Imagine

Älskar den här skivan. Kan ej lyssna objektivt. I min värld är Imagine en av världens bästa låtar. Jealous Guy är också jättebra. Alla låtar är bra. Lyssnar på den här skivan nu och då. Vill sätta en 5a men så bra är den inte. Men en 4a får den.

Ok. Det är ok.

Imagine och Jealous guy är riktigt bra låtar (är dock duktigt trött på Imagine och börjar undra om den verkligen är så bra, håller Jealous guy högre). Gillar även Gimme some truth och How do you sleep? (pluspoäng med ett diss track). Resten är helt okej. Pendlar mellan trea och fyra i betyg men landar i en stark trea.

One good followed by many meh ones. John needed Paul more than Paul needed John.

Несмотря на низкий процент (2/10 = 20%), не испытываю большой нелюбви к альбому.

Classic album. Already knew half the songs but gave the rest a listen and I love it. Love me some Lennon!

There's some fun jammy blues stuff with George Harrison on guitar and pretty groovy bass, but that's not what you're listening to John Lennon for. Jealous Guy is a great song sullied by what's known about his behavior. Imagine is so embarrassing it hurts, imagine being moved by that. His voice and the cadence of his vocal phrasing are the best bits. But this is mostly pretty dull stuff.

I have to rate this album higher than I thought I would. Most people will only know this album because of the title song. This album is John Lennon at his best, and his worst. That is what makes it special. He is introspective, political and witheringly spiteful. He says what he has to say and one can respect that.

Not much to say. Couple of all time great tracks

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This dude is simply one of the best ever. Not only a Beatle but jad a successful solo career as well as his side projects and gigs. He had the privilege of being able to choose anyone and they would all say yes in a hearbeat. This Album is insane. Only a Beatle could do ballards, country and blues in the first half and get away with it. Album is short and almost perfect. I would have placed Imagine as either the last song of side A or last song of the album. I dont want to be a soldier should have been a single cause its an amazing song very true and powerful. Clearly it was not played. Album is a lottle too slow paced for me bit that was John’s strenght powerful lyrics and themes clear to understand for anyone who was listening. I give this an easy 5⭐️. Could have been better order but works either way. Id love to hear the songs that didint make it Im sure there are some gems there as well. Must listen album

mimo remastera to jakosc slaba, nic wybitnego poza Imagine i Oh Yoko!, reszta to typowy angielski rock z amerykanskim country inspiracja

Sleepy, imagine is an all-time classic I've never really enjoyed listening to. This is probably because it is so overplayed. It is a beautiful album, but I'm currently not enjoying it. It's very john lennon

The title track is in a league of its own on this album. The only other tracks that are okay are Jealous Guy and Gimme Some Truth. The Soldier thing is horrendous. The solo albums of former Beatles members remind me of the solo ventures of Kiss members; none of them are remotely as good as the full bands’ albums. That being said, Jealous Guy sounds like it wouldn’t have been out of place on Peter Criss’ 78 solo album. Now try not to hear Peter’s voice on the track!

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A very good collection of music from one of the greatest talents of a millennium. John's song writing, musical composition and vocal performance are absolutely iconic on this album. It took a real long time for me to appreciate this album but I'm glad I did.

John Lennon is probably my least favorite of the non-Ringo Beatles. He was always a whiney little bugger, and that is clearly on display here with the childish How Do You Sleep? For all the “peace” he preaches in Imagine, he sure wasn’t practicing it. There are also a few throwaways that sound like Beatle derivatives (i.e. Crippled Inside and It’s So Hard). I realized though that part of Lennon’s appeal is his ability to connect with the human nature in all of us. He is hypocritical and paradoxical, because we all are. Jealous Guy is probably one of his best solo tracks, and How? was the surprise gem of never heard. Overall one of the stronger solo Beatles albums.

7/10 me gustó pero no me impresionó

Grown up nerds hate John Lennon because they loved him when they were pretentious little nerdlets and now they’re embarrassed and taking their anger at themselves over how cringy they were out on him. So any mention of John Lennon on the internet is accompanied by a never-ending stream of “wife-beater”, “remember when Gal Gadot at the beginning of Covid…”, and “a rich person saying ‘imagine no possessions’…” ad infinitum. I will spare everyone yet another repetition of those old saws because I think they say nothing relevant about the quality of this album. But please don’t doubt that I am sufficiently mortified that I wore round gold-colored wire-framed glasses when I was 16. Also, I think this story from Yoko is better John Lennon rage-bait than all of those other ones anyway: [Begin quote] In 1972 ,the night McGovern lost the election, John and I were invited to a party at Jerry Rubin's apartment in the Village. It was a gathering of New York liberal intellectuals, some artists, musicians and many journalists. John became totally drunk and pulled a woman into the next room and started to make love. Nobody could leave the party because all the coats were in that room. We were all sitting there trying to ignore what was happening. The wall was paper thin and you could hear the noise, which was incredibly loud. A considerate musician put a Dylan record on to offset the sound. But that did not drown out the sound coming from "the room." In the middle of all this, a New York celeb woman chose to make conversation with me. "I don't know how you feel about him... but we love him. He and his friends... what they did... but especially John... we all respect him tremendously. He's a great man... he is a wonderful man..." [end quote]. LOL. What an asshole. Anyway, this album is just okay. You could likely have not heard it before you died and been fine. “Oh Yoko!” is pretty good and makes for a great needle drop in “Rushmore”. In conclusion, this album is fine, John Lennon is no more a monster than every other rock star, and you need to forgive yourself for being a pretentious nerd when you were a kid.

This was a good album. It's consistently well-written and touches on a few different genres of music. I like how in-depth most of the lyrics are and what the subject matter was for most of the album.

Lots of really great songs. “Imagine” and “Crippled Inside” were my favorites.

Some good sadder & slow songs but most of it is filler. Crippled Inside is probably the most average song on the album but Jealous Guy is a highlight.

Итс олрайт. К альбому в целом есть вопросы. Я не думаю, что это ровная вещь от начала и до конца без филлера. Заглавная песня конечно кринж и лицемерие, но это лучшая песня на альбоме в любом случае. Лучшая песня - Imagine.

Well, it’s quite the song. The rest of the album, self indulgent and boring. Poor dumbass John. The sad example when a man follows his little brain. Can you imagine what the Beatles would have done, at the height of their careers, had a certain drugged-up twat not invaded their world? Imagine had he not moved with her to New York, but stayed in England, far from the weapons of my world?? Still pisses me off. You don’t have to imagine her now; she’s on full display. Fat and happy, living off undeserved royalties, calling her shit art, singing like a scared turkey in November. Yeah, I don’t like her. She broke up the Beatles. She can fuck right off!

I preferred Plastic Ono Band, but some great songs: Imagine, Crippled Inside, Jealous Guy, I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier Mama, Gimme Some Truth, How Do You Sleep?, Oh Yoko!.

Few really compelling timeless songs, most just the evolution of his sound.

