Lennon's genius at its best (Imagine - John Lennon)

Member Name: Rumblefish

Product:	Imagine - John Lennon
Date:	04/07/00 (41 review reads)
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Advantages: Each track brilliant

Disadvantages: None

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 beautiful, timeless songs like 'Jealous Guy' and 'Oh Yoko'. Then of course there is the title track, one of the most famous compositions in rock history. This is a brilliantly constructed, emotionally charged album, and one that you'll probably want to play over and over.

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