Reviews (page 5 of 7)
Mother and Working Class Hero are the standouts to me. I found most of the rest to be a bit half baked. I've never liked his tendency to revert to a sweaty old blues riff and call a track done. Well Well Well was the worst offender in the regard
Maybe I'm being inconsiderate but this album gives me shades of tourettes. Like its all soft and thought provoking through Love but Well Well Well comes in and Johns voice is trying to leap out his body. I think this album is a case of saying yes to everything and not giving a critical eye to your work.
Fine? I guess with all the hype about John Lennon being the best songwriter of the Beatles I expected more? But he sure can ruin a good song by screaming! So good for him. “Working Class Hero” is a good one though
7/10 Fave track: working class hero
This album feels a bit neutered. Like, you left The Beatles and this was your first release? I didn’t dislike it, it just felt underwhelming (also, I need a thesaurus as I feel I use the world underwhelming a lot within these reviews).
Much like Paul McCartney & Wings' Band on the Run album, this one is just bland. From my Wings review: "It always felt like it was going to go hard and be big and grandiose only to just slink back into the corner and softly play music hoping you'd like it. Everything felt timid and unassuming and that was frustrating to listen to."
His music is a bit arrogant. Well done and written though.
Comparing to the other John Lennon album we've had on this list, Imagine, I thought this wasn't as good. While the general level is a bout the same I think none of the tracks come close to "Jealous Guy" or "Gimme Some Truth" (though "Mother" gets close). It's a decent album, good even. Just shy a a 4 star for me. Maybe I hold the members of the Beatles to a higher standard than other artist on this list.
Quite good.
Although I like most of John Lennon's music, I do not like this album. Feels angry to me.
People say this is his best solo album but we're not as convinced. Although this album is good, it's lacking in standout tracks.
Nice tones, surprisingly more enjoyable than expected with John’s calm voice. Good variety, but not something I’d listen to again. Thankfully Ono didn’t ‘sing’ on this keeping the score a respectable 6/10.
Some nice guitar tunes but nothing that resonated with me.
This album was pretty good. I had never listened to the whole thing in its entirety before but I liked it. The whole mommy issue thing was a little weird but I guess he had some stuff to work through.
A foray into post-Beatlemania. Is this LennonMania? The same cursed affliction that has resigned a poor Terry Bolea to walk the world as “Hulk Hogan” for oh so many years. Lo, may the teams of doctors enlisted be guided upon the wings of grace in their pursuit of containing the largest arms in the world. MOTHER! TELL YOUR CHILDREN… no? Ah. Spooky. But not Danzig spooky. This is a nice song. That opening strain is just so melancholy. It stays with that emotion until the repetitive nonsense we get near the end. Too much for me. I like the violent screams, but that refrain is repeated far too often. Another one I’ve heard. Amazing how ubiquitous the music of the 4 people is, even today. This was 55 years ago and their height was 65. How long will it last? Solid feature from another cultural icon, Cookie Monster. Glad to hear he’s got clean since the 70’s. A whirlwind for all of us. This is a cool beat but the repetition and We need it now more than ever. Cheesy as that may be, a song that speaks to a lot of truths. We all see it, it’s all discussed, yet nothing changes. You’ll get to be on the hill someday! Just work a little harder. And harder still after that. Oh. You ran out of time? Tough luck. Thanks for the hard work. Great song. Pretty simple ballad. Nice in the ears as most Lennon written songs are, however the lyrics are a touch rote on this bad boy. Just a boy and a little girl (barf) tryin’ to change the whole wide world (wretch). Uhhh. You’re losing me here John. I actually played piano on this one. I had to come into the studio where all of my fingers were broken in a freak kite flying accident. I told ol John boy (as he liked to be called) and he said “that’s fine mate, just smash that one key with the finger that works.” And I said “you will be assassinated on December 8th, 1980.” He was taken aback, but like the tru pro he was, hopped right in the “stu” and I bashed the living shit out of that key for 4 straight minutes. And THEN I said, “Imagine there were no kite accidents, then we could’ve had a decent song here.” We lost touch after that. He went his way, and I became a professional boogie board roadie/unprofessional music review guy. Don’t do this to me John. This is so dull. This song is needing to be done. Alright. Some distortion. And a great thing to say if you have your thumbs in your suspenders. WELL WELL WELL. OR if your are the quintessential studmuffin Joel Gertner. Solid track. He loves the freakout closes doesn’t he? Pretty sick. Particulate in the breeze. Only real Kansas heads will get that. That’s not true. It’s their most popular song. Similar to it to be fair. A fine song. He doesn’t believe in hitler? Errrrrrmmmm I didn’t have Holocaust denier John Lennon on my 1970 bingo card???? That’s my impression of a millennial with an expansive funko pop collection who was transported back to 1970. The message to focus on your own life rather than some societal force outside of yourself is good, but otherwise, we have ourselves a normal ballad here. Finally. The Delmore Brothers. PLAY FUGITIVE’S LAMENT. Oh. He’s just saying his Mum is dead. Well. If it makes you feel any better, based on her birth year, she most assuredly would’ve been dead by now regardless. Big rip to J dawg’s Ma. Pour some beetle shell grinds on the curb. This was interesting. I see a couple things here. Firstly, and more superficially, I see a guy who desperately wants to be take seriously and to be seen as an artist. Secondly, I see a person who has a lot on their mind and a need to express it. I think the second point is what guides this album through its track listing which is the way to make music interesting. From the soft moments to the screeches, this thing ranges from humdrum to exhilarating. The songwriting also falls on a spectrum with some incredible moments interspersed with ho hum ballads and repetition beneath Lennon’s songwriting ability. I don’t hate this, I don’t love this, but it’s worth a listen. Lend me your ear old beatle man, and I’ll tell you, this is slightly above average. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Hold On, Working Class Hero, Well Well Well
I don’t know. Some of this is so fucking trite (Love) and then the next track (Well Well Well) offers nothing lyrically, but hints at something else with the screamed vocals and intense music. It’s fine, at worst. John Lennon was a dick and self-important, but definitely had some talent.
Its pretty raw and personal. But im not a huge solo lennon music fan. Hold on was my favourite song and some songs really just came and went. (3.0/5.0)
Some enjoyable songs, some not. Some weird lyrics and creaming at time. But mostly fairly pleasant
One of the better solo efforts.
Not overly impressed. John has produced much better.
Can't believe that John Lennon did a cover of Green Day. This is vastly superior to McCartney's first solo output on the sole basis on having Ringo.
I cringed when I saw this pop up as the next record. Thankfully there was no yoko on here. Only references to her in lyrics. I don’t know anything about her just have seen some of her shrieky singing while watching reels. This was fine, nothing groundbreaking. Nice enough listen but didn’t “wow” me. Three average stars.
