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CD - Special Edition

  • Release Date: 12/18/2007
  • Original Release: 1970
  • Sales Rank: 102,003
  • Label: CAPITOL
  • UPC: 5099951837020

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

1LISTENMother 5:37
2LISTENHold On 1:51
3LISTENI Found Out 3:37
4LISTENWorking Class Hero 3:50
5LISTENIsolation 2:51
6LISTENRemember 4:36
7LISTENLove 3:24
8LISTENWell Well Well 5:59
9LISTENLook at Me 2:55
10LISTENGod 4:10
11LISTENMy Mummy's Dead 0:59
12LISTENPower to the People Bonus Track 3:22
13LISTENDo the Oz Bonus Track 3:07

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The cliché about singer/songwriters is that they sing confessionals direct from their heart, but John Lennon exploded the myth behind that cliché, as well as many others, on his first official solo record, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Inspired by his primal scream therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov, Lennon created a harrowing set of unflinchingly personal songs, laying out all of his fears and angers for everyone to hear. It was a revolutionary record -- never before had a record been so explicitly introspective, and very few records made absolutely no concession to the audience's expectations, daring the listeners to meet all the artist's demands. Which isn't to say that the record is unlistenable. Lennon's songs range from tough rock & rollers to piano-based ballads and spare folk songs, and his melodies remain strong and memorable, which actually intensifies the pain and rage of the songs. Not much about Plastic Ono Band is hidden. Lennon presents everything on the surface, and the song titles -- "Mother," "I Found Out," "Working Class Hero," "Isolation," "God," "My Mummy's Dead" -- illustrate what each song is about, and charts his loss of faith in his parents, country, friends, fans, and idols. It's an unflinching document of bare-bones despair and pain, but for all its nihilism, it is ultimately life-affirming; it is unique not only in Lennon's catalog, but in all of popular music. Few albums are ever as harrowing, difficult, and rewarding as John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Bandby Anonymous

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November 18, 2005: Not sure if this is a reveiw as much as fan mail, but if it is John Lennon what you hear is from his heart & mind. I anxiously awaited this music when it first came out & I feel the emotions of the world in everything he does. All of them are fav's of mine ! But, I LOVE everything I've heard from 4 lads from Liverpool since 1964, and always will ! Rock ON !!!!

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Bandby Anonymous

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August 14, 2004: Following the break-up of the Beatles, an acrimonious John Lennon set about to break away from the group and its entire image. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is a personal, independent album with no traces of Beatle John. This is the man, honestly pouring out all his emotion, pain and anger onto record. It was recorded after he and Yoko Ono had attended primal-scream therapy sessions with LA psychiatrist Dr. Arthur Janov, and Lennon was, perhaps for the first time, coming to terms with the tragic death of his mother. The album begins with funeral bells, before John comes in with the heartbreaking words, "Mother you had me, but I never had you." The end of the track features him literally screaming and howling out the words, "Mama don't go, daddy come home," in one of the most moving and incredibly painful scenes ever depicted on record. There are some frank and yet beautiful confrontations of painful issues on tracks such as "Isolation" and "Remember"; however, the most chilling moment comes with the final track, so bluntly called, "My Mummy's Dead," where Lennon mourns over his mother's death in a blunt and monotonous voice over a tune set to "Three Blind Mice." John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is an incredibly painful and at times uncomfortable listening experience, but it is truly rewarding, and deserves a place in every rock fan's collection.

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