John Lennon - Imagine (1971) [24 bit FLAC] vinyl
Released: 1971
Source: PAS 10004 / UK
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Singer.Songwriter
Codec: FLAC
Bits Per Sample: 24
Sample Rate: 96,000 Hz
A1. Imagine 2:59
A2. Crippled Inside 3:43
A3. Jealous Guy 4:10
A4. It's So Hard 2:22
A5. I Don't Want To Be A Soldier 6:01
B1. Give Me Some Truth 3:11
B2. Oh My Love 2:40
B3. How Do You Sleep? 5:29
B4. How? 3:37
B5. Oh Yoko! 4:18
After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of "Jealous Guy" lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty "Crippled Inside" is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and "Imagine" is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. And Lennon doesn't shy away from the hard rockers -- "How Do You Sleep" is a scathing attack on Paul McCartney, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" is a hypnotic antiwar song, and "Give Me Some Truth" is bitter hard rock. If Imagine doesn't have the thematic sweep of Plastic Ono Band, it is nevertheless a remarkable collection of songs that Lennon would never be able to better again.