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Disc: 1

1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Ultimate Mix)
2	Cold Turkey (Ultimate Mix)
3	Working Class Hero (Ultimate Mix)
4	Isolation (Ultimate Mix)
5	Love (Ultimate Mix)
6	God (Ultimate Mix)
7	Power To The People (Ultimate Mix)
8	Imagine (Ultimate Mix)
9	Jealous Guy (Ultimate Mix)
10	Gimme Some Truth (Ultimate Mix)
11	Oh My Love (Ultimate Mix)
12	How Do You Sleep? (Ultimate Mix)
13	Oh Yoko! (Ultimate Mix)
14	Angela (Ultimate Mix)
15	Come Together (live) (Ultimate Mix)
16	Mind Games (Ultimate Mix)
17	Out The Blue (Ultimate Mix)
18	I Know (I Know) (Ultimate Mix)

Disc: 2

1	Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Ultimate Mix)
2	Bless You (Ultimate Mix)
3	#9 Dream (Ultimate Mix)
4	Steel And Glass (Ultimate Mix)
5	Stand By Me (Ultimate Mix)
6	Angel Baby (Ultimate Mix)
7	(Just Like) Starting Over (Ultimate Mix)
8	I'm Losing You (Ultimate Mix)
9	Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (Ultimate Mix)
10	Watching the Wheels (Ultimate Mix)
11	Woman (Ultimate Mix)
12	Dear Yoko (Ultimate Mix)
13	Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Ultimate Mix)
14	Nobody Told Me (Ultimate Mix)
15	I'm Stepping Out (Ultimate Mix)
16	Grow Old With Me (Ultimate Mix)
17	Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Mix)
18	Give Peace A Chance (Ultimate Mix)

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The definitive best-of John Lennon collection includes 36 tracks remixed from the original master tapes giving these classic songs a new life for generations to come and sounding better than ever. This 2 CD slipcase package includes a 20-page booklet and a double-sided poster.

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 5.59 x 0.55 inches; 3.88 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 602435001906
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2020
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2020
Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08FS8NJ5J
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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James

Well worth the money

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023

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CD's arrived on time and in very good condition. This compilation had all of Lennon's solo work that I was interested in. Only wish would have been for the acoustic version of Imagine to have been included as a bonus track.

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gustavo grijalva

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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023

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Songs I've Not Heard Before

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023

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Rec'd this yesterday 4/26/23 and I am overwhelmed by the 2nd CD at least 2/3rds of the 2nd CD I'd not heard before or heard seldom. The first CD is overloaded w/radio-play common John Lennon. But for me, this one CD of seldom heard music is worth the price and if you're looking at this, buy it now before it\'s lost. And, for those who don\'t think it\'s been remastered properly, I think you're wrong! I have it almost full blast playing and I notice nothing that sounds tinny. Enjoy John Lennon again! I haven\'t stopped playing this all day and it will play all night.

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John P. Giamundo

Nice try, but.............revised

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020

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Let me start off by admitting that I am a big Beatles fan, and John Lennon was always my favourite. I own every recording in every format of The Beatles music, and that of John Lennon. I bought this collection on vinyl and on CD, as I was sure I would love it every bit as much as I have The Beatles remixes by Giles Martin. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Giles Martin, in every remix release: Abbey Road, Sgt. Peppers, and the White album, remained true to the original mixes, only improving on the quality and clarity of the recordings. Every one is superb. Unfortunately, that is NOT the case with this collection. I am very disappointed in the vinyl version.

First of all, the vinyl release, which was made in the Czech Republic, is inferior to all of the newly issued vinyl records I have purchased. The quality of the pressing is noisy, and it particularly shows during "Imagine" and "Love" which are quieter pieces of music. The new mixes are dull and flat sounding, when compared to the originals. There are some good spots in the collection. "Instant Karma" mixes the piano more up front, which is nice. In the original, the piano sounds like it\'s somewhere down the hall in the distance. "Stand By Me" is cleaner and stronger than the original mix. Very good job on this one. But some of the songs sound better with the original dirty mixes, rather than these clean ones. For example, "Power To The People" sounds better raunchy, and "Mind Games" sounds better hot and dirty. And I think the only reason the song "Angela Davis" appears on this collection is so that we have to suffer through Yoko's horrible voice. That song was never any good to begin with. It has no place on this LP. Really good remixes: Steel and Glass, Beautiful Boy. Lousy: Just Like Starting Over. And where did they dig up the remake of "Angel Baby", which is all but useless? It must have been recorded during the sessions for his Rock & Roll album of remakes, and they probably decided (with good reason) to omit this one. It sucks. "Watching The Wheels" is dull and lifeless when compared to the original.

