New book claims John Lennon was an abusive deviant.

This from someone who thinks "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is good.

 

Then you'd be missing a lot of really good music.

 

"John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" is one of the landmark albums of the 1970s, directly presaging punk and raw confessional albums such as "Nebraska."

"Imagine" had more tuneful pop songs and Phil Spector's syrupy production, but had nowhere near the impact of JLOB.

"Some Time In New York City" proved that John needed an editor (or an independent collaborator) and Yoko needed one a lot more.

"Mind Games" was unfocused and trendy. Lennon tried to catch up with 1970s top 40, moderately unsuccesfully.

"Walls and Bridges" was a return to self-analytical introspection, a bit wittier and more acessible than "Mind Games," but by now Lennon was inviting guys like Elton John and David Bowie for guest cameos, and it seemed they were taking pity on him.

After the househusband retirement, the John songs on "Double Fantasy" and "Milk and Honey" (recorded all at once, but "Honey" wasn't released until 2 years after Lennon's murder) would have made one tremendous solo album -- ranking with the best of the Beatles' solo work.

 

I think "All Things Must Pass" is still the best Beatles solo album, and George's work with the Wilburys is pretty damn fine, too.

 

I know him, and he does.

 

Perhaps the worst name drop in the history of the board.

 

Never mind, sugar, we can watch the early movie.

 

So if you made crap that hit, that was OK?
By this standard, ABBA is awesome.

 

Abba is, but it's not John Lennon. Listen, one can enjoy a hamburger and at the same time acknowledge it's no filet mignon

 

There's no disputing Lennon was an innovative artist, both on vinyl and on canvas.
The guy was a brilliant sketch artist. Yoko, for all her loathable (sp) qualities, happened to be in the right place at the right time to steal this artist from mainstream citizenry. Sad, but it happened.
All that solo stuff from John, Paul and George, and much less (but a little) from Ringo - it all has value and relevancy.
George was the strongest and most productive, later on.
But together and separate, these four were and are the most dynamic and influential musicians in rock/pop history.

 

I did not know he bedded his mother. I am now going to go to the corner and sit with my arms around me knees and rock... wow...

 

He merely wanted to. WANTED to, according to the Post article.
And even so, he said this perhaps to sensationalize the actual idea.
Much easier to do once she's gone and there's no chance.

Is the article bizarre and sad? Yes, indeed.