Imagine

I enjoyed this much more than the previous Lennon/Ono band record, which I thought was a slog, outside of a few good tracks

It's fine. Nothing stands out quite as much as Imagine. Fine background music. I can imagine it being played in the background of smokey rooms. But maybe that's influenced by the cover image.

very hit or miss, i only like half of the songs

One great song, the rest of the album not so much

This album had sweet, catchy lyrics. Such simple, universal messages were captured wonderfully.

It was all right. Probably wouldn’t listen again. John Lennon is quiet.

Good album. Pianomania. Member RB3 keyboard?

2.5

Gentle rock, some folky influences

It's the late 80s and I'm playing the song "Imagine" (recorded from the radio) on repeat. My Dad tells me to listen to the album. He has it on cassette. It's in a case full of cassettes (which is where a lot of my early influences came from). He probably had it on LP too, but we weren't allowed to touch those and he couldn't play them a lot because the kids made the albums skip while they were running around the house. 😏 So I scurry off to my bedroom. I pop in that cassette and listen. "Jealous Guy" becomes my new obsession and is ceremoniously played on repeat for the next several weeks. 🤣 I'm pretty sure that's not what my Dad was trying to accomplish, but core memory activated so it's a win. 😂😏 Yep, this album brought out a lot of memories for me. Classic. Iconic.

Great album. How do you sleep? is a new favorite. Obvious he wrote so much of the Beatles material. Like the nods to Sgt. Pepper as well

4*

This one popped up straight after Paul McC's debut so it was interesting to compare. Lennon definitely a more interesting writer imo, but still not really my thing. Knocked a star off for the terrible Yoko song.

Better than Paul McCartney’s effort, but proof, were it needed, that The Beatles were way more than the sum of their parts.

Apart from the big hits which I don’t particularly need to listen to again, I found this dull. If someone wrote me a song called Oh Lucy along the lines of Oh Yoko, I’d dump them

A few gems but otherwise I’m not sure what the hype is

I think we all know why we are here. Imagine. I will say, i do think Crippled Inside is a funny lil tune to add to my playlist titled "upbeat songs with really depressing lyrics" Other than that, the album in whole didnt leave too much of an impression on me. not bad though, i mean cmon- its john lennon!

nisam imala pojma da je lennon ovakvu muziku radio al svida mi se sad kuzim hype

3.5, zapravo solidno

Meh.

Commentary on the Vietnam War "Imagine" "Jealous Guy" "Oh My Love" "How Do You Sleep" (Attack of Paul McCartney)

Imagine obviously the massive song. But kind hit or miss for the rest. I do like Jealous Guy though.

Overall solid album. For the entire thing, I just kept thinking how much it reminded me of Wilco? Or I should say how much Wilco is like John Lennon. Lennon starts off strong by dreaming of the future and continues demanding answers of the present, but he doesn’t offer any solutions to get to his ideal world. I think not having answers scares him the most, which is depicted in “How?” Favorite songs: “Gimme Some Truth” and “Crippled Inside” (and of course Imagine, but that’s easy)

Calming and I liked some while others were simple and weird

5/5

Not great Not bad. Just meh

While listening to this album I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it but by the end it had won me over. John's lyrics have always been a little hit or miss for me and the same goes for the lyrics on this album. Sonically this album is great, songs like "How Do You Sleep?" and "Oh Yoko!" are rich and ear catching. Standout tracks are "Crippled Inside", "Oh My Love" and the previously mentioned tracks. The album as a whole is deserving of some extra listens to really digest and form an opinion.

as much as i love the beatles, this aint it

Asides from Imagine, this album really did not do it for me, especially because it came immediately after the White Album. It strikes me that John Lennon without the Beatles to throw ideas around with just isn't the same, and a lot of the charm is lost that let you get past some rather weird ideas.

Imagine is an album I never would have listened to had I not got it from this generator. This is an amazing Day 4 album and I loved every song. Imagine is obviously the highlight here, but I also loved Hey Yoko!. 9/10

Bluesy, but not enough of screaming John

Those later echoey vocal acoustics. Favorite song was "Crippled Inside."

Very John Lennon

Best Songs: Imagine, Crippled Inside, Jealous Guy Listen Again: Maybe

Good, imagine might be one of the weakest songs on it

I despise the song Imagine, and want to give the lyrics to the rest if the songs a second listen, but otherwise enjoyed this album. Musically, it’s pretty close to my general tastes.

High craft and the usual structural experimentation. Lacks the Macca counterweight. It’s nice, but that’s about it. Favorite track: I don’t want to be a soldier man.

3/5

Classic. Classic. Classic. That’s all there is to say. A must listen.

Downloaded 3 songs.

Fantastic. Better than Plastic Ono Band

Lovely, and too dull for my tastes overall.

I have heard of this album before being a Beatles fan but I had not listened to it yet. I heard the song Imagine before and it is still my favourite off this album. I overall enjoyed all of the songs with just Oh Yoko! being the only meh song. My favorites other than Imagine were: Oh my love, How do you sleep?, and Jealous guy. I will definitely listen again!

Not a huge fan of John Lennon as a solo artist. I'll just leave it at that.

Imagine and How we're alright but the rest of it was pretty dull. This feels like one of those very famous albums you are meant to like but I just don't

I don't like this album. "I dont wanna be a soldier mama" is a particular one that I dont like because the lyrics are just the same all the way through, and I prefer songs to have better lyrics than that tbh. Imagine is fine, but that's about it. 2/3***

Of all the solo Beatles attempts over the years, this one might take the cake for my least favorite. It’s not that John wasn’t a great writer for his time, but I just think he needed Paul more than Paul needed him to write quality music outside of the title track, there’s nothing of value here. And Gimme Some Truth is not a good song. It’s a track I would’ve written in 8th grade.

I can't imagine I'll ever be listening to this drivel again.

John hitting different styles on this album and it’s good. Only negative is his love song to Ono, it’s great song but fuq her.

Not a fan at ALL!

Aside from the title track starts very slow. Forgettable melodies. Picks up as it goes on. Can hear how Tom Petty was influenced by him. Gimme Some Truth probably my favorite.

sdffs

First time listening to a solo Lennon album front to back. I liked quite a bit of it! Added 3 or 4 songs to my playlist. I definitely vibe with his more slow and low key songs compared with the more rock heavy tracks. Still hard to match his stuff with Paul McCartney.

Imagine abusing women and children and becoming a poster boy for peace. IMAGINE.

Blew his load on the first song

Hate him or love him John Lennon brought people some of the best music ever made. Unfortunately most of that was with the Beatles and not on his own. This album is good, sure but it’s still heavily lennon trying to say he’s smarter and a better individual than many other people. I don’t dislike this album, but John Lennon did have less enjoyable solo albums than George and Paul. 6.5/10

You can tell that the album is made by a very talented musician. Unfortunately I’m not a John Lennon fan, and hearing an entire album of him being a poor me sad boy was not my favorite.

Fantastic!

Good. I haven't listened to his other albums, so I can't say I think this was his best solo album, although I would think it likely was

Love John Lennon

I used to want to like John. Then I gave into not liking him because his solo work just didn’t do it for me, and that’s ok. Now, knowing more about his shithead past, and how he wrote songs about it there were somewhere between a brag, an excuse, and a lament… I just don’t think he was all that great on his own. That and he helped make one of the worst Nilsson records. Needless to say, I wasn’t looking forward to this record. If I never hear the song Imagine again, it’ll be too soon. Jealous Guy is beautiful if you don’t read into it too much. And Oh Yoko is kinda fun, but the rest is just a yawnburger.

Ja schon gute Bekannte Lieder dabei

Imagine is a great song.. the rest of it just seemed way too mellow to really enjoy.

9/10

The song imagine is kind of annoying now but I like the rest

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO imagine- 3 only because of that one millie bobby brown video crippled inside- 2 jealous guy- 1 or 2 its so hard- 1 i dont wanna be a soldier mama- 1 or 2 gimme some truth- 1 oh my love- 1 how do you sleep- 1 how- 1 oh yoko- 2 mark david chapman is a saint

Great. Classic.

There are a lot of good song on this album. It’s sad that there was a pretty crappy dude behind such hopeful music.

This kinda sucks, right?

Not into it at all. I agree with the idea that Lennon and McCartney really worked best together as song writers. I found this whole album to be very boring and uninspired.

Yawn Lennon I can't remember anything except the single. The rest was sorta country-folk-y? Boring. 2/5

He was definitely a gifted songwriter, but Christ was Lennon an awful person. This album especially shows off his faults and makes work like the title track sound hollow. The good stuff is quite good, but I could never get behind that song. C

Especially imagine is greag

Not my favorite of the post-Beatles solo albums (looking at you George), but still totally earns itself a five.

Чёт мне не зашло. Есть прекрасная "Imagine", прикольный припев в "Power to the people", но в остальном змеиное шипение Леннона раздражает. Не хочется переслушивать.

Unimaginative Rock.

I actually think there's some peaches on this album. Great airport too.

Imagine isn't good enough to carry the rest of this album, or make me forget that he was a bit of a creep. It's made worse by how good the Beatles were. I've rounded up 2.5.

i’ve actually enjoyed this album more in the past. felt a bit off and on. dude was definitely harboring a lot of negativity that he put into this.

The Beatles were essentially my introduction to music. They hold a special place in my heart and I could put on any of their albums any day and have a great time. While I've heard a good chunk of it all, I'm much, much less familiar with the bands solo works. Imagine is no exception. Something I should rectify. The iconic ballad Imagine feels sonically out of place with the rest of the songs. It's so much more soft and moody than everything else. It opens the album and looms over the rest of the tracks. Nothing quite lives up to its heights. There's plenty more to like here though. I especially like the lovely closing track "Oh, Yoko!". It's a simple, playful love song that has a lot of passion behind it. Songs like I Don't Want to Be a Soldier don't really hit for me, regardless of the messaging. *Heard before.

Imagine being this salty XD

I’m sorry I just don’t think this is it. The Beatles arent my cup of tea but john Lennon on his own is worse

i knew the first song (imagine) and always felt emotional when listening to it so i knew this would be a great first start.

It's alright. Bit overhyped

Masterpiece.

Not as emotionally naked as Plastic Ono Band, and some songs leave a little to be desired. But when Imagine is good (“Jealous Guy,” “How Do You Sleep?” and even the title track for all its oversaturation), it’s REALLY good.

John's singing sounds weak and lacks any kind of edge unless he filters his voice through a distorter. His supposed poetry is primitive and shallow. The songs themselves are repetitive and basic. So why the second star? I respect the production and contributions from the backing musicians on here, who rescue John's mediocrity. Oh no, I.. don't wanna be a baker mama, I don't wanna rye. Oh no, I.. don't wanna be a cleaner mama, I don't wanna lye. Oh no, I.. don't wanna be a farmer mama, I don't wanna sty.

Lifelong Beatles fan - from the day the guy was shot, and have only just listened to his solo stuff this year - and for this one, today. The best riff is saved for the meanest song - perfect Lennon move, with George twisting the blade. Enough good here to make the less good fade away

вот этот альбом я никогда не слушал целиком будет интересно.

So glad Gal Gadot gave this the popularity it clearly lacked. It'd be hard to say all the songs aren't well-made and executed, especially considered the bias most people would have going into it. But overall it is not music that excites or engages me very much; sometimes it felt like the songwriting was drawn out too long and I wasn't too crazy about the jamming that came with it in like half the songs. I did end up wondering if I'd like Paul's solo stuff more, but I did appreciate a wide-ish range of tones and styles in this record. 6/10

Really good

It's John Lennons Imagine. Come on. How is this not an instant classic? That's what I thought going in. Can you imagine, the only decent song is the title track, and even that has gone sour in recent years. How? How is this album so.. boring?

John lemon doet me niet zoveel

Prima! Laatste pokkoe hadden ze hem die harmonica wel uit z’n hand mogen slaan wat mij betreft

I knew Imagine and Jealous Guy. The rest was unfamiliar. It’s less gritty and more Beatles-like than Plastic Ono Band. I’d want to hear it again.

I liked this one considerably more than the previous Lennon album in this mix. Almost gave it a 4, as it felt more fully realized and had several songs I liked quite a bit.

Slightly better than Plastic Ono Band but not by much. 'Jealous Guy' might be the song that holds up most. The others make me think of that one guy from college, who never left your small college town, who still has Marley posters on his wall, and won't stop telling you about how you just have to read Marx. Like, his intentions are good but he's not actually doing anything.

Beautiful music and I never think to listen to just John Lennon so this was wonderful!

shocking

Some great songs, some forgettable ones.

Well jeg er sgu lidt skuffet. Imagine er selvfølgelig vild, men havde forventet mere af Lennon! Min yndlingssanger i Beatles. Synes faktisk bare den var kedelig. Stripped down og uambitiøs

Meh

Lennon's sound, independent of the Beatles, is very interesting to hear beyond imagine. The classic Imagine, nevertheless, opening the album likely would have led me to stop listening to the album if I weren't baking. The songs that followed mostly sounded like they were all precursors to that one great Lennon classic.

I've listened to a lot of the Beatles' music over the years, but the only song of John Lennon's I'd heard before today was the title track off of this album. Based off of "Imagine," I figured this album would be full of sappy songs about dreaming of peace and building a better tomorrow. Thankfully I was mostly wrong, but regardless, I wasn't very into this album. Musically, it was fine. There was some nice guitar and piano playing, and the songs sounded fine, but overall, this album felt like getting a C- on a term paper: sure, you passed, but it doesn't feel great. This album feels like most of the songs are just riding the coattails of the title track, and frankly, those coattails aren't strong enough for anything to hang on to. My biggest gripe against this album is that, knowing what we know about John Lennon now (wife beater, deadbeat dad, general asshole, etc.), everything on this album just feels disingenuous, like it's all a cheap facade used to create this image that John Lennon is a peace-loving intellectual hippie. I try to judge these albums based on the music itself, but it's really hard to filter out John Lennon the person from this album. Even if I didn't have strong feelings about John Lennon as a person, I can't see this album being more than three stars.

Est-ce que est-ce que c'est cet album qui est essentiel à écouter ou bien simplement la pièce Imagine? Disons que cette pièce, une incontournable chanson ne serait-ce que pour son impact culturel, fait une grande ombre sur cette œuvre qui oscille entre différents styles (country, rock, blues) sans atteindre les mêmes sommets. Outre Imagine, Jealous Guy est l'autre point marquant de cet album. Une belle pièce.

Good. Always makes me sad though, (especially Imagine) because of his death. Also the Beatles broken up.

An uneven album, with some average blues rock stuff. I don’t mind the big hits Imagine and Jealous Guy and my favourite is probably Gimme Some Truth. I think John’s voice only suits certain styles of music. With the support of The Beatles his music was awesome, The Beatles was truly more than the sum of its individual parts. There was a bit of bitterness that Paul had the more successful post Beatles career, and if you judge it by this album, you’ll probably understand why.

Decent soundtrack to doing pot with a bunch of homeless dudes

Boooooo

Pretentious and bland

Like his stuff with the Beatles more. Plus Yoko sucks.

6/10

Bored me. 1/5

This album deserve his classic status just by having Imagine and Jealous Guy on it, but I think the rest of the album is really strong too and gets kind of overlooked in a way. To me it feels like a natural bridge between the more primal aspect of Plastic Ono Band and the more tender/dreamy side of Lennon that we all love. One of the best solo albums from a Beatle, that's for sure.

Side B was much better than side A, in my opinion. Still a great album from Master Lennon.

What is a classic if that album isn't one? What I especially love about Lennon's Imagine album is that he goes to both extremes between the abrasive Lennon (Gimme Some Truth, How, How Do You Sleep, Cripple Inside) and the soft, vulnerable and dreamy Lennon (Oh My Love, Jealous Guy, Imagine, Oh Yoko). But you know, I'm a die-hard fan.

found it a bit boring

3/5. Pretty mid.

Imagine... I'm not a fan of John Lennon... :,)

Imagine has not stood the test of time. Blame influencers for ruining it. Otherwise a nice album.

One of my favourite solo albums, both within the Beatles world and outside of. It’s just so ridiculously good. John was as essential to the Beatles as the other 3. But to hear him branch out through his solo albums is very cool! Sometimes I dream of an alternate timeline where John would still makes music today and maybe, just maybe they would someday reunite the Beatles. But that’s not in the cards, luckily we all have their wonderful music they continue to give us. 9 out of 10

Imagine is an album that deserves to be heard, not just for its iconic title track, but for its range of emotions and musical styles. Lennon explores his personal and political views, his love and his anger, his hope and his despair. The songs are honest, raw, and sometimes controversial. Jealous Guy and I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier are haunting and vulnerable, while Give Me Some Truth and How Do You Sleep? are biting and sarcastic. The latter song is a harsh attack on his former bandmate Paul McCartney, which may seem unfair, but also reflects Lennon’s inner turmoil. The album is not perfect, nor is it Lennon’s best work, which he achieved with the Beatles. It sometimes borders on being too self-indulgent or preachy, but it also has moments of beauty and brilliance. It is a snapshot of a complex and fascinating artist. 4 stars out of 5.

Þessi gæji hljómar nákvæmlega eins og einn af félögunum í Bítlunum 🤔

JL var helvíti frjór og flottur tónlistarmaður. Hefði mátt vera minni skíthæll. Platan er flott og góð vinnutónlist. Það er þó kaldhæðið að hlusta á mann predika imagine no possessions sem lifði hátt og var með elítu lífsstíl. 3.5

John Lennon var snillingur með öllum þeim kostum og göllum sem snilligáfu fylgir. Imagine er og verður eitt áhrifamesta lag allra tíma, þó hann vissulega hefði mátt sleppa no possession kaflanum. :-) Jealous guy í flutningi hans er æðislegt og Oh lögin mjög góð. Smá beef við Paul a la Ice Cube og Dre fyndið. Í heild mjög góð plata frá mistækum manni sem breytti tónlistarsögunni.

I want to like it more but it doesn’t stick with me much

hmmm. idk how to feel about this, i dunno if i’ll like it or not, obviously there’s a banger on there, but as for the rest? who knows. i didn’t care for it. Imagine was legendary and that’s about it.

Loved the first few songs but then the record faded for me.

A cultural landmark, from a flawed man that wrote great songs.

Calm, John Lennon, guitar, solo

Fav: Gimme Some Truth because it was used in Everyday Chemistry

Classic. Feels really Lennony

Prick tbh

If it weren’t for that one song… this is not a very interesting album. I don’t know if this album started the trend of having a honky-tonk song and a blues song as a staple of albums of this era, but they’re just not very interesting. The three best songs, Imagine, I Dont Wanna Be A Soldier, and Oh Yoko. The rest, not very interesting or good.

good start tailed off, blues

Not a massive fan of JK solo but on reflection contains some decent songs. The title track sucks.

Classic Lennon, it doesn't really age

not good

Hated it. John Lennon is insufferable.

Ugh.

There are couple of overplayed classics early doors and a couple of relative duds towards the end, but most of the rest is good solid stuff - maybe better than I expected. Lennon’s bitter, political anger and softer, more loving side are both represented pretty well here. I’ll give John the same rating I gave George: 3.5 / 4

I liked it and imagine is a great song.

Imagine - 9.5/10 Crippled Inside - 7.5/10 Jealous Guy - 8.5/10 It's So Hard - 7.2/10 I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama - 3.6/10 Gimme Some Truth - 8/10 Oh My Love - 9.8/10 How Do You Sleep? - 7.1/10 How? - 8.9/10 Oh Yoko! - 8.8/10 Imagine - John Lennon - 8.7/10

Didn’t have to think too hard about this one. Classic John Lennon at his John Lennoniest. You have calls for peace, vicious attacks, vulnerable introspection, and declarations of love for Yoko Ono all within the same album. If this doesn’t represent the complete John Lennon package then I don’t know what would. Honestly though, Jealous Guy is one of my favorite songs of all time.

62/100

If I never hear the song Imagine again - I’d probably be ok with it. The rest of the album is ok, Jealous Guy is a tough listen once you know how shitty John was. But the song shitting on McCartney is fun as is Oh Yoko!

I've only ever heard Imagine. Good to hear the rest.

1971, хиппи-блюз-поп? Я хз жанры ахах вы такие смешные Я не знаю что сказать. Ну типа Imagnie это крутой трек, да, раз он до меня добрался. Альбом слушается легко, Леннон очень странно поёт, но при этом у него оригинальный голос, с первых нот узнаётся что это он. Но мне не вкатывает. Середина. Может, если я б в текст забурился...

n convence

Let's start by getting this out of way: Yes, John Lennon was not a great person. However, I am here to listen to and review these albums primarily by how good they are, with the cultural impact of the album being the only other thing that even remotely impacts the rating. With that said, this album is just kind of alright. First of all, it does kind of peak at the beginning with the title track. There are other good songs on here, but I do feel like the titular "Imagine" is probably the best one. John's singing is pretty decent as well. The songs topics range from simple declarations of love for Yoko to what is arguably one of the first popular diss tracks in "How Do You Sleep?". That's honestly kind of funny. The instrumentals are quite good at times, and I really like George Harrison's guitar work. Overall, not the best work from a Beatle that I've heard, but it still isn't bad. High 3/5.

After listening to it again, realizing that while its good its not very inventive or exciting, one of the things the Beatles did so well but John could not carry on his own.

O wat als de Beatles elkaar nooit hadden gekend, en iedereen begon direct met hun solo carrière. John Lennon zou zo hard door de mand vallen. Bijzonder hoe het als groep zo goed werkt maar solo de mannen (behalve mccartney) weinig weten klaar te spelen in mijn ogen. Imagine is misschien wel het kutste nummer ooit gemaakt, wat heb ik daar een hekel aan. Album echt heel saai. Haal z’n teksten weg en het is hier en daar nog wel te doen, maar vind er geen reet aan.

As far as i understand John Lennon was a pretty shit person

Top

Fun times. Imagine is that bitch. Verder niet heel fantastisch

4.25

Not the best solo album from any of the beatles, but it's still pretty good.

Other than a couple of good tracks, this album has always left me a bit cold. Mostly I just think it's kind of dull.

Solid classic. Imagine has to be one of the best songs ever written.

I understand what John Lennon has done for music but he's too mellow for me.

The album is good until John Lennon opens his mouth. 5/10

It’s good

Pretty decent

Starts with a classic, but really not my style at all. Not enjoyed the album as a whole.

Love John Lennon but the album wasn’t anything to write home about. It was good with nice songs.

I totally get why he's a legend, but this was just so easy on my ears its kinda boring.

More nostalgia

Bien

I don’t get the hype

It was all right, but he's just not as great on his own.

Top 3: #8 #10 #1

Just mid. I remember liking his solo stuff more, but now I realize only a few songs here and there are decent.

album tri bom, pra além do hit "imagine"

Awesome album! I wasn't aware of the partnership dissolution with McCartney. Iconic front cover

The GOAT for a reason

Love John Lennon

Good album, I feel like the production is patchy between songs. Obviously Imagine is the big single from this but its so overplayed. Jealous Guy is a highlight and How Can You Sleep being a great song albiet a lyrical attack on McCartney

This is an OK album, I am not anti John Lennon. I really love Jealous Guy, I just don't understand why "imagine" is lorded up as such a great song, it's really really basic. The kind song a teenager would write after learning two chords on a piano. John Lennon has some amazing songs, obviously. But Imagine is not one of them.

ja good

Schönes Album, das man gut nebenbei oder fokussiert hören kann. Macht gute Stimmung.

Meh, didn't really care for this that much. It's just a bit boring and uninspiring, and I don't think Lennon really held up musically without the rest of The Beatles, it seems. It was just okay, but the best and most popular song was at the beginning and nothing else really hooked me. Maybe I'll enjoy some of his other solo works more if/when they pop up, but I can't say I'll actively seek them out before then. Favourite: Imagine

I imagined it

It was good but didn’t love it

Great album. Could definitely hear a lot of different influences from track to track.

dit album gaat hard, net zo hard als john zijn kinderen sloeg

minstens 10 nummers zouden in the end of the fucking world kunnen

I think I’ve only heard Imagine. I’m really liking some of these other tracks. This guy could be going places.

I wasn’t expecting to give this four stars. But I don’t know, there’s somethings kind of cool about it? All of the songs are very distinct and memorable, but also cohesive enough to make sense together. Not a fan of imagine lol. I feel like he has something to say in this music but the songs them selves are a bit weird, but cool? I don’t know how to describe it.

Awsome

I liked some of the songs, but particularly didn't I don't wanna be a soldier mama. I really like the song Jealous Guy and Oh my love. 3/5 stars

Very listenable. Some tunes were catchy. Let's start first with Imagine. Yes, this is the most famous song of the album as well as its namesake, but for good reason. The song is beautiful, the chord changes are brilliant, the bridge is excellent, etc. The lyrics unfortunately are naive and idealistic, and Lennon comes across as the absolute poster boy for infantile idealism. It's a beautiful song, even if the lyrics are ridiculous. Crippled Inside is a nice little bluesy tune. Not super catchy, very average. Jealous Guy is a great song. Perhaps I'm biased as I am very familiar and partial to Elliott Smith's cover of this song. I was happy to hear that Elliott did proper homage to the original. It's so Hard is a very short unremarkable song. I don't want to be a soldier is very repetitive, uninspiring, and comes across as whiny for an anti-war song. But the song is less about being antiwar, than Lennon just trying to be whiney and edgy. Similar comments can be made about Gimme Some Truth. I'm ok with political songs if they are well done, and with specific criticisms. But singing that politicians lie is just common knowledge and not exactly a scathing brave critique. Oh My Love is actually a very good ballad. These soft love pieces are where Lennon excels. It's definitely the best song on the 2nd side. How Do you Sleep? just comes across poorly knowing this is an attack piece against McCartney. How? is the other great love ballad on this album worth listening to. Oh Yoko is actually a catchy good tune, despite the fact that it's about the insufferable Yoko Ono. Overall, Lennon is a masterful musician. There are 10 songs on this album. 4 of these songs are absolutely brilliant. 6 of them are filler. But the 4 are excellent enough to push my rating of the whole album up to a 4.

Heard before. Paints an interesting mood. Caught the Beatles references, or at least one. Interesting lyrics, make me think about John Lennon's personality in general, Jealous Guy in particular. + Imagine + Crippled Inside + Jealous Guy + I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama + Gimme Some Truth + Oh My Love

Deeply personal yet sort of schmaltzy. An interesting album for 1971 mixing big overproduced string and synth sounds with hyper personal lyrics that could stand alone as poetry. Lennon expresses a tangle of emotions, political ideals, and musical styles.

Very rock and roll. Anti establishment, threatening the American way of life just as the Beatles have always done. Hidden behind the most American sounds with ragtime piano, twangy guitars, and sauntering blues riffs. With some of that experimentation that can bring a childish, playful vibe , or could add nothing at all but the presence of what could be considered a gimmick for a track or two. Perfectly concise to the point where when it’s over you’ll have gotten just enough, but wishing you could have just a little more.

Nothing too exciting here for me.

Overall it felt, cozy. Some of the sound qualities (spaciousness) reminded me of the way Jai Paul produces his music.

Didn’t really like at all. Wouldn’t re listen to any songs

Would listen to it again. There are some really nice songs on it. Obviously "Imagine" is really great. With around 40 mins it is not super heavy to listen to.

