John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) Producer: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector Mother Hold On I Found Out Working Class Hero Isolation Remember Love Well Well Well Look at Me God My Mummy's Dead Released in 1970, this is the debut solo album by John Lennon. There's very little else I can add when it comes to discussing this man's career. Of course, the famous story goes that John Lennon is one half of what was possibly the greatest song-writing partnership in the history of popular music. Teamed with Paul McCartney, he reached the dizzy heights of fame with The Beatles in the 1960s. ...  Read the complete review

I suppose when you leave a band as big as The Beatles, you might want to change direction slightly and doe something a bit different. I'm sure not many people anticipated The Plastic Ono Band at the time, as it is so raw and powerful. Not only this, its very personal and emotional, for instance 'Mother' and 'My Mummy's Dead' where John sings about the loss of his mother at an early age. Isolation and I Found Out are also very emotional songs,lyrically and musically though they are still Beatle-ish. Working Class Hero too, is a song that packs a decent puch as well. My favourite track on the album is 'Well Well Well', because it is so stark and raw. A great ...  Read the complete review

John brings his feelings to the fore in this musically simple but lyrically wonderful exposition of his views and feelings on topics as varied as God, his mother, his love, his politics and his own insecurity, after the Beatles. The songs on this album bring out some painful and honest (and in some cases ironic) thoughts from John, in words and music that simply are perfect at times. This album is about being alone and invokes in the songs memories from his early days as a boy, through school, through the Beatles to the present day. The album opens with ‘Mother’, a track that has an opening like you might expect from Black Sabbath not Lennon, with ...  Read the complete review