If you are a true John Lennon fan as I am, you'll want to have this collection anyway. But be prepared to be disappointed with a good majority of the remixes.

BTW, the CD version comes with a large full colour book with pictures and stories about the writing and recording of each song. I have no idea why they didn\'t include it with the vinyl set.

ADDENDUM: Since writing this review, I have listened to the surround sound Blu-Ray that comes with the CD collection. The surround sound mixes are excellent and refreshing. Almost every one is a winner. So my recommendation: if you are undecided about which version to buy, I would choose the CD collection. The Blu-Ray surround sound mixes are worth it.

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Jack the Beatlegeezer

Listening to the music, not the sound.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021

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I almost didn\'t buy this. I have all of the later remasters of his albums, and am growing weary of rebuying so many Beatles / post Beatles CDs. But I took the plunge - can\'t see Yoko having a yard sale out in front of the Dakota to keep the lights on. At first listen, I was disappointed. It sounded a bit dead. But as I continued to listen, I caught on. The new remastering is different that it used to be. Up until recently, remastered meant bolder and louder. The new remasters aren\'t like that. They're mixed quieter. All of the elements in the recording are more defined, clearer, but they don\'t scream at you. Think the latest remastering of the white album. Still I have to admit I really used to enjoy the beginning of "Whatever Gets You Through the Night," coming in suddenly and forcefully, and causing me to spring to my feet to dance. And I can\'t dance. A second listen to the disc was much more satisfying, having made the adjustments and now being able to appreciate the fact that I am now listening to the music, not the sound. John's voice sounds so much better. It had previously always thought he sounded thin and whiney on "Mind Games" and "#9 Dream." Now they sound fuller and gives me more appreciation for the voice I idolised in the Beatles. Many of the tracks have the instruments sounding fuller as well. And something else I'm seeing a lot now, the reduction or removal of the tinny echo on the vocals. I'm sure all of us will bemoan the absence of songs we think belong there, but they can\'t please everybody. Starting out not caring for this collection, I wound up giving it a 5-star rating.

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ACMM

Vale a pena sim.

Reviewed in Brazil on July 29, 2023

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Esse remix vale muito a pena, mas não substitui de forma alguma, na minha opinião, as gravações originais.
Nesse box você percebe que as faixas estão com mais graves, sinto que isso é uma tendência da maioria dos remixes e rematers atuais, a voz do Lennon se destaca mais do que nas gravações originais e com isso você tem uma nova percepção ao ouvir as músicas.
É um box (4 Lps) muito bom de se ouvir, a embalagem é bacana, a prensagem gostei bastante, muito limpa e sem ruídos de fundo. Acho uma pena não colocarem os discos em plásticos, eles vem direto nos envelopes de papel, que as vezes marcam os vinis, mas não foi o que aconteceu dessa vez.
Senti falta de "Mother" nessa seleção do box, mas isso acontece com coletâneas, não tem tudo o que cada um gosta.

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Andrew Sweeney

Love is the answer and you know that, for sure...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2020

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John Lennon would have turned 80 years old on October 9th, 2020, had his life not been cut violently and cruelly short when he was just 40. Witty, tenacious, flawed but also self-aware and constantly seeking to improve himself and the world around him. He was my Dad’s hero and that admiration rubbed off onto me at an early age; I was only five years old when he died (like Sean), but I remember the tears and shock of my family and, indeed, the whole world all too well. He was a man of poetry, nonsense verse, drawings with unique character and, of course, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century and, because of his premature death, an icon, often talked about these days as some kind of all-knowing guru or deity, something, I’m sure, he would have at least laughed at, if not hated. Not content with the profound and meaningful things he did say, people often mis-attribute anything vaguely wise to Lennon these days, thanks to easily shareable social media memes.