This album has the unfortunate problem of being under the shadow of its overexposed title track, and the man who is considered by many to be the least favorite Beatle. I never hated John Lennon as a person or artist, but this is a case where the situation can go awry when one's ego isn't checked. In particular, the production throughout this album is rough, especially in the middle with songs like "It's So Hard" and "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier Mama" where the vocal mixing is all warbly, which does not work for John's already off-kilter delivery. That's before you get into the lyrics, where there are attempts at political songs but don't quite hit the mark or make a passive stance like with the title track that comes off as middling. There are some good songs here, such as "Jealous Guy" which paints a rather bleak picture of how hurt John must have felt to cause unintentional harm to others, and "Gimme Some Truth" and "How Do You Sleep?" which have some great slide guitarwork courtesy of fellow Beatle George Harrison. But those highlights are few and far between. Overall, this album's not bad, but I don't see myself revisiting it anytime soon.

Going into this album, I knew two songs: Imagine and Jealous Guy. It turns out that, for me, they are the only standout tracks. I was expecting a lot more.

Very John Lennon. Only song that stood out as memorable was Oh Yoko! But I wouldn't call it a favorite. Too poppy and not enough of an interesting sound. Will probably not listen to again.

“OH NO, IT’S JOHN lennon…”

An album I listened to a lot in the late 1970s as a young teenager discovering The Beatles (and solo Beatles) It’s not one I revisit all that much, but it’s still a great album. The protests, rock and roll pastiches and digs at former Beatles colleagues are very much of the time; it’s the songs of love, philosophy and introspection that are timeless.

Incedible

Wanted to hate it but actually good

Really good, love his voice.

This may seem like heresy, but I always thought there was something special about Lennon McCartney that's not there in either man's solo stuff. Imagin's not bad.

Great message <3

The person sucks but the art is incredible at times. Imagine is such a beautiful song. Jealous Guy has a good sound. Lots of filler songs here. The ego project kind of falls apart.

While listening to Imagine (fine song) I drifted off, because it has lost any power it had at this point. The next couple of tracks had me thinking back to how much I liked the George solo album. The production here does nothing for me. Gimme some Truth and Oh My Love sound a bit better, but his vocals detract from the quality. How Do You Sleep is interesting, more so because of the story. How, kind of works for me. Oh Yoko, I like the instrumentals. Rounded up to a 3

At a mere 31 years old, John Lennon had been through a ton. Good hits and songs, pre going crazy trying to get Yoko back in his good graces. Imagine is an all timer for sure. Think about writing one song as good as that, he wrote so many.

Seminal solo work by the former "Beatle".

I mean, it's good. Just didn't click with me in a major way. Wasn't ever knocked off my socks by anything or even found a song I really glued to. I prefer a lot of Plastic Ono stuff to this, but you know -- to each their own.

A pretty decent album from John Lennon. Jealous Guy was good, the title track Imagine is a great song as well. The surprise on the album was "How do you sleep", obviously aimed at Paul McCartney, I did not expect the amount of anger towards him. Overall it wasn't bad

Decent album even if its a bit hypocritical

Imagine is one of the most overrated songs ever, by one of the most overrated artists ever.

Idk if it's a classic but pretty damn good.

how do you sleep > imagine

It's a phenomenal album with some of John's best songwriting, but damn it is slow and boring in the long run. Would I hear it again? Sure Will it be in the next 2-5 years? No.

- didn't know John Lennon had so much angst - music was chill but he has such a good voice

- really quality music

If he's not writing songs with The Beatles, John Lennon doesn't have ideas. Aside from Imagine, the other songs feel like fillers. It made me fall asleep, and it made me understand how amazing was the chemistry between those 4 individuals.

I love the range of emotions on this album, at turns hopeful in the face of war and sadness, vitrolic and conflicted. Lennon proves he is the philisphical one who would rather weave his mind through the music unlike Paul who is more fascinated with the music itself... A great post Beatles album.

The term ‘iconic’ is too-commonly used. This is one instance where it’s properly-utilised.

I feel like this album is just "Imagine" and friends. Nothing else really lives up to that song. Not that any of it is bad, it all still has the John Lennon vibes, but none of it is as good as Imagine

Better than the George Harrison album, but still a bit dull. The title track is so preachy that it's hard to take anything else Lennon does seriously. Would give 2.5 stars if possible but I'll be generous and round up

Surprised that for me this is not passing the test of time . A smattering of classics interspersed with averageness.

Like so many idealistic teenagers who fell in love with The Beatles, Lennon was my favorite, and the only one I had any interest in delving into after their break up. Like so many others who fell into that trap, once you realize Lennon didn’t quite embody the life he sung about, it’s hard to see him as being anything more that stuck up his own ass. When you think about how he had Beatles Fuck You Level of fame and fortune, it becomes a lot easier to understand how he wrote that legendary title track. It sure would be nice to live in a world with no greed or hunger, but it’s also the kind of thought that only people like John Lennon could realistically afford to sit around and think about. Last time I checked, he didn’t sell all his possessions, either. I normally wouldn’t harp so much on the hypocrisy found in lyrics, but his writing ability was sort of Lennon’s edge compared to Harrison or McCartney, and I simply don’t believe he brings as much substance as he gets credit for post-Beatles. I personally think All Things Must Pass has more to say on life and the world than anything found on Imagine, but maybe that’s just me. The writing isn’t all bad, but its front and center, and still the thing he gets the most credit for, and I simply am not buying it. All that said, I’ve always enjoyed Lennon’s singles, and that’s still the case here (outside of the dreadful title track obviously). Jealous Guy is a great song, even if it is repurposing A Day in the Life, but the stand out for me is certainly How Do You Sleep? This is maybe the only song here that comes close to The Beatles more experimental side, alongside I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier, which enters the heavy drugged out territory that Lennon occasionally excelled at. It all ends with the catchy Oh Yoko!, but much like his peaceful platitudes, I find his Yoko-inspired tracks to be absolutely groan inducing. This isn’t the worst version of that, but it’s also not a song I search for in the rare moments I do return to Lennon’s solo catalog. At the end of the day, I find Lennon’s solo career to be of the greatest hits variety, as opposed to the collect every album kind, and I don’t believe this album would be on a list like this (or so many others) if it were not for what came before it.

