Lennon addresses the issue of Ireland’s internal conflict in Bloody Sunday Sunday It’s inside Luck of the Irish. Then he sings about activist John Sinclair and Angela It is dedicated to African-American left activist Angela Davis, Ph.D., who was wrongfully detained for her fight for women’s rights and her campaigns against the Vietnam War. At the moment President Nixon called her “the dangerous terrorist Angela Davis“.
Within that spirit, there is a song that turns out to be like that of another universe. New York is the last of the first side of disc one, the powerful, loud and delicious rock and roll in which he recounts some of the events of his life in the city. In some ways it is a second part of The ballad of John and Yokowhere he simply tells what happened to him there and his love for the city so full of contrasts.
When the album hit the market, the criticisms were dropped. after the sublime To imaginehow could he make such a political album, engaged in such controversial causes. Why get into such complicated matters? There was a sense that Lennon was walking paths that most people and his fans were unwilling to follow. One reviewer said the album is not half as good, only 49.5 percent, but not half as good. They considered it populist, crude and tasteless. Outside of harsh criticism, the album was also a commercial failure.. Clearly this is John Lennon’s least important solo album.
Over time, some critics have moderated their position. Now, 50 years later, interesting moments can be found in the album. Not to mention the wonderful New Yorkby far the best song of the sixteen that make up the album, they are redeemable Sisters or sisters, rhythmic and pleasant, which tries to approach reggae. the structure of The woman is the negro of the world can stand out.
The third side might be interesting for Frank Zappa’s involvement, but Yoko’s frequent intervention is unfortunate. And what definitely turns out to be torture is face four, especially in those songs where Yoko Ono shows off her vocal cords, but not exactly to show off her singing skills.
But we can’t leave without referring to the cover. is an idea and a design by Yoko Ono. It resembles the cover of a newspaper which is called with gothic letters Sometimesand subtitled In New York. The “Newsmain shows performers John & Yoko, Plastic Ono Band and the Elephants Memory group. Then there are four titles which are the songs on the album, with some of the lyrics. One of them is We are all water, in which the accompanying photo shows President Richard Nixon dancing naked with Chinese Premier Mao Tse Tung dancing naked. Of course, in some stores they censored the cover for it, covering the photo with stickers or simply not displaying it. It wasn’t the first time a cover was made with that concept. remember Thick as a brickk by Jethro Tull, released a few months earlier, in March 1972.
I took out the record one more time to listen to it. Well, to try to listen to it. But it is a small piece of history. Did I pique your curiosity?
