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3 stars for imagine and jealous guy. The rest is a surprisingly bitter and angry to be honest
I was expecting more but outside of ‘Imagine’ I thought it was just ok.
i mostly prefer Paul's solo stuff, but no doubt John was a very talented songwriter. Imagine is a bit overplayed by this point; I enjoyed the blues-ier stuff on this album that I hadn't heard before.
So John Lennon decided Imagine, his album advocating for peace and kindness for all humans, was the best place to release his Paul McCartney diss track. Got it.
Beautiful songs, including a few classics. When I think of John Lennon I always think of this quote: Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans
Imagine is of course a hit- the rest of the album had some strong songs and some mediocre. Overall it cane together to a nice album
Didn’t love. Except title track, of course
4/10
Classic song of course, but the rest of the album is actually really good as well. One of his stronger ones overall I would say. At least of those I’ve heard.
It was fine, I guess. But man, I don't really care for the Beatles.
Not as good as the beatles
Oh, cool, Yoko Ono's husband. Hopefully his music is half as good as her singing.... A lot of blues on this. Imagine that! While it seemed there was much going on, I just didn't get into this. Maybe, one day he'll make a good album. I liked Harrison's All Things Must Pass better than this. I also am a huge fan of Sean Lennon, so John gave us that, and The Beatles are great together, though. This album is a 3.
John Lemon the famous communist haha. Anyway, very nice, pleasant album. It had a really great keyboard part that I loved but suddenly something interrupted it. Well, the end of the song. It was so short, kinda disappointing after all. But it's just my little thing that I wanted to point out. Nice album.
Probably one of the best opening song to a record ever followed by pretty mid blues/country.
This is a record with a legendary first track, but unfortunately, the rest of the album can't match its pace. The rest of the songs weren't necessarily bad, but it felt like the quality had gone down with each subsequent track. Highlights of this record were the instrumental performances, the songwriting, and, obviously, the track 'Imagine'. A lowlight for me on this record was the lack of a lasting impression outside of 'Imagine'. Favourite Track(s): Imagine, Crippled Inside Least Favourite Track(s): I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama
Boring
John Lennons magnum opus. Ved ikke det er ikke lige mig men det er måske fordi jeg ikke er så meget inde i tekster. Idealisme anger pain og beauty
There’s some interesting songs in here as he’s working through his life post-Beatles… but there’s also the title track which has become a parody of itself over the years.
Imagine there’s no Beatles. It’s easy to uhh if you. Hmmm. That is my rendition of Joe Lennox’s excellent song “Imagination.” I believe the rest of it goes, “I am a citizen of the Imagi-Nation. My passport is made of unicorn mane hair, and yes, even though I imagined this nation, we still need identification.” That song got me through some tough times. One of the top 400 songs about mind based countries to ever be released and that? That’s important. I’m starting to sound like ChatGPT. How much time do you think we have left as a species? A decade? Imagine - No heaven?? Come on now. There is obviously an omnipotent sky man who just happens to have the same interests as the ruling classes throughout history. And if sky man is there, there is DEFINITELY a good place for hard workers who obey the rulers’ rules and a bad scary place for people who break those rules. Duh! Listen. Ol John boy released a great song here, but in 2025, it’s impossible to not hear every American idol auditoner belting this thing out sans original emotional weight. Oh and who could forget the celebrity zoom rendition from the early pandemic. Yeesh. This song will never be fresh again. Crippled Inside - Buckle your seatbelts, we’re entering deep track territory. Riverboat ticklin’ of those ivories. Fuck it. This rules. Hand me a Sarsaparilla and a pork pie hat. We’re goin’ riverboatin’. There is enough old school blues here to help me ignore the piano. Genuinely super fun song with some heavy lyrics. Jealous Guy - I can’t for the life of me decide if this is kind of likeable, or completely insufferable. I guess if I’m on the fence, then maybe it’s a nuanced issue. That will not stand! It’s 2025, I need to be on one side, and I need to be EXTREME ABOUT IT. Not in a cool Disney Skateboard adventure kind of extreme either. You know when you play as Zurg of Toy Story fame doing a fucking kick flip over Mufasa? Not that kind. The other kind of extreme, where you ignore nuance to receive hits of dopamine in the form of social media adulation. I will say, I think I lean towards liking this song. I guess I’m not really a zealous guy. It’s So Hard - More white guy blues. The tones are pretty great, but horns and white guy blues leave me precariously perched on the precipice of hatred. Not as strong a song here but not bad. I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama - If there has ever been a dramatic song title, this is the most dramatic. Man that production is cool. Not the direction I thought this would go and I’m loving it. That cavernous sound mixed with examination of the horrors of capitalistic enslavement on either side of the rifle make this a monster. It’s long, and would’ve probably worked better as a shorter track, but I find it almost hypnotic which further highlights the desperation of the lyrical content. Ah this one rules. Full stop. Gimme Some Truth - Hit me. Am I too fat? Do I spend too little time writing? Eh. This song was just there. Repetitive and didn’t hit as hard to me. Oh My Love - No no no no. Not great. How Do You Sleep? - Do you toss and turn? Maybe Twist and Shout? Stay awake “imagining” freaks? Fresh off the trucks, I am Overstocked on the Beatlemania 6000. Padded with 100 million one pound notes and lined with the contributions of black American blues musicians, your Hard Day’s Nights are over. Jump into the Beatlemania 6000 and return to the world of quiet sleep. Just don’t wake Paul! The Beatles version of “No Vaseline” was pretty interesting, albeit a little slow. Not a bad track. How? - Oh boy this is almost a disco tinged ballad. Horrible. I’m so disappointed because this album has been very interesting so far. Oh Yoko! - John Lennon, confirmed “Wife Guy.” Please don’t say “My love will turn you on.” I might have taken a shot at the guy for that alone. Assassin empathy aside, this is a catchy song, and despite the odd societal rhetoric, it’s a positive thing that the guy loved his wife. Can’t believe I have to say that. Anyway. Pretty way to close. Imagine an album that didn’t tail off on the back half and you’re imagining a close to 5 star effort. This is seemingly an album surrounded by controversy and things far outside of music and therefore seems to have polarized online opinions. Hell, 95% of the reviews seem to be “paul better” or “errm if he really believed in a slightly better world then why didn’t he live nomadically and own no clothes.” Thanks for regurgitating capitalist propaganda, online geniuses. Now I’m doing it. The music here was cool for the most part and I enjoyed my time Imagining. Way to go John Boy. Sorry for the assassin jab, ol chap. You must understand I’m stuck for material. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Crippled Inside, Jealous Guy, I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama, Oh Yoko!
Easy listening, not special.
A bit underwhelming.
15/1001. A familiar album from my childhood, but still some songs seemed quite unfamiliar. Besides the title there are some other classics here as well, Jealous Guy being my favourite. I was quite surprised how boring and similar some of the songs were, to be considered such a classic. Also the honesty Lennon wanted to bring in to his lyrics doesn't make the listener at home. First he sings the most universally know anthem about people living together in peace and then goes about trashing McCartney. That just doesn't feel right. Or Yoko again. I mean I like Yoko's stuff, perhaps more than Lennon's solo efforts, her music in all its naivete is much more interesting than Lennon in the 70s, sorry to say. But of course an anthem is an anthem, and there are not many people in the world who have been able to produce so many of them.
He’s a genius and a legend. Undeniable. But I just don’t enjoy his music 🤷♂️
Imagine all the people living life in peace, except for Paul McCartney!!!
2,9/5
A very cathartic, introspective and relatable album for both Lennon's audience and himself. His way of singing perfectly portrayed this, which I liked quite a bit. I thoroughly enjoyed the instrumentals and the tone they brought to each song. That being said, I'm partial to songs with longer or instrumental focused intros, so some of the songs on this album that jumped straight into the lyrics weren't some of my favorites. I also felt like Oh Yoko! felt slightly out of place in the whole of the album, but everything else fit nicely! 3.5/5 stars, would add some songs to my playlist.
Good iconic but only a few songs i will go back to
Fine. Not my thing
Solid. Always been a fan of “Oh, Yoko” and “Jealous Guy”
John Lennon has never been my favorite Beatle, or anywhere close. I actually didn't know most of the music on this album, save for "Imagine" of course, because who hasn't had that song shoved down their throats at this point? All in all, Lennon's solo music is tolerable. But I wouldn't say I found this to be revolutionary, like the solo works of McCartney and Harrison from around the same period are.
The politics of Imagine has the nuance of a 10 year old. Was this the Smart Beatle? Jealous Guy makes him sound really annoying and insecure. Final track is cringe. Musically, I liked the melodies in this album. Overall, was fine.
3/5
The Good: We get to use our imagination! The Bad: The knowledge that this would be the last time JL get’s to create more stuff The Ugly: That last tune on the album. Yes, we all know that John Lennon is Rock n Roll royalty, and we can all appreciate the wonderful music that he left us with. And yes, we can all agree that the song Imagine, purely by itself, is a 5* song, and I’ll lump on Jealous Guy with a 5* too. Can we then also agree that, aside from the two songs listed above, the rest of the album is just mediocre? You can hear several “Beatles” songs on there, but none that are of the kind your instantly start to whistle or hum… Do we blame Yoko for this? I really wanted to like this album, I really did… but it just isn’t worth more than 3*, even if it contains 2 stellar songs… the rest just pulls it down too much. 3*
Instrumentals were really nice most of the lyrics and delivery were lazy Shoutout JD Salinger
Good Album 3/5
Due to all the fandom surrounding The Beatles and John Lennon I would have expected more. A decent record with some highlights. Nothing less, nothing more.
John Lennon could write good songs, but he is a bit too overhyped and intellectual for my tastes. That's why his songs worked so well in the Beatles - his impulses were kept in check by his bandmates (who, in turn, had their impules kept in check by him and the others as well). Without that, we have some beautiful, timeless songs like Imagine and Jealous Guy, but most of this album comes across as too self-important. It's worth a listen and should be on this list, but it also serves as a reminder why the Beatles were one of the best musical acts on the planet ever, while the individual solo careers of the former Fab Four were just ... OK. Like this album. 3/5
Best: Crippled Inside Worst: I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama
At the end of the day, this is a good singer-songwriter/rock album that is harmed by being tethered to The Beatles. Imagine is more self serious, less adventurous and less colorful than The Beatles best, and it shows that The Beatles really were a balancing act between four individually flawed men. Despite this, I did enjoy Imagine, it’s fairly consistent and hits a high streak during the run of its last 3-4 songs. Some of the political commentary on this has aged awkwardly in the way that a lot of political music of the early 70s has, but a lot of these songs do present their topics in an interesting way. Overall, not bad.
Really debating between 3 and 4. There's definitely good stuff on here, but none of it reaches the same highs as any later beatles albums. Oh Yoko puts it down to a 3 I think. Also 'how do you sleep'is just such A weak diss by today's standards
Not as good as everyone seems to think. I prefer the back half of this album over the more popular front half. Not bad but also isn't groundbreaking. I prefer Plastic Ono Band to this. 7/10
Admittedly didn’t give this my full attention but i think it’s just ok. Always love imagine. Straight 3
It’s mid. Nothing special about this.
Propelled by the title track, it is a fun album that loses steam about half way through, culminating in the disappointing oh yoko.
George Harrison plays some great slide guitar on a couple of tracks. Phil Spector's production is terrible.
I suppose this is what I get for saying that Paul's a sap. John seems to be working out some issues here, and it produced a few good songs, but it primarily feels self-indulgent.
3 - decent album, besides imagine, how do you sleep, and jealous guy the rest is pretty forgettable
I love the bluesy-honky tonk, CRIPPLED INSIDE and some of the psychedelia throughout the album. I'd be lying if I said I adore IMAGINE (the song). It's always been a song I respect, but don't particularly enjoy stomaching. As with CRIPPLED, I also prefer IT'S SO HARD, and HOW DO YOU SLEEP? for similar reasons. At times, it feels like the album confuses itself. And I repeat, score doesn't fully reflect the significance this album, and Lennon, had on rock music.
More like imagine listening to John lemon in 2025 amirite?
The Beatles are better than the sum of their parts
meh
1. Imagine / 8.5 Classic, sounds a bit boring considering the message 2. Crippled Inside / 7 Fun song, but nothing special 3. Jealous Guy / 8 Beatifull, love the strings and the whistling. Calming and soothing 4. It's so hard / 6 simple fun song,but nothing special. Bit too simple probably 5. I don't wanna be a Soldier / 6.5 Cool opening. Raunchy. Simple again. Probably would hear this in a movie, but wouldn't really put this on 6. Gimme some truth / 6 I like the lyrics, but wouldn't listen to this for fun. 7. Oh my love / 7.5 Beatifull calming song 8. How do You Sleep / 5 It's ok, bit boring 9. How? / 6 Nice lyrics to open the song. Doesn't really grab my attention anymore after that 10. Oh Yoko! / 6 PLayful opening, vocally i think he could've done more with this. Wish it was a general lovesong not about yoko
This album has its moments. There are definitely some catchy songs scattered throughout. Of course, the title track Imagine is inescapable at this point; it’s been played so many times it's practically part of the atmosphere. While I can understand its impact and why people connect with it, the overall vibe of the album just doesn’t click with me. It’s not bad by any means, but just not my cup of tea.
It did not throw me off the chair.
Haven’t listened to this for years. Was thinking to myself that it is terribly sentimental. Then ‘How Do You Sleep?’ comes on. Ah-hah.
One or two decent songs. Wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it again in a hurry.
Surprisingly mild for a John Lennon album, with a couple of duds here and there, although nothing truly annoying to put me out of it. The tracks I loved were really good, but the ones I didn't fell more into the forgettable category. "Imagine" is a lovely song sound-wise, if you discard the hypocrisy behind the lyrics. "Crippled inside" is a country bop with a fun hook, followed by a weeping ballad "Jealous guy" which is not my favourite, but I see its appeal. "It's so hard" is a generic blues track, but it builds up to a nice finale. "I don't wanna be a soldier mama" goes for a bit too long but I'm really digging it for some reason, it must be the messy production. "Gimme some truth", "Oh my love" and "How?" are the three skips for me, but there's a hidden gem stuck between in the form of a surpringly good Paul diss track "How do you sleep?". I mean, the feud was bizzare but at least it gave us this song. "Oh Yoko!" is a bit too cheesy for my taste, but it's okay for an album closer. All in all, there are some really great tracks on this album, but the bad weights it down to 3.5 stars for me.
I always wondered if the song Imagine would carry the same impact if Lennon had not been killed. Like his death amplified the song to classic status from being just very good (and a little cheesy). How Do You Sleep is a late standout and one that I've never really heard before. I didn't think Lennon would be capable of writing a diss track at Paul McCartney but this was pretty fire. The rest of the album was just ok. I don't think it helped bump it to a 4, but I feel pretty sure this was a high 3.
Started out hot with one of the greatest songs of all time. Nothing else about this album particularly wowed me. I'm sure there's some lore behind this album that I don't know.
Imagine is always very good. How Do You Sleep was a new one for me that stood out. The rest was just some good John Lennon. High 3
Relajante, nostálgico, alegre Rock, buena guitarra
I what pleasantly surprised. I only knew the title track, but which I don’t love. It’s a good sounding album. He’s a great singer. All the songs are decent to good. I probably won’t seek it out again. That was my 5th album.
Happy go lucky and profound. But honestly prefer hearing all the Beatles, not just John Lennon. Nice change to listen to however
Slightly overrated in my opinion.
after nearly 200 albums of digging, i finally hit a beatle. i’m shocked that it took me this long. sucks that it had to be this one. or....does it suck? i liked the non-title tracks on this album a lot more than i thought i would. how do you sleep is shady boots, obviously, and i think oh yoko is a sweet, catchy tune. the cancellation of long-dead artists is so intriguing to me. i used to care a lot more than i do now, and i think i’ve settled on “maybe we should pay attention to the shitty people that are actually alive/the 26th most listened to artist on spotify is a self proclaimed nazi”. three stars!