Good tunes but fuck he was a jaded cunt wasn't he. The writing ranges from mildly pessemsitic to straight up depressing with a good measure of problematic white boy energy sprinkled in for good measure (that last one is something I've noted as common in his Beatles songs as well). Also witnessed two super gross dog shit interactions while listening to this on the way to work, one where a bloke was catching the shit straight into the bag direct from ass, and another where a lady at the cafe had her dog drop a clean one straight onto her while she was carrying the dog inside. Felt that these interactions were well aligned and definitely worth mentioning here in gruesome detail. Also the bag to ass situation was to the chorus of Imagine which made me laugh pretty hard. Anyway back to the album. The Paul diss track is the dog shit flavoured icing on the cake for me, so petty and unnecessary. How dare you say those things about Paul, John, how dare you. ONE STAR.

this album actually goes hard asf but i hate john lennon so its a 2/5 because of that. but if its j the music like 4 idk

John Lennon post-Beatles does very little for me. Imagine is also kinda ruined by that awful Covid sing along video. Well-made record but not my favorite.

girly this shit is ass. this is just straight ass

Not as bad as I was anticipating. Favorite track: Crippled Inside

This album is iconic based on the title song alone. There are some other beautiful ones as well. Trying to be objective despite problematic things that have come about about him. He used to be my favorite Beatle.

I like it, but probably more than I would if this were some random person’s album. Imagine is definitely the stand out song. His writing style is pretty straightforward and understated, which I like, but his celebrity and history definitely helps to differentiate his music from others’. 3.6

What to say. There's some decent stuff here - the music is good, but the vocals sound like shit, both in production and performance. Lennon can sing, so why doesn't he? Some songs feel complete while others sounded like a demo. If this was just some dude putting out an album, it would have rightfully tanked. 2.9

Decent

I could say alotbabout how much I love this album, but instead I'm just going to give the hot take the "How Do You Sleep At Night" is rhe greatest dis track of all time.

Imagine is one of the most iconic songs of all time. That being said, the album is just kinda meh? I'll admit that John is my least favorite of the Beatles.

Honestly, probably a 4, but it hit tonight. I feel a lot of solo work from the Beatles is missing the magic of the quartet, but this is good. There is a lot of heart in this, I get why it’s his most famous album

I'm not the world's biggest Beatles fan, and I can't say that I know a ton about the four members personally. But I sure did learn how petty and immature Lennon was after the break up. Diss tracks, scream therapy, an adolescent's view of the world... This was kind of sad even if it was interesting.

HEATER

Not bad, but far from great. Not nearly as good as his work with the Beatles. Favorite song: how do you sleep

La secuela al "Plastic Ono Band" sufre un poco más de las peculiaridades del psicópata de Spector, sin embargo, las composiciones de Lennon siguen siendo tan viscerales como siempre, mostrando a un artista confundido y divagando en el aire tras el quiebre de The Beatles. A pesar de contar con el "himno a la paz por excelencia" (-Imagine), este LP relata frustraciones y enojos de Lennon más que sus composiciones previas, que ahondan más en sus inseguridades y traumas. No tan bueno como su LP "debut", pero sumamente interesante de todas formas.

A bunch of songs by a famous bloke. Didn't grab me.

Overrated album, has some great songs but I don't get why Imagine is so popular - easily eclipsed by Jealous Guy, Gimme Some Truth.

Kyllä John biisin tehdä osasi. Tässä levyssä ilahdutti rock, oli vähän Doors-henkeä mukana. Ei ollenkaan niin kilttiä kuin odotin (avausbiisin perusteella. Ja sekin on siis hyvä, legendahan myös). 3 puoli, siksi menee 4 tässä.

Tämä on ehkä tasaisempi kuin Plastic Ono Band muttei yhtä häkellyttävä. Balladit ja hitaat rockit ovat vaihtelevassa määrin kiinnostavia. Oh Yoko! taas on upea lopetus.

overrated, some good songs tho

3.75

Legendary

Completer en prikkelender dan de meeste Beatles albums, en natuurlijk mét de gelijknamige single. Net niet genoeg voor 5 sterren.

Viel me eigenlijk nogal tegen dus ik ga streng zijn. Uiteraard een sterk openingsnummer maar verder echt een beetje zeikerig. Denk dat ik toch meer fan ben van McCartney en misschien zelfs Harrison als Beetle. Vgm is dat zeikerige ook meer van Yoko invloeden.

Wel prima, ik kende helaas verrassend weinig.

Brilliant

It was ok.

About a year and a half ago, I did a complete Beatles solo catalog listen. I started with the first post-Beatles release by a former Beatle (Ringo’s “Sentimental Journey,” an album I’m certain I won’t come across in this project) and then the next (Paul’s “McCartney”,) then the next and so on. It was a great way to explore their solo material and see how they each developed as artists throughout their careers. This album was the first real standout to me. I know people faun over “Plastic Ono Band” and I get why. It’s a really creative, honest album that really removes John from the Beatles image and was necessary for him to move forward. But I find some of it to be inaccessible (“Well, Well, Well,” “Mother” et al). This was his first great album if you ask me. Did I like it more maybe because it was more commercial? That’s entirely possible. But I do think there is some great material here that manages to be what John wanted while also being more accessible. “Imagine” (the song) is obviously one of his most clear statements of what he truly envisioned for the world, what he most wanted the world to be like. It’s funny because he makes this statement in a poignant song then doesn’t really ever get back to this level of seriousness. I think it should’ve been the closer, honestly. The rest is mostly great. “Crippled Inside” would’ve been a great opener. People like “Jealous Guy” but I dunno. It’s fine. “How Do You Sleep?” may be the industry’s first blatant diss track and is honestly great, made even better knowing that George Harrison played on it. Really adds to the intrigue of that entire era where the ex-Beatles were on mixed terms, at best. This listen gave me a better appreciation for the songs I didn’t know as well like “Oh My Love” and “Oh Yoko!” They’re both really sweet songs that, while maybe a little corny, showcase his sensitive and sincere side in ways he didn’t always show. Overall this is a great album. I could do without a couple tracks (namely “Jealous Guy,” “I Don’t Wanna be a Soldier Mama” and “How?”, the last of which gives me “Long and Winding Road” vibes), but it still hits and holds up today. 4 stars. Standout tracks: “Imagine,” “Crippled Inside,” “It’s So Hard,” “Oh My Love,” “How Do You Sleep?”

So typical of the Beatles crew to throw together an album which rides solely on the strength of a couple songs, while the rest are just weird experiments. I'm probably just coming too late to the party with this album, but I swear my parents bought this on CD in the late 90s and I literally recall none of it. If ever an album needed a few more months in the development stages, it's this one. You can't just walk into the studio with one good idea and hope the rest falls into place. This could have been a beautiful statement, but instead is just a bunch of demos.

Imagine es de las únicas canciones que sé tocar y cantar al mismo tiempo en el piano, joya. Escucharlo mientras dibujaba se sintió muy relajante, el sonido del piano en algunas canciones estaba PSDV. gracias Lennon, chtptm Yoko :)

Love

Imagine Oh My Love I don’t want to be a soldier mama Great tunes. The rest? Less so. I get the cultural significance but it doesn’t save some of the cheesier moments.

