John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
by John Lennon

Overall rank: 151st | 1970s rank: 38th | 1970 rank: 5th
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From Offthehook 12/30/2023 13:22 | #300757

The most truthful and Grateful album ever made , Love ,Working Class Hero and I found out
God ,isolation amazing tracks
I’ve even got the songbook for piano and guitar , my all time favourite album (Edited)

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From Untitled 03/29/2023 23:32 | #295588

An album that feels so personal to Lennon that it feels like we are getting exclusive access to his thoughts and emotions at the time and this alone makes it a must listen for any Beatles fan. He seems to be letting out all of his troubles and emotions onto this release and that really pays off in the song writing. This is some of the greatest songs he ever wrote, post Beatles, and it is his strongest solo album in terms of lyrics. Mother sets the perfect example of what to expect on this release and it is also one of the more sonically engaging and experimental songs on here as well. This album also has the song God which is one of my personal favourites from Lennon's solo career as he just sounds so full of emotion and passion on this song that it becomes so easy to connect to. Every time I hear him sing the lines "I Don't Believe In Beatles, I Just Believe In Me" it always hammers home the death of the Beatles and so always moves me especially with how well he delivers it. However, I do think that this isn't anything exceptional musically and while it has several great tracks and moments I do think it could still be improved upon. It can sound a little rough a times and while this can work exceptionally well on certain songs it does lead to tracks like Well Well Well and Remember sounding poor. Overall, I don't think this is the best post Beatles album musically but it certainly is the best lyrically and is probably the most relatable and personal so I can easily see why people would have it at the top as it is great.

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indieshins 03/22/2023 09:02 | #295282

George and John definitely had the best solo debuts, both produced by Phil Spector but sounding drastically different. George's has the maximalist sound you'd expect from Spector, John's... doesn't. And it's all the better for it. This is so raw and authentic, it's almost painful. Definitely one of the best Beatles solo records and proof enough that John could make powerful music without the band. Paul would take a little while to show the same mettle as his songwriting partner, and "quiet" George. (Edited)

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From xdavijonesx 08/31/2022 03:49 | #289162

Solid album

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pedro1976 04/22/2022 18:49 | #284501

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Different Class. Unsurpassed

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