You can see why someone like Liam Gallagher wants to be Lennon. Someone ready with a clever quip, someone who dared to think differently, somebody who wasn’t prepared to live life by anybody else’s rules, only his own. Anyone who wants to stick two fingers up to the establishment would find it easy to relate to Lennon’s character and the fact that he never chose the easier roads to walk down. For me, as much as I admire John’s devotion to the peace and love mantra and how much he cared about fairness and justice, for me it is the music that shines brightly above everything else in his world. He was a complete songwriter, where very rarely did you get a song where the lyrics and the music weren’t both exceptional. His major strength was undoubtedly his words, but my word could he write a fantastic musical composition to accompany them too.
I still remember the first time I heard Strawberry Fields Forever, I Am The Walrus and A Day In The Life. They were momentous and life-changing. Revolution subverted my young mind and Rain turned me on to the whole psychedelic genre. Mind Games preached the power of love, Imagine - as clichéd as some people may find it these days - dared us all to think outside the box. In today’s secular U.K. it may not be such a challenging statement to ask people to “Imagine there’s no Heaven”, but in the early seventies things were a lot different.

Much of John’s power came from expressing his fragility and weaknesses. Jealous Guy, for example, as well as Mother and, one of my personal favourites, How?. I could carry on listing wonderful, life-affirming Lennon songs (I mean, Instant Karma! anyone?) all morning, but I think I’ve made my point... and I haven’t even mentioned the glorious early Beatles numbers such as She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand, co-written with his old mate Macca, or the Double Fantasy album he and Yoko released just before he died which had announced his return to the very top tier of the music world.

Released to coincide with what would have been John Lennon's 80th birthday on October 9th, 2020, Gimmie Some Truth is a compilation of many of John's greatest post-Beatles tracks. Curated by Sean Ono Lennon (although Yoko is executive producer) and each track completely remixed from the master tapes, this thirty-six track, two CD collection is billed as the “definitive” best of. So is it? Yes and no.. but mainly yes. On the whole, it sounds absolutely wonderful. The production from the Mind Games album, for example, is famously thin and the version of the beautifully soaring title track here has much more power and substance than the original release. I've heard some criticism of the remixes amongst the Lennon community with one perceptive voice noting that the bass-rich sound of Instant Karma! highlights the less than perfect bass playing by Klaus Voorman, maybe something that was left lower in the mix originally because of the that. Personally, I'm not as critical as that (although if that\'s the case then it\'s amusing that Lennon, like his old mate George, was also a Wilbury (as in “we'll bury (Wilbury) it in the mix”).

Because of his closeness and access to the Lennon archives, it makes Sean both the best and potentially worst person to take control of this project. Although I'm sure that he has, objectively, tried to make the best possible compilation to protect and promote his late father's legacy, I believe Sean's family connection (and strong loyalty to his mother) is a possible handicap when selecting tracks and knowing exactly what fans are going to want to hear, given that a two CD limit was obviously decided on. For example, do fans really believe John's version of Yoko's Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him is worthy of inclusion in a definitive Lennon collection? Also as nice as Oh Yoko! And Dear Yoko are, I can\'t defend their inclusion when songs such as Mother, How? and Woman Is the N----- Of The World have been omitted (although, in 2020, I get why the last track didn\'t make the cut). I also question the inclusion of tracks such as Angela and Angel Baby, when the beautiful demo version of Real Love surely has much more of an emotional pull and Lennon's fantastic co-write with Harry Nilsson, Old Dirt Road, has been left off yet a completely unnecessary live version of Come Together made the cut. As a long-time fan, these are slightly baffling decisions. However, what I would like to give massive credit for is recognising the value of easily overlooked Lennon album tracks such as Out The Blue, I Know (I Know), Bless You, Steel And Glass and I'm Losing You. I know it\'s all down to a question of personal taste, but I think the inclusion of these tracks is absolutely spot on and they deserve a much wider audience that they have had so far.

Despite my reservations about the track selection and the frustrating lack of information about each track in the booklet (recording and personnel information would have been very much appreciated), this is a well-presented collection, the vast majority of the music is absolutely incredible and the job Sean, an excellent musician in his own right, has done remixing the tracks from the original tapes both shines a spotlight on and breathes new life into them so they will be appreciated by, hopefully, generations to come. Yes, I have minor criticisms about what could and should have been on something billed as a definitive collection, but the fact remains that from the moment you press play to the very last piece of music, you are fully immersed in the work of a musical and lyrical genius and, when you put it like that, it makes my reservations seem very minor indeed.