This album surprised me a good amount. I had never listened but the sound of the drums and bass were really enjoyable to me. Lots of fun stuff going on. This album was the biggest surprise of me so far on the list. Stand out track hold on.
There is some interesting stuff going on in this album, but much of what makes it interesting is the consistent sound and sonic callbacks to his work in The Beatles.
Tbh I went into this album ready to be a hater. I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to, especially the track “I Found Out”
I feel like this is going to be a case of trying to separate the legend and the overall influence from this actual singular work of art. Which is likely impossible in every circumstance, so how do you do it with John freaking Lennon? There are some excellent cuts on this - punctuated with the emotional and raw "Working Class Hero" but overall I don't know if I need to be present for his sensitive-then-primal scream therapy that seems to punctuate every other song? And I know John is held up as the "serious" Beatle (yes everything he did after as all of them is coloured by the Beatles - it has to be that way) but he really truly did better work when given better melodic structure from Paul. As someone who is primarily and heavily music > lyrics, this work admittedly does force you to focus more on the lyrics but lyrics alone aren't going to carry the water. Especially when I feel like I'm eavesdropping on his psych sessions. It's just not that interesting. Not fair for me to criticize more than compliment - I guess I can say I enjoy listening to this album but again ... it might be more the familiarity aspect of John's voice (those Beatles again) that is comforting in some ways. I can't blame him for being...him. Seems a fair 3 - I'll probably never crave it but can nod along when listening. Also it's nice to hear Ringo behind the kit. 5/10 3 stars
This album shattered my preconceived notions, as I had heard that John had gone all weird after meeting Yoko. Think back to the Simpsons episode The Be Sharps, where Barney was the John character and showed the band his new music which was him burping and the Yoko character saying number 8. This was a pleasant listen, until "Well Well Well", which injected a dose of punkish energy, which I personally applaud. Overall I would say this is good but over rated. Not really an album that you need to hear before you die.
Fuck you Yoko! Anything John ever did should have been a 5. But the damn fool had to name an album after that bitch and earn himself a 3, because the only memorable song on this is really "Working Class Hero"
3/5 - it was good in parts
Are these his best songs? No they’re not But there is an astonishing honesty and vulnerability to the lyrics that are even more breathtaking when you consider he was literally the most famous man in the world
This was much better than Imagine was - a lot more melodic and less depressing (musically anyway). Lost the plot a bit when he was screeching out 'Well' a lot but it's a mid rating, one higher than I gave Imagine.
I wasn't captivated by it, but it's solid. A little better than average but not anything super special, at least for me. I think "Love" and "God" was probably my favorite song on this album.
For a long time I've been loving Love, God, Working Class Hero, Mother. And really wanted this album to be a 5. But all other songs in this album are just a bunch of crazy weird shit and sound boring. Yoko's vocals is what these other songs are missing. 08.01.25 update: it's also fucking pretentious
Good record.
Not bad. Just kind of there.
sure was an album
its pretty decent
This was better than I thought it would be, as I'm usually not a fan of John's solo work, along with Yoko's "wind" credit. There's truly some great, stripped down songwriting here. Liked Songs Added: Working Class Hero
It wasn't bad...but it wasn't anything special. I guess I was expecting something more since it was the John Lennon, but I feel like it could have been a lot of people from this folk rock era.
I liked the lyrics but overall, this didn’t wow me as much as I was hoping for.
The influence of this album cannot be overstated. The song titled 'God' received a shout-out from the title character of the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
changes from heartfelt and personal to exceedingly abrasive on a dime
Phew - no Yoko.
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This is an album I never heard, I suppose because it never was commercially successful. Sounds like classic John Lennon with a very basic sound.
Interesting to hear, although I want my time back from the almost 6 minutes of Well Well Well. But all in all album was a melange of interesting points made with emotion that touched me. I might have been overly gracious in my rating due to my delight in join hearing John Lennon again. Felt like hearing from a loved one who had passed.
"songs heavily influenced by Lennon's recent primal scream therapy"? Uh-oh, thinks I. But in fact, this just sounds, um, a lot like the Beatles (with a little bit of screaming at points, but it is 60s screaming, if that makes sense). Highlights: 'Hold On', 'Love' Lowlights: 'I Found Out' (it's giving Rocky Raccoon), 'Well Well Well'
Meh. I said last time that John needed Paul more than Paul needed John. This album is a boring clunker. Just so tepid and uninspired.
Good album. Liked the themes and the music was good. 3/5 Might listen again
Not bad.
An album that he had to make, to work through what needed to be worked trough, but ultimately. The songwriting just isn't there. I realize that everyone had moved on from the Beatles, but you'd think that some of the songwriting genius would seep through. Catharsis has been mined mercilessly for musical purposes, but c'mon you can't just be yelling "Well well well" over a couple of chords for six minutes, add distortion on it and call it a day. Highlights: Love Historically and culturally an immensely important album. But on a pure musical level, not so much.
I like John Lennon a lot and I find him to be an immensely interesting and polarizing figure in music. I also have a hard time separating him from his Beatles band mates. When I think of him I can't help but think of how he was the "cool" to Paul's "sweet", the "raw" to George's "calm", the "wild" to Ringo's "straight". All of them had their differences but John to me was like the most different and that's probably why I find him so intriguing. I just recently heard "Working Class Hero" live and I didn't know it was a John Lennon song, which seems silly now. I can't remember who it was who covered it though but I do remember being at a concert, holding a beer and swaying and thinking "what a heavy song". There's some really cool ideas on this album, but like usual with John Lennon's non-Beatles work, I find myself wanting someone to round him out a little bit, and that's kind of the norm for his music for me. He's an amazing incubator- and so many of these songs are really unique and forward-thinking, but they each have little things that make me not absolutely in love with them. "God" is such an interesting song: "God is a concept by which measures our pain I'll say it again God is a concept by which measures our pain I don't believe in magic I don't believe in I-ching I don't believe in Bible I don't believe in Tarot I don't believe in Hitler I don't believe in Jesus ... I don't believe in the Beatles ... I was the walrus But now I'm John". Some real heavy introspective and scathing lyrics for 1970. It's beautiful and sad and optimistic and harsh all at once. I definitely like it though and it will probably be the track that I think more about over time. Nice 3/5.
Interesting that contemporary critics were largely negative on this one...I could see it, especially compared to late Beatles works. Overall it is a decent album though, but not spectacular. 3/5
Some nice tunes - Working Class Hero is great, but the lyrical content is just too earnest, too therapeutic, too pretentious. I'm not a fan of the Yoko period.
