Lennon's 'Lost Weekend' pays off in 'Walls and Bridges'
"Walls and Bridges" may not be as primal as "Plastic Ono Band" or as beloved as "Imagine," but it presents an older, somewhat wiser John Lennon during an important chapter of his life.
Of all The Beatles, John Lennon released the fewest solo albums.
A part of that was the five-year hiatus he took from 1975-80, a time during which he raised his second son, Sean. Another part of that, obviously, is the sad and senseless murder on Dec. 8, 1980.
In the 10 studio albums Lennon released without The Beatles (including the 1968 and 1969 experimental albums "Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins," "Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions" and "Wedding Albums") during his lifetime, Lennon recorded a number of striking and memorable songs.
His solo albums could be mixed affairs. As much as I treasure "Plastic Ono Band" and "Imagine," I find "Some Time in New York City" and "Mind Games" to be uneven records, featuring great songs and sounds but also riddled with substandard filler (the three-second silent track "Nutopian International Anthem" may have been an artistic statement or a laugh, but either way ...).
By: Chris Shields
Source:St. Cloud Times