Imagine Imagine is again one of those overfamiliar songs, but I haven’t reached acceptance with it just yet in the way I have with some others. As a teenager I loved it but I’m just not sure I like it all that much. Nothing to do with the lyric which I think is good, and all the criticism and accusations of hypocrisy miss the point I feel, but something about the melody and piano I’m not sure about. I’ve always enjoyed Crippled Inside’s honky tonk tick tack country style, even though it probably leans a bit too far into pastiche at times and diffuses the directness of the lyrics a bit. Jealous Guy really is great, always been a favourite. Arrangement wise its similar to Imagine but works as a kind of antidote. It’s so Hard - I’ve never quite been sure about the sax on this, kind of feels a bit out of place, even though I do like the bluesy groove and that string part is excellent. Definitely a grower of a song over time. I Don’t Want to be a Soldier - Love George’s slide on this. Great groove and nice bass sound on the descending bits between verses, but George’s guitar really elevates this. Can hear quite a bit of the Stones version of Sister Morphine, which was recorded before this but not released until this was being recorded. It must have been an influence in some way. Gimme Some Truth - superb, superb superb, great song. Again George’s slide is fantastic. Probably the song that suffers most from Spector’s ‘muddy’ production. Oh My Love - a very nice song and another grower over time. How Do You Sleep - I really do love this, up there with Lennon’s best solo songs. The groove, riff and the historical interest of the lyrics. How? - Never noticed until today the echoes and similarities to The Long and Winding Road. In general I think this one has always passed me by a bit, but I really really liked it listening to it today. Superb vocal and some great little melodic hooks and moments. Oh Yoko! - another one of my fav Lennon songs. Immediately infectious and joyous but with a slightly melancholy undertow. There’s an simultaneous directness and indirectness, closeness distance to it that I love, like he’s singing to her but she’s not there, as though he can’t find her. 
This is a great album with some great songs, but it just sits that one rung below POB for me, somewhere between a 4 and a 5. It’s maybe more of a 4 than a 5 in reality, but as there is limited amounts of Lennon music and some the tracks on here are among his very best its very tricky, but the fact that it’s Lennon means a casting vote to take it to 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Didn't like the cover of Imagine by Angelina Mango.

There's quite a few fantastic songs in "Imagine". The titular track, "How Do You Sleep?" and "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" are my favourites. This is one of the best post-Beatles albums by any of the band's members. John's activism is visible throughout the album's lyrics and that's a good thing. It's better than some of McCartney's solo works. (Sorry Paul) 4 stars for this classic record.

After exorcising his demons, John Lennon set about conjuring his #9 dream. Moving to New York, his unlikely legend as firebrand, iconoclast, idealist and loyal devotee began to take shape. Imagine is the pinnacle of Lennon's career, the album where everything coalesces into a potent package where love, contemplation, self-reflection and politics co-exist without a sense of unease. No wonder Tricky Dicky got all paranoid and looked to get him out of the United States as fast as he entered. For better or for worse, these descriptions of John Lennon has lingered on and defined his status as it would carry his legacy for him, long after his untimely demise. Plenty to ponder, plenty to take comfort in, plenty to wonder. The world may never live as one but, as long as he says so, there's still hope.

Easy to listen to, obviously the eponymous imagine is on this, which is nice.

Enjoyed the light hearted guitar towards the end of the album. Started off a bit moody but also enjoyed the piano work. Fairly easy listen

Honesty does not absolve, and this album is proof. Half balladry laid on thick, and half white boi pastiche of American blues and 50s rock 'n' roll without any personal input. I'll give him this, there are moments where I'm almost won over. The melody of "Jealous Guy"; the guitar work on "How Do You Sleep?" (although that's George's contribution, obviously), the strings on "How?" I'm not a big Lennon/Beatles apologist generally, but I'm also not deaf, and I know there's moments, and they're just enough to make me not hate this album, although they're also not enough to fully win me over, either. At the same time, though, there's enough pretension ("Imagine"), straight rip-off ("Crippled Inside"), and downright cringe ("Oh Yoko!") to make me physically grimace, and I can't ignore that, either.

Not bad

me gusta mucho, tampoco me parece nada taaan del otro mundo

Not a hugeee fan of this record, Lennon was a strange bloke, but I have to hand it to him, he knows how to construct a song. Classic songwriting, and musicality, obviously beatles-esque, but I really didn't like his voice on much of this album. Although I prefer Roxy Music's rendition of 'jealous guy', it would have to be my standout from this record. Unfortunately 'imagine' has been tainted by the radio for me, overplayed to the point where it actually instills fear instead of hope in me. Unexpectedly liked 'how do you sleep?' , but could not stop laughing at 'Oh Yoko'. Yeah this isn't my favourite record at all. But I can see why it's liked, just not for me.

I could not get over the whingeing and whining of lennon's vocals and lyrics- it made me want to turn it off entirely. that being said, there are definitely moments I loved, and I really enjoyed george's input with the guitar. The two last tracks actually made me cringe sooo bad \"how can i give love when i dont know how to give\"- yeah we know that one john. skips: \"how?\" favourites: \"jealous guy\" and \"how you do you sleep\"

Even the Beatles are not immune to the solo record melange. Solo albums suck, sometimes inexplicably. This is an OK collection of charming British songs. Imagine is the musical equivalent to a tranny blowjob

3.5 I am a big Beatles fan, but I am not very familiar with their solo stuff (except for All Things Must Pass, which I love). I had only heard the title track before this listen. I was expecting to like this much more than I did. I guess the band really was greater than the sum of its parts.

Honestly much better than expected, I thought it would be a lot of artsy and slow songs but this one I had a lot of fun with. Will need to check it out again

(Atm) I’m not too much into the Beatles. Obviously his/their style carries over to his work as solo artist. But surely it has its qualities and legitimation. Nevertheless I spent the rest of the day listening to Radiohead.

"Hi, I'm John Lennon. I feel things very deeply. I get angry a lot. So I wrote some songs about it. Like to hear it? Here it goes." Not entranced by this. Some good grooves. Some misses. Don't mind hearing this. But I probably won't revisit too often. Unexpected banger: Jealous Guy.

4/5

Yeah

Lennon's talent is immense, and this album has some examples of what he can do. His voice is so singular, his progressions so unique. The weird thing about this album is the random bluesy tracks. The rest is greatly enjoyable.

This was better than I expected. Obviously the titular track is particularly well known (and I actually am not a huge fan), and this coloured my view of John Lennon overall. But actually, I enjoyed this in a sort of, pop rock, gentle way. Odd, given the lyrical content, but nevertheless, pretty fun to listen to.

When this came out I did not like it much, would have given it a 2 maybe a 3. After 40+ years, I understand and appreciate the feelings behind the song. Experience is a great teacher.

I like this album, I’ve heard it before, but I honestly think he needs the rest of the Beatle Boys to make magic.

I like this album. Again, hard to be objective about stuff you know like the back of your hand & consequently might be perfectly happy never to hear again, but it's an achievement regardless, especially so early into a solo career.

It's a good album that got overshadowed by the legacy of its title song. There is a bit of irony in some of the lyrics- which Steely Dan would criticize a year later in the song "Only a Fool Would Say That", and it is funny going from songs about peace and love and political protest to a Paul McCartney diss track. Separating it from the man himself though, it sounds pretty solid. I will admit there's not a ton here that I see myself coming back to.