Halfway between gruesome fillers and majesticly silent killers
This album is raw, personal and direct.
this prick'll crank out some decent tunes now and again
Okay. 3/5
The singing on this album is pretty incredible. Lennon has some truly great songs in his solo work. He as a person sucked but the talent in the performance is undeniable. It's an interesting album and worth a listen for sure, but it's a bit high on itself.
Personality of the artist aside. There are some decent melodies here. A strong 3. Doesn't do anything new or inspirational, but is pretty good at what it does.
Raw and so important in the Beatles canon. Plastic Ono band is the defining moment of the public realization that dispelled all the hopes and dreams of millions of fans. The Beatles were dead and it was never coming back. Coming out just shy of the end of 1970, the feelings were still fresh and it comes off in the raw earnestness of the album's content. Even if I find some of it lacking compared even to McCartney's immediate output post-split, I do have to commend the efforts and the introspection rarely seen from one of the biggest popstars in the world
Listening to a man going through a therapy isn't really enjoyable ig
wish this was the yoko one tbh she outsold highlights: isolation, god (sep 8 2024)
I like the creativity and the edge that Lennon’s work in the Beatles often lacked. You can certainly tell the dude was working through some stuff.
Fine album, nothing that blew me away. I’d imagine it’d be a bigger deal for Beatles fans
Hey not too bad. Good job, John Lennon 👍🏼
First three songs really made me think I would hate this because god John Lennon can be really fucking whiny but Working Class Hero is such a masterpiece of a song. I guess John Lennon is at his best when he's trying to sound like someone else because I love how Bob Dylan/Nick Drake that song is so much, it's incredible. And after that it picks up a bit and starts to sound more like a Beatles record, and I like the Beatles. I definitely don't regret listening to it, but it's also pretty forgettable too, save three tracks -- one of which left a huge impression on me, so there's that.
Enjoyed this more than expected. As much as the Beatles were greater than the sum of their parts, Working Class hero is still a spine-tingling listen. A bit of a time capsule, but surprisingly (to me) Lennon's heart did seem to be in the right place.
It was fine, but i'm not listening to it again.
Edelleen samat fiilikset kuin muistakin beetleistä, yhdessä tekivät parhaat musiikkinsa. Levy on ihan OK perushyvä kolme soittokierrosta kesti helposti kuunnella.
Ihan jees levy, vaikka mieluummin Beatlesin tuotoksia kuuntelen.
john lennon, but not for me
Singer / songwriter / screamer.
This on the heels of Abbey Road… that album is awesome, and this one is just “ok”.
Decent album, more interesting than the other Beatles album we got. Was happy he relegated most of the cringey love lyrics to one aptly named song. Favorite songs were: 4. Working Class Hero 5. Isolation 8. Look At Me 6/10
Nothing really stuck out to me in this album. It was nice to hear John Lennon's voice because it's always great. There were some fun songs and it was good to have on in the background. A couple of the guitar moments went on a bit long and were a bit over the top that caught me off guard but all in all it was a good album.
it's not a bad record, just underwhelming
Good
I like the raw beginning of the album. While I'm not a big fan of the primal scream outro to Mother, Lennon's voice really shines elsewhere in the song. In my opinion this album tails off significantly on the B side. Lennon's solo work work has been a significant disappointment listening to this list. For the most part it really doesn't a hold a candle to his Beatles songwriting. Lennon and McCartney needed each other to bring out the best in themselves
Working Class Hero is a great song - the rest is listenable and pleasant but falls a little short for me.
With this album, John Lennon does not manage to build on his success with the Beatles.
I like a lot of John Lennon's solo career. He has some great stand-out tracks, but there's not really many in here. Working Class Hero is a particular standout, but there's also plenty of average, nothing tracks. It's not bad as an overall album.
Chill background music
Need to give a better listen - some really nice songs and some stuff that is not really worthy of Lennon’s songwriting acumen but I wasn’t listening super carefully
John does his best Bob Dylan impression on Working Class Hero
im ok
Quite possibly the most inconsistent album I have received yet. Some moments are classic sounding Beatles, translated amazingly into John's solo career, and some moments are the most annoying and pretentious type of experimental music, with lyrics that try and fail to be shocking. The good moments definitely make the album worth it overall, it's just really annoying to have to hear all the shit stuff all in the same album.
OK, a bit dated
Would this be on the list if it was a Ringo Starr album?
When I saw the name of this album I thought I was in for Yoko Moan-O but thankfully her dogshit is not featured here (they only named their solo albums the same, aw cute/not). There's some decent songs on here, I actually have "Hold On" saved to a playlist and always smirk at 1:05 when he does "cookie" (as Cookie Monster). We see a more rough and raw version of Lennon emerging on "I Found Out" and thereafter. This feels very much like John's "therapy session" put to a recording but what better way to overcome your traumas than to face them head on, I'll give him that. I don't really like the voice inflection on "Well Well Well" and don't even get me started on "God" (dissing The Beatles is in poor taste, the whole song is pretentious). But this album is alright, it has anger but also hope, it's somewhat depressing, but also encouraging at times. It's ok.
Good record. I'm not a fan of a lot of Lennon's opinions but he was undeniably one of the greatest songwriters who ever lived.
He has surprised me again. I didn't expect to like this much, but I did. In fairness it didn't get off to a good start, but working class hero was excellent. As a whole not quite as good as his previous offering, but still good. It's a 3 from me
It has some bangers.
Some times John Lennon hits me right, but his songs are often just so repetitive that I just wish he'd move on to the next song. I was impressed with how dirty he got with his vocals on some of these tracks. A few songs had some real nice dirty guitar parts too, but overall I'm not sure this is a record I would ever choose to listen to again. 2.75/5
Pretty decent album, can’t lie. Had a fun time with it. Wasn’t the best but definitely was refreshing to get an album on here I could actually enjoy for some time.
Mixed bag
It's fine, but pales when compared to any Beatles output, which it will always be compared against.
很平淡
A collection of sparse and casual rock songs with folk and pop leanings and a somewhat lo-fi ascetic. Lennon yells raucously, he introspects, he acts silly, he proselytizes. There’s a balance of heaviness and levity, quiet and rocking- all very dual nature yada yada. There’s a quirkiness or something odd going on here. Maybe it’s the music the band lays down; which grooves but feels off at the same time. Maybe it’s the haphazard and sudden sound of the album. At the end of the day, a few great songs, few good songs, few forgettable.
Both Paul McCartney and John Lennon's post Beatles albums ranged from god awful to very good, but both ex-Beatles never released anything as good as the Beatles post-Rubber Soul records. McCartney's, Band on the Run was the best of the solo albums and maybe the best John Lennon could muster was his debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Technically, the band was half Beatles (Lennon and Ringo on drums) and Jon performs a heartfelt, emotional record with some of his best post-Beatles songs. I don't like most of Lennon's albums (that goes for you too Paul!), so I would consider it his most cohesive piece of work.
