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The Words and Music of John Lennon (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
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The Words and Music of John Lennon (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Series: The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection
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Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been
paid to his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not
only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles, but also constitutes
a significant contribution to popular music in general. Lennon was
able to fuse experiments in technology, instrumentation, lyrics,
and musical form into recordings that were both artistically and
commercially successful. Few singer-songwriters have been his
equal. In this long overdue investigation, authors Ben Urish and
Ken Bielen give Lennon's artistry the opportunity to speak for
itself. After a brief biographical introduction, chronologically
arranged chapters discuss his incredible body of work
album-by-album and single-by-single. A discography and annotated
bibliography conclude the book. Despite John Lennon's immense
popularity, little attention has been paid to the overall efforts
of his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only
illuminates what he gave to the Beatles (and what the Beatles
experience gave to him), but also constitutes a significant
contribution to popular music in general. Lennon was able to fuse
experiments in technology, instrumentation, lyrics, and musical
form into recordings that were both artistically and commercially
successful. Whether expressing emotions, explaining philosophies,
protesting social situations, or ruminating on the joys and pains
of personal entanglements, few singer-songwriters have been his
equal. In this long overdue investigation, authors Ben Urish and
Ken Bielen give Lennon's artistry the opportunity to speak for
itself. After a brief biographical introduction, chronologically
arranged chapters discuss his incredible body of work
album-by-album and single-by-single. A discography and annotated
bibliography conclude the book. Although he is often lauded as a
spokesperson for his generation, this praise, however intended, is
far too limiting. Lennon was able to transform the intensely
personal into the deeply universal (as well as the reverse), often
with humor and pointed insight. At their core, his songs are
simultaneously humanistic and transcendent. And as such, they-and
he-continue to be relevant, and will certainly remain a valuable
part of our cultural heritage for a long time to come.
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