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I agree that Lennon's solo stuff was pretty spotty ... I'd even say that a majority of it is (was) pretty damned disappointing. However "Woman" is one fantastic song.... great harmonies.

Sometime in NYC was an album against Nixon.
And, "Woman is the nigger of the world" is Lennon at his best, "if you don't believe , take a look at the one you're with"...

Rock & Roll, Sometime In NYC are my votes for his worst.

No slams from me on this day.

Good point.

I know Rock 'n Roll has been enjoyed by many, not the genre, but the Lennon release.

I think Lennon was capable of making hits, but a lot of the time he was just disinterested. Considering the things that went on his life, I can't really blame him. My least favorite is Mind Games--I think Walls and Bridges has some really good stuff, and Imagine is very good. Plastic Ono Band, is to me, the greatest album ever made, at least from an artistic standpoint. I think if you pick through Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey, you get an albums worth of okay songs--unfortunately marred by some 1980 production tropes, but so be it.

Either way, the man was brilliant, and I miss him more than any other popular figure I've been exposed to.

RIP Johnny.

yup, RIP

I bought the first Plastic Ono band album in I think 1970 and I thought it was one of the worst albums I'd ever heard, Klaus Voorman while being a good bassplayer couldn't even play Blue Suede shoes without making 50 mistakes which is pretty bad, every song was butchered on the first side because of mistakes, I think they may have overindulged in some funny stuff that night. And Yoko ruined the whole second side, the 2nd was unlistenable to me and still is to this day, made Revolution #9 sound like positive genius. So the first side sounded like a bunch of guys who were all high and playing together for the first time and weren't really making it happen and the second side sounded like someone was getting attacked all the way through it. At least the first side lacked Yoko so there was something positive about it. If I heard it today I would maybe be less critical of the first side.

But agreed:


"Either way, the man was brilliant, and I miss him more than any other popular figure I've been exposed to.

RIP Johnny."

Without him The Beatles could never have existed, and most of his post Beatles stuff was great, #9 Dream is still one of my all time favorite tunes, it is hauntingly beautiful. He was the heart and soul of the Beatles definitely.

Sometime in new York City, makes me cringe! But. what the hell, it was a part of his music history, so let's leave it there! 26 years have flown by too fast, i was just a kid, now as a father of 4, i freak to think i'm older than John ever got to be! RIP Legend!

Man, I like a lot of "Some Time In New York City". With all the bashing it's been taking, I dusted it off and listened to the first disc tonight. I like the overt early 70's leftist political lyrics coupled with one sloppy backing band.

Here's a double-bill for you..."Some Time in New York City" and then "Tonight's The Night" by Neil Young.

Now, the second disc from STINYC is questionable. Hey!!!! Did I just come close to spelling Stinky?

Hmm...maybe you're all correct; it appears the music (and spelling) Gods do not approve of this album.

Bob - I LOVE #9 Dream. Listened to that tonight as well. Probably my favourite Lennon post-Beatles song.

I think Tonights the Night is one of Neil's best- raw and inspired--critics acknowledge the same view. I also feel the same about Plastic Ono Band. Different strokes, I guess.

Bob,

Are you referring to Live Peace in Toronto? I forgot all about that album.

Yes, it is easily forgettable, haha!