Yoko Ono - Plastic Ono Band (9 tracks) +Album Reviews

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J. R. Beal | ME | 01/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What's not to like about Yoko. She's like no other, unique, creative, and not afraid to churn out new material over and over, after all these closed minded reviewers that continously bash her to death. I love Yoko Ono's Music, and i watch any interview that she ever does. She's very interesting to listen to....and bless her for keeping John's spirit alive since his tragic Death...I just think she's amazing...i love her music so much because it's so different from anything you hear today or any other time..and to me, someone that can do that is extremely talented. My cat is scared of her music though!!....lmao.....my advice to those that do have an open mind, buy anything she's done, it's all good!!"

Mixed but worthwhile

J. Jeude | NJ (USA) | 05/14/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Why and Greenfield Morning are two of the most interesting songs to come out of that era, and deserve a listen.

"Why" was on the flipside of Mother when the 45rpm came out, and introduced me to an entirely different way of thinking about music. I remember playing "Why" on the jukebox when we were at a bowling event, and causing my church's youth group chaperone to become quite unhappy. (In retrospect, I'm even impressed that "Mother" would end up on a jukebox in Saint Louis.)

Greenfield Morning is an emotionally touching response from Yoko on either her missing her daughter Kyoko (they were not reunited until 1994) or her struggles having another child with John Lennon - in any case, "pushing an empty baby carriage" is a phrase and a musical theme of some real depth, in my opinion.

On the flipside, I've gone back in time and filled in my understanding of avante garde music from 40s-50s-60s and the rest of the album is somewhat imitative but not as interesting in my opinion as you could get from listening to John Cage or Iannis Xenakis Piere Boulez or any one of a dozen others from the era. But none of them produced anything like "Why" or "Greenfield Morning", which rivals what Terry Riley might have done had he paired up with Yoko for album in addition to his work with John Cale."

Amazing!

R. P. Cormier | Springfield, MA. USA | 06/19/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this album is like no other. i listen to it at home often and i listen to it driving in my car. yoko's vocals are free and daring but seem specific and carefully placed. ringo's drumming is never better. klause completes the rhythm section with bold bass lines and john lennon's guitar parts feel liberated and like he's having pure fun and joy and some sort of relief from the tight strictures of his other, more conventional playing. the first track kicks off with a tape machine being started and john's confident "hey!"s, like it's pure unadulterated joy for him. ringo's clockwork/metronome precision is never better than here. yoko's vocals are bold and beautiful as she exhorts "why?!?" a primal and simple question longing for an honest answer. "why not" is the slower and logical follow up and second track here. and then, behold the innovative beauty of "greenfield morning i pushed an empty baby carriage all over the city." it is a masterful and complex piece. the rest of the album doesn't disappoint. it's not for everyone. if you're looking for pop- ditties, don't tread here because you WILL be very disappointed. if you have an open mind AND a taste for the experimental, you'll love this, as i do. - bobby cormier"

YOKO ONO/PLASTIC ONO BAND (APPLE RECORDS/1970)

prospero72 | Cox's Creek, Kentucky | 02/11/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"REVIEW: Released simultaneously with husband John's own "PLASTIC ONO BAND" LP (both issued in similar packaging): Yoko Ono's first real solo album is just as emotionally intense and even harder rocking than its companion piece. The six selections that comprise the recording are wild, improvisational slabs of pure white noise. Just hearing Lennon's searing guitar runs on "Why" and Ringo's magnificent Burundi-styled drumming on "Touch Me" and "Paper Shoes" is punk mayhem at its best. But of course Yoko is the star of the show, and she puts her infamous opera-on-speed vocalizing to good use on every track here. From the breathy interplay of "Why Not" to the eerie, machine-drone rhythm of "Greenfield Morning": she dominates with a do-it-yourself chutzpah that is revelatory. Oddly enough the only track that really doesn't work is the collaboration with jazz great Ornette Coleman on "AOS". Far better would it have been to include Ono's funky sounding "Open Your Box" or the ear-splitting metal of "Don't Worry Kyoko". The bonus tracks (the aforementioned "Open Your Box", the brief in-the-studio snippet "Something More Abstract", and the ethereal guitar and voice workout "The South Wind") are more than just exceptional: they are (in some cases) better than the original album tracks. And even though "YOKO ONO/PLASTIC ONO BAND" may not be everyone's cup of tea: for certain it remains a major influence on just about any punk, avant-garde, and free-form jazz musician you can name (whether they know it or not). HARSH LANGUAGE: none. VIOLENCE: only a sense of aural despair that resulted from Yoko and John's intensive, Arthur Janov "primal scream" therapy. SEXUAL REFERENCES: only the slightly explicit "Open Your Box" (although it doesn't include all the more "controversial" lyrics as feature on Ono's "FLY" LP. DRUG REFERENCES: none.

HIGHEST BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART POSITION: Number 182

HIT SINGLES: None"

Beautiful Anguish.

WILLIE A YOUNG II | Houston, TX. | 10/13/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Any listener who attempts to judge this in terms of ordinary rock/pop is in my opinion, and idiot. Yoko produces some of the most organic, human and frighteningly beautiful sounds ever recorded, I truly am amazed at the way this woman uses the human voice. The spare backing by Lennon , Starr and Voorman is both funky and jazzy while retaining the raw, echoey, stuttery rock foundation found on John's "Plastic Ono Band". Ringo is in especially fine form on all these numbers playing with a ferocity and freedom only hinted at in his earlier Beatles work. This is proudly and willfully difficult music that will disturb and provoke anyone who comes near it. AVANT GARDE PERFECTION."

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	Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Special Interest, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Track Listings (9) - Disc #1 Why Why Not Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City AOS Touch Me Paper Shoes Open Your Box Something More Abstract The South Wind
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