The Beatles Bible - Topic: Mind Games album - John Lennon

fabfouremily on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:32:05 +0000

Funny Paper said
It's more forgiving than that. My sense is that Lennon is saying that we all play mind games of one sort or another, and that's okay; it's not a lost cause, we can use those "games" for good.

Oh, yeah, I see what you mean. Thanks for clearing that up!

DrBeatle on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:28:39 +0000

I find Mind Games to be his worst solo album (apart from Sometime in NYC)...boring, plodding, and tuneless, although there are a few good tracks on it. I'm not a fan of John's wacko political period of '72-'74 (although I love Walls and Bridges).

Funny Paper on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:15:46 +0000

Ben Ramon said
Agreed with Funny Paper - it's a sort of "we can all tap into that secret force to make the world better" message, rather like All You Need is Love.

I'm also reminded of his slightly later "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" -- a more open-minded, less dogmatically self-righteous Lennon.

Ben Ramon on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:32:44 +0000

Agreed with Funny Paper - it's a sort of "we can all tap into that secret force to make the world better" message, rather like All You Need is Love.

Funny Paper on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:50:16 +0000

It's more forgiving than that. My sense is that Lennon is saying that we all play mind games of one sort or another, and that's okay; it's not a lost cause, we can use those "games" for good.

fabfouremily on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:17:09 +0000

What is the song 'Mind Games' actually about? This might seem like a bit of a stupid question as the lyrics aren't necessarily difficult to understand but...I don't really understand them. Is he saying that he and Yoko play mind games with each other? Or does it have a more political meaning, like, everyone is playing games with each other, not being straight, etc.?

McLennonSon on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Tue, 10 May 2011 09:07:23 +0100

I got the sleeve for free

'cos a sellsman fooled

a record store owner

who gave it to me 'cos there was no record!

kedame on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Tue, 10 May 2011 07:09:29 +0100

mjb said:

kedame said:

Ehh...I have to disagree, Sun King. I must say, I personally like Mind Games better. I don't really care about the theme of the albums. STiNYC is just too political for me to really get into, though I do like Luck of the Irish. I just have a soft spot for Mind Games because it has my favorite John solo song "I Know (I Know)". Well, one of my favorites. I love to listen to it back to back with Some People Never Know off of Wings Wild Life. They fit together well, to me. Seems ...

mjb on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Tue, 10 May 2011 06:47:45 +0100

kedame said:

Ehh...I have to disagree, Sun King. I must say, I personally like Mind Games better. I don't really care about the theme of the albums. STiNYC is just too political for me to really get into, though I do like Luck of the Irish. I just have a soft spot for Mind Games because it has my favorite John solo song "I Know (I Know)". Well, one of my favorites. I love to listen to it back to back with Some People Never Know off of Wings Wild Life. They fit together well, to me. Seems like a ...

mjb on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Tue, 10 May 2011 06:46:17 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said:

No problem. I didn't really like this either, but STINYC isn't much better. They are both bad albums.

No they're NOT - at least not Mind Games.....but then this is just differences of opinion I suppose

The Walrus on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 09 May 2011 21:56:37 +0100

I really dislike Walls and Bridges except for #9 Dream, which is excellent.

Contrastingly, Mind Games is my favourite Lennon album (though only because Imagine has I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier), and probably my favourite Beatles solo album, sorry ATMP. Mind Games itself is a pretty darn fantastic track, then there's songs like Tight A$ and Meat City which are real rockers backed up with emotional songs like I Know (I Know), Out the Blue and You Are Here, and Only People and Bring on the Lucie/Freda People. I think of it as Imagine Volume 2, but the weakest track ...

meanmistermustard on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 09 May 2011 21:51:49 +0100

Never been able to get into Mind Games, far too over produced. The songs as presented on the Anthology boxset show what great songs they were but all that oohing and ahhing in the background completely ruin the enjoyment as do the overpruduced arrangements. Nowhere near as bad as STINYC (appropriately nearly an anagram of STINKY which is what is) tho, i never listen to that.

Johns on record as saying he made music during this period because thats who he felt he was, John the musician. To me he put them out comericial because he felt he had to but wasnt that interested in ...

mr. Sun king coming together on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 09 May 2011 21:25:29 +0100

MeanMrsMustard said:

kedame said:

mr. Sun king coming together said:

I agree wholeheartedly on WAB being better. Regarding I Know (I Know), while it does nothing for me personally, Joe did mention Some People Never Know in his article. So you're aren't crazy (in that regard.)

But I'm crazy in other ways?

Everyone's crazy here...

I was waiting for someone else to say that. Because of that, you get an apple. (Okay, I gave 5. Sue me.)

MeanMrsMustard on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 09 May 2011 21:21:58 +0100

kedame said:

mr. Sun king coming together said:

I agree wholeheartedly on WAB being better. Regarding I Know (I Know), while it does nothing for me personally, Joe did mention Some People Never Know in his article. So you're aren't crazy (in that regard.)

But I'm crazy in other ways?

Everyone's crazy here...

kedame on Mind Games album - John Lennon

Mon, 09 May 2011 13:13:52 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said:

I agree wholeheartedly on WAB being better. Regarding I Know (I Know), while it does nothing for me personally, Joe did mention Some People Never Know in his article. So you're aren't crazy (in that regard.)

But I'm crazy in other ways?