After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of "Jealous Guy" lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty "Crippled Inside" is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and "Imagine" is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. And Lennon doesn't shy away from the hard rockers -- "How Do You Sleep" is a scathing attack on Paul McCartney, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" is a hypnotic antiwar song, and "Give Me Some Truth" is bitter hard rock. If Imagine doesn't have the thematic sweep of Plastic Ono Band, it is nevertheless a remarkable collection of songs that Lennon would never be able to better again.
John Lennon
Imagine
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Track Listing
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feat: Plastic Ono Band / Flux Fiddlers
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3:49 | ||||
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4:14 | ||||
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2:27 | ||||
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6:08 | ||||
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3:16 | ||||
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feat: Plastic Ono Band / Flux Fiddlers
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2:45 | ||||
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feat: Plastic Ono Band / Flux Fiddlers
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5:36 | ||||
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feat: Plastic Ono Band / Flux Fiddlers
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3:45 | ||||
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feat: Plastic Ono Band / Flux Fiddlers
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4:21 |