Decent. Some good tunes, and I like the iconic Working Class Hero.
I listened to this one when I was younger so I think its already there in my head, I still am D with it. Phil Spectre produced this one too and he was pretty good during that time. 3.5 for me
Lennon was part of the greatest band in history. He’s also had a divisive solo career that made people blame yoko for the drop in quality and call him pretentious. There is definitely a difference between John with Paul and John with yoko. This album shows that mainly in the lackluster lyricism. The instrumentals are solid but John having full songwriting power shows he’s always trying to be edgy and say things that a normal pop star wouldn’t. 6.4/10
Surprisingly pleasant
Yesterday I got the Beatles' Abbey Road, the last album he was on before this one. This is not as good. Not even close. None of the songs are bad, but none are great either. Favorite song: Hold on
I could definitely feel the therapy John Lennon was undergoing behind this album. "I don't believe in Beatles" is so harsh after The Beatles made Lennon who he was. But I wasn't there to experience all his traumas and it sounds like he had many. Did it make for a good album? Hold On, I Found Out, Working Class Hero, Isolation, and God stood out for me, but the rest was kind of background noise. Maybe more listens are required. Also, I learned the album photograph was taken by the lead ape in the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which is quite interesting if you think about the album's association with the primal scream therapy...
First listen to anything Lennon or Beatles related it was good. Advanced for its time I think or atleast different. 6/10
‘Twas fine. 5/10
I love "Working Class Hero". "I Found Out" and "Remember" are ok. And I like the music on "Well, Well, Well". But I really don´t need to hear John Lennon scream on a record. One star down! 2,5
Some of the songs are decent and have an awesome message.
Sodemieters, die John Lennon begint gelijk te krijsen om zijn moedertje als een krolse kater. Het schijnt dat Lennon in primal scream therapie geloofde, maar hij had dat niet op een plaat hoeven te zetten wat mij betreft. Ik kan dat niet heel erg waarderen en ik kan heel goed begrijpen als Paul McCartney hier niet meer tegen kon. Daarna volgen gelukkig verder degelijke liedjes, zonder al te gekke uitspattingen. Het merendeel is vrij rustig en ingetogen, maar er zitten ook wel 1 a 2 nummers bij, waarbij de versterkers aan mogen en er een bluesy lick tegenaan wordt gegooid. Hoogtepuntje is uiteraard Working Class Hero, dat weer laat zien dat Lennon uitstekend liedjes kan schrijven. Het valt me eigenlijk alles mee. Ik kan hier prima 3,5 ster voor geven. Om het naar een 4 uit te laten vallen, zou ik het vaker op moeten gaan zetten. En daar is het dan weer geen plaat voor, dan zet ik eerder gewoon the Beatles op. Dus blijft dit album steken op een degelijke 3.
I wasn't expecting much. But the album was pleasant to listen to. I always like Working Class Hero. In the end, I probably won't listen to the album again. 3/5
Not my favorite Beatles solo work
How sparse.
Thankfully no songs by yoko Ono. Well well well was crap, feel like anytime John Lennon tries to sound like a black blues man it’s just a cringey failed attempt. The best songs on this I thought were isolation and remember
I do wonder what I'd think if was some obscure singer from Liverpool off the back of the 60s and trying to come to terms with himself. I like it's honesty and two-fingers up to everything and everything else. It's like he needed to get it out of him. Musically I don't think it's great but in terms of depth it's quite absorbing.
What an emotional album. Feel for the guy.
Not that impressed by it. Working class hero is a great song, but I don't find myself liking many of the other tracks on here. The dude can do a good scream though.
3.3 - I feel like yoko had a bit too much influence on John here and I'm not too into it. I feel like it's a bit too obvious and trying to hard. Lennon is fantastic, but this just doesn't feel like right.
There’s some really nice stuff here. Like the other solo projects, this doesn’t measure up to the standard set by The Beatles. But that bar is unrealistic. I’ll say this is fine and nice. Definitely emotional. But the music gets a little same-y. Not the most interesting or compelling. It’s certainly a stripped down version of his style. But it can get a bit bland and overly simplistic. The whole recording is simultaneously both pretty and kinda tedious.
Well, it ain't the Beatles - but John was an undeniable talent. This album gets a little weird at times. It seems Paul made a better writing partner than Yoko. Still, good stuff.
3 stars.
Average
I’d give it 4 but every 5 minutes John would annoy me and it brought me back out of it
Y'know, listening to this record, I realize most people (at least, none that I've heard) refer to John Lennon as a "revolutionary". Sure, he tried and dressed up as one, but I think that was more self-serving than anything. This album gives a good peak into his psyche, especially on "God", when he punctuates a long set of things he doesn't believe in with, "I don't believe in Beatles," as if it's the most damning thing. It's a shame he's a decent writer, and a shame these songs are genuinely pretty good. If he really walked like he talked, it would almost definitely only add to the album, as opposed to subtract from it. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Hold On", "Working Class Hero"
Not a fan of the vocal performance on Mother. Hold On is better and has fun instrumentals. Not the best track either. I Found Out is okay. Working Class Hero is an excellent track. Remember is quite fun. Love is unremarkable. Well Well Well is ruined by Yoko Ono-esque screaming. Ending of the album is mid as is the rest. 3/5
I know it's not cool, but I just don't care about John Lennon :shrug:.
Just a mediocre Beatles album
I've enjoyed this far more than the Beatles album I've heard so far.
A powerful and real John Lennon album.
At first, I was gonna kind of trash it, but then I read what the album was all about and then kind of relisted to a little bit and I think it was OK. I don’t know if it’s up there in the grates of an album that will get repeated, but it’s a good piece of musical history.