Imagine is a great song. The rest was mid at best.
I haveixed feelings about John Lennon as a person and a songwriter without Paul, George and Ringo as filters. An iconic album with the blueprints for hundreds of indie singer songwriters. Jealous guy really struck me.
The sound of the record is cool but a lot of the songwriting here doesn't impress me very much. I didn't care for the bluesy numbers at all. I did enjoy some of the slower ones
Хорошо поёт неплохо
An alright album with a pretty big titular single. However, was a bit slow/dull overall. There's a message to the album but doesn't change the fact I didn't like it a whole bunch.
I almost regret listening to this all the way through. It made me realize how much of a sniveling brat John was in the wake of The Beatles breakup. Songs like How Do You Sleep seem so uncalled for, especially considering the professional course that Paul took during the same time frame. In reality, John was a cheater, an abuser, a deadbeat father, and undoubtedly a genius. He tried to explain away his abuse as just being a Jealous Man and being Crippled Inside. His life was one of conflict and he couldn’t quite shake the need for conflict in his adult life. Even Yoko couldn’t stop escape his cheating and abusing ways. In hindsight, his lyrics are sometimes damn near gaslighting, which is a shame because he is undeniably one of the greatest songwriters of all time, though Imagine is too insufferably introspective and manipulative to “turn me on.” 3.2/5
A stellar work with a top tier single from a problematic visionary. The lyrical craft don't seem to back the actual man.
Yeah idk man I’m kinda torn on this one. At its worst, it’s self indulgent, the vocal mixing is ass, and the front half feels like he’s trying to recreate the whimsical half baked ideas on the white album. But at its best, the ballads are very vulnerable and sweet sounding, George’s contributions are stellar, and the back half is much more consistent in general. Rounding up to a 3 because the runtime is perfect and doesn’t overstay its welcome
Imagina
6.5/10 Highlights: How do You Sleep Imagine Gimme Some Truth
Blanding af dybfølte sange og klassiske rock indslag som med Beatles. Et smukt album der dog til tider viser sin alder
Bueno pues está «Jealous Guy» y por supuesto «Imagine», solo por esas dos canciones merece la pena escuchar el disco, aunque el resto no era tan potente. ¡Qué bonita es Imagine!
Just alright
Some part way decent songs on this and there’s no doubt he was an important artist but it’s not my cup of tea
This felt like "Imagine", Jealous Guy" and eight versions of Yer Blues. Lucky I don't deduct a star for that celebrity version of "Imagine" over COVID.
Its fine, some classics, but overall just fine
It’s actually REALLY boring
3/5: pleasant to listen to and Imagine is iconic. Truly a product of its time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a good album, though I think the song imagine is idealistic nonsense <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Such a confusing album. The music is great, but I just can't stand John's humongous ego that he incorporated in this work.
Little bit of the Beatles sound still here but most of it was just okay in my opinion
I'm a big Beatles freak but I don't love this album for reasons I can't put my finger on.
"Imagine" a shit beatles record, because that's what this is. It's missing a lot of what makes the Beatles great, and it's full of the stuff that doesn't. I don't think that necessarily makes it a bad album, but you can tell why John needed help writing songs. "Imagine" itself is easily the best song on the album, even though the meaning is rich coming from Lennon (and of course from that insane pandemic era celebrity video). There's one thing that I want to point out in particular: "I don't want to be a soldier mama" has a really interesting lyrical cadence, but it takes that 2-3 second line and just repeats it for 6 minutes. Was that really necessary? A single idea does not a good song make. This is the worst offender but I think that's the problem with this album - each song has one or two ideas and then beats them to death. Thankfully John realized that not all the songs need to be that long, so you actually don't get the sense of repetition outside of a few songs, but the theme is there. Aside from the title track, I liked the McCartney diss in "How Do You Sleep", "How" and "Oh, Yoko" from a songwriting perspective. Those three are a good ending to the album after a bit of a slog in the middle. The rest…eh. I don’t think it lived up to the hype at all.
I really didn't want to like this. I can't stand the numbingly boring overrated song 'Imagine'. And John Lennon is possibly the least talented Beatle (if you include Ringo's 'Thomas the Tank Engine' work). But it's ok. I guess the dude can write songs.
Beside Imagine not realy a masterpiece.
3.75 Imagine carried this album
Wasn’t exactly my type of music
Not really a fan of his solo stuff but can appreciate it. I think the song “Imagine” is overrated
Feel like if this wasn’t John Lennon and it wasn’t the album with imagine on it no one would really pay it any attention
Lennon is a good song writer, and ot shows on Imagine. The songs are tight, easy on the ears and easy to understand. My only problem is he isn't too much beyond that. It isn't all that interesting or even that memorable. Standouts: Imagine, Jealous Man, How Do You Sleep
honestly a pretty sweet and often humorous record. Good stuff, not too deep and of course imagine is just breathtaking. Favorite song: imagine. Overall score: 7.2
I found this album to be quite underwhelming. Aside from “Imagine”, the rest of the tracks were new to me. Guess I was expecting something better. I did like the Paul “dis” track though. I respect his contributions to the Beatles over 7 years, but not a Lennon fan overall - seems like a petulant, narcissistic and hypocritical person. This album didn’t change that.
I was really enjoying it until "How do you sleep?" His disdain for someone who taught him how to play guitar, wrote incredible songs with him and helped launch him into the musical stratosphere is petty and frankly sad. That song is definitely a blemish on his entire body of work.
Lennon has his own sound as a solo artist. Free-flowing, imaginative, and soulful. This is a really nice record that captures him at a pivotal time in his life. I dig it.
track one: imagine - i have a complicated relationship with this song, as part of me resents it from the whole only a fool would say that/"working class hero" that rightfully acknowledges lennon's privilege; but it's also a beautifully composed, lovely sentiment. i'd give it a 7/10 track two: crippled inside - meh; weird accent from john here. i feel like he was really going for paul's nachos here, both in the whimsy of the composition and the attempt at angst in the lyrics - also too long. not very good, but i liked the breakdown at the end. 5/10 track three: jealous guy - infamous as hell but quite a nice listen. 6.5/10 track four: it's so hard - i like this one actually. classic lennon and it, doesn't overstay its welcome. 6.5/10 track five: i don't wanna be a soldier mama - getting too close to cultural appropriation for comfort here; #awkward. but unfortunately the song is quite good, and sort of experimental! 7/10 track six: gimme some truth - i love this song, reminds me of my best friend so i will not be objective about it! pretty good. 7.25/10 track seven: oh my love - so sweet and pretty, now he's gunning for harrison's nachos and they suit him far better. favourite so far! 7.8/10 track eight: how do you sleep - just okay sonically, paul ate him up, tooo long. also should've been earlier in the album, as it breaks up the flow between oh my love, how?, and oh yoko! which would be so nice and seamless otherwise. 5/10 track nine: how? - i like this! very nice, exemplifies john's strengths as a musician! 8/10 track ten: oh yoko! - loveeee this one so dearly! dare i say 8.5/10? final rating: 7.25/10
Knaller und schöne und lahme Songs wechseln sich ab.
I still prefer John Lennon with Paul McCartney, but still some fantastic work.
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
50/50
I've heard this album once before, I think. Of course we all know the title track which people love or hate. Personally, the lyrics never appealed to me, but it was a nice, pretty melody. All that was ruined when the out of touch celebrities sang it at us during COVID...bleh...now I'm fine never hearing it again. Not Lennon's fault, of course. My favorite track here is Crippled Inside, just because it's upbeat and fun (maybe not the lyrics so much). The other stuff I could take or leave. Implying that the only thing Paul McCartney ever did was Yesterday is laughable.
Love the Beatles. I’ve always liked Paul McCartney’s post Beatles better. Eclectic album. Enjoyable.
