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Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 2 December 2023 CE
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Joe Kenney
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Re: Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 2 December 2023 CE
Dec 08, 2023, 19:30
Fitter Stoke wrote:
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John Lennon ‘Mind Games’ - ‘Plastic Ono Band’ aside, I’ve always been left a little underwhelmed by Lennon’s solo career. This is probably the best of the rest, but lacks the edge he exhibited in his Beatles years;

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Not disagreeing with you (on the album or Lennon's solo work), but I rate "Mind Games" for no other reason than it has one of Lennon's all-time best rockers: "Meat City." I love that song and always have since I picked up "Mind Games" on vinyl sometime in the '90s. There's a single version of the song that is slightly different, which so far as I know has never been re-issued, at least on vinyl.

As for Lennon's solo albums, oddly enough the LP I return to most over the years has been "Rock 'n' Roll." Despite all the issues surrounding its production, that record does indeed rock ("Bony Moronie" a particular favorite -- another heavy rocker from John), and Lennon's voice is phenomenal throughout the album. Might even be some of his best vocals ever.
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