The second Lennon solo album, ranked much lower on the RS list than the first, is a little bit softer and a little less angry than the first. It contains his most well-known composition (that he performed during his solo career). Imagine, as John points out, was:
"Anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic, but because it is sugar-coated it is accepted. . . . Now I understand what you have to do. Put your political message across with a little honey."
Great quote. Anyways, caught in the middle of his mellow anti-war song, and Yoko love ballads, is the vicious How Do You Sleep At Night? The very obvious retort to some of the lyrics from Paul's Ram. Later, Lennon claimed that the lyrics were mostly directed at himself, but that's tough to buy. I think the main thing I get from this album was how close John and Paul were. Even while he (Lennon) was asking for world peace and making grand songs for the love of his life, he couldn't hold back from lashing out at his former writing partner. The thing about Imagine, is that is might be the simplest song on the album, but isn't that how is goes? What do you think?
Stats
Album: ImagineArtist: John Lennon
Year: 1971
My Favorite Song: Imagine
Next Up: The Clash
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