2.5
It's John Lennon. Good record. Liked him better with the Beatles though.
some fine stuff but some not great stuff too. don’t know if it’d be on this list if it wasn’t Lennon
It was only a matter of time, huh? Ol' John Lennon and Ms. Yoko Ono involved in the background. There are a few songs on here that I really enjoyed, and I can tell a lot was poured into this. As a whole, not as engaging as any Beatles albums, that's for sure. But I do appreciate what he was going for here, even if I didn't connect with it all that much. Favorite tracks: Mother, Isolation, Well Well Well. Album art: Is that John and Yoko laying under the tree? It's a really nice scene, though the picture quality isn't great. Guess I can't fault them since it's 1967, but still. The sort of album that looks like it has ringwear even when it's brand new, like jeans sold with holes. 3/5
How had I never heard Working Class Hero before? Fantastic song. The rest of the album is just ok. I think the lyrics for the most part were great. I've seen people call it pretentious or high minded but I think it was just a really personal record. I don't think I'd actually buy this record or even really play it again though. It gives a look into John Lennon's state of mind right after the Beatles broke up which is interesting but kind of makes you realize that the brilliance of the Beatles was at least in part because they were together. 3/5
Other than reviewing John Lennon's Imagine a few months ago, I'm not familiar with much of John Lennon's work after The Beatles. What little I do know about John Lennon, makes me view him as a bit of an asshole and an aloof and disingenuous doofus. I recently read a little about his song "Give Peace a Chance" in Dorian Lynskey's 33 Revolutions Per Minute, which only furthered these notions for me (I highly recommend that book by the way; it's a bit more history than music in its content, but it's still super interesting, and it covers a lot of music that's on this list). Given all of that, and how much I didn't like Imagine, I didn't think I'd care for this album very much. However, I was bit pleasantly surprised. While Imagine felt phony to me, this album felt a lot more genuine. I think Lennon really nailed the tone of this album by singing more about personal issues. "Mother" was really fantastic, and even if it wasn't completely autobiographical, it was really heartbreaking. "Working Class Hero" was really good too, and it felt like it came from a place of experience. Lennon's critique of social classes was really on point in this song, and it still feels incredibly relevant today. It felt like the songs on this album were either more piano driven or guitar driven in their melodies, but both were done well. I think my biggest criticism of this album is that even though the songs were done well, some of them were boring, and others just weren't memorable. A lot of it feels very akin to The White Album, but unfortunately, it's akin to the parts of The White Album that I don't really like. Still, this album was fine overall, but it's not an album that I'd seek out again.
Not my favorite from Lennon but has its great moments. Been listening to this my whole life but somehow I forgot about it, Working Class Hero is an excellent track and Love is one of the greatest ballads of all time.
Always nice to hear John's voice, a good chance to see what he's like untethered from McCartney's discipline.
klassiker, aber nicht so gut wie beatles, ausnahme working class hero
I wasn't looking forward to this but actually enjoyed it. It's more raw than I expected.
This isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned it in review and it probably won’t be the last time but I grew up a huge Beatles fan. that being said, though, I really enjoyed some of each Beatles music individually, the whole was always greater than the sum of its parts. Because of that, there was some stuff I never cared to listen to out of fear of its inferiority. I have to be honest, I, shamefully, knew nothing about this album. I assumed I would turn it on, and immediately hear Yoko shrieking at me. I was very pleasantly surprised. I am going to give it a three. That solid, not stellar. Jon took an interesting approach in how we ended some of these songs. Abruptly. I was ready for the Del into a bridge or maybe a chorus and then they stopped. I liked it the first time not as much in subsequent terms. Some of his songs get a little too “me“ centered. His God song literally says he only believes in “me“. sometimes, I just wanna hear a little Paul.
A couple of good songs, you can tell Lennon knows how to write a song, but man if it isn't boring to the point that you just feel he's arrogant. Almost like he's missing a song writing partner or something.
John going full trash vocal in some parts
Good album overall and love the raw sound of it. While not on the levels of the Beatles, I enjoyed it overall. Working Class Hero, Well Well Well, and God are all great tracks. Album is probably a bit longer than it needs to be to tighten it up, but overall good.
I’m a huge Beatles fan so I’m disappointed at my reaction to this. But it just felt like I was awkwardly sitting in on a therapy session for John Lennon. It’s like he wrote the songs in the therapy session and hasn’t changed them at all, just let they stay rough and unfinished as far as structure and melody go. But the Cohen-esc song God and songs towards the end are much stronger, pulling the score of this album up Stand out songs Give peace a chance (great song but goes on too long) Instant Karma! (Actually really liked this song) Working class hero
I feel like this is something I should like more. I appreciate the meaning behind it and people say it is a really powerful record but it just does not do that for me. It is still cool and there is no denying he is one of, if not the greatest songwriter of all time. This just didn’t blow me away like I was hoping. Just 3 stars. Stand Out Songs: Working Class Hero Isolation Love
I've not really listened to any solo-Beatle stuff, weirdly. So this is a good prompt to start that. This is heartfelt stuff. It made me think of modern indie singer/songwriters - though of course the influence is the other way around. I've only listened once but will try and revisit.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The sparseness seemed a strength, this time around.
Visceral
Disappointingly average for John.
Yup, Lennon's Beatles break-up / childhood therapy album. Plenty to unpack, if you're interested in that sort of thing - today I wasn't.
YouTuber Elliot Roberts once called this "the first grunge album," and while I don't think that is the most apt title, the amount of honesty and anger pouring out of this album is rivaled by almost no other record from the time. John Lennon seems at his most visceral of any point in his music career, with more guttural screams than you can shake a Midwest emo band at, and lyrics like "I don't believe in Beatles" to really show that he is done with it all. It truly feels like a personal project more than an album for the common man to hear, and I imagine in 1970 that was shocking for many Beatles fans ready to follow John anywhere after Paul """broke up the Beatles.""" However, despite this thrilling deep dive into the mind of perhaps one of the more misunderstood persons in popular music, there are flaws here. The album feels like it tends to ride on the trauma epicenter of it all, and it can lead to barren tracks that are just not enjoyable to listen to. Sure, that makes an exciting first listen, but it does not encourage repeat visits, and can make some of the songs very forgettable musically, despite the enthralling lyrics. Due to this, the album feels like it doesn't earn that magnum opus status that tends to be lauded upon it, with John's usual musical know-how seemingly lacking without a backbone like Paul to reel him in. Its a picture of a broken man with a lot more on his mind then it felt he let on whilst in the Beatles, but as a musical journey the music does not add much. Still, a decent romp, especially for a first listen.
It was a good album, full of trauma dumping by Lennon and Ono. With the themes of child-parent relationships and psychological suffering, not to mention Lennon's own personal feelings on the abandonment of his parents, feeling like we are hearing his own personal existential crisis. Despite it's themes it was an extremely approachable album, in whole. Best: Hold On Worst: My Mummy's Dead
This is a pretty average album, somewhat self-focussed. I hadn't realised before that there was a partner album by Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band - I've played it and it's much more interesting than the John Lennon album! 3/5
Sort of went into this album pessimistic because I thought John wouldn’t have the staying power he had with the Beatles. This was a good listen. It almost sounded like it could have been in the Beatles discography. I really like the song isolation. Hold on has great jangly guitar. 3.34
Some cool vibes, but lots of weird stuff. It’s alright
I love some of the songs but as a whole it’s not as good as i expected.
