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Rock'n'roll [CD]
by Lennon, John
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Summary
Although the chaotic sessions that spawned this album have passed into rock & roll legend and the recording's very genesis (as an out-of-court settlement between John Lennon and an aggrieved publisher) has often caused it to be slighted by many of the singer's biographers, Rock 'n' Roll, in fact, stands as a peak in his post-Imagine catalog: an album that catches him with nothing to prove and no need to try. Lennon could, after all, sing old rock & roll numbers with his mouth closed; he spent his entire career relaxing with off-the-cuff blasts through the music with which he grew up, and Rock 'n' Roll emerges the sound of him doing precisely that. Four songs survive from the fractious sessions with producer Phil Spector in late 1973 that ignited the album, and listeners to any of the posthumous compilations that also draw from those archives will know that the best tracks were left on the shelf -- "Be My Baby" and "Angel Baby" among them. But a gorgeous run through Lloyd Price's "Just Because" wraps up the album in fine style, while a trip through "You Can't Catch Me" contrarily captures a playful side that Lennon rarely revealed on vinyl. The remainder of the album was cut a year later with Lennon alone at the helm, and the mood remains buoyant. It might not, on first glance, seem essential to hear him running through nuggets like "Be Bop A Lula," "Peggy Sue," and "Bring It on Home to Me," but, again, Lennon has seldom sounded so gleeful as he does on these numbers, while the absence of the Spector trademark Wall-of-Sound production is scarcely noticeable -- as the object of one of Lennon's own productions, David Peel once pointed out, "John had the Wall of Sound down perfectly himself." Released in an age when both David Bowie and Bryan Ferry had already tracked back to musical times-gone-by (Pin-Ups and These Foolish Things, respectively), Rock 'n' Roll received short shrift from contemporary critics. As time passed, however, it has grown in stature, whereas those other albums have merely held their own. Today, Rock 'n' Roll sounds fresher than the rock & roll that inspired it in the first place. Imagine that. ~ Dave Thompson
Title
Rock'n'roll [CD] / John Lennon.
Author
Lennon, John, 1940-1980.
Publication Info
Hollywood, CA : Capitol, p2004.
Page Numbers
1 sound disc :
Subject
Rock music 1971-1980.
Remixes.
Alternate takes (Sound recordings)
Note
Be-bop-a-lula -- Stand by me -- Rip it up/Ready Teddy (medley) -- You can't catch me -- Ain't that a shame -- Do you wanna dance? -- Sweet little sixteen -- Slippin' and slidin' -- Peggy Sue -- Bring it on home to me/Send me some lovin' (medley) -- Boney moronie -- Ya ya -- Just because -- Angel baby (from Menlove Avenue, not remixed) -- Bonus tracks. To know her is to love her (from Menlove Avenue, not remixed) ; Since my baby left me (alternate version to Menlove Avenue) ; Just because (reprise).
Compact disc.
Originally issued in 1974; remixed and includes four bonus tracks.
UPC
724387432925
Alternate Title
Rock and roll