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« on: September 16, 2007, 05:38:57 PM » |
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mervap
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« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2007, 08:29:11 PM » |
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"Milk" has a unique place in the John Lennon catalog...the last songs JL worked on in the studio but mostly unfinished and released around 3 years after his senseless murder. "Nobody Told Me", the initial single, was a fine slice of bouncy rock with some delightfully absurd lyrics. It also sounds to these ears like the most complete song on the album, at least of JL's tracks. As with "Double Fantasy", JL sounds relaxed and confident....he still writes about his insecurities, but they no longer dominate or control him. Yoko's tracks are among her most listenable, which must be taken with a grain of salt. I am not fond of her music, but JL thought a great deal of it, and I will respect that...that having been said, I wish JL had just produced for the world one totally cohesive album of John-only compositions from these sessions (including the Double Fantasy sessions). One is left to compile such an album from the 2 albums oneself, and the songs work quite well together, some of his best sounding solo work.
My big memory of "Milk" is the song "Grow Old With Me". I wanted it played for my wedding in 1987 and my aunt, who was playing at the wedding, had to buy an entire John Lennon songbook to get the music...this she did, and I lost it when I heard her play "Grow", as it had been JL's idea to have the song become a wedding fave, which it has.
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"If Love is blind, how will it ever find a way?"
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« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2007, 07:34:34 PM » |
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Another one I don't own, for no other reason than it would probably only get played once a year. Nobody Told Me is a great tune though, and I would love to hear it with Macca's screaming harmony.  |
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It's Better to have No Taste, than Bad Taste.
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2007, 08:19:13 AM » |
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My brother had Double Fantasy when it came out, so for me, Milk and Honey came first and I bought Double Fantasy for myself later. The songs sound remarkably 'finished' for a bunch of unfinished tunes (Grow Old With Me is what it is). All of John's songs on this are great, and Yoko's songs are also enjoyable on the whole, sometimes up there with John in quality (Sleepless Night is cool). I understand that Nobody Told Me was recorded as a demo intended for Ringo on his Stop and Smell the Roses album, but of course it wasn't to be. Bearing that in mind, it's a top class recording. It deserved to be a huge posthumous hit.
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« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2007, 08:08:33 AM » |
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Nobody Told Me, I´m Stepping Out, Borrowed Time and I don´t want to face it are really great numbers!!  |
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And that is why...
I need to try
To hold on
I´ve got to hold on
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2007, 10:03:01 AM » |
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Love M+H!!, yes, combine it with DF AND John's original recording of "I'm The Greatest" and you have a John Lennon Album worthy of his greatness.  |
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« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2007, 12:25:43 PM » |
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Having just reviewed "Rock and Roll", I'd like to offer this thought: Imagine how good that record might have been with this group of people! Some folks have said that this album and "Double Fantasy" are too 'slick'...if that is the worst thing they could say, I wish I could record some stuff that sounds this great!
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