2 songs added. Meh, overall

Enjoyable but not the Beatles

Hmmm

Top tracks: Imagine, Jealous Guy, How Do You Sleep?

I have a really hard time listening to John Lennon's music. As time has gone on the more I've learned about him, the less I like him and it makes it hard to appreciate his music. Listening to this I tried to put that aside to listen to the music. He really was an amazing song writer. He just had "it" and knew how to make songs that would become an earworm. I don't like track 6 ("I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama"), the blues guitar is good but other than that its pretty uninspiring. Also not a fan of the last track "Oh Yoko!" But that could just be my distaste for Yoko Ono in general

Know he is important for music evolution.

Hate it

haven’t listened since childhood… a few good songs but not perfect

Das letzte Stück ist eine fiese Schnulze - sonst eine prima Platte!

Schnulzig aber ...

Imagine - John Lennon Imagine – 5 Crippled Inside – 4.5 Jealous Guy – 5 It's So Hard – 3.5 I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama – 3.5 Gimme Some Truth – 3 Oh My Love – 4 How Do You Sleep? – 4 How? – 3 Oh Yoko! - 4 Average - 3.95

who even cares

3/22/24

it’s nice that he’s trying so much stuff but his smug lyrics and politics are top-level cringe

Bluesy-er than I expected. it's a classic but didn't blow me away

Seems like maybe he needed Paul after all

It’s Lennon. It’s Imagine.

A lot of excellent songs here, if some raggedness, too. The title cut exists in its own realm, but judging purely on the merits, minus all the cultural + sociopolitical baggage, it's a pop music treasure (on the same level of "Stardust," "I'm So Lonesome," and "Wonderful World"). "Jealous Guy" and "Oh Yoko!" are also first rate. One also is reminded of just how much of an entertainer's soul he seemed to have (even with dark material such as "Crippled Inside").

The album has so many different kinds of music. I loved the bluesy feel of the second one. Although it has a sad tone overall it’s also so peaceful and calming

Classic album but it didn’t capture my attention the way I thought it would. Favorite song is Oh Yoko!

I like this. It sounds like a lot should be sung by David Bowie. Paul McCartney is still my fav. Good stuff though.

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one” I’m notoriously anti-Beatles, but they weren’t legends for no reason. Lennon’s writing on this album is certainly solid, sonically the standouts for me are when he leaned into the more gritty folk rock sound like on I Don’t Want to be a Soldier Mama and Crippled Inside. Another stand out for me was Oh My Love, a very pretty, softer song. Good album

Lennon's gotta be one of the prime examples of the fake deep artist. "Imagine no possessions" says the dude swimming in money. The album itself, once you look past Lennon's shitty philosophising, is very forgettable. Sole highlights are the title track which is decen enough and Jealous Guy which was sampled in a far superior Pusha T track.

Didn't really enjoy this. The title track is good, but the rest is kinda meh.

It was okay. I’m not a big fan of the John Lennon solo albums, only song I got something from was imagine.

Ei tuota nimikkobiisiä oikein jaksa mutta suht ok levy. Mielummin kuuntelee ilman hittiä! : ) 3/5

Kivoja biisejä sellaisenaan, mutta tässä on vähän sellainen beatlesin b-puolikokoelman fiilis. Koheesio uupuu.

Kyllä Lennon osaa musaa tehdä! Toimiva levy puhkikulutetusta alkuraidasta huolimatta.

Tricky one. I liked this more than a lot of other albums I rated a 3 but also not as much as ones I rated a 4. I'm not a fan of the production.

I probably dug about half of the album. I admit that the remix of his older stuff was what I liked the most.

Imagine is a nearly perfect song - a combination of beautiful melody and moving lyrics. I bought the album many moons ago only to be somewhat disappointed by the rest. It’s sad, really, that the album devolved from “Imagine” all the way down to a Paul McCartney diss track with “How Do You Sleep.” It just feels so petty by comparison.

Imagine, a timeless song will be played forever. Jealous guy, a good song, very honestly written. The rest of the album to me was not good so it averages out to me.

A better start (crippled inside) than a finish (oh Yoko)

Good album - but not more :-) Glorification not necessary and not needed.

Pretty mediocre overall. Imagine is a good song but I have heard it tons of times. The other songs are not great, just forgettable space filler. I won't listen to this again.

I thought there were like maybe 4 good songs, Imagine, the one thing u cant hide is when your crippled inside.

Good album

I sure expected this to be better. Oof.

Lenin’s solo work suggests that either Paul was the true creative force behind the Beatles or Yoko (Oh No!) is a creativity vampire who drained Lennon completely

Banger album, iconic, but imagine still gives me war flashbacks from whatever the fuck that COVID time celebrity video was

Was more diverse than Imagine as the song makes one expect, but imo didn't reach Beatles' prime.

Great solo record where I enjoyed almost every song. It’s difficult for me to understand the Macca hate though.

Overated...

I enjoyed most songs (not the soldier one tho it was really bad and way too long). Crippled Inside was surprisingly good, banjo and all, and also Imagine obviously. The whole album was coherent and I don't know the storylines behind it but I still enjoyed it. I would give it higher but the soldier song exists so 3/5.

imagine is a classic, banjo beats fucking sucks lmfao, jealous guy is pretty good instrumentally, it's so hard instruments lowkey kinda bang but i hate what he does with his voice sorry john lennon sorry old people, idwbasm dragged on for so long especially considering i got tired of it about 1 minute in. it was so boring i got tired of writing the title. to be honest i was just waiting for it to end and then it just kept going, but then it got to the next song and it's not much better so maybe this kind of music just isn't for me. also i lowkey cant understand what he's saying. the bass line on how do you sleep is just so repetitive and boring and the drums feel like someone is hitting me in the head with a hammer. also the instrumental break sounds like it's played by a 16 year old kid who just learned how to do vibrato. tbh i liked "how?" i think his slower and more emotional songs (imagine) are just better because the rest just sounds like loser country played by a 16 year old and sung by someone who's trying too hard sorry john lennon. also i genuinely laughed out loud at the harmonica played by an actual chimpanzee at the end of "oh yoko" because what the fuck was that. 1/5

Kind of chill, this guy was definitely a Beatle. Not anything groundbreaking for me but I liked most of the songs. Obviously Imagine was the only song I had heard beforehand, and it remains my favourite song on the album after hearing the rest. Other favourites are Oh My Love, Oh Yoko!, Crippled Inside, and on a good day, Jealous Guy. I don't really have much to say about it other than it was nice to space out to and it's the type of album that I'll remember exists and then listen to some songs off of it every now and then in the future. While writing this I took a break to read some Wikipedia and turns out he hit his first wife, I guess that explains Jealous Guy. Also yeah the soldier song was actually agonizingly long like I got the message bro don't worry. 3, just average to me

Who knew he covered GenX? ;)

kinda mid

In spite of having heard 'Imagine' about a 100 times over my lifetime, this is the first time I've actually listened to a Lennon album from beginning to end. At first, I felt that the rest of the album wouldn't compare to the titular first song. And that assumption was mostly correct. I was surprised by how blues-y the whole thing is, but it's a really nice blend for the ears.

downlaoded 1,2,7

Najbolje pjesme: 1. Imagine 2. Jealous Guy 3. How? 2.5/3

Ehhhhhhhh not my thingggg

Was one of my Dad's favourites. I love Imagine the track, but rest of the album is so-so for me.