Track listing:

CD1: 1. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) 2. Cold Turkey 3. Working Class Hero 4. Isolation 5. Love 6. God 7. Power To The People 8. Imagine 9. Jealous Guy 10. Gimmie Some Truth 11. Oh My Love 12. How Do You Sleep? 13. Oh Yoko! 14. Angela 15. Come Together (live) 16. Mind Games 17. Out The Blue 18. I Know (I Know)

CD2: 19. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night 20. Bless You 21. #9 Dream 22. Steel And Glass 23. Stand By Me 24. Angel Baby 25. (Just Like) Starting Over 26. I'm Losing You 27. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) 28. Watching The Wheels 29. Woman 30. Dear Yoko 31. Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him 32. Nobody Told Me 33. I'm Stepping Out 34. Grow Old With Me 35. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 36. Give Peace A Chance

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VOLKER

ZEITLOSE "WAHRHEIT" IN DER ROCK- UND POP- KULTUR !!!

Reviewed in Germany on October 10, 2020

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Neu- Interessenten wie auch Fans möchte ich diese neue Doppel- CD äußerst empfehlen: Sie enthält 36 Songs der Jahre 1969- 1980. Die Spieldauer beträgt satte 140 Minuten. Ein schönes 20 seitiges Büchlein und ein doppelseitig bedrucktes Poster sind dabei. Als einzigen Wehmuts- oder Wermutstropfen möchte ich bemängeln, dass trotz der liebevoll erscheinenden Aufmachung detaillierte Song- Angaben fehlen. Nicht einmal die Erscheinungsjahre sind gelistet. Wiederum wirken alle Werke harmonisch wie aus einem Guss.

Was den Klang, die sogenannten "Ultimativen Mixe" anbelangt, hat man Gott sei Dank nicht zu sehr in die Trickkiste gegriffen. Die Aufnahmen wirken frisch, lebendig, kräftig. Vermutlich hat man etwas die Loudness angehoben, das Schlagzeug etwas mehr betont und in den Zwischenbereichen leicht gefeilt. Vor allem ruhigere Titel wie "Working class hero" und "Isolation" klingen wunderbar ausdrucksstark, privat, beinahe intim. Im Vergleich hierzu wirken die bekannten älteren Versionen dezenter, vielleicht sogar auch etwas dumpfer, matter. Insofern halte ich das jetzige Ergebnis tatsächlich für eine angenehme Bereicherung und auch nicht für eine Verfälschung.

Da, wie gesagt, leider detaillierte Song- Angaben fehlen, möchte ich aus meiner eigenen Brille heraus betrachtet noch gerne ein paar Appetit- Anreger setzen.

Zunächst selbstverständlich "Imagine" (1971), eine wunderschöne Ballade, zugleich die dritte große Friedenshymne von John Lennon nach den vorausgegangenen "All you need is love" (1967) und "Give peace a chance" (1969). Auch weitere, sehr rockig- angeraute Songs wie "Revolution" (1968) hatten textlich in eine sehr ähnliche Kerbe geschlagen. Für besagtes "Imagine" setzte sich John extra an's Klavier. Dies möglicherweise im gesunden Konkurrenzdenken mit Ex- Mitstreiter Paul McCartney, dessen Piano- Beiträge "Hey Jude" (1968) und "Let it be" und "The long and winding road" (beide 1969/70) ebenso gewaltig in die Pop- Geschichte eingegangen waren. Aber auch John hatte zuvor schon in die Tastatur gegriffen: sehr schön zu sehen bei den Clips von "Strawberry fields forever" und "I am the walrus" (beide 1967).

"Imagine" wiederum ist ein Lied, das uns vereinen soll: "You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one". Die in eine Textzeile hineingepressten Worte "no religion too" sollen aussagen, dass Menschen wegen unterschiedlichen Religionen nicht streiten sollen.

Ein zweites Lied möchte ich noch etwas ausführlicher hervorheben, nämlich "(Just like) Starting Over" (1980) von CD 2. John besinnt sich -- auch lt. eigenen Interview- Angaben -- auf den alten Rock'n Roll und verpackt diesen in die "Moderne". Stellenweise singt er mit Buddy Holly- oder auch Elvis- mäßig vibrierender Schluckauf- Stimme. Es geht um pure Wiedersehensfreude, um einen "neuen Anfang": "And when I see you darling, it\'s like we both are falling in love again." Genauso heißt es auch: "Wir haben uns verändert. Doch unsere Liebe ist immer noch etwas Besonderes!"

