John Lennon Double Fantasy MFSL Gold CD Neu OVP Sealed UDCD 600 mit J-Card

Produktinformation
Erscheinungsdatum:  1. März 1994
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Import aus: USA
Format: Audio CD

     Tracks


1. (Just Like) Starting Over (3:57)
2. Kiss Kiss Kiss (2:41)
3. Clean Up Time (2:58)
4. Give Me Something (1:34)
5. I'm Losing You (3:57)
6. I'm Moving On (2:22)
7. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (4:04)
8. Watching The Wheels (3:59)
9. Yes, I'm Your Angel (3:09)
10. Woman (3:32)
11. Beautiful Boys (2:55)
12. Dear Yoko (2:34)
13. Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (4:02)
14. Hard Times Are Over (3:21)


 
Produktbeschreibungen

 
So seltsam es heute auch wirkt, das letzte Album, das Lennon zu seinen Lebzeiten veröffentlichte, war als Comeback gedacht, oder eher als Rückzug aus dem Rückzug: "Watching the Wheels" und "Beautiful Boy" zeigen die Freuden jenseits des Starrummels, während "(Just Like) Starting Over" ein etwas peinlicher Rocker über die Wiederkehr in häusliche Gefilde, aber auch gleichzeitig eine Rückkehr in die Welt der Popmusik ist. Die Arrangements sind ein wenig zu glatt, aber Lennon hat selten glücklicher geklungen. Yoko Onos Songs, im thematischen Wechsel mit seinen eigenen Liedern, waren eine weniger glückliche Wahl. Sie fühlte sich wohl bemüßigt, ihre Kunst auch einmal in der Popmusik zum Ausdruck zu bringen. In anderen künstlerischen Zusammenhängen mag ihr Gesang wohl funktionieren, keineswegs aber in konventionellen Popsongs. --Douglas Wolk

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Nach neu entflammter Passion sang John Lennon 1980 auf Double Fantasy gefällige Liebeslieder wie (Just Like) Starting Over und Woman für Yoko Ono (und Sohn Sean); Yokos schrille Minimal-Rocker können nerven, nehmen aber wenig vom aufpolierten Glanz.
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The most distinctive thing about Double Fantasy, the last album John Lennon released during his lifetime, is the very thing that keeps it from being a graceful return to form from the singer/songwriter, returning to active duty after five years of self-imposed exile. As legend has it, Lennon spent those years in domestic bliss, being a husband, raising a baby, and, of course, baking bread. Double Fantasy was designed as a window into that bliss and, to that extent, he decided to make it a joint album with Yoko Ono, to illustrate how complete their union was. For her part, Ono decided to take a stab at pop and while these are relatively tuneful for her, they nevertheless disrupt the feel and flow of Lennon's material, which has a consistent tone and theme. He's surprisingly sentimental, not just when he's expressing love for his wife ("Dear Yoko," "Woman") and child ("Beautiful Boy [Darling Boy]"), but when he's coming to terms with his quiet years ("Watching the Wheels," "Cleanup Time") and his return to creative life. These are really nice tunes, and what's special about them is their niceness — it's a sweet acceptance of middle age, which, of course, makes his assassination all the sadder. For that alone, Double Fantasy is noteworthy, yet it's hard not to think that it's a bit of a missed opportunity — primarily because its themes would be stronger without the Ono songs, but also because the production is just a little bit too slick and constrained, sounding very much of its time. Ultimately, these complaints fall by the wayside because Lennon's best songs here cement the last part of his legend, capturing him at peace and in love. According to some reports, that perception was a bit of a fantasy, but sometimes the fantasy means more than the reality, and that's certainly the case here.