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John Lennon — Remember
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run4more
(The cave)
Posted: May 30, 2011 - 17:24
 
I'm just musically weird, listening to a different drummer—the same reason most don't like this song (choppy, discordant, etc.) is why I do like it.  But then, despite buying "Walls and Bridges" back in the day, I was not really a big Lennon fan.

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: May 30, 2011 - 17:17
 
 Tizmself wrote:
She totally loved him.

He totally loved her.

Nothing else matters.
 
{#Yes} As John wrote and sang - All You Need Is Love.


tphord
(Up 'ere)
Posted: Apr 29, 2011 - 04:20
 
John was brilliant, this was not.
I was never a Yoko hater but I do feel she screwed Johns brain outta his head and thus ruined his music.
I have also always believed she significantly contributed to ending the Beatles.


Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Apr 29, 2011 - 04:19
 
Musically speaking, i'd say this is horrible in terms of quality.

But hey, music's made to feel, not to measure...

Even so:

3

{#Tongue}

Tizmself
(Santa Barbara, Ca.)
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 13:35
 
 miahfost wrote:
Yoko Ono totally ruined this guy.
 
She totally loved him.

He totally loved her.

Nothing else matters.



slartibart_O
(N29°57'-W97°34')
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 13:35
 
 scrubbrush wrote:


very Spoonish. Not Lennon's best work.
 
OR is Spoon very Lennonish in this case? Either way, with such low ratings what does that say about Spoon? 

miahfost
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 13:32
 
Yoko Ono totally ruined this guy.

calypsus_1
Posted: Jan 29, 2011 - 11:09
 


Brian Epstein,John Lennon by rising70
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/

Copyright All rights reserved


cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 20:27
 
 Zep wrote:
This one is definitely, umm, challenging....
 
Just like tomorrow!  {#Chillpill}

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 16:22
 
HBD, John.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 16:21
 
Happy Birthday John
Miss you

Zep
(The Big Country)
Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 09:59
 
This one is definitely, umm, challenging....

Canlistener
(Ontario Canada)
Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 09:55
 
Oh man, has the monkey stopped banging on that piano yet?  Never been a huge fan of The Beatles or it's members solo work, but this is awful.

scrubbrush
Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 09:52
 
 dburges wrote:
I'm not familiar with this track and for an instant, before hearing Lennon's voice, I thought it was Spoon.
 

very Spoonish. Not Lennon's best work.

Forest267
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 09:52
 
Not one of my favorites, but I am struck by how fresh it sounds. Hard to believe this was recorded in '70.

fast_eddie
Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 09:49
 
George Harrison blossomed after the Beatles, McCartney went more commercial and Ringo just had fun.  Lennon solo is nothing like the Fab Four.

calypsus_1
Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 22:37
 

Cannes 1971  by rising70
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/

Jeanne Moreau, Yoko Ono, and John Lennon.

Copyright All rights reserved
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steeler
(Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth)
Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 09:03
 
One of my Lennon favorites.

Simple truths, stated simply.


Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 09:03
 
 a_genuine_find wrote:
guy fawkes night
I suppose it's the strong lyrical merit that appeals to some. Melodically it is discordant and choppy and unappealing.

 
It's deliberately discordant and choppy — not melodious.  I believe that was his point with this song.


dburges
(Fountain Hills, AZ)
Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 09:03
 
I'm not familiar with this track and for an instant, before hearing Lennon's voice, I thought it was Spoon.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 18, 2010 - 10:50
 


This song was inspired by his primal therapy...  from his first post-Beatles album...  love it...

 

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Jul 18, 2010 - 10:49
 
 Nuance wrote:
that explosion should have come at the beginning... and blown up this hot mess.
 
Agreed.  One of his worst efforts.


dharma_kid
Posted: May 15, 2010 - 19:17
 
I disagree. I think this song is much more about the intensity of day to day struggles, and stop and think about the moment in your life.
and then, the time change....good on ya, john.

Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 10:03
 
Beatle-philes may correct me, but as I recall, this was composed during or soon after the Primal Scream therapy phase.  John and Yoko were trying to get sane.  I find the song very provocative.

Nuance
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 09:55
 
that explosion should have come at the beginning... and blown up this hot mess.

chirpie
(olathe, kansas)
Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 09:51
 
 a_genuine_find wrote:
guy fawkes night
I suppose it's the strong lyrical merit that appeals to some. Melodically it is discordant and choppy and unappealing.

 
I hate to say it, but I agree. I blame the overbearing piano. (Drumming doesn't aspire to much either I guess)


jkhandy
(O'vale,CA)
Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 20:51
 
 mrdak wrote:

A man in pain........... You can hear it in his voice.


 
If never you are in pain, then you're not paying attention.


mrdak
(Middle GA)
Posted: Jan 09, 2010 - 10:13
 

A man in pain........... You can hear it in his voice.



a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Jan 09, 2010 - 10:12
 
guy fawkes night
I suppose it's the strong lyrical merit that appeals to some. Melodically it is discordant and choppy and unappealing.