Say what you will about John Lennon but the guy was a hell of a musician. Solid album
It's Imagine by John Lennon, so of course it's on here. That said, this album is honestly just ok at best. Lennon really benefits from having the other Beatles with him to keep him in check.
pretty good, a little artsy fartsy but not bad
Overrated. Favourite songs: Crippled Inside, It's So Hard, Oh Yoko!, Imagine Least favourite songs: I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama 3/5
This one was a hard album to rate. It’s certainly a good album, but I don’t think it’s as good as any of even the lesser Beatles work. I liked the arrangement and production, but I found the songs to not be the most interesting. The political aspects weren’t my favorite, not because I disagree, but because it felt kind of virtue-signally to me, like Lennon was against the Vietnam war just because being against the Vietnam was what artists did at the time. Favorite Track: How Do You Sleep?
Mislim da nikad nisam (!) zapravo ovaj album u komadu preslušala, iako znam skoro sve pjesme. Ima mi dobrih stvari tu svakako, i nekih kultnih, nekako mi je naj How. Na trenutke mi je malo pre mellow, ali to je Lennon i možda isto do mog dana. Solidnih 3/5, 6/10.
You can't play poker with a deck of spades, you can't recapture that Beatles magic without Paul, Ringo, and George.
One of my non-favorites. I'm giving it three stars though because my wife threatened me if I didn't.
Imagine being a millionaire white br*tish dude singing songs about "what if we didn't have jobs" and getting massive praise for it. I get that Imagine was transgressive for the time, but damn if the isn't on the floor. Probably my least favorite Beatle.
I have successfully imagined John Lennon. It was pretty good, I liked Oh My Love.
Peanut butter and jelly are better together than apart. So were Lennon and McCartney.
I wasn't blown away by this and maybe I'm biased because Paul > John (even though it's not really a competition). To me, this album proves strength in numbers and how much better their individual music could have been if created together.
A few great songs, the rest a little bleh. Funny how he and Paul traded these diss tracks that unintentionally illustrated how much they needed each other musically.
3/5
fuck john lennon
My parents are the Beatles generation. They passed it on. I've been a Beatles fan as long as I've been alive, not that long, but still. It's always been Lennon, Harrison, McCartney, and sorry Ringo. But in recent years things have shifted. John lost his spot. But enough about anything but the album. It's very nice with a handful of amazing songs. No yoko being too much. Just simple little songs. Not the best but pretty good.
Heard before, solid but boring
1. imagine - 4 2. inzide - 1.5 3. jealouz - 3.5 4. hard - 1.5 5. zoldier - 1 6. truth - 1.5 7. love - 2.5 8. zleep - 1.5 9. houu- 1.5 10. yoko - 1
I liked the range across styles. The title track is a classic
Harrison had the best post-Beatles output, but Lennon cut himself loose and produced some fine, angry and heartfelt music freed from Paul’s ribbons. There’s classic music on here and some working-it-out jams. John always sang with his heart out in the open. I still think about what he could be producing today.
Some great songs (jealous guy, crippled inside, oh yoko) and plenty of good songs, imagine is a solid record which struggles to hit the heights of Lennon’s previous work. Which is an unfair expectation given what he produced before, but a comparison that’s kind of hard not to make.
Some parts are good, some parts are just meh, some are shite.
Liked: Imagine, Crippled Inside, Jealous Guy, Gimme Some Truth
Just average rock music. I’m sorry but Paul’s solo stuff is way better.
I like one song only
'And no religion too.' That's a breakthru in pop and rock's political and cultural messaging. It fits right in, you don't gotta say anything more, and I'm relieved someone had the nerve to say it. The song is therefore rightly iconic, but the rest of the album consists of songs that are good but never great, with the exception of 'How Do You Sleep,' which as a putdown track ranks with Dylan's 'Idiot Wind' and 'Positively 4th Street': 'The sound you make is muzak to my ears / You must've learned something in all those years.' 'I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama' is thundering and grand, but also confirms that Lennon is often a better chanter than lyricist. When the chanting gets into my soul, I'll be there for the picketing. Otherwise, it's a bit truthy for no reason.
Imagine all the Beatles… It’s easy if you try.
Imagine itself is a great song, but the rest of the album was all right. A pleasant listen overall. I didn't pay attention to much of the lyrics.
Unfortunately, I didn't half mind this album. Some of the lyrics grated on me a little, but the music was much more memorable than I thought it would be. 3.3 stars.
Good album. “Imagine” is obviously the hit on here. Enjoy the messaging of the album. 3.5/5 Might listen again
I liked this more than I thought I would. I’d say about half of this album is solid. The other half isn’t great.
honestly the title track kind of undeniably goes but thankfully for my own personal convictions and dislike of lennon the rest of the album ranges from fine to unremarkable to annoying. musically i do actually like How Do You Sleep, but even being also kind of a Paul hater, i find it just a little too crass as a response to the much more mild jabs on Ram
Beatles albums should be here. This? I don't think so. 2.5
The title track is so overplayed that it's lost any power it once had, and now just feels trite. I don't wanna be a soldier is a dirge. I like the George solo on Gimme Some Truth. I really like the music of How Do You Sleep, but those lyrics are just embarrassing. "How" and "Oh Yoko" are nice songs to close out the album. All in all a mixed bag. McCartney's Ram is a better album that's not on this list, IMO.
Oh John, John Lennon is a difficult figure for me. I think that without him the Beatles wouldn't be nearly as good as they are, yet he's not that great without the rest of the Beatles. I much prefer Paul and George's post-Beatles work. A lot of John's solo music is uninteresting to me or even obnoxious. My feelings on this album are overall positive. The title track is by far the biggest song from this album as well as Lennon's solo career as a whole. Most people either think its one of the greatest songs ever made or they think its overrated whiny crap. Personally I'm somewhere in the middle though I would agree that its probably the best song on the album. I think if you separate "Imagine" from John as a person its a really nice song. The other notable song is the bizarre Paul McCartney slander on "How Do You Sleep?". Why does this song exist? Like it sounds fine but the concept of a Beatles diss track makes me roll my eyes. The rest of the album is made up of hits and misses. It never becomes unlistenable or anything but it also never blows me away. Until I relisten to "Plastic Ono Band", this is still my favorite post-Beatles Lennon album. "Merry Christmas Yoko" Favorite track: Imagine 💩 3.5/5
Some good stuff, some OK stuff.
Can we all just agree that John was the worst Beatle? Imagine makes me genuinely angry, the po faced, total lack of self awareness being demonstrated in this song is ire inducing. That said, on the rest of the album, the music is pretty decent, even though the lyrics are shitty. The only genuinely good song is Jealous Guy. The only song where John Lennon addresses what a prick he was.
Realmente nenhuma música além de Imagine me chamou a atenção. Faz falta os outros Beatles hem. Mas é razoável, vou dar 3 para não ser muito chato dando um 2. "Mamãe não quero ser prefeito, pode ser que eu seja eleito e alguém pode querer me assassinar." Seixas, Raul
"How do you sleep?" primeira diss track da história (a guitarra nessa oh *chef's kisses*) 3,5
There’s a reason “Imagine” is the only well-known track from this album. It’s important and has its place in the annals of music history, but when it comes to members of both The Beatles and Nirvana, many people look at anything they do/did with rose tinted glasses.
This was good... And it has a lot of significance... But nearly every Beatles album is better than this Lennon solo album... Yes, Imagine is good.
Sadly I did not finish
It’s John Lennon but it wasn’t that great.
I mean... it's fine. Some cool song variety. But "Imagine" just feels condescending in 2025, knowing what we do about how John and Yoko lived. I find the personnel on this album to be more interesting than Lennon himself lol. Legendary session drummer Jim Gordon (hope he doesn't go and do anything crazy like kill his mother with a hammer) and George Harrison ('All Things Must Pass' is still THE best post-Beatles release, fight me)
Es extraño que, siendo probablemente los Beatles mi grupo favorito, le haya prestado tan poca atención a las carreras individuales de sus miembros. La verdad es que John Lennon no es santo de mi devoción, y este álbum lo ha confirmado en parte. Tiene partes muy buenas, empezando por "Imagine", a la que no le voy a quitar mérito por muy manida que esté. Pero, en general, lo veo un álbum bastante aburrido. Las letras son muy simples, y las composiciones no me dicen nada nuevo que no haya escuchado ya antes en los Beatles. No sé, me cuesta comprender el éxito de este álbum más allá de la pasión que tienen algunos por el personaje de Lennon. De momento, me quedo con la obra de Harrison.