Quality songs and arrangements. Just that unfortunate voice.

All of the songs just felt okay, “Oh Yoko!” is the only song I see myself returning to.

Imagine is a perfect song, if you forget that the person saying "imagine no possessions" had a separate apartment in NYC for just clothes. The rest of the album is mid at best, and the singer is a git, so, overall, 2.

Beyond the big title track, Jealous Guy is a nice slow burner with strings out of a movie soundtrack. Then we're straight into the bluesy It's So Hard. More strings come in to make it quite interesting. The longer I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama kills the momentum somewhat, but Oh My Love is another good quiet piece. Last track Oh Yoko! has a bit of Bob Dylan in it. I do want to revisit this.

Gentle and dreamy. Nice for a contemplative sunday or an early morning.

Excellent second solo album! So much good sound mixing and power. I do have to say that "Oh Yoko!" is pretty bad overall. The honky tonk melody was good but the lyrics are like something written by a lovesick teen. I'm not saying he wasn't in love with Yoko, just, considering his songwriting abilities, that's a poor effort to get his point across.

I didn't expect to hear songs in the style of Imagine. I always thought of JL's solo work to be Beatle-esq but I enjoyed the 50's inspired songs, along with the more somber sounding tracks

Classic.

Take away "Imagine", and the rest of the album is pretty good. That song is bleak and meaningless.

Not the best Beatles solo release (see George), but pretty amazing.

Good album

Not too surprised that the only track I've heard hear is Imagine. Nothing else has jumped out so far. A bit of a rock-a-billy vibe.

YAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Imagine is one of the worst, most saccharine and tone deaf songs ever written, the rest is mid Beatles B-side rejects.

Lennon is not my thing.

Not bad. He works better in the confines of a group though…

One of those albums with songs I've always heard but never really listened to. Worse than The Beatles.

I might be being too generous with 3. The first four songs are very good. The rest of the album is boring, and the final song almost killed me

I’ve definitely said this before, but as an arrogant little tweeny bopper I remember thinking The Beatles were far too overrated. Bands like Green Day and Blink-182 are way better, right?! As I’ve gotten older, despite still enjoying these bands, I’ve definitely come to appreciate how ahead of their time, and also how versatile The Beatles were. Let’s listen to John’s solo adventure! Songs I already knew: Imagine Favourites: Oh Yoko! I know people tend not to like Yoko, and she’s definitely made some really bizarre “music” at times. However, the song directly aimed towards her is just so good here! There are other good tracks too, notably Jealous Guy, and nothing sounds bad here. Imagine has probably lost some of its lustre due to being massively overplayed, even to this day, but there is no denying that this is still a good album.

I remember liking this when I was young. I was also idealistic and actually believed the random crap spouted when I was young. Now this entire album just rings of the worst impulses of John Lennon without the balance of the rest of his former bandmates.

Of corse the song "Imagine" stands out. "Jealous Guy", "Crippled Inside", "How Do You Sleep?" and "Gimme Some Truth" are not bad. Compared to his big name it didn´t fully match my expectations!

Stunning album. 4.5 rounded down to 4, as it's not in my upper tier.

My dad used to love this album. It is boring.

Eh, not for me. Plus the dude is notoriously all the things he preaches against.

Makes me wonder what could have been...

Imagine is clearly the best song on here. The other songs are ok but unfamiliar to me.

This album is the closest thing I can find to looking inside of John Lennon's mind because of the raw honesty on it. Imagine and Gimme Some Truth show his thoughts on politics, culture, and society with Imagine being the most iconic Lennon song. Oh Yoko is a pure love song to his true lover. How do you sleep is a great look into the Beatles post breakup, specifically with Paul. George playing guitar on that track adds more weight to the bitterness. How is such a beautiful and relatable song about not knowing anything and feeling lost. Finally, Jealous Guy feels like such an honest look into John's self perception where he is honest about his faults as he sees them. Very good album

John Lennon had an astonishing musical career - as a part of the Beatles, and then as a solo artist (or, as a recording artist with his wife, Yoko Ono). As a part of this incredible career, it seems odd to claim that he has one, "signature" song. "Imagine" may be that song. Imagine, the album, includes that incredible song, and a collection of other songs showing Lennon's strength as a songwriter and recording artist.

Eh

Un poco arriesgado, diferentes estilos y no se escucha como The Beatles. Pero hay estilos que no le van mucho. No me desagrada, pero no me impresionó como su primer album como solista.

Pretty boring and uninspired. Did John Lennon "Imagine" this album being good? Maybe if you like the Beatles it'd be more appealing, then again maybe not because this kind of sounds like a last ditch effort to maintain relevance. This review was written before the last song. Please fix my ears. It got so much worse.

Bit miserable

Blegh.

As músicas que "se encaixam" no álbum são intercalados, deixando o álbum inconsistente, parecendo até que é só um amontoando de música sem conexão uma com a outra. até achei algumas musicas interessantes, mas do álbum em si, não

A very nice, mellow album. "Imagine" is a strong intro.

Not a bad album but I think I was expecting more from one of the frontmen from the Beatles. Imagine is a great song and I enjoyed a few of the other songs. This album didn't really feel like it was changing the game from what had been released at the time and felt closer to a Beatles album without Ringo, George and Paul

Not my cup of tea. Imagine is this only reason i would click on this album again.

This John Lennon guy is going places.

Good album

so once again, i am totally biased as a life-long beatles fan. last year i listened to every officially released solo beatles album, and this one is definitely near the top of that list. although i am definitely more of a paul guy than a john guy, i still really love this album. to be honest, i find the title track very overplayed and a bit overrated - i don't think it's miles better than anything else on this album. highlights for me include 'jealous guy,' 'gimme some truth,' and 'how do you sleep' to me, this album is an exercise in growth for john. his previous album is very raw, very emotional, very bitter. that bitterness still seeps through on this one at points (especially in the paul diss track 'how do you sleep'), but this album is overall a lot more thought out, at peace. he was a complex person, both good and bad, and i think this album highlights that conflict pretty decently. overall, i think this crop of songs is pretty consistently good. as i said, i am a bit biased, but this is one of my favorites!

Obviously

excepting the title track I'm not a huge fan. 3 stars

Just a bunch of really great songs

Icon, shout out Yoko

First 5 of the campaign A masterpiece in it's own right Does leave me slightly worried what would be today's answer if war was to break out, no doubt Coldplay or Taylor swift would be all over it.