Und genau diese euphorische Art zu singen, ist einer der vielen Gründe, warum ich Fan der Beatles und von John Lennon wurde. Denken wir nur mal an die schon frühe Kraft und Leidenschaft von "Misery" (1963). Trotz der beschriebenen "Traurigkeit", dass sein Mädchen ihn verlassen hat, wirft John gegen Songende mit verstellter Stimme noch ein beinahe fröhlich wirkendes, selbstironisches "La- la- la- la- la- la" hinein.

Doch zurück zum neuen Album, zurück ins Jahr 2020: Meiner Meinung nach ist kein einziger "schlechter" oder überflüssiger Song dabei.

Zunächst zu CD 1: Der musikalisch sofort mit der Tür ins Haus fallende Titelsong "Gimme some truth" (1971) richtet sich gegen eine verlogene Politik- und Medienwelt. In dem darauffolgenden "Cold turkey" (1969) beschreibt John schrill und schräg aufheulend seine eigene "kalte" Drogen- Therapie. Kaum minder selbstbekennend verläuft das wunderschöne "Jealous guy" (1971). Eine heiter- beschwingte Liebeserklärung ist "Oh Yoko" (1971). Anklagend an Paul gerichtet ist "How do you sleep" (1971). Gleich zu Beginn heißt es: "Well, Sgt. Pepper took you by surprise!"

Gesellschaftskritisch verläuft "Working class hero" (1970): "Sie hassen dich, wenn du erfolgreich bist, doch sie verachten den Verlierer." "Power to the people" (1971), ein demokratisch ausgerichteter Protest- Song, ist, wie der Titel es vorwegnimmt, ein echtes Power- Stück, zudem eine Art Fortsetzung von "Come together". Auch jener Beatles- Titel aus dem Jahre 1969 ist auf der CD enthalten, und zwar als Live- Version. Es handelt sich um einen der leider sehr wenigen Konzert- Auftritte von John (hier: 1972 in New York). John schmettert den Song wuchtig seinem Publikum entgegen. "Angela" (1972) ist tatsächlich ein Duett mit Yoko Ono, das ich gar nicht mehr so genau im Ohr hatte und das mir jetzt beim Wiederhören sogar überraschend gut gefällt. Auch das schwungvolle "Mind games" (1974) wird für mich immer besser. Es entwickelt sich fast zu einem Highlight.

CD 2 beginnt absolut 1970er Jahre typisch rockig- verschmitzt mit "Whatever get\'s you thru the night" (1974). Das psychedelische "N. 9 Dream", ebenso von 1974 und eine Besinnung auf das fast gleichnamige Avantgarde- Stück vom "Weißen Album" (1968), gehört zu meinen absoluten Lieblings- Werken von John Lennon. Etwas später folgen einige der 1980er Jahre- Titel. Das sehr einschmeichelnde und trotzdem nur sehr wenig kitschige "Woman" richtet sich an Yoko. "Beautiful boy" ist seinem heranwachsenden Sohn Sean gewidmet. "I'm losing you" mit markantem Gitarrenriff befasst sich schonungslos offen mit Trennungsängsten und Beziehungsschmerz. Und trotzdem schwingt auch hier sehr deutlich noch eine gewisse Stärke mit. "Watching the wheels" beschreibt -- ähnlich wie "I'm only sleeping" (1966) und "I'm so tired" (1968) -- Johns Verständnis davon, einfach öfter mal zu chillen, entspannt abzuhängen, anstatt ständig irgendeiner (verdammten) Sache hinterherzujagen.

Die Titel 31 bis 34 stammen ebenso aus diesen Sessions, wurden aber erst posthum veröffentlicht. Das Album schließt mit zwei Werken, die ebenso aus der Pop- Kultur seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr wegzudenken sind. "Happy X- mas -- War is over" (1971) befasst sich zunächst mit abgeschlossenen kriegerischen Streitigkeiten, bevor dann aufgeatmet werden kann. Passenderweise folgt darauf "Give peace a chance" (1969): sehr melodisch, einprägsam und rhythmisch, einer wichtigen Sache dienend, mutig, anspringend wie begeisternd.

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Eike M.

