Reviews (page 7 of 7)
Terrible. Why is this on the list?
Ono you ruined John
Lyrically abysmal. I was so relieved when it was over. I never got the Lennon thing. Nursery rhymes sung by a thin voice. I guess you had to be there. There were a couple songs I could tolerate.
The only song which actually caught my attention was Love but the lyrics are literally something an elementary grade kid could write. Overall boring and forgettable.
Why would you start an album like that. Managed to listen through the whole thing but did not enjoy
I’m bored….
Pretty rubbish for the most part, with only fleeting flickers of vigour and weirdness vaguely retaining my interest throughout a mind numbingly tepid experience otherwise. In a world where we have approximately all bar one or two Beatles records and another John Lennon solo effort in the 1001, this is a wholly superfluous inclusion and a waste of valuable space / resources.
beatles minus the fun
I am morally offended by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
I had low expectations with this album and I was correct!
Please stop.
Yeah, already reviewed this one, fuck this.
After the first song I thought to myself "well the rest of the album must be better". Throughout the experience I continued to search for redeeming qualities. There are some, but not enough to overcome the fact that listening to this literally gave me a migraine. I'm sure there is some deep art in there, but to me it just seems pretentious at the expense of being enjoyable. I tried so hard to find a reason to rate it higher and just couldn't.
Fucking shitter of an album. Fake deep stuff that has no backbone at all just like John Lennon. Specific rating - 1.1 Fav song - well well well Least fav- god
Can't say I'm impressed.
Nah.
not a vibe 😃
I don’t know what to say, maybe I should listen to this at least one time before I die, but it’s certainly not a very good experience.
Terrible. Should have never been released to the public!
No. Just no.
Half a listen, not really feeling it too much.
Oh God, I got this back to back with Yeezus, my IQ dropped by 20 points over two days.
Not a fan
Just bad and boring
fuck these guys
there's nothing particularly inspirational about this album. it has the sound of something unfinished by someone whos got more confidence than skill. its fine, i wouldnt necessarily turn it off if it was playing in the background, but i definitely wouldnt seek it out either.
Whiney, self-indulgent crap.
not listening
Eff Him !
Ugh.
kinda sounds like shit to me lol oops so boring and the lyrics dont make me feel anything either well well well was particularly not my cup of tea, sounds like me when im being annoying lol
Ugh
No. I can't deal with this. The screaming is just an irritant, one that could cause madness. I can hear her influence on future rock. Pink Floyd certainly moved in this vein before Dark Side. But they didn't irritate me. This is likely to be my least favorite on the list. 1/5
Gear: Grado Hemp Artwork: 🌳🥸🧔♀️ Production (2010 Remaster): 🤔😐👍 Music: 😴😤🤡 Rating: 🌳/5
Couldnt get through it, hated it. Can't stand John Lennon's solo projects. 1/5
It's kind of a weak debut solo album from a Beatle.
Possibly a bigger load of bollocks than McCartney's post-Beatles debut, and that was a veritable crock of shite. Did I say possibly? I meant definitely. The lad is so overrated it's not even funny. And enough of the screaming as well. War Is Over (not on this album, but I include it here for the purposes of the next sentence)? I'll fucking start one if I have to listen to this again.
I thought I liked John Lennon, maybe I just don't get all that navel gazing anymore now I am too busy with life, but this album was horrible and i had to stop before the end
Very mediocre
If it didn't say John Lennon on the cover I don't think I would have given it a glance
Je ne suis déjà pas fan du tout des Beatles ... Rien d'intéressant dans cet album solo, terriblement ennuyeux. J'ai eu du mal à aller au bout. Et les cris sont insupportables (exemple "Well Well Well" ---) ... =>1/5
Overrated, pretentious, overblown, meandering pap. By this point the drugs had well and truly got hold of Lennon, combined with the talentless Yoko’s influence just ruined one of the countries best song writers. There’s one outstanding track which earns the one star - Working Class Hero. The rest deserve to be consigned to the bin
That sucked
Really really bad.
