package. Capitol is also repackaging Lennon's 1975 album, "Rock 'n' Roll," his homage to the music of his youth. They include four bonus tracks: "To Know Her is to Love Her"; "Angel Baby"; "Since My Baby Left Me"; and "Just Because." Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, supervised the projects, which will be issued Nov. 2.
Oh yeah, kick ass. I am definitely getting those.
LENNON'S KILLER IN NEW PAROLE HEARING
JOHN LENNON's killer will appear before a parole board later this week in a bid to secure his freedom. Lennon's killer, 49, was sentenced to 20 years to life for shooting the former Beatle in the back outside his New York apartment on December 8, 1980. A spokeswoman for the State of New York Division Of Parole told BBC News Online that Lennon's killer is one of a number of prisoners set for parole hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday. The appearance will be his third since he was sent to a separate facility in a maximum-security prison in Attica, New York state. All his previous requests for release have been rejected. Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is opposing his release along with 2,000 fans, who have signed an online petition campaigning for him to remain in prison for the rest of his natural life. Ono, who was with Lennon when he was assassinated, has sent a letter to the parole board which says Lennon's killer release would "bring back the nightmare, the chaos and the confusion once again". Four years ago she also told a parole hearing that she would not feel safe if he was released. Ono believes that Lennon's killer remains a threat to the safety of her and Lennon's sons, Sean and Julian. Lennon's killer last bid for release in 2002 was rejected on the grounds that it would diminish the seriousness of his crime.
What is the name of the person who killed John Lennon? (http://www.bagism.com/faq.html#devilsbestfriend)
remember john lennon, it's 24 years today when he was brutally gunned down outside his apartment in new york.
Did you guys know he was in The Beatles?
That's actually a myth... I read it on Snopes.com... he was never in The Beatles.
And if you thought those titles were scary, check out this press release from Shout! Factory about The Dick Cavett Show: John and Yoko coming out on 1 November:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on The Dick Cavett Show three times. Clearly, they enjoyed their time with Cavett as these television interviews stand out as their most relaxed and in-depth. The show which aired on September 11, 1971 (taped three days prior) is noted as Lennon's first American on-camera interview post Beatles dissolution. After the taping of that show ended, John and Yoko remained on set and continued their interview with Cavett while the cameras remained rolling. These interview segments were later woven into the show which aired two weeks later, on September 24th. During their first visit with Cavett, John and Yoko promised the host they'd return to perform; they honored that promise for the show that aired May 12th, each performing one song.
** Includes all-new episode introductions by Dick Cavett and a featurette interview with Dick Cavett.
The John & Yoko Collection includes three complete episodes:
September 11, 1971 – John & Yoko are Cavett's only guests. They show clips from their experimental films Fly and Erection as well as promotional films for the songs "Imagine" and "Mrs. Lennon."
September 24, 1971 – Cavett introduces the three additional segments from John & Yoko's appearance on September 11, 1971 and also welcomes Stan Freberg and Robert Citron.
May 12, 1972 – John & Yoko perform live with the band Elephant's Memory in their second visit with Cavett. John sings "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World" and Yoko sings "We're All Water." Actress Shirley MacLaine is also on hand.
i'm getting it.
well, today, it's been twenty-five years since he was murdered. longer than i've been around....
and longer than you will be! :violin:
and i've read they're doing a movie about his killer. i'm sure there's a thread no need to link it.
i watched dateline or something a couple of weeks ago. it was interesting. i couldn't imagine how it would feel if i heard thom yorke or jeff tweedy got shot and died. i guess the most recent would be elliott smith, but i wasn't really much of a fan until after his death.
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just picked this up for my sister for xmas. never seen it, but it just came out on dvd and we love john lennon, so it all works out, i suppose.
im buying it soon, havent seen it since i was ten or so but i remember finding john very intimidating in alot of scenes
i just watched that on HBO. its really good mostly except for the scene where he gets shot set to A Day In The Life. it's weird. when i was watching it i was realizing that i dont even associate the crazy 70's lennon with the guy who was in the Beatles.
bought that on the 6th. the trivia track is great and the interview features make it complete and amazing.
does this show Lennon playing Imagine on that white piano?
Quote from: modage on December 13, 2005, 07:47:22 AM
when i was watching it i was realizing that i dont even associate the crazy 70's lennon with the guy who was in the Beatles.
i don't think he did, either
Is it normal to be annoyed with people who are batshit crazy about John Lennon ?
this is probably old news but his entire catalogue work is available to buy at itunes. i'm not buying the lot because i already have some of his albums. i'm a bit more into buying the stuff at itunes rather than downloading some shabby upload at pirate bay. i prefer the stuff itunes have because i think there's better quality. i'm not afraid to say i'm a snob so that's that.
so there you go! :yabbse-grin:
anyway, roll on ringo starr!! his stuff is the most riveting of the four beatle's.
I think iTunes does all the regular stuff at a measly 128, which is pretty awful. I think you can get it at 192 for an extra price. I myself don't like anything below 192, and I'm not a snob since I don't have awesome headphones. You'd probably be better off getting a high quality rip of his stuff at pirate bay or another torrent site.
Besides, I have a saying that goes "Never pay for anyones music who is dead (or alive)"
any idea if there are bonus tracks on all the albums?
i need to get Plastic Ono Band on CD.
also, if you can get ahold of the Lost Lennon Tapes - a radio series that Yoko Ono gave the right for them to go through all of John's tapes/recordings and make hour long shows of - do so. it's amazing hearing his home demos and seeing how his songs evolved from various stages. i've heard over a dozen of the broadcasts and it has recordings from the Quarrymen days to right before he died. the funniest bit so far was this time where John was watching the news and ad libbing a song singing just like Dylan.
on the other hand, beware of the deal with "bonus tracks". i think they've been released before on the expensive box set that was released in 1998 or something. this is just for yoko to pay the rent at dakota. but i was thinking what stefen said about finding high quality stuff at pirate. i downloaded the bel canto (norwegian band) catalogue and all the songs were extended to 28 minutes or so. the quality was good but it forced my itunes to stall for a number of minutes. then it changed to another song and it continued do the same again. what's the deal with uploading extended songs? i mean, with extended songs is that it's the same song looped about seven times. wraaa.*
*sphinx trademark
i've seen a POB CD version with 2 extra tracks.
i just wondered if they've dug any more stuff out of the archives.
there are some great archived tracks i've heard on the LLT.
the demos of his later stuff sound much better without the 80's sheen on them.