Oh fuck you, you're going to give me The White Album and then Imagine back to back? I'm already having a shitty week. I don't deserve to be subjected to the most self-indulgent works of the Beatles. John Lennon needed to be with Paul McCartney to write a great song, but the converse was not true. This whole album just feels uninspired. It's hard to give it too bad a score, but, like, come on John Lennon 3/5
Aight
I was expecting to roll my eyes a lot during this, and I did. The Phil Spector production is great and there are still a lot of good tunes, but also John Lennon just comes off as a massive wanker pretty frequently.
Bit boring
Not a huge listener of Lennon's individual music, this album was a mixed bag for me, starting off strong with Imagine and Crippled inside which are both great songs, I found most of the tracks in the middle to be sort of unremarkable, not bad by any means but slightly forgettable to me personally. I was woken up again by How do you sleep and Oh Yoko, both of which I actually enjoyed very much. Overall pretty mediocre album with a few gems. Fav song: Imagine
Good album didn’t really connect with me but I find this is a lot for lennons solo albums. Favourite oh yoko
John Lennon and Phil Spector - two bad guys who make good music. John really shines in the more personal/grounded tracks. Having already been familiar with Imagine (which is… overhyped) and Jealous Guy (great song) I found myself going back to Oh My love quite a bit. He really shows a soft and tender side (how ironic) and overall I think this album is a very strong case that John can stand alone the strongest compared to his old bandmates. Having Spector I’m sure helped as well. Overall it’s good, I don’t think it really has any weak points, just points that aren’t as good.
The title track is honestly not as good as I remembered it being, and the rest of this album is simply just adequate. Nothing jumps out as good or bad, its all pretty forgettable Best Song: Imagine Rating: 6.0/10 3 Stars
6/10. Unfortunately, I didn't really feel any connection with this album. The Beatles are one of the most important bands to ever exist, and the title track of this album has been heavily covered. Yet, the overall album feels...stale.
Not a bad album. I liked a couple songs. The rest I could leave on as background music while I'm preoccupied with a task.
-ah the (in?)famous Imagine album about which I have heard so much. I wasn’t completely blown away like I was with a lot of the Beatles’ main stuff, but it was decent -turns out John needed Paul after all I guess -I do really like some of the experimentation with sound and atmosphere on songs like I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama, it was interesting -Favorites are Imagine, Crippled Inside, and How Do You Sleep?
Hmm… there are two good songs: Jealous Guy and Gimme the Truth… but that’s about it. Imagine was overplayed in my childhood, so I never need to listen to it again Lennon without the Beatles is just not for me.
Саундтрек для любого фильма 70ых. Imagine была отличной песней до 2020 года, жаль что кавер знаменитостей испортил его…У Oh my love замечательная мелодия. Cripple inside - заставляет задуматься кто ты. I don’t want to be a soldier - тинейджерский гимн
It does has Imagine on it, but that isn't enough to make it four stars. Solid three.
Fine I guess? Nothing really grabbed my attention, but the title track is genuinely great even after the pandemic butchering and general levels of cliche
Imagine is a classic, despite Gal's awful quarantimes version. Rest was OK, had to skip partway through Don't Wanna Be a Soldier and Gimme Some Truth, so repetitive.
I've never actually listened to a full John Lennon solo album, curious what the songs are like outside of the obvious hits. Pretty solid, sounds just like that guy from the Beatles. HA. Man a lot of these songs are surprisingly repetitive, like I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama and Give Me Some Truth, kinda just the same thing over and over. Oh yeah I forgot that there's a weird Paul diss track on this album. Overall pretty good album, not a ton of standout tracks outside of Imagine though in my opinion on one listen.
Imagine a world without the Beatles
This album has two great songs (Imagine and Jealous Guy), a few OK ones (e.g. How do you sleep) and some mediocre ones (e.g. Crippled inside). Much like most Beatles albums you could say. As an 'album', to be played in its entirety, I don't particularly like it.
Mixed. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Some great tracks. Jealous Guy is lovely. Think I’ve heard Imagine far too much. Some tracks feel a little bit like a demo/jam that’s not fully finished.
Interesting! It’s hard to take imagine seriously these days, but obviously a classic. The next song is very hunky dory and not expected but I’m glad I had the experience, not sure it will be on repeat. The latter half of the album was the most memorable and ‘underrated’. Nothing to out there but just good listenable music.
This verges on annoying on some tracks, but some of them are just really nice. Oh Yoko! is a real delight, and I'm a fan of the titular track, even if I always think of Cee Lo Green once doing a version where he idiotically changed it to "and all religions true."
3.5/5
Still enamored by the blues, still experimenting with different ideas, still capable of writing songs every person on earth will know through cultural osmosis. Sometimes I'm not super thrilled about all those things though.
YAY JOHN LENNON ..I got bored and didn't listen to the whole thing.
As a kid, I would have given this a 5. As the album hits it the middle group of songs, it becomes more average. By the end you realize Spector’s production is the only thing making some of the average songs great, along with mysticism around Lennon’s celebrity. As an adult with a new perspective, the album is good, but not as big as I once thought it was. I would give this: 3.5⭐️
The recording quality is kinda bad and makes the album less pleasant to listen too. Also the lyrics if some songs are questionable
Yeah, its not the beatles but its still good.
I like a few of the songs, but in general this wasn’t that inspiring
Imagine (song) is deservedly an all-timer. The rest of the album was fine but not that interesting to me.
The title track is a classic and there’s some nice other singles here but it falls short of the quality of his group works and the experimental tracks sound too rough in most places for my liking
Good album. I don’t think any of the Beatles are as good as solo artists as they were as a group.
Not bad. But 'Oh Yoko!' is cringe. Favourite tracks: Imagine, Crippled Inside, Oh My Love, How Do You Sleep?
Dla mnie zdecydowany downgrade w porównaniu do Revolvera. Album dla mnie nierówny, nie do końca mnie zaangażował. Sporo "plumkania" niczym w country (wrażenie potęguje harmonijka), za którym nie przepadam. Mocny start Imagine (chociaż kuuuuurde, mam tak przeoraną tę piosenkę, że tylko została pamięć o tym, że ją lubię, na uczucie nie umiem się już zdobyć niestety XD). Crippled inside spoko, witty, ale, chociaż nie jakoś szczególnie zachwycające (swoją drogą, nie mogę oprzeć się wrażeniu że Crippled i It's so hard so meeeega rollingstonowe, ale hm, słabiej...?). Nie będę raczej szedł po każdym utworze, ale średnio ogólnie kupuję teksty - wydają mi się pisane na siłę, momentami jakby aspirują do wnikliwości, której im brakuje. Mam też wrażenie, że są tak szczere jak skrucha Lennona po napierdalaniu swojej kobiety :> Favs: nie jakoś top, ale imo na uwagę zasługują "How do you sleep at night?" i "I don't wanna be a soldier mama" - ten ostatni jest też imo ciekawszy muzycznie, chyba najciekawszy. Specjalne wyróżnienie dla "Oh Yoko!" - dawno nie czułem takiego cringu słuchając piosenki, the cheesiest of all cheeses, taka o, pioseneczka-laureczka, ale śmierdzi mi komercyjną próbą stworzenia sweet love song na kilometr - BLEH. :( 2,5/5
Pas mon artiste préféré, 7/10 quand même
This guy is kinda full of himself? Good songs though.
Thought plastic ono band was better
I was gonna joke that I'd rather listen to Yoko's solo (and so far listening to Fly this is more my speed) but this wasn't bad at all. Inconsistent as for me half the songs were great and sound nice and the other half are just country/blues tunes without much to add or for me to enjoy but other than that, it's a pretty nice album
A bit underwhelming for what I expected based on the reception, but decent nonetheless. Highlights: Imagine It's So Hard
Sometimes sublime, sometimes derivative. One transcendent song does not a transcendent album make.
