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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
We may never seen an end to the deluge of Beatles-related products hauled from the vaults, but given that one of the recurring features of John Lennon's solo career was to strip it down, the compiling of Acoustic--a series of unplugged demos, live tracks, and home recordings compiled by Yoko Ono – actually makes a weird kind of sense. A seething home take on "Working Class Hero" threatens to eclipse the original, its bitter sentiments somehow magnified by the intensity and intimacy of the recording, while a run-through of "Cold Turkey", played on tight, brittle strings, sounds authentically tortured, Lennon's voice hitting a pained, almost animalistic quaver. There's more interesting stuff in the shape of two live tracks, "The Luck of the Irish" and "John Sinclair", recorded at a rally in Ann Arbor in 1971 staged in support of Sinclair – the notorious White Panther and MC5 manager jailed for possession of marijuana. Three newly discovered demos of Plastic Ono Band numbers, "Well Well Well", "God", and "My Mummy's Dead" should keep the Lennon completists happy, and unusually, the booklet contains not just lyrics, but chords as well – perfect for the aspiring learner. --Louis Pattison
Reviews
Good CD, but not good quality
Review date: 2005-05-10 Rating: 8 out of 10
The John Lennon's Acoustic is a good cd. Every Lennon fan should have one, because is a great mix of hits of the boss.
The quality of this cd isnt good, there are songs recordered in studio without prepare them, and sometimes, if you listen a lot of times, probably you can say: no more, break to my ears... but, still, is a good CD with the real-John Lennon singing.
Great Booklet - Scrappy CD
Review date: 2004-12-10 Rating: 4 out of 10
The little CD booklet that comes with this CD is wonderful. Not just listings and a few details but lyrics to all the songs with the guitar chords shown as well. The pictures are rare and unusual and well done.
The CD on the other hand is a rag bag of different quality recordings and different acoustic textures. Perhaps it's the way Lennon plays his acoustic knowing it would likely end up an electric part. Individually the tracks are mastered fine but as a CD listening experience it's unpleasant.
Imagine all the people, scraping the barrel's bottom
Review date: 2004-11-02 Rating: 6 out of 10
I have to declare an interest - I am a Beatles/Lennon fanatic, so in truth I'd buy anything Yoko chooses to release.
However, I wonder who this is targeted at? Most of this stuff is widely available on bootlegs, and despite the blurb, the studio wizardry does little to improve the sound, but rather changes it with phasing and echo.
The inlay material is a bit naff too - lyrics sprinkled with guitar chords, and chord tabs for the beginner! There are some nice pics though.
In its favour, this CD shows how strong Lennon's songwriting was, as without exception, the songs sound good in the simple acoustic setting.
In summary, one for the fans, probably not for the casual listener who quite liked Lennon Legend. But let's face it, the man was a genius, sadly missed, and maybe we should be grateful for any scraps of new material that Yoko chooses to put out - I know I am.
Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
John Lennon
Recording label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
EAN: 0724387442825
Binding: Audio CD
Release date: 2004-11-01
Universal product code (UPC): 724387442825
Number of discs: 1
Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Working Class Hero
2. Love
3. Well Well Well
4. Look at Me
5. God
6. My Mummy's Dead
7. Cold Turkey
8. Luck of the Irish (Live)
9. John Sinclair (Live)
10. Woman Is the Nigger of the World
11. What You Got
12. Watching the Wheels
13. Dear Yoko
14. Real Love
15. Imagine (Live)
16. It's Real
Publishers: Capitol
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