John Lennon/Yoko Ono: Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With The Lions (1969)
Kronomyth 0.6: LIFE WITH THE LAYABOUTS. The opening moments of “Cambridge 1969,” featuring Yoko’s piercing wails and John’s atonal guitar feedback, set the…
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Plastic Ono Band: “Give Peace A Chance” (1969)
“The peace was in our minds, really. I mean, we did seven days press conference for peace in which we donated one week…
John Lennon/Yoko Ono: Wedding Album (1969)
Bootlegs from the bedbugs at the Amsterdam hotel. The first “song” (you’ll understand why it’s in quotes later) features John calling Yoko’s name…
John Ono Lennon (With The Plastic Ono Band): Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (1970)
Kronomyth 2.5: MOTHER GOOSE, YOU HAD ME BUT I NEVER HAD YOU. The idea has been advanced, not without merit, that both “All…
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: “Power To The People” (1971)
Power to the people, right on! Not the people in power, or the people who voted for the people in power, but those…
John Lennon: Imagine (1971)
If you don’t understand why so many people love John Lennon, you don’t lack imagination, you lack Imagine. Like his last record, John…
Ringo Starr: Ringo (1973)
With a little help from his friends, Ringo delivered a pop album that put to rest questions of whether he would succeed as…
John Lennon: Mind Games (1973)
Given the uneven nature of John’s recorded output, this stands as one of his better solo efforts. It’s not the stunning artistic statement…
John Lennon: “Mind Games” (1973)
Kronomyth 6:01: I, ME, MIND. The music of The Beatles and, by extension, John Lennon has been so over-analyzed, picked at and picked…
John Lennon: “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night” (1974)
A couple of Johns take turns being on top. This was Lennon’s first #1 single as a solo artist. Elton John co-stars.
John Lennon: Walls And Bridges (1974)
I was 11 years old when I bought this album, the same age as Lennon when he drew the pictures that adorn Walls…
Ringo Starr: Goodnight Vienna (1974)
Kronomyth 4.0: KLAATU BARADA RINGO. It was da-da-down to Ringo and John at this point, but the old Snookeroo still managed to deliver…
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: Shaved Fish (1975)
George loved God, Paul loved Linda, Ringo loved a good time and John loved a good fight. As Apple was sinking, they fired…
Ringo Starr: Ringo’s Rotogravure (1976)
Ringo’s last two records sounded like non-stop parties. This time, he invited the right people but they brought all the wrong things.
John Lennon: “(Just Like) Starting Over” (1980)
“Like Paul, (John) was extremely intelligent and aware of what he wanted in the studio. But you’d never find two more diametrically opposed…