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Post by nocturnalquadruped on Jun 23, 2007 5:40:05 GMT 1
This is one of the few official releases of John Playing Live. It was recorded at Madison Square Garden in 1972 and was a charity event for handicapped children. It never saw the light of day until 1986. Usually there is a reason for such things, the recordings are usually sub standard but in this case the recording is fine, Lennon comes across strong and the band are in fine tune. The track list contained what was current for Lennon at that time as Sometime in New York City had not been out for long. 1. New York City (7) 2. It's So Hard (8) 3. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World (6) 4. Well, Well, Well (6) 5. Instant Karma (7) 6. Mother (8) 7. Come Together (7) 8. Imagine (6) 9. Cold Turkey (7) 10. Hound Dog (7) 11. Give peace A Chance (6) My favorite tracks are the haunting Mother and It's so hard, Imagine falls over for me on this release as the keyboard is a bit tinkly, you will have to listen to know what I mean, it just doesn't work. Lennon "goes into the past just once" and pulls out a good version of Come Together. Yoko apparently got sued by Adam Ippolito (I think) as he claimed that her keyboard was unplugged and that it was actually him that was playing not Yoko as claimed in the sleeve notes. Don't really know the outcome of that one. Stars ***1/2 (three and a half stars) It's a must for hardcore Lennon fans, the casual fan will probably want to pass.
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Post by Euan Buchan on Jun 23, 2007 11:24:22 GMT 1
It's a good album but they have missed a few songs out as I have the concert on DVD. I can't remember all of them but one I do remember is Yoko's "Sisters O' Sisters"
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bighead
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Post by bighead on Dec 3, 2010 23:15:01 GMT 1
This was the first John Lennon Album I ever bought. It holds a special place in my heart because of that, and I listen to it every so often just to feel like a kid again. Having said that, i think this is one album that should have never been released. The live performance of the band is sub-par the mix is extremely muddy and John seems to be a bit overwhelmed, and rightly so, as this was one of only a handful of live performances he gave without The Beatles. Besides the historic significance of the show(s), there is really no real interesting things about this recording, IMO.
But I still have a special place for it in my heart. I still have the first copy I bought back in the mid 80s.
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