Tracks
- Mother
- Hold On
- I Found Out
- Working Class Hero
- Isolation
- Remember
- Love
- Well Well Well
- Look at Me
- God
- My Mummy's Dead
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is a personal album. It is all about John Lennon. On the first half of the album he expresses his feelings. He is angry at his parents. He is disillusioned with the Beatles. He feels alone and betrayed. The second half of the album he gives up his past. Finally, he affirms his love for Yoko Ono and declares that the only faith he has is in himself and in Yoko.
This is a deeply sad album. It would appear otherwise since it seems to end on a hopeful note, but it really doesn't. At the end, there is only John and Yoko, alone, and he has abandoned or repudiated his past. Hopeful or not, it's an emotionally taxing album to listen to.
Of course, this album is certainly worth listening to. I also think it deserves to be on the 1001 Albums list. There have always been artists who pour their heart and soul into their music, but no one in rock has done it so honestly and personally as John Lennon has on this album.
All the songs are good, but the stand outs are: Mother, I Found Out, Working Class Hero, Isolation, Love and God.
★★★★★★★★★★
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