It’s a classic. One of the greastest Albums of all time. I love the Song „Jealous Guy“. Very emotional Song. Among other songs, a good companion on darker days. Personal Top3 in no order: „Imagine“, „Jealous guy“ and „How?“.

Sehr cool! Abwechslungsreiche und aussagekräftige Songs. 9.3/10

I went in knowing only the title song, but the entire album ended up being solid

This album reminds me of a decent steak with just salt and pepper. Yeah, it tastes good and you can't think of anything 'bad' about it, but it leaves so much to be desired. It sounds bland and doesn't evoke most of the emotions that went into creating the music.

The title track is undeniable. It’s an amazing piece of art. The rest of the album is, in my opinion, mostly forgettable, although pleasant enough to listen to.

As the title track is iconic (to the point of being a bit tired for me) I had some high hopes for this album. Mind you, it's good, but I never felt that it went beyond that. I enjoyed the listen, but I never got excited about any of it. Maybe it was high expectations of a legend. "I Don't Want to be a Soldier," for example, made its point early on, and just got old quickly in a 6 minute track.

Oops...I though I had submitted this last night... I was familiar with a couple of tracks, but many were new to me. I liked it quite a bit. Definitely worth the listen.

Other than the ubiquitous title track, I'd not heard any of this before. Nothing particularly unexpected but all good.

I have never listened to this album before, but of course know every note of Imagine. Listening with fresh ears I realize how I have taken this amazing song for granted. It’s no wonder it is still ubiquitous today. The rest of this album is also quite impressive. While I still am not a Lennon fanatic, this album is filled with a variety of really great songs and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. I’m glad this project has pushed me to listen to something that I should have listened to years ago.

Yeah it's good. John is my #3 Beatle but this is just an undeniably good listen.

its kinda hard with this artist separating the art from the prson that produced it. The album itself is meh, kinda funny that the two most popular songs are a communist manifesto and a song where John apologizes for "losing control", "feeling insecure". Ye he just "didn't want to hurt you". Anyway enough about Jom Lemon, everyone's favourite BEATle, this album is good as an elevator music in giant malls

Una buena rola y lo demás muy cringe.

1001 albums to avoid. This does nothing else than destroying the legacy John has built with the Beatles. Imagine is the only good song on this album.

Almost excellent-4.5/5 great album.

What can I say about this beautiful album. Some of John Lennon's finest work with so many great tracks: "Imagine", "Crippled Inside", and "Jealous Guy" are the stand-out tracks, but let's not forget "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier", "Gimme Some Truth", "Oh My Love", and "How Do You Sleep?".

it was ok stand out tracks: imagine, crippled inside

Couldn't even finish

doar john lennon fiind un cacat neinteresant

Yesterday I had the 1970 McCartney solo album and today I have John's 1971 Imagine record. It's a head-to-head battle with a foregone conclusion. I already submitted my review in which I call Paul my second favorite Beatle. If you know me you know that Ringo and George aren't number one. I understand John may have been a terrible person in life sometimes, but I've always been drawn to his songs more and I thought of all the Beatles his solo work was the most compelling. Honestly, it's hard for me to listen to this record without some serious feels.

Very calming relaxing album, great one to start my 1000 album journey on!

Bra album, några väldigt bra låtar men också en del som inte e så minnesvärda Bästa låtar: How do you sleep, Imagine

yeahhhhh

Listened to it before so didn't bother. 2nd best of his post beatles 3rd best post beatles album.

Been a big Beatles fan since I was young (thanks mom), but never really explored much of their solo works. Of course knew the Imagine song, but the rest felt like unearthing some extra bonus Beatles track. Really enjoyed. Favorite track: Oh My Love.

J'ai été surprise par la diversité des styles (piano et voix, rock plus américain...). Textes simples mais engagés et touchants.

"Imagine" is literally the worst song anyone has ever written in the history of humankind, and it somehow manages to be the best song on this album. Fuck you John Smellon. This is a Ringo Starr household. There are many opinions I can tolerate, but if you tell me that John Lennon's solo career is good, I will fart in your general direction.

It was ok. Soft lyrics and sound felt good. 3.5/5

johhhhhhn

A sad departure from the beautiful songs the Lennon has mad before. A look into the life of a man struggling with how others perceive him and who he wants to be.

Its like listening to the Beatles but not as good. Imagine is great if it wasnt tainted by fucking celebrities and covid. There were a few decent songs and some that i wished ended. Nothing from this album is going on any playlist of mine.

Imagine was a great song. Never heard the rest of the album before. I was impressed how varied the songs were.

Hm… big time whining. Nothing was a star for me. Wish he wasn’t speaking because I love that pondering, traveling, endless guitar sound and beat.

John Lennon was kind of a twat and his music reflects that.

Enjoyed this more than I thought. I came in with pre-conceived notions as I had read some  not so favourable things about Lennon previously. Well written/composed songs, differing styles.