One of the greats - some of his finest work on this album.

Delicious

3.5, imagine big booty butts, big booty, boobies too, just imagine a big pair of boobs and a butt

Hit and miss with a couple of songs in particular could be done without (looking at you Mama and Yoko). I was surprised to see this was the remastered edition because the songs did not seem well balanced to my untrained ear. I was more interested to look at the many versions of this album including the raw recordings and alternate mixes available as I personally do not think the linked album is the definitive choice - this is based on a lack of familiarity with what the original recording and I’m sure aficionados may disagree with this statement. Worth noting his self admitted violence towards women is absolutely deplorable and I had no great desire to listen to his work but have not factored this into my score

The title track is a timeless classic (if not a little overplayed!). John Lennon was one of the wealthiest music celebrities, living in his mansion whilst writing about how great the world would be without possessions and greed. Hypocrite warning! John Lennon was a complex dude and was pretty appalling to women. In his own words "I used to be cruel to my woman ... any woman. I was a hitter. I couldn’t express myself, and I hit. I fought men and I hit women.” Both these stars are for the title track only.

John Lennon is overrated (as are the Beatles) His lyrics to 'Imagine' are more ironic than Alanis Morissette's 'Ironic' (which ironically isn't at all ironic - it's just bad luck) 'Imagine' may be one of the most irritating songs ever.

I know its a legendary album but honestly lennon's solo work don't hit the same as the beatles.

kinda tuff especially 2nd half bro a real deal geeker

Meh. Imagine if a song could actually inspire change rather than assuage guilt. I don’t love the title track and I didn’t really like anything else either. Actually, Gimme Some Truth was the only one that jumped out.

I had not listened to this for a long time. Although a Beatles fan, I never really got into Lennon's solo stuff. To me he came across as a bitter and angry at the world, and I think this album reflects that. I always expected more from his songs, but the lyrics feel forced and a bit naive.I'm sure I didn't feel that way as a younger man. A few good songs, but it's 3/5 for me.

Solid album by one of the greats. Several I recognized. Can tell why Lennon considered great.

Good. Other than imagine, not memorable. I did put it on while I was driving around this weekend and enjoyed it.

I don’t really like the Beatles so I’m not sure why I would like John Lennon alone.

Choosing a favorite Beatle is like choosing a favorite child. Each had such a tremendous personality and contribution to the band and to music in general. John Lennon holds a special place, though, and is an endlessly talented songwriter and musician. What a shame we lost him so young (talking like an old person here; he died more than ten years before I was born haha). That said, my opinion is that none of the Beatles’ solo work came close to what they produced as a team. “Imagine” is John Lennon at his (solo) best—so much better than the work he did with Yoko which is so hard to digest. There’s some really good stuff here, but something’s missing from it being truly legendary (like every Beatles album!). I’ll probably give this four stars, because even a watered-down John Lennon is better than the very best of 90% of artists out there.

This one is hard because there is nothing bad about the album but it is somewhat generic. I know John Lennon is a big name but the music in this on is very standard for the style. It is somewhere between 2 and 3 stars

This was alright not something I would seek out again. But not bad for his era of music. 2.5/5

Not a bad album overall. Imagine was definitely the best song in here. 3/5

So, I can't separate the art from the artist, and the art is pretty basic at that. Jealous Guy made me angry.

Should preface this by saying I’m a big Beatles fan, but have never really embraced much of their solo work (with the exception of George’s All Things Must Pass). Lennon’s solo stuff is pretty hit or miss for me. Obviously he can pen some great songs. A few are here: Imagine, Jealous Guy, and Oh Yoko. But there are songs that lack imagination (pardon the pun) here too, like Crippled Inside and It’s So Hard. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier sounds like an experimental track that doesn’t quite land. That said, there are some interesting tracks here too, like How? and How Do You Sleep? Overall, I guess what I’m saying is this album is very inconsistent, and I’m a bit surprised it’s so highly rated on these greatest album lists.

Aside from the hits (imagine/jealous guy) this is not a great effort and a huge drop off from Plastic Ono Band

Such a good listen

I did not enjoy it to much.

imagen

It was subpar

Iconic album featuring Imagine & Jealous Guy & Yoko. Also has the infamous & scathing indictment of Paul McCartney in How Do You Sleep? I owned this album at some point! Nice trip down memory lane

Some great songs.

Beautiful

Har inte så mycket att säga. Rätt okej, lite segt och tråkigt 3 / 5

• Är omslaget en bild av en grynig och schleten bild, eller en dubbelexponering med en himmel? • Imagine snuddar på att vara väldigt överspelad, men det är faktiskt en bra låt • Crippled Inside är lite folkig • Alltid uppskattat när låter faktiskt handlar som skit • Generellt rätt cozy Betyg: De där skalbaggarna vet hur man gör musik på egen hand också => 4/5

Det var nästan lite country på sina ställen. Oförväntat. Imagine och Jealous guy är bangers. Resten gungar på i okej manér meni nget speciellt tycker jag inte. Hade nog inte lyssnat på hela albumet igen men det finns bågra bra låtar. John behöver en bättre kamera

Was mostly familiar with this already, but Gimme Some Truth hit hard in the current post era.

1 classic song surrounded by ok songs

Like the song, was underwhelmed with full listen of album

Where Plastic Ono Band hit me hard, this album has never really done it for me.

Nothing exceptional, kind of boring

Good album but what a POS

Liked it better than expected, a lot of variety here.

As a solo artist he could never quite find what made The Beatles so good.

6.5/10

Gut

Slight lennon but still lennon

Imagine is a good song, even if it has been ruined for me somewhat by those celebrities singing it at the start of the pandemic. The rest of the album is ok, but doesn’t measure up to the Beatles.

Not as good as the proper Beatles stuff, but still pretty decent. Simpsons reference: Yes

The album was alright, nothing special. Imagine is obviously a big tune. Good album length, wouldn't want any more. Probably won't listen again.

Have only heard imagine before was hoping for something else that good or better. Not sure I got that. I don't want to be a soldier mamma, rambles on for far to long, it actually annoyed me. Its just the same drivel for 6 minutes. I had to have a pause from the album at this point. This is probably why somebody shot him, maybe he should have become a soldier after all, then at least it would have been a fair fight. When I came back I'm not sure if it was better or I had just calmed down a bit. Nothing really stood out from the album. And if we are being honest I'll probably only ever hear imagine again on the radio. After this album John might have even gone below Ringo in order of my favorite beatles

Enjoyed imagine, although like Chris, out of touch celebs but a downer on it. Jealous guy is cool as is Oh Yoko but beyond that I wasn’t a fan. Obligatory mention that Lennon beat his first wife

Typical John Lennon; smooth listening though his voice is not that great. He could have left "Oh Yoko" out of this album.

Cool

Finally I can answer the question: Paul or John? Paul, definitely Paul.

