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Wayne L.

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Walls & Bridges
« on: April 08, 2004, 09:22:57 PM »

I think Walls & Bridges released in 74 is one of John's weakest solo albums creatively, musically & artistically from this former Beatle because he seems to have lost focus as an artist & with his legend which had absolutely nothing to do with his breakup from Yoko at the time with only a few great tracks like Going Down On Love, Steel & Glass, Sweet Bird Of Paradise & the depressing downer ballad Nobody Loves You(When You're Down & Out) while I like the hit single Whatever Gets You Throught The Night now I have to admit I didn't like it too much when it was popular on the radio for some reason but I first listened to W&B for the first time back in 78 which wasn't too impressive. 
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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2004, 07:45:20 PM »

If some of you don't have an opinion whether positive or negative about John's solo album Walls & Bridges then why call yourselves Beatles fans!!!
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2004, 08:51:37 PM »

[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=1 date=1084563920]If some of you don't have an opinion whether positive or negative about John's solo album Walls & Bridges then why call yourselves Beatles fans!!![/quote]

Because it's not a Beatles album, dumbo.

Luckily for me, I own the album (so I guess I'm a Beatle fan, phew thank God) and although it's not as good as Plastic,Imagine, Double F. and Mind Games I enjoyed the album. My favorites songs: Steel and Glass, Whatever gets you thru the night,9 dream, Old Dirt Road, Nobody Loves You...
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Re: Walls & Bridges
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2004, 11:01:54 PM »

You " wasted " all your time to tell me that W&B wasn't a Beatles album, you must get a life as soon as possible Bruno, I appreciate your opinion anyway.
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2004, 11:49:21 PM »

[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=1 date=1084563920]If some of you don't have an opinion whether positive or negative about John's solo album Walls & Bridges then why call yourselves Beatles fans!!![/quote]

What was THAT for? :(
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2004, 11:50:52 PM »

Goodness, y'all get so riled up when someone DOES post his or her opinion, yet then you go berzerk when someone DOESN'T post an opinion!  I don't get it! (confused)
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2004, 02:00:10 AM »

[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=3 date=1084575714]You " wasted " all your time to tell me that W&B wasn't a Beatles album, you must get a life as soon as possible Bruno, I appreciate your opinion anyway. [/quote]

yeah, I wasted all of my time (that is like 30 seconds) to write that. I guess I don't have a life, oh well.

Wayne,you should think twice before hitting the 'post' button.
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2004, 02:03:28 AM »

[quote by=harlenamcstarkney link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=5 date=1084578652]Goodness, y'all get so riled up when someone DOES post his or her opinion, yet then you go berzerk when someone DOESN'T post an opinion!
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2004, 02:20:34 AM »

[quote by=Bruno link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=7 date=1084586608]

it's Wayne, what do you expect from him?
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2004, 02:20:41 AM »

Yeah, it's Wayne's constant and unnecessarily belligerent attitude that I greatly dislike.

As to W & B, I agree with Wayne.
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« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2004, 05:50:09 PM »

Good grief - we get slated for not posting opinions and slated if we do! LOL

Anyway, I'm not a big fan of Walls and Bridges - great cover though! My favourite track from that album is Old Dirt Road. I don't think it's fair to write off John after POB though - I think Imagine is one of the greatest albums of all time.
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« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2004, 07:30:39 PM »

Imagine had some great songs on it.
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« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2004, 11:05:14 PM »

[quote by=misterchaz link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=11 date=1084735839]Imagine had some great songs on it.
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« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2004, 11:43:22 AM »

I like walls and bridges I think there are some fine tracks on it. I prefer it to Imagine.
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« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2004, 04:17:46 AM »

[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=0 date=1081459377]I think Walls & Bridges released in 74 is one of John's weakest solo albums creatively, musically & artistically from this former Beatle because he seems to have lost focus as an artist & with his legend which had absolutely nothing to do with his breakup from Yoko at the time with only a few great tracks like Going Down On Love, Steel & Glass, Sweet Bird Of Paradise & the depressing downer ballad Nobody Loves You(When You're Down & Out) while I like the hit single Whatever Gets You Throught The Night now I have to admit I didn't like it too much when it was popular on the radio for some reason but I first listened to W&B for the first time back in 78 which wasn't too impressive.  [/quote]

Wayne, just a piece of trivia:  Walls and Bridges yielded John's only #1 single following the breakup of the Beatles (that is until Starting Over, after he died).  The song of course is Whatever Gets You through the Night.  Even his most famous song, Imagine, though a Top 10 hit, didn't chart to #1. 

Two other interesting pieces of trivia is that album boasted some Beatle inspiration to it.  First, the song Steel and Glass was Lennon scathing critique of Alan Klein -- one of those who you can safely agree ended The Beatles.  Second, the song Scared was also rooted in Beatle folklore.  When he sang "hatred and jealousy is going to be the death of me; I knew that right from the start," John was reaching out to Paul in a way to say, let bygones be bygones.  An olive branch of sorts.

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« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2004, 05:43:37 AM »

[quote by=LarryG link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=14 date=1085458666]

Two other interesting pieces of trivia is that album boasted some Beatle inspiration to it.

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« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2004, 07:32:23 AM »

[quote by=LarryG link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=14 date=1085458666]

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« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2004, 04:38:48 PM »

[quote by=Maria link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=16 date=1085470343]

The first time I've heard that one. Where are these theories pulled from? (Note: the line is misquoted by Larry.)[/quote]

Maria, I'm not sure why I am responding to you.  The lyric line is correct -- only that my grammar is better than John's.  Here is his exact lyric:

"Hatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the start"

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Scared-lyrics-John-Lennon/9A1D5F7FAB87357E48256BCA000837A5

I wrote:  IS GOING instead of gonna.

By the way, there were several interviews with John towards the end of his life where he said he reached out to Paul on Walls and Bridges, and took shots at Alan Klein.  (Hence the album title's name.)  John never said which song, but if you can read lyrics, you can read tea leaves.


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« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2004, 06:37:49 PM »

There are only two songs on Walls and Bridges that I really like. #9 Dream and Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Pardox). I prefer Imagine over this album.
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« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2004, 08:30:33 PM »

[quote by=LarryG link=Blah.pl?b=lennon,m=1081459377,s=17 date=1085503128]

Maria, I'm not sure why I am responding to you.
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