Rafter101
Posted: Jan 09, 2010 - 10:11
 
I guess you had to be there to appreciate this song. The early 70's were a difficult time where still-young people were trying to put together the shards left from 1968. Kind of like a post 9-11 era in a way.


Kdubba
(Some-where out-there)
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 - 16:00
 
bang bang bang bang bang....refrain

Lakeview
(Great White North)
Posted: Sep 05, 2009 - 15:13
 
You have to imagine that the other Beatles were listening to this at least pleased that they didn't allow Yoko to affect the group's music the same way. Poor John was lead astray for the sake of love.

Radio_Dweeb
(Maryland)
Posted: Jul 04, 2009 - 09:32
 
Not his best, but it's Lennon and a sub-par Lennon song is better then not.

PeorgieTirebiter
Posted: Jun 02, 2009 - 14:37
 
Didn't know John was capable of sucking like this.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jun 02, 2009 - 14:33
 


This song is good for the ears...



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: May 01, 2009 - 21:24
 


cool...



kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 17:22
 
"Remember when you were small
How people seemed so tall"

One of my very earliest memories (I don't think I was 3 years old yet) was looking up at all the adults around me, wondering how come they never fell over, they seemed so tall.

Thanks, John.

rachlan
(nyc)
Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 08:27
 
:D  love hearing this right now.

steeler
(Perched upon the precipice of expectation)
Posted: Jan 27, 2009 - 05:54
 
 ThePoose wrote:
This album is one of the finest ever produced: raw, primal, powerful and devastating. If you don't end up in tears listening to it, then you have no heart.
 

Indeed.

lmic
(Sacramento, CA)
Posted: Dec 26, 2008 - 15:23
 
 ThePoose wrote:
This album is one of the finest ever produced: raw, primal, powerful and devastating. If you don't end up in tears listening to it, then you have no heart.
I appreciate it so much more now that I'm a grownup.

And John was only 30(!) when it was released. The guy had the soul of eternity...

bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 12:11
 
A number of years ago, my wife, daughter and myself went to the John Lennon exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.  It was a room at the top of the museum and it was all white.  His lyrics to different songs were enlarged to about 2 feet by 3 feet and suspended from the ceiling on wires.  If I remember corrrectly, when you walked near one of these panels it would light up and the song would start playing, sounding as if it was emanating from the sheet of lyrics itself.  It was as if he was in the room singing directly to you.  It was one of the most moving exhibits I have ever experienced.  Nicely done.

Many of the songs from this album were presented there.  It's his best work by far.



jagdriver
(The aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 12:06
 
 More_Cowbell wrote:
November 5th - 1895 - George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
 

I've always enjoyed this song. And November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day in England. He attempted to blow up parliament, hence the explosion at the end of this song.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 12:04
 
Rember Guy Fawkes Day.

gvan
(From inside the house!)
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 12:04
 
One of my favorite songs from Plastic Ono Band — so simple but so powerful. Perfect. I'll never forget how the ending took me by surprise the first time I heard it.


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 - 12:03
 
 steeler wrote:
Simple. Effective. Spare truth.

Agreed - complete simpliciity and nerve and expression of true emotion. Brilliant.


kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 16:16
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
Ordinarily, I let ignorance speak for itself, but gee whiz, that's Alan White on drums—one of the best of that or any other era.
 
I must admit I was one of those people who believed Ringo to be a second-rate drummer.  (I also felt his eccentric style suited the Beatles' music.)  Ironically it took listening on one of RP's high quality streams to realize Ringo Starr is actually a very accomplished drummer.

More_Cowbell
(North of Chicago, IL, USA)
Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 07:29
 
November 5th - 1895 - George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

RockinBlueVoodoo
(Deep in the Blues)
Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 07:25
 
It sounds like the B-52s were listening to this song when they wrote 'Dance this Mess Around'

riffster
(looking for fast transport)
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 06:21
 
davidyoull wrote:


Definitely. It's chilling and crushing. I've never heard a more powerful, more personal album. Tom Waits sometimes makes me think that maybe he's in grand torment, but he writes SO MANY songs like that, that I can't tell what might be real and what are character sketches aside from the obvious.


Thank heavens for you and a couple of other posters on this song. This album is absolutely no BS from John Lennon. He was in some torment after the breakup of the Beatles and he is questioning everything, and most often of all he questions himself in very real and uncompromising terms.

'Remember' isn't the best track on the album, but it's darn good. 'Mother' is the best one - make sure your psychic armor is on full power when listening to that one.

Now I know why Lennon was so pissed off - to produce a jewel like this and have people ask him to do another copy of 'Hey Bulldog' or whatever from the past !!!!

- Riff

P.S. Btw, I like Tom Waits too, but you're spot-on about wondering whether the torment is more vaudeville than venom-induced.
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 06:14
 
ch83575 wrote:
John must have looked long and hard to find a worse drummer than ringo.


Ordinarily, I let ignorance speak for itself, but gee whiz, that's Alan White on drums--one of the best of that or any other era.