BRIDGE-END: John Lennon & WALLS and BRIDGES
WALLS and BRIDGES (1974): The only ex-Beatle without a number one 45 that was rectified when Lennon topped the US charts with ‘Whatever Get’s You thru the Night’.
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DISCO-VERY: Electric Light Orchestra & DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY (1979): Critics dismissed it as ‘formulaic’ but in reaching number one and with five hit singles on board Jeff Lynne had a winning formula.
ART OF DARKNESS – Bob Dylan & BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (1975) is that rarest of albums where not a line goes to waste – every phrase continuation of the previous and prelude to the next.
MINDFUL OF THE FACT – John Lennon & MIND GAMES
After the highly politicised tone of ‘Sometime in New York City’, MIND GAMES (1973) was an altogether more accessible affair.
LIVING FOR TODAY: John Lennon – ‘IMAGINE’ (1971)
On his last solo album Lennon declared ‘The Dream is Over’ – but in longing for peace on ‘IMAGINE’ (1971) he can be judged as saying long live the dream.
OUT OF AFRICA: Paul McCartney & Wings – BAND ON THE RUN
BAND ON THE RUN (1973): Paul makes his definitive post-Beatles statement – going to Africa in order to record it.
MAKE THE BEST OF THE SITUATION – Twenty Great Albums of 1970
The Domino effect: Eric Clapton produces a spotless collection with Derek & the Dominoes.
ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND? Twenty great albums of 1971……
TWENTY GREAT ALBUMS of 1971: Blues, boogie, folk and fantasy – all bases covered on ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’
LENNON – The New York Years (documentary review):
Yoko Ono asks the question nobody can answer: ‘John was an artist. Why would anybody want to kill an artist?’
FANTASTIC PLASTIC – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band…
‘JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND’ (1970) is without equal as a statement of personal expression, raw with intensity, unflinching in heartfelt emotion.