Good overall. Favourites: Hold on. Working class hero. Love
Meh
Very mellow easy listen in the background which was a bit boring at times. Kind of exactly what I expected from a John Lennon album. Well Well Well was very strange at hurt my ears.
Some “hits” and some decent songs all round, but coming so soon after The Beatles this is a bit disappointing, as was a lot of solo work from Paul and George. Sounds great in 7.1 surround
Pre listen, I knew I’d heard this before and had two songs (“working class hero” and “god”) on my Spotify liked songs. After listening, much the same. “God” really blew me away this time; I’d remembered it for the “don’t believe in Beatles” line, which feels shocking/antagonistic/angry, but today the song felt like a Buddhist love song (even though he doesn’t believe in Buddha). Something about renouncing all titles/man-made concepts and just feeling, just believing in the people you love. I loved it. And, knowing John Lennon, it probably is both angry (at his bandmates, at fans who keep clamoring for more Beatles) and optimistic (the dream being over allows for a new dream, of just being “John” without living up to being “the walrus”). But the rest of the album was just okay. Anyway, I hope this Lennon fellow figures it out. I expect big things from him, say, one year after this album.
Yllätyin että oli ihan luonnetta. Ja heti kuulee, että muusikontaitoja on kyllä reilulla kädellä. Ja VISIO, joka toteutuu. Aivan onnistunut levy. Herättää tosin minussa aika vähän tunteita.
John always to me to be trying too hard, forcing it, post-Beatles. I feel like he really let his cynicism take over and it’s not a nice edge. Still, he’s John and while not all his best, Working Class Hero of course focuses all of cynicism really well.
listened 3x - 3.4/5
experimental singer song writer vibe
Jawn dead
When I was younger, I never could have predicted that John Lennon would become my least favorite Beatle. This album isn't bad, but the songs sound like the filler songs on a Beatles album that help create ambiance, but aren't really what you come to a Beatles album for. There's nothing here like what George Harrison achieved on All Things Must Pass, and very little of it rises to the level of Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings. It sounds fucked up to say, but the best thing that ever happened to John Lennon's legacy was him getting shot by a crazed former fan. Otherwise, I think the public would have had to contend a lot more with the hypocrisy of his world view. Unfathomably wealthy John Lennon singing about how a "working class hero is something to be" comes off as very hollow. 3/5 I don't think this album is bad, but it's disappointing from a musician who is so highly regarded. It felt like he wasn't trying
Never managed to listen to a Lennon solo album all the way through before. I liked it a lot more than I was expecting. Despite the obvious personal content that is being laid bluntly bare here, there is a sense of relief that the whole Beatles hullabaloo is over and he can just be a singer songwriter. It’s nice and stripped down though I hate all that weird slap back reverb everywhere. Tough to listen to in places due to near screaming etc. enjoyable for the lack of pretence. Distinct lack of big tunes though.
Lennon/McCartney were a great duo. They each helped to reign in the excesses of the other. They are clearly talented musicians alone, but those same excesses really get on my nerves. I understand the "importance" of Lennon's first solo album, but this feels obligatory in a way. The story goes that John wanted to move on from the Beatles, even move on from music. This album feels reflective of that sentiment.
Not his best work.
Think I actually liked *Imagine* more. Dunno quite what to do with that.
Identifying John Lennon - it’s John Lennon
solid 3
I don't like John Lennon. And this album is very very John Lennon. It's vulnerable, and pretentious, and well put together. 3 stars because it didn't make my ears hurt like a 2, i didn't hate it like a 1, but i could never hear it again and that would be fine by me.
Fine
Я заходил слушать этот альбом с очень низкими ожиданиями, потому что я хейтер йоко. Как-то вот видел эту запись, где она на концерте просто хватает микрофон и орёт в него, а Леннон такой улыбается, типа какая у меня девочка прикольная Но низкие ожидания сыграли этой пластинке на руку. Леннон, конечно, такой наивный душечка. Три звёздочки.
I'm familiar with all of the songs on here, even though I haven't listened to the album back to front before. I get why its a beloved album. But honestly it's just a big miss with me. Something about the very prospect of a therapy album by a very very wealthy man of a different era already puts it so far away from myself. I like the songs like Well Well Well where John is just like imma write a blues song. But in a throughline to American idiot, I find the bluntness of a lot of the lyrics kind of grating
чего-то не хватает, поэтому звучит просто как однотрековая озлобленность почему-то
Svært at underrate, men John virker samtidig til at have en lille downer?
This album is the reason global warming exists
I like this album. Such a tumultuous time for the Beatles as they parted ways and of course all sorts of things going on in the world at the time (I know, there's always a lot going on; I'm referring here to the visible things in Western culture that music was reflecting and participating in), yet I still hear the John Lennon voice and signature style. Side Note: it's a boring cliché, at least it was for decades, to hear people bash Yoko Ono for all manner of things, but I like her. Not so long ago, I was in the San Francisco MOMA and happened upon an exhibit of hers. It was excellent. And the paths the individual Beatles were on seem to me to have already been well underway when she and John got together. Anyway, neither here nor there, just had to mention it because she's involved in this album, too.
Classic John
Working class hero is an absolute banger and an new iteration of 'masters of war'. The rest of the album contains some beautiful and incredibly personal lyrics, but it has cemented myself as a McCartney fan over a lennonite.
I think out of the three main songwriters of The Beatles, I enjoy John Lennon's solo material the least. He was still a talented songwriter at this point in his career, and there are some classic songs on this album. However, it is extremely self-pitying and self-obsessed.
Makes me think there were other outstanding songwriters in the Beatles.
It was okay, it had some good songs.
Enjoyed. Was scared there was going to be actual Yoko Ono on it.
If you love Lennon, this one is for you.
Good
An overwhelming sensation of "will this do?" consequent to listening to this album. If Lennon weren't a Beatle, would this receive the kind of attention and critical scrutiny it has enjoyed if it were taken solely on its own merits? A couple of good tracks, but overall a minor disappointment.
Never a huge fan of Lennon's solo work and thus didn't much change that. Wikipedia suggests it was influenced by things happening to him in therapy and that scans, and not to its benefit. I didn't dislike it but it didn't really grab me.
i could have done without the screaming bits
miért üvöltesz ember?
This is my first time listening to this album although I did know a couple of the songs. Its okay. Many songs have very dark and personal lyrics that I don't love, and some of them feel like sketches or ideas instead of fully fleshed out songs. The best track on here is Working Class Hero which is an all time great song to me...lyrics are still dark but its a universal message instead of one that feels like Lennon's personal diary entry. I also like Mother and I Found Out.
It was fine, some good songs on it for sure.
