Imagine - John Lennon

'Imagine' is one album that I will never be tired of hearing. The title track is quite possibly the best song ever written. The whole album is wonderful and no song lets the album down at all. 'Imagine' the album is brilliantly constructed, powerful and consistently catchy. John Lennon is rock music's biggest tragedy, but it's important to think about him in what he achieved in his life. Imagine is a very personal album, he really his spilling his soul in many of his song, especially Jealous Guy. Track-by-track 1) Imagine is such a beautifully simple song, with such inspiring lyrics and a dreamy tune it's easily one of the best ever ...  Read the complete review

John Lennon opening his soul again, that personal touch that never seems intrusive again is evident on this record. I much prefer Plastic Ono Band but this is still an album I urge people to buy, why? Because it has so many quality tracks and because this type of songwrite no longer sadly exists today, modern bands can only dance and they never bare there soul or make music that people relate to, in the commercial charts that era has largelly gone. So Imagine, the title track is great, you never tire of hearing it, only perhaps the million cover versions, often by bands who should know better (Bon Jovi!) Jealous Guy easily one of the best ...  Read the complete review

Anyone familiar with the title track of this album will be pleased to know that the nine other tracks are of just the same quality, if not better. The album shows Lennon's natural ability to create songs of varying styles that live up to the reputation he has been given. Great tracks from this album include Imagine (obviously), Jealous Guy, Give Me Some Truth and How Do You Sleep?. Although the album can be given a great rating for the various tracks, this album is not the best I have seen from Lennon. ...  Read the complete review

After the bemused public and critical reaction to the raw anger of his previous album (PLASTIC ONO BAND), John Lennon decided to put his message across "with a little honey", and so one of the landmark albums of all time was born. Songs like 'I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier', 'Crippled Inside', and the breathtakingly strident 'Gimme Some Truth' ("All I want is the truth/Just give me some truth") certainly demonstrated Lennon's bitter fury at the establishment, while on 'How Do You Sleep' he vented his anger at Paul McCartney in shocking fashion. But this album also shows Lennon in a softer, more vulnerable light in ...  Read the complete review

Don’t be fooled by the title of this album, as there are only three songs that are worthy, and you could probably pick these up plus other classics on a greatest hits. Imagine is John Lennon at his most emotional (even more so than the Plastic Ono Band album) and at his most insecure with regards to Yoko Ono. It’s another very personal album, and infamous for the track entitled How Do You Sleep?, which is a blatant attack on Paul McCartney. Jealous Guy on the other hand is sad and touching, and is better than the more famous Bryan Ferry version. Imagine is one of the greatest songs ever, but the album wouldn’t even scrape the Top 200 poll. ...  Read the complete review