After the hostile reaction to the politically charged Sometime in New York City, John Lennon moved away from explicit protest songs and returned to introspective songwriting with Mind Games. Lennon didn't leave politics behind -- he just tempered his opinions with humor on songs like "Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)," which happened to undercut the intention of the song. It also indicated the confusion that lies at the heart of the album. Lennon doesn't know which way to go, so he tries everything. There are lovely allads like "Out of the Blue" and "One Day (At a Time)," forced, ham-fisted rockers like "Meat City" and "Tight A$," sweeping Spectoresque pop on "Mind Games," and many mid-tempo, indistinguishable pop/rockers. While the best numbers are among Lennon's finest, there's only a handful of them, and the remainder of the record is simply pleasant. But compared to Sometime in New York City, as well as the subsequent Walls and Bridges, Mind Games sounded like a return to form.
Earlier today I asked the questions: John or Paul? & Doolittle or Surfer Rosa?Thanks to everyone who posted. The results were pretty much what I expected. Here's my repost response:John & Surfer Rosa.It’s not surprising to me that most of us share an affinity for JL and SR.Both, it could be argued represent the more raw, darker, more mysterious side of music for sure (lyrically,musically, sonic.
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Earlier today I asked the questions: John or Paul? & Doolittle or Surfer Rosa?Thanks to everyone who posted. The results were pretty much what I expected. Here's my repost response:John & Surfer Rosa.It’s not surprising to me that most of us share an affinity for JL and SR.Both, it could be argued represent the more raw, darker, more mysterious side of music for sure (lyrically,musically, sonic.
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Ever see the movie camera effect of zooming in and at the same time the camera is pulling away? Hitchcock was famous for it in "Vertigo". Many other directors have used this camera slight of hand through the years. What happens is that the perspective changes with any apparent moving. Of course this is not what really happens, but the illusion of it. It is in this illusion I seemingly live my l...
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Why is it that it most always takes a major crisis in our lives to bring about the wisdom and ultimate peace found in the act of surrendering? Here are some songs (with reflections) that can help us open to the idea of surrender with new eyes, ears and hearts.
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