The definitive Collection (Zum Glück mit wenigen Yoko O(h)nö Titeln)

Reviewed in Germany on July 10, 2023

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Alles in allem eine feine Sache und alles was sich der Popfan von der Koriphaee wünscht ist enthalten, wenn man kein 'Lennonnerd' ist und doch den Schuss 1980 bedauert.
36 Titel auf 2 CD's für gut 14 € mit Poster ist Fairplay; "Imagine", "Woman", "Jealous Guy" (auch wenn ich das 'Ex-KISS' Peter Criss Cover bevorzuge) und viele 'immer wieder gerne' - Titel sind enthalten und auch Soundtechnisch wurde nicht gekleckert sondern durchweg geklotzt.
Trotzdem - Lennon war einer von vier und nicht mein Lieblingsbeatle (die Ehre Gebührt George Harrison) und somit ziehe ich das Resümee: alles da was man sich so von Lennon wünscht.
Zu erwähnen wäre noch das ich John Lennon schon immer als genial bezeichnen würde wenn es um das Thema 'guter Songschreiber' geht, ein weiteres Beispiel (neben "Jealous Guy") ist Sicherlich "Isolation" (Genial von Johnny Depp und Jeff Beck auf deren '18'-Album interpretiert) der seine Songs jedoch besser öfter anderen hätte geben sollen als diese selbst zu interpretieren. Er hatte Gespür für Lieder die anderen besser als Ihm selbst zu Gesicht standen.
Auch schon zu Beatleszeiten, bestes Beispiel: "With a little help from my Friends" das eher von Joe Cocker als von Ihm zum 'Ohrwurm' avancierte.

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Pier Morandi

LOVE

Reviewed in Italy on October 10, 2020

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Aspettavo con impazienza l’uscita di questa raccolta di John.
Volevo sentire come avessero lavorato il suono, dal mixaggio al mastering, perché, purtroppo, pochi pezzi fra tutti i suoi albums suonavano decentemente, e meritavano assolutamente un suono all’altezza.

L’ho comprato in supporto digitale; il vinile, che dovrebbe senz’altro avere maggior presenza e dinamica, non lo comprerò. Le mie considerazioni sono quindi rivolte al doppio CD.

Scartato alla velocità del suono (si parla di suono…), ho fatto subito scorrere le tracce a frammenti una per una, per cogliere le differenze audio. Beh, dire che le canzoni le conoscessi perfettamente, nota per nota, è quasi riduttivo, visto che i suoi brani (e quelli coi Beatles) più che ascoltati li ho scavati sia nei 45 giri dell’epoca (cominciai nel 1964) sia negli LP.

La prima impressione è di maggior chiarezza. La confusione sonora presente, pur nelle edizioni rimasterizzate, è stata limitata, e in alcuni casi abbattuta. La voce è stata spostata un po' in avanti, allontanata dalla base ritmica, senza però stravolgere l'originale, ed ora suona più frontale e decisa. E’ una scelta importante, perché la voce ai tempi delle sue uscite discografiche era considerata, democraticamente, pari allo strumento, e questo tutt’uno caratterizzava il sound di fine sessanta e prima metà dei settanta.

La voce di John, una delle più belle e rappresentative dell’intera storia della nostra musica, intensa, evocativa, quasi una voce guida, meritava di farsi sentire al meglio, e qui, finalmente, la si sente, tenendo sempre conto che le registrazioni originali non erano certo trasparenti e definite.

Il mastering è morbido, non comprime il suono e tanto meno lo fa friggere, caratteristica in negativo in questi nostri tempi fatti di loudness esasperata.

E le canzoni, sono belle? Sì, dai sono accettabili, no???
Una mancanza è però gravissima: come può non esserci un pezzo come Mother? (Dal primo, e secondo me, miglior album in assoluto di John). Non dovevano escluderlo!!
L’avrei messo al posto di Stand by Me (pur eccellente) o del live di Come Together, ma queste due senz’altro fanno più vetrina.

E’ un’operazione commerciale?
Non so e non mi interessa neppure. Avevo voglia di sentire John come Dio comanda e non sto a fare grandi ragionamenti in proposito, ma dovendo velocemente dire la mia, parlerei di amore più che business.

Edizione cartonata a tre ante, con elegante grafica minimalista e foto volutamente non definite, perché il tempo vela colori e contorni.
Poster interno 27x37 con foto di John e, dietro (o davanti?), quella del ‘bed peace’.
Libretto di dieci paginette, sempre in cartoncino non glossy, con foto anche toccanti, manoscritti, e in prima pagina le parole che accompagnarono la restituzione della MBE.

Caro John, bentornato in casa mia. L’ho preparata curando tutti i particolari per accoglierti. Bentornato!

LOVE da questo old songwriter che sono.

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