February 15, 2023 Playlist

John Lennon & Yoko Ono "Unfinished Music Vol. 2: Life With The Lions" (1969)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
John Lennon & Yoko Ono "Unfinished Music Vol. 2: Life With The Lions"  1969 (UK/Japan)
Yoko Ono turns 90 years old this week! Her first forays into music came in the early 1960's with her first husband Toshi Ichiyanagi and his mentor, the infamous John Cage, but her first album of "music" for public comsumption was a collaboration with her third husband (that guy from The Beatles): Unfinished Music Vol. 1: Two Virgins. That album consists mainly of tape collages inspired by John Cage (like The Beatles notorious track "Revolution #9" only more primitive) and is pretty much only remembered for the album cover photo of John & Yoko's full-frontal nudity. Their second collaboration includes another LP-side of that sort of thing, but also unleashed the legendary "YOKO VOICE" for the first time. You know what I mean: wailing, shrieking "unlistenable" howls, growls, whimpers, screams. It is definitely an acquired taste, and should you acquire that taste, side 1 of this record has the 26-minute concert recording "Cambridge 1969" - John plays guitar feedback and Yoko is the most fearless singer who ever stood before an audience. She (and John) always knew that her vocal style was going to be off-putting to most of the (Beatles) audience, but THIS IS ART, MAAN. For further ear purification rituals featuring Ono-san, her first two solo albums Plastic Ono Band (1970) and Fly (1971) are highly recommended, and also side 2 of the John & Yoko concert album Live Peace In Toronto (1969; side 1 is John's tuneless crappy cover band, but Yoko's side saves this album. Extra fun on Toronto: Eric Clapton and a drummer from Yes join in Yoko's noise!)
(N) = New Release
(R) = Listener Request
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
Barry WhiteI'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More BabyI've Got So Much To Give1973USA
The DirtbombsGot To Give It Up (Marvin Gaye)Ultraglide In Black2001USA
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Yoko OnoWhyPlastic Ono Band1970Japan/UK
DeathFreakin Out...For The Whole World To Seerec. 1975, rel. 2009USA
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John Lennon & Yoko OnoCambridge 1969 (live)Unfinished Music Vol. 2: Life With The Lions
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