The album ends on an high note with the wonderfully twee “Oh Yoko!”.

amor mío 8/10 <3

Worst beatle

So glad to get this one out the way. I'm going to rate this as fairly as I can, pretending I don't know that John Lennon was such a terrible person. Imagine is awful, it infested the UK charts for months and was played to death on the radio and TV throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Like a bad cancer, it kept coming back again and again, even into the 1990s and early 2000s. We finally got remission, but it's a constant danger, lurking somewhere, just waiting to be played again for some reason. Jealous Guy sounds so bad sung by Lennon. Bryan Ferry made it his song and sang it so much better. The rest of the album is just dull, pale shadows of Beatles songs hung together by session musicians. Some of the songs are awful, really bad, irredeemable garbage like "I don't want to be a soldier mama" that just lurches on and on without going anywhere. The faux "peace people" crap surrounding this whole album makes me feel physically ill at times. Then I realise I'm back to the fact that the two people who put this album together are detestable, vile human beings. I hate to think how Lennon would be if he hadn't been gunned down in the 1980s. He was already a cynical, vicious piece of work and I don't think he would have aged gracefully like Paul and the rest of the Beatles did. He was probably one of the fakest people who ever existed. I was half-hoping "Oh Yoko" might be half decent, as I had heard rumours that it was different to the rest of the album. But no, it was probably the most vomit-inducing trash on the whole album. So this was forty minutes of utter shite. I hope I don't get too many other albums like this one where it's almost physically painful to get to the end. I would rather have to listen to three hours of Sandy Shaw than be forced to listen to this garbage again.

Standout: Imagine (obviously) IDK a bit too dated maybe?

Being honest this is a tale of two halves. The first five songs are incredible before falling off of a cliff in the second five. Still Lennon sounds great and he’s a pop culture icon for a reason.

Cool, with great lyrics etc. 4

It was fine.

Kind of a downer album. Imagine is ok and the last song Oh Yoko was kind of fun. Not overtly impressed.

Fine.

Being a good old Beatles hater, I wasn't looking forward to this, but it's pretty tolerable. The piano ballads (Imagine, Jealous Guy) stand out much more to me than the bluesier songs on there, they kind of pass by without much thought. Outside of the significance of the opening track i'm not really seeing why it was included in the list, there's nothing exceptional in the music here.

Fantastic, if not shambolic album of some of Lennon's best solo material.

Great album!

J'ai préféré cela à bien des albums des Beatles que j'ai eu. C'était un peu plus focus et plus recherché musicalement. Quoiqu'un tantinet prévisible et très similaire d'une pièce à l'autre. 7/10

Some good tunes, and some, well, musical fiddling around in the style of John Lennon.

Besides track 1 Imagine, nothing spectacular. Last 2 tracks good

Oh Yoko! may be the best song written by any Beatle but Lennon should have been brought up on charges for the lyrics to Jealous Guy.

Huh, I wonder why I've never heard of any of these songs besides the title track? Oh, they're all shitty blues songs made by an Englishman.

Imagine is a classic song for a reason, even if it's a bit overplayed. The rest of the album is pretty decent, but nothing else really grabbed me.

I was going to give this 4/5 originally based just on the music, but with all the asshat haters out there, I’m bumping it up to 5. Fuck the haters.

I find I like this much less than the Beatles.

Evoca os melhores clichês possíveis para reafirmar que é mais do que um disco, e sim uma obra-prima atemporal. Desde sua icônica faixa-título, que evoca sonhos de paz mundial, até a Oh Yoko!" que encerra o álbum com a melhor declaração de amor pela força da simplicidade.

This is such a good Album for John. I'm a bigger fan of his Plastic Ono Band but this is really great. Imagine is overplayed now but what a nice song for the time.

4+/5

The title track is so hypocritical. Lennon preaches peace and love yet was not very peaceful or loving to family members. Sorry but not buying it John. Rest of the album is very meh.

John Lennon with more singing about Yoko Ono

I believe this to be Lennon’s best solo album, and even if there are some moments of bad production, it overall captures the heart of a cynical legend.

The title track is obviously a classic Jealous Guy and Oh Yoko also stand up brilliantly The rest is more than fine but not amazing. Misses the rest of The Beatles

There are large parts of this album that do nothing for me at all, but then there are some pretty high peaks for me as well. Putting the titular aside, It's So Hard and How Do You Sleep? moved me pretty greatly in particular. It is not a coincidence that those two are the ones that didn't try to recreate the Beatles feel. The other tracks clearly show talent, but it just didn't feel right without the whole cast.

I’m sad to say I didn’t listen to this album as much as I should have. The title track is so prophetic and what we should all be aiming for. John wasn’t my favourite Beatle but he was a genius and generally I love his music so I’m giving 4*

Probably ruined by overplaying but Imagine is insufferable. The others are not great either...

3 stars.

Abusive husband, neglectful father, and one of the most successful musical artists of all time tells the rest of us to stop caring about earthly possessions and be better people. Not only is the messaging gratuitously pretentious, even when ignoring all the character flaws Lennon had, but most of the songs aren't even good or catchy enough to make up for it. The album jumps wildly from genre to genre giving you musical whiplash and many songs are cheap imitations of classic American rock.

Holy shit. Something Phil Spector produced and didn't ruin.

The album was alright. I knew a couple of the songs. It was mainly unremarkable though. He at least got the message to keep the album short and edit the songs down appropriately. I don't see myself revisiting the entire album though.

definetely one of my fav lennon solo album

Walking home after work and seeing this was the album of the day and thinking "what a nice album to listen to today." *Ron Howard voice over* "it was not nice, in fact it only had one redeeming song"

https://youtu.be/k-39NexNiLc?si=BCMzRBO96OVFsoeP john lennon was such a wanker set the tone by opening with one of the most beautiful songs of all time then several tracks later make a song with george harrison involved asking paul "how he can sleep at night". just the year before you were wondering into the studio with yoko off your faces on heroin while paul was simply trying to make an album. its a shame because that guitar groove is one of the better moments on this album. this record is wearisome sententious and overrated