I've been kind of fearing getting into rock music, since I don't really like screamo rock or rock-and-roll very much, but I'm enjoying the art rock and soft rock albums I've heard so far. This album was a somewhat acceptable soft rock album. Starting with the negatives, my least favorite song was probably Crippled Inside, a little too country-leaning for me. I prefer my country songs artsy and not honkey-tonk. The blues-ier songs like It's So Hard were also not my favorite. Plus, I wasn't a huge fan of Lennon's voice throughout the whole album. However, there are some really pretty arrangements in the album. Imagine is a nice listen, and Oh My Love is both a beautiful instrumental and uses Lennon's voice for good. I think he'd be really good as a folk singer. Unfortunately, his voice brings down several other songs I would have otherwise liked, such as How? The album kicks off on its highest point with Imagine, and then it's only down from there. I kept on waiting for it to get better, but it never did. If someone asked me how I liked it, I'd probably say that its "alright."
Really enjoyed when it ended
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l_0JjPGJUQ&ab_channel=PoliticalComedy
Jealous and how are great others are mid
Some decent songs but didn't think much of the album overall. Didn't find it particularly cohesive. 'Imagine' of course is a classic but one that never sat that well with me. 'Jealous Guy' is probably my favourite on the album. At points it harked back to the Beatles sounds but with less impact, this is obvious due to Lennon's a driving creative force in the band. Ultimately it feels a mix-match of styles with a few songs sounding like less interesting Beatles hits, one the same but Dylan and another The Doorsesque. It could very well be a slow burner album and I should come back to it in the future but aside from 'Jealous Guy' and maybe 'How do you sleep?' I'd probably rather just listen to Beatles albums.
Album is okay. Imagine is legendary. But it is nowhere close to Beatles. Distribution politics seems wrong.
I think imagine was my least favorite song on the album. I really liked how it hit rock and roll, ballads, and bar room blues. A diverse album that ends a little early. I’m not sure I agree that it’s hard to hide when you’re crippled inside.
Ok, a bit boring, 6/10.
It’s Lennon and therefore never going to be that bad. Lots of people like to take swipes at John for being a hypocrite but people need to look in a mirror every once in a while. He was a flawed human being, a work in progress, like all of us. He happened to know it though. At this point in his life he was writing for himself and not for profit- so you’ll have to forgive some of the more navel gazing pieces.
Nacheme wunderbare Wuchenend im Casa Neduzen mitere beachtliche Dichti a elektronische Kläng und viel Wumms isch es mir doch bizli schwiriger gefallen mich wider ganz dem ruhige hiizgeh wie bim Lennon, de jüngst. Es het paar Tracks gha wo biz spannender und rockiger gsi sind, meistens hani aber ned so chöne ufpasse wills doch ehner ruhig im hindergrund gloffe isch.
zerstmal es shoutout ad schnorregige, gotta be one of leves favs! ganz schwer das zbewerte, scho paar gueti bangers druffe gha aber au paar random sache chansmer scho vorstelle das da au no bessers vo dem johannes lemone cho chönti, drum gits für mich es 3 han halt würklich kei ahnig vo chäfer und zitrone
Two evergreen songs like Imagine and Jealous Guy and a few averages. I think 3 stars is a decent score.
It's aight. Will I listen to again: 10%
This album didn't really do anything for me. It's good music. But not my style and I won't come back to it.
It started off at 4, then in the middle it went to 3, and then I just waited for it to be over tbh
I always liked John Lennon better with the Beatles than his solo work. That being said he did have some good solo hits, and Imagine is the hands-down best of them. That song alone has sponsored so many questions about his Communist, Anti-American leanings vs the desire to live in a world free of war and all those things that have caused it. Looking at it in context tot he post-Vietnam era the context makes so much sense. I remember when my grandmother passed my aunts insisted this song being played at her funeral, which was ironic because she loved country music, didn’t like hippies and was a devout Catholic. The priest in the church had an issue with it too, which made it that much funnier. In this album, Lennon is all over the place musically, but it is a reflection of his America, which is respectable. He saw a corrupted world, and among it a vision of hope.
was gonna go 4 but the back half got a lot weaker for me
It's Beatlesy at the end if the day, so certainly not bad but also not as good as most beatles albums
Never was a huge fan of the song Imagine, a little schmaltzy for my taste. Most of the album I felt was a bit subdued, I enjoyed a couple of songs like I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier and Crippled Inside, but otherwise nothing special.
Some good songs, some less good. I can't help thinking about the fact that he was physically abusive towards Cynthia when listening to the song "Jealous Guy". That song feels tainted to me. But there were some cool riffs on this album and obviously the title track can't be overlooked.
Not my favorite beatle
Mh, not sure about this one. Imagine was hugely overplayed, and the rest is lacking the songwriting of e.g. Plastic Ono Band.
Imagine is great. Jealous Man is horribly cringe. The rest is ok. I am tempted to give two stars, but Imagine is good enough to bump it up.
Very good
6/10 - A little boring and imagine is overplayed. I sort of enjoyed Oh Yoko!
Personally, I think every Beatle should have written a diss track about one of the other Beatles. I want to hear Ringo's diss.
Definitely a classic album. Have to admit that I’ve never been passionate about Lennon’s solo stuff although admittedly there is a lot of great stuff. I’ve always found the music lacked a lightness or something. I was surprised by how biting he was about McCartney on ‘how do you sleep?’ so soon after the Beatles broke up.
I have some negative impressions about him and that affected my enjoyment somewhat. Clearly some good tracks on here, but not something i will actively go back to soon
Took a break from domestic abuse to write the most iconic piano intro of all time. Spent the rest of the time recording mediocre blues and Beatles B-sides.
I always thought John Lennon was a bully and that song pointed at Paul McCartney was stupid
Ooh hey that album by John Lennon's not so bad, let me just listen to the last song...... hmm he should have been shot earlier actually.
Bangers and some filler, but the bangers are the size of "Imagine". However, this not my favorite Lennon album from his solo career.
I’ve never really got into any of the Post-Beatles Beatles’ albums. I thought I would have investigated John Lennon’s stuff, but no. The last time an album of his came up on 1001, I was pleasantly surprised. This time, it was more in line with my assumptions. “Imagine” the song, is great, of course. It’s just a little overplayed for me to totally enjoy. And there’s a couple of other tracks I like. But there’s something about the overall sound that doesn’t gel with me. I don’t know why the production of John Lennon’s voice was done this way after the Beatles but it meant I never liked it as much. And I lot of the songs structure seems more basic, less tuneful and more reliant on old 50s rock n roll cliches than in Beatles times. Anyway, the other couple of songs that stood out to me were “Jealous Guy” - a great song but I don’t like this version because of the sound. The strings also put me off - and “Oh Yoko!” Which seemed like a cute ditty. I should probably try and listen again or to more post-Beatles stuff to see if it grows on me.
honestly pretty dull. imagine is overplayed but good and everything else was just kinda boring. was done with the album with like 12 minutes to go
Pretty good. Doesnt reach the hights of some of the classic beatles albums, but works well as something additional to listen to once in a while. Best song: imagine / jealous guy Worst song: Its so hard
I enjoyed some of the songs very much, but others were fillers. Yes, he was a person full of contradictions, but the messages and impact of his music stands regardless.
I grew up around a lot of this music since the Beatles are clearly my dad's favorite artists. I don't think I'd listened to this album in full though. There was always a "they were better together" mentality. But it’s true. This is a good album overall I think, but it highlights where the rest of the group really provided and great push pull to make better albums.
Ein Klassiker
Sucks to live in the post- COVID celebrity 'imagined cover, since the song just makes me cringe every time I hear it. That's said, this album isn't a favorite. 3/5
Imagine is a good song. The rest dragged on a bit.
Imagine if the rest of the album was like the first song. Then it would be a good album, but as it is, it's just average.
Still creeped out by the idea of John turning Yoko on after the last track.
Imagine is a good listen, albeit fairly uninspired. John Lennon seems to fall flat compared to the highs that The Beatles hit when writing together, and this project is no exception. It’s bookended by what I’d consider to be the best tracks with a few hits interspersed among the other bland or samey-sounding tracks. It’s very nice for background music but not something I’d actively sit down to fully invest my attention into.
This album is many things: deeply earnest, impeccably produced, and teeming with tasteful instrumentation. But its identity might be best formed by what it is not. It is not cynical. This album is not playful (with the exception of "Crippled Inside"). At the end of the day, it isn't very fun. That's a significant departure from what so many of us loved about John Lennon -- the goofiness, the darkness, the slight of hand that disguised from listeners exactly how hard he was working and how much he cared about his art when he was in that other band of his. That doesn't make Imagine a bad album at all. But it's a little bit more emotionally needy than what we are accustomed to from Lennon. That forces it to become an album that needs its own time and place. An extra half star is added in recognition of King Curtis' sax and George Harrison's slide guitar. 3.5/5
J'suis pas super impressionné en comparant les projets solos des autres Beatles (All Things Must Pass, RAM, Ringo The 4th...). I mean, c'est plaisant mais sans plus, j'ai jamais été un Lennon fan anyway
Decent enough album that picks up the quality musically as it goes on, earlier anti war, mostly repetitive lyrics and tracks give way to beautiful and upbeat tracks in the back half.
Through circumstances beyond my control I was stuck listening to this album on repeat and developed stockholm syndrome. 3 stars up from my initial 1 star assessment
Really great start, but the other songs were not that exciting
good first song, the rest of it was okay
Lacks a bit of a kick. Not unpleasant but a bit boring
Meh, imagine is the only great song here
Classic!
McCartney supremacy! Okay. It’s fine. The title track is, of course, one of the worst songs of all time, but the second half of the album isn’t bad. But it’s all just missing “something.” That spark! That magic! That McCartney touch!
Wow, what an inspiring and thoughtful album. I hope there is nothing sinister lurking just below the surface of this fine gentleman
Imagine is great, the rest are okay.
Okay, but not for me
imagine- can really only think about that video of all of those celebrities singing this at the beginning of quarantine but still a good song! activist king crippled inside- honkey tonk damn jealous guy- okay! it’s so hard- immediately better than the others because of the horns i don’t want to be a soldier mama- funky funky!! the cadence of the words is weird as hell to me. like i don’t like how he’s saying it gimme some truth- guitar is an awesome instrument i like this one the best so far oh my love- awe this is cute how do you sleep?- omg sam smith mentioned! okay this one is good af how?- i mean he’s asking hard hitting questions! oh yoko!- i didn’t love it but not dispicable ! overall: 5/10 not really my kind of music but respectable !
1. I was kind of lukewarm on the title track before it was destroyed by self-important celebs. 2. He makes fun of McCartney’s Muzak in How Do You Sleep and the next song is the stupidest sappiest song I’ve ever heard. 3. The only songs I really, really like are the love songs. Oh Yoko is pure joy, and Oh My Love is delicately beautiful. 4. The rest is fine, Jealous Guy is ridiculously overproduced, and I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mamma is saved by it’s production.
This fucking guy. I know The Beatles wouldn’t have been half as good without him, but I like Paul’s contributions better. Also, every other Beatle released at least one solo album that was better than any of John’s solo stuff. This album was OK. I never liked the title track.
3.5 stars. Two stone-cold classics bookending what is a pretty good album. Give me a couple more like \"Oh Yoko!\" and it's an easy 4-4.5
This is balm to the soul.
HE SHOULD HAVE ENDED IT IWHT HOW!!!!! oh yoko is so dumb man like okay we get it you love her or whatever im so annoyed
Another OK album at best, could do without
nice lennon
John Lennon is a genius, at least as an artist, and of that there is no doubt. His time with 'The Beatles' is something that will never be repeated by any artist, simply one of the most influential guys in the history of music. But was he as good in his solo career as he was with The Beatles? Imagine is the second studio album to be released by the Beatles' pianist, writer and vocalist. This album was a total success in terms of sales due to the expectation that he had. It would be released in 1971, one year after the band's breakup. Expectations rose even higher with the release of 'Imagine' as the pre-album single, one of the most played songs in the history of music. The album has high peaks like 'Imagine' and 'Jealous Guy', but it also has low peaks. You always end up valuing the highs more, but in this specific case I think it's the right thing to do because it's a project with a very constant structure. It doesn't have a fixed sound at any point. It has many different styles in different parts of the project. There are songs that are Singer-Songwriter or Blues songs. This shows the variety of sounds he has. Quite well written - as we are used to - but with a very good piano that is maintained throughout the whole album. Also noteworthy is the work of former band member George Harrison who also has a very good participation in the album. I didn't manage to connect 100% with this project, but I liked it all the same.
This album was better than I expected. There are three or four really good songs on it, including "Imagine".
imagine isch absolut overplayed des grauens aber s isch ebe en guete song. nöd s perfekte meisterwerk wo lüt amel s gfühl hend aber guet. crippöed inside findi chli schwach, s südstaate band ding findi nöd ideal. jealous guy isch seehr geil sowohl vode produktion als au vom songwriting her. tönt super, geili chords strings sind schön, schlagzüg super mitem echo druf glaub? aaaah phil spector. und jim keltner ade drums au geil. its so hard isch cool aber macht nöd würkli viel. i dint wanna be a soldier mama isch geeil mitem reverb. gimme some truth het mi au nöd umghaue. oh my love isch seehr schön. george harrison ford ade giti öööh. sehr schön. how do you sleep slappt ebe au wenns en mega disstrack an paul isch. "those freaks were right when they said you was dead". hobla. und de george spielt auno druf. finds chli seehr petty und teenie-hässig. nöd guet galteret. musig zwor guet aber d lyrics züched en abe. how? isch schön, sehr schöne bass. oh yoko, er het d yoko gern sehr cute. bin am schwanke zwüsched me 3 und me vieri. aber bin ebe scho en paul guy.
sorrysorry aber imagine gaht mier wege schuelsinge eig nur uf de sack und chan das drum nöd würkli objektiv beurteile hahaha crippled inside findi d rhythmik no cool und de gegesatz vo text und musig hahaha jealous guy eig na cute aber bruuuder s pfiffe it's so hard isch wieder so es chinderlied iwie okkkd strings im solo sind ns cool I dont wanna be a soldier chli anderst a ber gfalltmer nöd so hahaha wie er de paul ahfiggt jaa find leider alles chli langwilig, au wenns mengisch au schön isch
I don't know why but when it comes to the Beatles and his members´ music I have always felt this sort of distance, even without knowing much about it. This feeling, however, has been slowly been proven to be just a first wrong impresion. It's nice to say that I liked this album: my favorite songs were "jealous guy" and "how do you sleep?". Lately I have been into 70s music, so is not surprising neither.
The music is actually quite solid and I would give it 4 stars if not for... 1 - The longest track on the record is the most boring thing ever 2 - Like half of the album is John moaning about Yoko in quite a boring (also) way 3 - Bro insulted McCartney So 3 for that matter. Damn Yoko.
Was ok, I liked some tracks but honestly nothing really made a big impression
This feels like a 'Hey Paul look at me I'm solo now" kind of album. There are some really great tracks, but also some meh tracks. Lennon's got such a great creative mind that shines on tracks like Crippled Inside and How Do You Sleep?, but tracks like Jealous Guy just don't hit for me.
A bit of a mixed bag. Some truly great ideas and also some other songs. Favorites were Imagine, Jealous Guy, Gimme Some Truth, and How Do You Sleep?
Jeg må erkende, at der var nogle bundsolide numre på, selvom jeg er en inkarneret Imagine-hater (alle versioner). Oh Yoko! er højdepunktet for mig, chokerende hvor meget hele tidlig 00'er-indiegenren lånte fra det ene nummer
Great stuff, but definitely drags on in parts. Gonna become a real harsh critic now.
Bit hit & miss. He's obviously a bit of a bellends but he has some talent. Do think he leaned into the rock/blues thing a bit too much, album sounded disjointed with how quickly he veered off from imagine before going back into the softer stuff. The unsubtle dig at Paul was actually one of the better tracks funnily enough. Alright album but zero chance it was making this list if it wasn't John Lennon.
Am I allowed to say I didn't love this album? I feel like, as groundbreaking and influential as they were, both John Lennon and Paul McCartney have been deified to a point where it feels like heresy to admit you don't love everything they've done (and it's worse for Lennon because of his murder). But I often feel like there's a quantity over quality issue with both of them. Because George had to fight so hard to get his songs on the albums, almost all of them are incredible, whereas there are a lot of Lennon-McCartney songs I personally think range from mediocre to downright bad. This album is no different. There's some good stuff here — Imagine is a classic for a reason. Crippled Inside is pretty good lyrically (the music is just okay). There's also a lot of meh stuff. I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier sounds like it's trying to be a Bob Dylan song, but it doesn't even remotely approach the level of lyrics Dylan would write. A lot of the album sounds derivative. Most of the songs are obvious musical ripoffs of the Black artists they were inspired by — Chubby Checker, et al. A lot of it sounds derivative of the Beatles too. The melody of Jealous Guy sounds like it's ripping off parts of A Day in the Life. Gimme Some Truth feels like it borrows from Strawberry Fields and Helter Skelter. Oh Love sounds a lot like Because. And while I guess it was brave to write Jealous Guy and shows he's capable of introspection and regret, I still find the whole thing of how he mistreated women and his first family pretty gross. It's ironic that he's taking pot shots against Paul in How Do You Sleep? and calling him a no-talent hack, considering how derivative and boring this album is (it also shows he is still a very jealous guy and hasn't changed much at all). The song How? kind of sums up this album for me. John had no idea who he was after The Beatles, so he threw a bunch of stuff at the wall to see what would stick. But none of what results on this album is very cohesive or original. 3/5
Nimibiisistä en ole koskaan pitänyt, mutta muuten ihan kuunneltava lätty. 2.5⭐
Definitely some shades of Beatles in here - "The Long and Winding Road" / "How?", "Honey Pie" / "Crippled Inside", a reference to Sgt. Pepper, etc. Interesting choices for a man who famously didn't want anything to do with the Beatles anymore.
Thoroughly mid. Some vaguely groovy beginnings that go on the same until you're bored. The mixing is also too scrambly for me. I do enjoy the fact Oh Yoko is 4 mins 20 long tho
Title track and jealous guy are great the rest in meh.
Не понимаю за что его и остальных Битлов так боготворят и превозносят. Обычная музыка, ничего особенно и сверхъестественного.
Meh
while it has cohesion, well produced sounds, and the classic voice and lyrics, I just have a harder time getting into the purer singer songwriter angle this has, and there's not much dynamism in the album as a whole. It has its strengths for sure, but I don't think I'll be reaching for this album when I'm looking for something I know I like.
I've always associated Lennon with the more experimental Beatles tracks, so I am a little disappointed that most of these songs are kind of generic blues songs. They are fine, but nothing exciting or anything I would want to return to.
tbh I expected something better, it was kinda mid to me
6.5/10 It takes extreme balls to include a diss track saying McCartney only did Yesterday & produces muzak on an album that is mostly boring with zero experimentation. Lennon does know his way around a lyric & quality melody, but seems comfortable to play in more backward-looking musical territory. He mostly seems disengaged and/pr unwilling to show any emotion - it is only How Do You Sleep? That you really feel him snarling. Over-reliance on some syrupy strings too - not in love with the production here. Best: Gimme Some Truth
I've always been on Team Paul. John Lennon hit women.
Kind of a reluctant 3 I guess.. don’t particularly care for John Lennon, don’t care for the title track, the album feels really safe compared even to some of his other stuff, let alone The Beatles best stuff but yknow.. he’s a Beatle, so what I like about their music shines through. Enough solid songs on here that I didn’t dislike it even though it wasn’t super memorable.
A ok to good album that's weighed down by history, A few really good songs like "Jealous Guy" and "Gimmie Some Truth" and the title track is good if you're a teenager looking for greater meaning to life, but for Lennon is was absurd hypocrisy since he was bigger than jesus and richer than god. And then Gal Godot had an idea....
Good. But only a few tracks Id play again
Partly heard before Saved 5/10 Top track: Imagine
Ganska chill roadtripvibes, skulle ge denna och förra på 3 stjärnor
3 out of 5, first listen. More folksy than I thought it would be and it was good for a listen, but not sure if it'd play it in regular rotation. George Harrison still might have the best solo Beatles album I've listened to (as of 7/10/2024) Might be better as I get older. Favorite song: Imagine Least favorite song: I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama
Mediocre.
“Imagine” is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and if you think it’s naïve, you’re wrong and an ass. But it’s not enough to save the album. Half the songs go on for way too long and the album leaves you wanting for some of that signature Lennon non sequitur.
Imagine. Jealous Guy. Lots of blah. 65/100
Ol Lennon at it again. Dude hot boxed in some closet before taking this photo I think. Look, I'm not a huge Lennon fan, and I think I liked his other album better. Imagine is a classic, no doubt there, but I laughed pretty hard that a song called "Jealous Guy" has Yoko Ono on it, something about that is really funny to me.
Imagine Oh my love Jealous guy
It's both good and incredibly dull.
Okay these are the goofy notes i made 2 dayd ago: Nothing special, just sorta vibe Easy to listen to I feel like he could've put more effort into his music writing He a dickhead There was a teeny sax solo in that one overly repetitive song so thats cool I guess
Imagine slaps and the rest is like, chill ig Its a tad repetitive but none of it is objectively bad Like david bowie in a creative depression
This is another album that I'd always thought I should listen to or get but never got round to. Starting off with the classic title track was a good move. But the second was a real surprise with its country and western vibe, especially when you actually listen to the lyrics. On the whole it wasn't bad. Would I buy it, still undecided to be honest, but definitely worth a 3.
A bit hit and miss. But when it’s good it’s great. Jealous Guy and Imagine 👌 3 stars.
Good record with a couple of great songs.
Imagine is an all timer but has lost its impact due to ubiquity. Jealous Guy however, still never fails to raise goosebumps. Perhaps that's the power of love songs over political messages. Kind of annoying that Ocean Colour Scene nicked bits of the hook for Day we Caught the Train and consequently I am regularly reminded of that song while trying to enjoy this one. Steering away from assessing him as a human being and focusing on enjoying the album, this is a mix of stone cold classic slow ballads, and fairly mediocre rockers. Except Gimme Some Truth. I think the first version I heard of that was a live cover by The Wonder Stuff on the b side of Caught in my Shadow. How Do You Sleep is spiteful but pretty good, not great. Think I'm going down the middle, half of this album is bang average, some worldies however.
Enjoyed it more than I expected I would. Imagine, is a strong song though I find it hard to take seriously. I just don’t think it’s genuine. Jealous Guy is an excellent track with a great whistling section, Lennon admitting he’s insecure is kinda surprising. I’m not a Beatles stan so I absolutely found How do You Sleep to be hilariously entertaining, referring to Paul’s solo work as Muzak must’ve cut deep. Inconsistent overall but entertaining nonetheless. 3 stars
Imagine is probably the most overrated song of all time. I understand why it's so popular but today it's become so annoying, I skip it every time I hear it. Same goes for I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama, but this one is not only pretentious, its just bad a song. On the positive side, I really liked Jealous Guy, Oh My Love and Oh Yoko! These are all great songs, especially Oh Yoko! which is just plain love you sometimes feel towards your wife and you just can't contain it, it just goes out. It's cute. How Do You Sleep? would be a great diss track if not for one thing - Paul is so much better than John. The rest is filler, especially those bluesy/country tunes. Overall, this doesn't really feel like a consistent piece of work and I don't really like it except for a few songs. The rest is just covered under a huge pile of hypocrisy of John Lennon as a person vs artist and I can't shake it off. 2.5/5
Lennon and McCartney was one of the greatest songwriting teams of the past century, but neither of them was very good on his own.