Wonder what he would think of Fortnite 4/10

Liked it more than I thought I would. Very personal sounding, not overproduced, and nice and concise. I expected a lot more BS considering it's in the era of Yoko, but it was actually kind of like Beatles B-side material.

My parents owned this CD which at some point, I stole for my own CD collection. I’m sure a lot of the reviews are going to say this is only included because of “Imagine,” but I think the whole album is solid. I never listen to it anymore but it was fun to revisit this album today. “Crippled Inside” is still a jam.

Ballads are good, iconic, but not loving the album as a complete work of art.

Above the many many memories I have about this album and the title track was it being played at my childhood best friend's funeral. It's hard to listen to it without thinking of Frank. I choose to love the album and John Lennon.

Have you ever thought about how weird the name 'Elvis' is? I mean, that's a really weird name if you've never heard of the singer. 'Madonna,' is also a weird name. How many friends do you know named Madonna, Yoko or Jesus (Jee-zuhs, not Hay Zeus)? Welp, John isn't very unique, but John is versatile! John can be the name of a place you can go pee and drop a deuce, and can also be a man who seeks services from a prostitute. And if you listen to this album, he doesn't believe in Jesus or Elvis (no word on Madonna), but he does believe in 'me,' Yoko and John (the person who wrote the song, not the other Johns) ... Anyway, I've heard some of these on a best of Lennon and they're all kinda boring and unremarkable. On a ranking scale, I'd score the following in most to least remarkable: Elivis - such a weird name! Yoko - the devil herself! Jesus - two pronunciations! John - Such a versitle word! Imagine (this album)

The title track is a brilliant song that has unfortunately been beaten to death to the point where it now comes off as almost a saccharine parody of itself. Through no fault of John Lennon. That leaves “Gimme Some Truth” as the real standout track on the album - it leads the way for a stronger second half, but overall I prefer the “Plastic Ono Band” album.

The title track alone might be enough to warrant a five. But the rest of the album is just as important of a musical statement from one of our greatest poets and songwriters. Sublime

I was underwhelmed upon first listen. But if I skip Imagine, which suffers from being one of the most overplayed songs and feels contrived as a result, there is a lot of like here. Surprisingly, Oh Yoko! might be my favorite track, the jangly piano is a harbinger of the brit-pop of the mid-2000s.

This album starts out like a rocket at its apogee about to return to earth. It’s out of this world but continually reduces from that peak. Imagine is great. Crippled Inside is pretty good. Then there is a run of songs that, while they are interesting, don’t quite standout to me.

Some great songs, some that unsurprisingly sounded like Beatles filler tracks

🤷

some classics

I enjoyed listening to it and it's entirety. Coincidentally I had already had it on my phone but had only listened to tracks on shuffle. It was interesting to hear a couple of songs that I actually knew quite well because of other people's covers that I hadn't realized I had originally been written by John Lennon

The more I listen to John on his own, the more overrated I find him to be. He's still very good, clearly, but there's just so little about his solo (& duo work with Yoko) that moves me at all. Favorite track: Gimme Some Truth

Great record, easily in the top 5 Beatles solo records. “Imagine’ gets a lot of flack for being overplayed and maybe rightly so, but tracks like ‘Jealous Guy’ and ‘I Don’t Wanna…’ are outstanding. And ‘Oh My Love’ is an underrated gem. 4.5

Solid album. Would listen again.

Enjoyed several songs. Others were just meh.

could i write poetry to this? n

Oooh... John's angry. Angry at his ex-bandmates (especially Paul), angry at society, angry at his contemporaries (even while copying his perceived frenemies, The Rolling Stones), even at little angry at Yoko. Don't worry, John. Pretty soon Harry Nilsson will call you up and make it all better with a few years worth of drugs and alcohol. Good album, though.

When Paul and George went solo they made some of the greatest music of all time. When John went solo he showed the world what a whiny, self-important prick he was. That said, I am shocked how much I disliked this album.

Better than I remember, TBH. GimmeSomeTruth is a personal highlight.

Not for me

More of Paul guy I guess. A few interesting tracks but overall not much to get excited by.

Tuli mieleen et aika hiljasella laulu mixissä, 3/5

What a bitter little album. I'll be kind and say that John Lennon is 'complicated'. A song writing genius but, by most counts, a bit of a prick. This seems to be a collection of song where he simultaneously apologises for and confirms it.

omg boring af

This is SO BORING. It makes sense that “Imagine” (song) is simple because it’s a straightforward idea. Why are the rest of the songs so uninteresting? I liked the mixing on some of them and the variety of instruments (whistling, harmonica, was that a harpsichord in “Oh My Love?”) but all the songs were just so boring, structurally. After “Hold On”, a song started that I was immediately like “okay this is more like it” but it was just Spotify playing the Beatles “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” after. (Oh apparently “Hold On” wasn’t part of the album either. I wrote “good mixing” for that one.) No one would think twice about this album if anybody besides a Beatle made it.

Incredible. Songs, sounds, an insight into his soul. Forward thinking production

Imagine, John Lennon No es uno de mis favoritos, me encanto la canción Oh My love

This might be heresy but take away the title track and this feels like an album of Beatles' b-sides and outtakes. I said what I said.

Interesting to listen to these songs without all the context under which they were released. Hardly a dud on here, los of variation - a good listen.

First time hearing most of these songs, and honestly they were better than expected. The title track is now a bit cringe inducing, but overall not at all a bad album.

Ein Lied für die Ewigkeit “Imagine” und drei gute Songs “Jealous Guy”, “How” & „Oh my love“. Die platte lohnt sich. Zwar gelingt die Trennung vom Beatles Sound nicht immer. Die Lyrik ist so lange ok, solange John nicht über seine große neue Liebe singt.

This list should be called 1001 albums with one hit on them. Honestly songs like I don’t wanna be a soldier are appalling. Personally I have hated imagine since I was a child, and the more I learned about Lennon, the more I felt vindicated about my opinion. This albums sums up what a pathetic, hypocritical and generally unpleasant person he was. “I’m just a jealous guy”… Jesus I’d hate to be on the receiving end of JL’s violent jealousy like the people close to him were. Having said all that I do really like ‘how can you sleep’ musically, I’d definitely listen to that again. It’s just ridiculous how he lashes out at McCartney for no reason, “how can you sleep at night you cunt?” John asks, in an unused take of that song. I Imagine Paul always slept a lot better than John, who probably rolled around, haunted by all the evil things he’d done in his life.

Never was a big fan. I appreciate what the Beatles did for music but his was the least impressive solo career of the bunch.

while i do recognize the irony of john singing 'imagine no possessions' from his grand piano in his giant mansion, he's undeniably really good at writing songs. fav tracks: gimme some truth, oh my love, how?

Folksy vibe. Imagine was the song I knew and the most “mainstream “ on the album. It was okay.

Plain Jane. Or Yoko.

not bad but wouldnt listen again. 2