MINDFUL OF THE FACT – John Lennon & MIND GAMES [email protected] November 25, 2024 0 Comments After the highly politicised tone of ‘Sometime in New York City’, MIND GAMES (1973) was an altogether more accessible affair. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Lennon, Mind Games, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
LIVING FOR TODAY: John Lennon – ‘IMAGINE’ (1971) [email protected] November 30, 2022 On his last solo album Lennon declared ‘The Dream is Over’ – but in longing for peace on ‘Imagine’ he can be judged as saying Long live the Dream. RANTS & REFLECTIONS George Harrison, Imagine, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
OUT OF AFRICA: Paul McCartney & Wings – BAND ON THE RUN [email protected] October 7, 2022 BAND ON THE RUN (1973): Paul makes his definitive post-Beatles statement – going to Africa in order to record it. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Band on the Run, Denny Laine, George Harrison, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Beatles
MAKE THE BEST OF THE SITUATION – Twenty Great Albums of 1970 [email protected] June 22, 2021 The Domino effect: Eric Clapton produces a spotless collection with Derek & the Dominoes. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Creedence Clearwater Revival, CSNY, George Harrison, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison
ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND? Twenty great albums of 1971…… [email protected] April 15, 2021 TWENTY GREAT ALBUMS of 1971: Blues, boogie, folk and fantasy – all bases covered on ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Al Green, Carole King, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison
LENNON – The New York Years (documentary review): [email protected] October 16, 2020 Yoko Ono asks the question nobody can answer: ‘John was an artist. Why would anybody want to kill an artist?’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Double Fantasy, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
FANTASTIC PLASTIC – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band… [email protected] September 10, 2020 ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ is without equal as a statement of personal expression, raw with intensity, unflinching in heartfelt emotion. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Phil Spector, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us…… [email protected] April 7, 2020 Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Who
VAN DELIVERS TWO PRECIOUS GIFTS – ‘Astral Weeks’ & ‘Moondance’…… [email protected] February 11, 2020 MOONDANCE (1970): If sunshine could be heard, it would sound like ‘Moondance’………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Astral Weeks, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, John Lennon, Moondance, Neil Young, The Band, The Kinks, Them, Van Morrison
MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question…… [email protected] November 25, 2019 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Frank Sinatra, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Ruffin, John Lennon, Linda Ronstadt, Marvin Gaye, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison