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What Shouldn't Be

Tim | Over there | 02/05/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Now, I bought this album recently and listened to it several times through. This album would be really great, if ol' Yoko's stuff wasn't there. She's not exactly the greatest songwriter or singer. John's stuff on the album is great, like Cleanup Time and Woman. Some of Yoko's stuff takes some time to get used to, but they should have just put their songs on their own albums."

John's at his best and Yoko doing the best she can.

Tyler Swagger | Land o cheese, wisconsin usa | 01/30/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I listen to the albums I'm discussing as I write my reviews, so I'm in the middle of "I'm Losing You-I'm Moving On". Usually Yoko Ono gives me a migrane but with this album I merely grit my teeth. Strangely enough, after hearing Yoko's songs, they grow on you a bit. "Kiss Kiss Kiss", for example, isn't much different from some of the music you hear in modern Japaneese animation. "I'm Moving On" would be a great piece if it were recorded by someone who can pronounce words clearly while singing emotionally or at least someone who doesn't wrap up the track with a bird or monkey call. John's music is mellow as compared to his 1970's songs, and quite similar to Paul McCartney's solo work at that time. "Double Fantasy" should be considered only 1/2 of a John lennon album. and credit given to Yoko for filling up the other half with occasionally pleasing songs. I remember back in the late 1980's, I was mixing cassette tapes to be played on my car stereo. I took some of John's tracks from this album, Some tracks from Paul McCartney's "All My Best", George Harrison's post Beatles song "All Things Must Pass" and Ringo Starr's "It Don't come easy", blended them all together on a single tape and labelled it "The Beatles: Together Again?". I'm considering doing the same thing with my CD's of these albums and adding the bonus track "Help Me To Help Myself" as a Wild Track ala "Her Majesty" on The Beatles "Abbey Road"."

Such a happy (and sad) record at the same time

Tyler Swagger | 04/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a beautiful album. Yoko's stuff needs to be given a little time, but it really grows on you. I can assure most everyone that John's stuff is amazing, beautiful, breathtaking, etc. what you would expect from a man who seemed to have found a more content state of mind. His songs are amongst his best, and possibly everyone has heard most of them. But "I'm Losing You" is a stand-out, and "Cleanup Time" is very underrated. The production is slick and there is a vibe of happiness within this record. This is the first John Lennon album I ever got, and I automatically fell in love with his music from this point on. There will always be people who have problems with Yoko, but she's a pretty darn good songwriter, and her music is nearly always excellent on here. Her singing...uhh...it grows on you. (Hey people like Dylan so much...he sounds even worse!) Anyway, buy this record because it is very worth it."