The Beatles Bible - Topic: Some Time in New York City

Sitting on a cornflake on Some Time in New York City

Thu, 05 May 2011 08:49:40 +0100

Well Lennon was in full political swing here with Yoko by his side in the Greenwich Village left-wing community scene. It certianly gave them plenty of inspiration to write some songs but the quality was hardly up to Imagine or Plastic Ono Band standards.

They teamed up with the ramshackle Elephants Memory but again they were hardly a quality band, even though Lennon admired their 'rawness' (see Quarrymen / Hamburg Beatles) which was something he was always pining for.

It was a solid John/Yoko fusion and their heart was truly in it, but that's about as far as it goes.The 'live jam' ...

mr. Sun king coming together on Some Time in New York City

Wed, 04 May 2011 23:24:18 +0100

Well, I listened to it on my 40 minute commute this morning, and found it completely acceptable, and certainly more accessible then I figured. Yoko was, shall I say, certainly, I guess, better then expected. But I had 0 expectations, so….

All in all a fine record, but clearly his worst. And I quite enjoyed Lennon's of Well.

mithveaen on Some Time in New York City

Tue, 03 May 2011 06:01:04 +0100

vonbontee said:

(But, hey: If you're just downloading the albums for free, there's no point in complaining about the parts you hate & can simply delete, is there? It's not as though you had to pay double-album price for a single listenable album! Or even HALF a listenable album, for that matter. And it's even more of a non-issue considering that Some Time in NYC was sold for the price of a single album, just like All Things Must Pass was 3-for-the-price-of-2. And, surprisingly enough, considering Apple's stinginess, the STinNYC double-CD appears to also be selling for the price of a single, ...

vonbontee on Some Time in New York City

Tue, 03 May 2011 05:55:50 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said:

Mith, you are a life saver! Thanks for all the song reviews. I''ll take a gander.

Edit: How was the second disc of live stuff?

Well, it rocks. But it's got some of those avant-gardisms (Yoko doing her "thing") that you either love (unlikely) or hate (probably!) Also, I'm inclined to rate it a bit higher than most since I'm a big Frank Zappa/Mothers fan. Apparently Zappa was annoyed that his composition "King Kong" (which he'd already recorded a couple of times since 1969) was arbitrarily retitled "Jamrag" and credited to John & Yoko alone!

The non-Mothers ...

mithveaen on Some Time in New York City

Mon, 02 May 2011 18:12:26 +0100

Mith, when are you going to learn to read the manual (or Skye's messages) before using software?? I found where to edit the title. *facepalm*

I haven't paid too much attention to the lyrics in Sunday Bloody Sunday (Isn't that like "I can't believe the news today") but the rhythm is catchy. I can't hear it without shaking my head and clapping my fingers. And I dunno why, but Yoko's screeching Suuundaaaay Bloooody Sundaaaaaaaay is just perfect with John "uh-uh-uh" in the back. I laugh at the madness going on there.

And yes Zig, the band is ...

Zig on Some Time in New York City

Mon, 02 May 2011 15:08:21 +0100

Topic title has been corrected - Some Time in Los Ang... Oh Crap.

*edit, edit, type, type*

There - done and done.

I agree with a lot of what you said, mith.

IMO, The Elephant's Memory Band did a nice job of backing. For those who don't know, they backed John during the Live in New York City concert vid as well.

I can see why the album was largley panned, but it does have its moments.

The Walrus on Some Time in New York City

Mon, 02 May 2011 13:00:06 +0100

Title still isn't right- it is Some Time in New York City, not Sometime.

I used to really like this album, but I've gone off it. I still like We're All Water and Woman Is The Nigger Of The World. I used to really like the two songs about Ireland, but John is far too kind to the Real IRA in Sunday Bloody Sunday, and whilst John's parts in The Luck Of The Irish are really good, Yoko's are awful. I can listen to John Sinclair and Angela, but they're far from my favourite John songs.

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mithveaen on Some Time in New York City

Mon, 02 May 2011 02:56:31 +0100

Actually the only song I could stand her voice was Sunday Bloody Sunday.

Still, John's songs are not the best.

mr. Sun king coming together on Some Time in New York City

Mon, 02 May 2011 02:54:52 +0100

Well, I thoroughly hate Yoko's voice. It ruins some of the songs for me.

mithveaen on Some Time in New York City

Mon, 02 May 2011 02:49:29 +0100

Well I can edit the names of the topics other people started but not thes ones I did. I just checked the permissions, it's weird though. Thanks for editing it!

Edit : Correction, I can edit other people's posts but not the names of the topics. That's ok

skye on Some Time in New York City

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:54:29 +0100

mithveaen said:

(Please sorry if I refer to this album as Somewhere in New York. I confuse these 2 words.. a lot)

Edit : Argh it's Sometime in New York City. Sorry.

You can fix that now, you have the power! I fixed it for you, but if you click the little wrench by the title, you can change it, lock it, move it, etc. (Same goes for individual posts. Use it wisely!)

Now I know what to start with on iTunes. Thanks.

mr. Sun king coming together on Some Time in New York City

Sun, 01 May 2011 20:41:24 +0100

Oh, I love that one. Especially the Spector ones, which I am surprised by. Currently on You Can't Catch Me.

mithveaen on Some Time in New York City

Sun, 01 May 2011 20:38:15 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said:

Mith, you are a life saver! Thanks for all the song reviews. I''ll take a gander.

Edit: How was the second disc of live stuff?

Because of my little instant love for Sometime in NYC, I didn't even bother. I'll have a bash later, when I'm done with all the albums. right now I'm with Rock and Roll. I totally dig it

mr. Sun king coming together on Some Time in New York City

Sun, 01 May 2011 20:11:38 +0100

Mith, you are a life saver! Thanks for all the song reviews. I''ll take a gander.

Edit: How was the second disc of live stuff?

mithveaen on Some Time in New York City

Sun, 01 May 2011 20:00:04 +0100

(Please sorry if I refer to this album as Somewhere in New York. I confuse these 2 words.. a lot)

Edit : Argh it's Sometime in New York City. Sorry.

Ok Sun King, these are my first impression of this album. It's not by any means a professional review. I was paying a bit of attention to the lyrics because I was working in some school stuff while listening to this.

Woman is the nigger of the world. – Fantastic music and great lyrics. One of my favorite from the album.

Sisters, sisters – I'm sorry but Yoko's voice ...