Yoko ruined it 0/5
Boring, Lennon sucks. Honorable mention to “Hold On” because of the “cookie” interjection.
This is crap. If this is all you knew about Lennon you'd think he was an awful singer who thinks too highly of himself.
Not a fan
Not sure why this belongs on the album as it kinda pretentious and annoying (like most things associated with Yoko). I guess it's somewhat interesting to hear what Lennon's first move would be after The Beatles and I'm pretty sure everyone on the planet would agree it was a huge step in the wrong direction. If this wasn't by John Lennon it would be overlooked as a completely "meh" album. I don't plan to ever listen to any of this again. 1.36 stars
This album was quite bland and not helped by some muffled production, which might have been to make it sound a bit garage rock? I'd expect a bit more from one of the greatest songwriters ever.
Awful. Underwhelming.
It’s kind of like The Beatles made a pre punk album… I like it a little better than The Beatles albums thus far, I guess that’s something.
No thanks.
1. mother - 2 2. hold on - 1.5 3. found out - 1 4. hero - 1.5 5. izolation - 1 6. remember - 1 7. love - 1.5 8. uuell uuell - 1 9. look at me - 1.5 10. god - 1 11. dead - 0
I really enjoy the Beatles. I literally cannot believe that this is from ANY member of that band. I have yet to skip ahead on any albums presented on this list, but this whole thing is unbearable. Repetitive, whiny, generic (maybe it was new at the time, but c'mon, The Beatles hold up). Who paid to have this schlock on the list. Even my kids were like, "Dad, why are we listening to this, it's awful, and they love Skibbidy Toilet. 1 star.
I'd rather eat dirt than listen to this
it just sounds like ass, a collection of random songs. by for not my favourite wife beatle NNN
Boring and sometimes actively bad (what's with the screaming?)
Some say it’s his best solo album. Im just not a fan of John Lennon without the Beatles. I really believe this album would not be on the list if it was released by some rando and not John Lennon of the Beatles.
Absolutely horrible. Maybe the worst thing I've ever had to listen to. Would give it negative stars if I could.
Absolutely not. Not taking the time to listen to this smoldering heap again
Yoko ruined the Beatles
Really can’t stand his voice, or his hypocrisy. The only saving grace is Jealous Guy isn’t on this one, the most hideous song ever recorded. Get in landfill.
If anyone other than John Lennon had written these songs, it would not be an album.
too much shouting
I think this album inherently knows that it's gonna make the listener fall asleep, because it has that big explosion in the middle of it to wake you up in case you had. Anyway, boring album. Only song that stands out is Working Class Hero, which is kind ironic 'cause John Lennon was definitely not part of the working class.
So not a fan
No thanks
Nope, horrible, how did this make the list?, no stars from me
1001 albums has given me an appreciation for the Beatles (signed: a previous Beatles hater), but I'm back to poo-pooing their music for this, John Lennon's debut solo album. I didn't like any of the songs. They were slow, unapologetically boring and classically repetitive, as the Beatles writing often was. It didn't have any of the na na's or the la la's at least. Well Well Well epitomizes what I don't like about this kind of music. So plodding and repetitive, although this time it had a bunch of screaming in it! I lost my own mom early in my life, so I tend to seek out themes like this to understand myself better. This album was not one I could connect to.
Wtf was that, like a goat getting slayed. Its like she pressured him to make this album.
I found almost nothing redeemable about this album lol.
I'd rather listen to Ice Spice talk about politics.....
Entirely unappealing. Ridiculous lyrics, boring songwriting. Fav tracks: N/A
Jesus, this is trash.
perhaps the worst album i've ever heard
Too "in itself" for me. It would have been a stalwart of its time (and just after) but there is no specific track that sets me alight.
Pile of wank. People like it because it's a glimpse into John Lennon's troubled past. Many artists do this but their songs are actually good.
Senseless tripe.
Man John Lennon is just the worst. This whole album did nothing for me beginning to end…and is that COOKIE MONSTER I hear on the second song??! Good lord.
No thanks