Mother/Hold On (John)/I Found Out/Working Class Hero/Isolation/Remember/Love/Well Well Well/Look At Me/ God/My Mummy's Dead
A rather bleak and stark debut album release from John Lennon, which finds him in a self absorbed emotional rage over the unfairness of the world. Working Class Hero is the only stand out track here. (US:6 UK:8)
"John Lennon creates a raw masterpiece and ends any thoughts of a Beatles reunion all on one great album. The album starts and ends with haunting songs about his deceased mom. There are three sadly beautiful songs, Hold On(John), Love, and Look At Me as well as two songs that are just stripped down vitriol, I Found Out and Well Well Well. Working Class Hero is pure acoustic venom whereas Remember is piano-based hard rock. Isolation is a scary little tune and God tears down all the illusions surrounding The Beatles. This album isn't for everyone but if you enjoy stripped down, no-holds-barred rock you will enjoy this album."
"Troubled individuals like John are often driven by mental obsession over the course of their lives. I believe that John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band has to be one of the best depictions of inner anguish by a rock artist. Lennon would continue to be a rebellious curmudgeon after its release, but he exposed a different side of himself through this gripping musical work."
"No happy pop to be found on this classic, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is all heavy emotions. Lennon lets it all out on this record."
"Basing this on musical qualities alone, and not Lennon's history, this just sounds like a complete whinge-fest. Sure, he was a decent singer, but the so-called 'emotion' of this album just sounds overly contrived and forced - grating, even."
"Yes, it's very bitter, indulgent, and at times even difficult to listen to. But it's also one of the most honest albums I've ever heard. Not perfect but incredibly special, and one of the all time best Beatle solo albums."
"This album puts me in a rather bad mood and not in a good way. I don't want to hear him scream or tell me hippie clichés. He is egotistical in an irritating way and I don't really care if this is a very daring, personal and important record." "Pretty raw and painful, and that can be a turn-off at times. But this is sincere music, and that's hard to not appreciate."
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