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JOHN LENNON
IMAGINE |
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| | Reviews: 76 |
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| Average Rating: 8.74 |
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"Just Gimme Some Truth..."
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Reviewed on December 12th, 2001
When I first heard this album, I didn't understand what all the hype was about it. I mean, there were some amazing songs, and some very catchy songs, but classic???And then I listened to it again, and then again, and I have come to realize that I really love this album. First of all, you have the song "Imagine". I don't need to say anything more about that, but my actual favorite song on the album is "Gimme Some Truth". That song is sung with such passion, man. I was watching the "Making of Imagine" thing called "Gimme Some Truth", and you could see how into it John really was. I love that song! That's a classic for me, really. Enjoy it more than "Imagine" even. Also, I really love "Jealous Guy" - so beautiful and gently sung. And the melody is gorgeous. "Oh My Love" is definitely the most beautiful song on the entire album. John Lennon really had a very special voice. I could never understand how he could hate it because I always thought his voice was much superior to Paul's because it gave me so much more; a lot of passion. Anyway, I don't understand how people can actually be turned off by "How Do You Sleep" and its message. I mean, are you forgetting that McCartney wrote "Too Many People" and digs a little at John? And John was obviously a little over-sensitive and took it a little too hard, so he writes this song (which I don't think is that mean-come on people?) and everyone's like "what a hypocrite" because he had "Imagine" on the album. But "Imagine" is just that...just imagine. He isn't saying that he actually believes these things or displays these qualities, he just wants people to imagine. Goodness. Some people taking it a little far... Anyway, this has to be one of my favorite solo-Beatles albums, behind only "Plastic Ono Band" and "All Things Must Pass". Its a really beautiful album. The one song that I would call the weakest is probably "Oh Yoko", which I kind of dig because its cute. But "How", "Its So Hard", "Crippled Inside", and "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier..." are amazing. I love the way they are sung, the sound, and the overall vibe they give off. (I always get confused at JL's lyrics, though, but that's alright...) This definitely is a classic album and I'm glad I have come to realize that. Beautiful music and amazing lyrics.
More "Imagine" reviews:
[2004-11-17] Imagine the stupidity of all the people... (10)
[2004-11-09] Lennon at his best! (10)
[2004-09-15] A Legend Remembered! (10)
[2004-06-09] Imagine All The People (10)
[2004-05-07] A CLASSIC (10)
[2004-04-25] 4.5 stars - An uneven but excellent album (8)
[2004-04-24] Brilliant Pop (10)
[2004-01-27] Excellent remaster (6)
[2003-12-13] Great (10)
[2003-11-24] Help! (6)
[2003-11-23] Just Beautiful! (8)
[2003-11-18] Hey, "Cranky Reviewer," please put down the crack pipe. (10)
[2003-11-02] Educate yourself (8)
[2003-10-15] Cranky Reviewer? (10)
[2003-08-29] one of old winston's best (6)
[2003-05-01] Sad (4)
[2003-04-03] A Classic Lennon Album (10)
[2003-02-05] Good-But No Classic (8)
[2003-01-04] A beautiful album. (10)
[2002-11-23] No Yoko (8)
[2002-10-04] One of the greats. (10)
[2002-07-23] Popularity not based on the music. (6)
[2002-07-02] John Lennon - the man, the genius (10)
[2002-06-18] John lennon was a genius (10)
[2002-06-02] IMAGINE: THE FINEST JOHN LENNON ALBUM (10)
[2002-05-31] Imagine No Imagine (2)
[2002-05-25] IRONIC TITLE FOR AN ALBUM WITHOUT IMAGINATION (2)
[2002-04-23] The album that defined John Lennon (8)
[2002-03-24] Beautiful Misplaced Rage (8)
[2001-12-21] John's Top Solo Album..perhaps the best solo of ex-Beatles! (10)
[2001-12-12] "Just Gimme Some Truth..." (10)
[2001-12-09] Well, this CD arrived broken in two (8)
[2001-12-05] Heard "Oh My Love" Again for the First Time Today (8)
[2001-11-01] The Lennon Myth (10)
[2001-09-22] oh how he missed Macca (6)
[2001-08-31] One of the best (10)
[2001-08-21] Brilliant album (10)
[2001-08-12] An absolutely beautiful cd by John Lennon (10)
[2001-08-05] One of the Classics (10)
[2001-08-01] John Lennon Masterpiece (10)
[2001-04-18] Imagine (10)
[2001-04-12] A Little Disappointing, But Still Great (8)
[2001-02-24] Swan Song for a Beatle (8)
[2001-02-06] overplayed but not overrated (8)
[2001-01-31] Everything is clear in our world (10)
[2001-01-29] A Super Solo Effort (10)
[2001-01-26] Pretty Good (8)
[2001-01-24] Mr. Lennon, you are truly missed (10)
[2001-01-11] good (8)
[2001-01-06] One of John's most heartfelt albums (8)
[2000-12-29] Classic album (10)
[2000-12-09] All That He Did (10)
[2000-09-22] A Solid Album (10)
[2000-09-19] Cutting off his nose to spite his face (6)
[2000-09-06] John's greatest album (8)
[2000-07-25] JOHN LENNON'S BEST SOLO ALBUM SOUNDS AWESOME! (10)
[2000-07-15] I love Lennon but... (6)
[2000-07-05] Very good songs (8)
[2000-06-28] an excellent effort from Lennon (10)
[2000-05-24] lennon at his best (10)
[2000-05-08] Dont believe the hype (6)
[2000-05-06] Well Done Remastering and Remixing (10)
[2000-05-02] what digital sound is for (10)
[2000-05-01] Great album however... (8)
[2000-05-01] Remastered Imagine sounds as fresh as the first time around (10)
[2000-05-01] Re-Imagined classic with new digital mix sounds great (10)
[2000-04-21] A Classic Album that Benefits from Remastering and Remixing (10)
[2000-04-18] actually, make that 4 1/2 (10)
[2000-04-18] Shaman, Brahmin, Wolfman, Eggman, Walrus.... (10)
[2000-04-14] A major dissapointment on the Remix & Remaster (10)
[2000-04-13] Is It Worth Buying Again? (10)
[2000-04-13] Remastered-- but still not The Beatles (4)
[2000-04-12] Are you kidding me? (10)
[2000-04-12] This Remaster is a gem...... (10)
[2000-04-11] One Thing You Can't Hide... (10)
[2000-04-11] Orginal was incredible, this is even more! (10)
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