I'm not particularly inclined to like John Lennon but there's definitely something to this album, it's not a charm, but it definitely has appeal, it's pretty raw and exposed, Mother is my favourite but Working Class Hero is up there too.
A really interesting listen, this. Feels like he's going through a proper breakdown (driven by his new relationship), there's moments of magic but some real dross too. Well Well Well sounds like he's deliberately trying to write a bad McCartney song. But then you have Working Class Hero, which is amazing and haunting, and God, which is one of the best breakup songs I've ever heard. Too much filler in there to get a really good mark, it's a 3/5.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the debut solo album by English musician John Lennon. Released to mixed reviews, it was eventually regarded as Lennon's best solo album. It charted well around the world and has been certified gold in the US and silver in the UK (2021 re-release). John Lennon was going through primal scream therapy during recording this album, which emphasized his childhood traumas and influenced the themes of child abandonment and psychological suffering present on this album. Lennon produced this album with a chip on his shoulder and any listener can tell. But the music on this album was well done and fits the themes put forward. I liked the standout tracks of "Mother, Working Class Hero, and God". RIP John Lennon. This is a great album to remember him by.
Felt like a bunch of half-realized B-sides for later Beatles albums.
Hard to rate. I thought it was cool and unique and a little bit edgier and more raw than Beatles records. I’ve never really been a fan of John Lennons lyrics or him in general but whatever. 3.5?
Great solo outing from John with an unexpected deal of range. Things get much more experimental and exploratory without the confines of larger band holding Lennon back, and he executes well throughout the album. Does feel a little unfinished in my opinion though, ends somewhat suddenly and the tracks lack the cohesion to form a satisfactory, homogenous LP. Would’ve welcomed a Harrison-style mega album on this one, just feels like there’s so much more to say at the end.
Mostly kinda annoying imho. I did like some songs.
This is a really different John. It feels very emotionally raw, with lyrics that are so jagged. It's also a weird lumpy effort. Too high concept for me this morning.
Feels very John, listen tooable, but not always easy
stripped back, personal, extremely angry with chips on his shoulders. Ok songs, but galvanises my opinion that Lennon is the least likeable Beatle and does little to make me think he was more talented than Paul or George.
It’s the John we know and love, minus some powerful elements. It’s not bad. I like the creative mixture of jazz, folk, and pop. The screaming is neat I guess? Some strong tunes, just not fully finished.
Most of the solo efforts of the Beatles are not of consistent quality and not as good as the lads together. As this one shows with Mother and Working Class Hero as highlights.
I've never listened to this album before, which is surprising given that I thought I was a beatles fan. but songs like Well well well sound very much like he's wail wail wail without anything else... That was not a good song. not even a decent song.
Rip i guess
2.5
Never listened to this one before. Classic Lennon sound.
A couple of songs I enjoyed, I Found Out, Well Well Well, Working Class Hero, but found it so-so after that.
Good but not for me
I came into this album wanting to hate its guts. 1001 albums threw 4 Beatles albums and 1 George Harrison at me in the first two weeks, and I'm really not a big fan of theirs. So I gritted my teeth and figured I'd be in for another snooze fest. Fortunately, that wasn't the case at all - this album was innovative, drew from numerous musical styles and ideas and really broke out of the mold of the standard Beatles sound! I know that Yoko and John had a strained relationship, but her contribution to the artistic works is massive. Overall fan of this album. I wish I could rate it higher, but hints of the Beatles snuck in on almost every song, reminding me who wrote this and pulled me out of it.
Men will literally make an album with Phil Spector instead of going to therapy.
Working Class Hero is an exceptional song and I think the anger and attitude would have surprised fans in 1970. I Found Out and Remember I also like. Well Well Well, with its screaming is annoying. I think this provided fans with a deeper, unadorned look at Lennon.
downloaded the hero song dont like john lennon cuz hes a dick but it was nice to listen to
Not bad
Without the shouting it would be 4*
Really like working class hero but generally thought it was ok so high 3
Fine album
Appreciated this more than I enjoyed it. Lennon's singing is the driving force here, but I just didn't get into it.
Sonido casi-beatle característico. Canciones con poca instrumentalización. Tranquilo y sosegado
It's not a bad listen, but musically it's not that adventurous. He's always an engaging vocalist, and there are three standout songs in Mother, Working Class Hero and God. Just can never get that excited about any ex-Beatle solo stuff and this is no exception. Apart from the Frog Chorus of course.
Nou, daar gaan we dan. De eerste van John Lennon, word vast gevolgd door vele vele vele albums. Best een prima begin moet ik zeggen, ik vind Beatles nummers vaak een beetje saai/gedateerd, dit klinkt iets moderner soms? Maar ik heb nog nooit een Beatles album geluisterd, dus kan daar natuurlijk ook aan liggen. Voelt grotendeels wat experimenteel. Ik dacht dat ik Well well well een leuk nummer vond, maar toen kwam de 2e helft... de tering hahahahha God is een heel goed nummer, John redt de wereld door te zingen dat we niet moeten geloven in slechte dingen zoals Hitler. Het album is prima, het lijkt toch meer op The Beatles dan ik van tevoren dacht, maar vind het toch best prettig weg luisteren. FAVO: I found out, God
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I'm pretty lukewarm when it comes to the Beatles, and less enthused when it comes to their respective solo works. Considering how much flack Yoko Ono cops for the Beatles demise I was expecting not to like this one too much. Whilst it didn't rock my world, the songs are pretty decent and it was quite comfortable listening.
My opinion of this album swung wildly depending on the song. Was originally gonna give this a 4 after listening to the first half, but coming back from my lunch break I gotta say Well Well Well is absolutely torturous. When solo Paul makes a song that doesnt resonate, it just meh - it doesn't completely spoil the vibe. It's not like I don't get it, it's a very Yoko dada-ism adjacent effort - I just truly don't see the merit in that here at all. Thank god the songs that follow bring me back, but 3.5 is as high as I can go here.
Not bad. An interesting mix of styles. Still, very little stood out to me. God was the only song I really liked (and I liked it a lot). Fun fact: John and Yoko sat in the same row as my mom in a movie theater once.
Een paar goede nummers, een paar middelmatige.
Seemed fine, just not very memorable. Don't think I'll listen to anything on this album on purpose again and I won't miss it.
Great album.
I don’t get it. Rubbish.
Tja, John Lennon. Geweldig, dat image maar uiteindelijk is er maar een handje vol nummers van hem dat echt mijn aandacht vast kan houden.
Go Johnny, go!
Een paar mooie nummers, maar verder zei het me niet heel veel.
I liked this album well enough, I guess, but he sure does come off like an asshole sometimes.