August 27, 2023 Big Beatles fan here, incredibly uninformed when it comes to their solo stuff though, to the point I’m hearing some songs for perhaps the 1st time. Biggest surprise is “Soldier”, a dirge-y, bluesy jam in the middle that I liked more than expected. Less surprising is that Phil Spector didn’t know when to leave something the hell alone, as evidenced in my favourite solo Beatles project, All Things Must Pass. Even so, his schmaltz doesn’t make “Jealous Guy” (formerly “Child of Nature”) any less great for me HL: “Jealous Guy”, title track, “I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier…”, “Oh My Love”, “

this album really is a product of its time as in that musically its great as an album but looking at it with the modern lense of how we now listen and perceive music nowadays it hasnt aged the best due to the simple subject matter of a lot of the songs being political issues in the 70s it really is only stuck in that time period except for songs like jealous guy which is really the stuff john pulls off better being these strong ballads of pure emotion that dont try to be anything more than a personal look at john himself. as a singular entity this album is truly great but as a collection of songs it comes off a little bit flimsy in parts and a lot of that is due to its subject matter which is also the main reason the songs from this album are so hard to cover, the thing about this album is that you have to look at it from a historical music stand point to really get the full potential of it and with the modern age of playlists and short form content, other than a few songs, this album doesnt hold up like it used to but like i said as a full album it is pretty great if we look at this album purely from a musical standpoint it has aged almost perfectly with amazing production on "i dont wanna be a soilder mama" giving this echoing haunting effect (which does go against it with it starting to become droning to listening to after a while) and harrisons guitar solo on "gimme some truth" truly pulls the entire thing together for me. speaking about gimme some truth if i had to pick one best song from this record that would have to be it, its also one of the only ones that holds up very well today lyrically and musically. id also have to give honourable mention to how do you sleep which maybe didnt age the greatest with its lyrics directed at paul mccartney it still holds up very well musically, another honourable mention has to go to oh my love and oh yoko, the first being a truly beautiful song that just feels so perfect and the second just being a a fun and sweet bookend for the album

This will probably generate some hate but here goes: Imagine is just not that great an album. It's full of drippy odes to Yoko Ono (Jealous Guy) and hippy dippy pseudo-philosophical claptrap like Imagine. Meanwhile his bandmate George Harrison had just recently released the brilliant "All Things Must Pass" and Paul Mc Cartney pushed out the weird and quirky Ram. This album is just dull in comparison. It's a Beatle trying to be James Taylor. Imagine is one of the high points of Lennon's post-Beatles career, which doesn't say much for his post-Beatles career.

Glatt överraskad. Aldrig gett mig in på Lennons sologrejer men detta var en riktigt bra skiva. Gillar arrangemangen och instrumentationen. Inget för avancerat eller för enkelt, en lagom blandning av det. Favoritlåtar: Crippled Inside Oh My Love Jealous Guy

Glatt överraskad. Aldrig gett mig in på Lennons sologrejer men detta var en riktigt bra skiva. Gillar arrangemangen och instrumentationen. Inget för avancerat eller för enkelt, en lagom blandning av det. Favoritlåtar: Crippled Inside Oh My Love Jealous Guy

This was quite hard for me to rate honestly. The music itself was good, but nothing spectacular for me personally. But since it's John Lennon you sort of feel inclined to give the benefit of the doubt. But I still think a strong 3 is appropriate for me when comparing with other albums. To get a 4, I'd at least want to feel some excitement about some songs and want to give it a listen again. Not so much with this. 'Imagine' is of course a very good song, and 'Oh Yoko!' was quite good as well, though very cheesy.

This is the second time I get this album. I still think it is a good one but I think it is uneven. "Jealous Guy" is a beautiful song as well as "Gimme some truth". "Imagine" has been played to death though. So do I rate the whole album or it's individual songs? I think this gets a weak 4, the above mentioned songs are extremely good but I don't feel like I gain anything from listening to the whole album. Still though giving it a 3 seems a bit harsh.

Some very timeless songs on this album, overall a good listen.

I needed this today. I needed Lennon's feelings of love and anger and angst and joy.

The Beatles bore me

john lennon taking on topics of interpersonal relationships, religion, war, and his fallout with the beatles. a crucial album where lennon carves his own path separate from his legacy with the legendary band.

If the Lennon albums I've heard, I liked this one most.

Yeah, this is alright.

Ok album, wasn’t my favorite. Good chance to listen to a full John Lennon album!

So so. The drummer went on to join Yee.

already listened

Bon album très simple à écouter. En faisant quelque chose à côté on ne voit pas le temps passer

Lots of great songs

Wow, he really did need the other beatles member to seem likeable enough to create an album that made any sense. One example is "Imagine" asking for world peace when "How do you sleep?" attacks Paul McCartney. Though there are a couple great tunes, John's personality and self indulgence sabotages this one and stops from being an essential, or even a great album.

Knew more than I thought. Dis track against McCartney had George on slide guitar! Bluesy-er than the Beatles. Enjoyed the whole album. I’ve never heard “How?” before, and what a time in my life to hear that song. Just as good as the title track

"Jealous Guy" remains one of Lennon's finest songs.

Wel een lekker album. Zonder al te grote ergernissen naar geluisterd. Ome John is wel een beetje een pannenkoek, maargoed. Tussen de 3 en de 4. Ik zal omhoog afronden vandaag.

Bit dull tbh. A few decent tunes. ‘Imagine’ the song is a bit of a dirge

Got some good ones on it.

3/5 for the album, but it's tempting to give 2/5 because of the person.

2 absoulte bangers in jealous guy and imagine. The rest slightly pedestrian only slightly better than wings

Just think what this guy could've achieved if he was part of a decent band...

Wonderful. At times a bit soppy, but there are plenty of great songs on here for me.

Top tunes for narcissists.

With songs like Imagine and Jealous Guy it's simply possible impossible to give anything but five stars.