Plastic band is right
OK so I was worried it would be a bit too much yoko. She's interesting but her whelps and screeches aren't all that pleasing. But this was nice. It pales in comparison to the white album i had last night but still very good. Nothing too crazy but solid little tunes all over this thing. Minimal and not too over produced. Just a nice singer songwriter record. It also has an atmos mastering so I listened to that which is nice. Not too many atmos versions of anything out there. A nice and enjoyable 3*
Lennon's solo work offers a bit of a contrast dilemma to me. On one hand, the songs are raw and direct, and are obviously full of personal meaning (and just: meaning). On the other hand, and generally speaking, the music side of things is nothing special.
Favourite song: Working Class Hero
Inte lika vass när McCartney inte står bredvid.
It's a bit of a shame that Imagine is generally known among the public as John Lennon's high point, because this record is better. It leans more towards rock and has the grit, soul, and rawness that his other material lacked. That said, remove the 'John Lennon' of it all and it loses a bit of impact. Should a record be given higher marks than it deserves just because it came from a prolific and culturally relevant artist? Don't think so. Plus, he does this annoying growly sound on some tracks (like I Found Out) - not a big fan.
Tried a few times but can't really get into it. Too inconsistent perhaps. Nevertheless, there are some high quality songs of course.
Fine, a couple of songs I liked
He spent more time taking shots at his bandmates and his parents than anything else. That doesn't make it bad, but I wanted something more to hang onto. Best track: God
Not nearly as good as the George Harrison album I can appreciate the raw emotion on this album but it doesn't impact me very much Pretty good songwriting
Extremely generous 3
Standouts: Mother, Love, Power to the People 3.5 Solid Album.
Like Paul, far too overrated given their affiliation with the Beatles. But John has some great lyricism on this album on God and Working Class Hero. Musically, no boundaries broken here.
Despite the big name I can only give three stars here. A decent album without any real highlights or anything
Actually some nice stuff here, but he always has to go and ruin it somehow.
It’s alright but not ground breaking.
Boring and corny adlibs why did he say cookie that was so random
Love is not having to listen to Love any more.
i already don't like the beatles very much, so i went in with low expectations. i won't say i hated this but, i didn't finish it. I only listened to the first three or so tracks and cut it off...
Joa - warum nicht lieber die Beatles oder the kinks auflegen? Interessanterweise sind die rockigeren Songs die schwächeren, das finde ich ja meist eher anders herum
Oh my goddd shut upppp
I’m all for music being written as a form of catharsis. But dang. Dude had some mommy/daddy issues. This album was clearly an exercise as part of his therapy. And there are some good moments here and there exhibiting decent performance. But, literally crying out for mom n dad over and over again (literally), while being arrogant and pretty self-indulgent does not really make a great record. I know you’re supposed to worship at the feet of all Beatles, but I’ll take Paul or George’s debuts over this.
You know what I didn’t mind it
I don't like it and never have. I don't see or hear the 'talent' that everyone else does. boring
Je pensais ne pas aimer John Lennon solo, j'avais raison. Playlist pick : I Found Out
I dont know man. I've always been more of a Paul guy, and George. I can appreciate John, but I mostly like what he did in the Beatles. His post-Beatles stuff always feels a little Edge-lordy. Like, I can enjoy the craftsmanship, but it really feels like he wants to prove to you that he's a brooding intellectual.
Pretentious slop
Wow. John Lennon didn’t believe in much…
It’s as mid as it gets, a dime and a dozen.
Meh
This list is beginning to make me think John Lennon - while very talented - might be the most overrated musician of all time? There, I said it.
Well, it's easier to listen to than anything else with "Ono" in its name.
worse than every beetles album RIP
God I hate Yoko.
Mostly just dreary.
Oh dear. John Lennon meets Yoko Ono, loses way, and produces self-indulgent claptrap.
Not one of John's best albums. I could definitely do without all the screaming in "Mother" and "Well Well Well", what the heck?
I totally understand why someone likes this. That someone is not me. He's so whiny and also John Lennon + Yoko is not my working class hero
This album disappointed me. I thought of myself as a moderate fan of John Lennon. I cried when I saw his white piano and round glasses on display at the Beatles museum in Liverpool. But holy mother of Jesus, this was an obnoxious album, beginning with the vocal tantrum throughout the opening track, Mother, and proceeding throughout. Its only saving graces were the bonus tracks - Give Peace A Chance and Instant Karma - both of which never appeared on the original pressing and therefore won’t be considered in counting towards its score. This is his least appealing output, as far as I’m concerned.
If I'm being super honest, this is not John at his best. He maybe was better as a Beatle... That's a controversial opinion, I'm sure.
Not great, working class hero very good but most of the songs a bit dull
He sounds lost. Not sure what his solo sound will be. Working Class Hero is a glimpse at what will come.
Díficil de calificar a este. Por un lado tiene temones como Isolation, pero también hay canciones que no me gustaron nada como Mother, que se la pasa gritando. Como estoy calificando como discos le voy a poner un 2,5 (2 porque no llega al 3)
No fav song
Relieved it did not have Yoko in it. Parts of the middle are not too bad, but I just did not care for a good deal of it.
misschien is het mijn stemming en dat ik liever gewoon naar Rosalía (opnieuw) aan t luisteren zou zijn maar ugh.
I know Yoko is his wife and he clearly loved her a lot. It’s just that every-time I hear her name, I immediately think of her screeching that had Chuck Berry looking horrified. 😭🤣🤣 A true meme before it was a popular concept .This wasn’t my vibe though.
I mean its alright. John Lennon is a bit too mellow for me tbh
I honestly feel like there are some lovely songs on this album and then he starts screaming I want him to stfu.
My God, this dude really was so far up his own ass. Unfortunately, he did know how to write a solid piece of music. But "Isolation" is almost comically out of touch. No wonder the Beatles broke up. Fave tracks: - Mother - Hold On - I Found Out - Working Class Hero - Remember - Well Well Well - Look At Me
This one is actually bad. Like really bad in both songwriting and production, just no.
It's ok
Mother: starts out powerful then gets annoying towards the end Hold On: just okay I Found Out: don't care for the lyrics Track 4: boring Track 5: don't like how he says "isolation" right before the chorus Track 6:
I was never a Beatle's guy. Not to say that they aren't brilliant upon occasion or that I don't love several of their songs but I never listen to them by choice. 20% strength Beatles is much the same for me.
Not believing in God is okay, but not believing in the beatles, bruh.
Kinda shit
Half these songs were weird and not in a good way.
I dont think i liked any of those songs. Why is this great
Started off being afraid that Yoko Ono would make her presence known, luckily for us that wasn’t the case. Yet, maybe that would have made for a better experience as it was kind of forgettable.
Just hooting and hollering