Egroeg Evoli on Yoko Ono

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:22:32 +0000

I do not hate her, but I don't love her, and that's all I'm going to say.

I found this a bit funny:

Ben Ramon on Yoko Ono

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:01:18 +0000

I just find the music and production is insane; like dissonant New Wave on crack, and she sounds unhinged (not surprisingly). As for the "O No" pun, that had already been worn thin by John on POB and Imagine. I remember when the double meaning of his singing "oh no" in Jealous Guy, How? and several other songs first dawned on me.

Funny Paper on Yoko Ono

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:41:11 +0000

Ben Ramon said
Season of Glass was Yoko's album immediately after John's death. I understand it's a pretty bleak affair, as suggested by the cover, which a lot of people considered tasteless. But hey, it's her husband who was murdered in front of her; who are they to judge?

On the subject of "No, No, No" as a statement of her response to John's death (I was only commenting on my musical appreciation of it), I don't find it as bizarre as you do; after all, avante-garde artists have pretty much done everything. She's obviously trying to be circuitous and ...

Ben Ramon on Yoko Ono

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:29:57 +0000

Season of Glass was Yoko's album immediately after John's death. I understand it's a pretty bleak affair, as suggested by the cover, which a lot of people considered tasteless. But hey, it's her husband who was murdered in front of her; who are they to judge?

Funny Paper on Yoko Ono

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:24:38 +0000

Thanks for that video, Ben Ramon. I actually like that song "No, No, No" a lot. I never heard it before. Good voice, good arrangement and instrumentation. I like it a lot better than the selections Velvet Hand recommended (sorry VH -- I'm continually amazed how everybody doesn't share my exact same tastes!)

I also like that album title Season of Glass, and the cover. Must investigate further.

Ben Ramon on Yoko Ono

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:03:21 +0000

I've been meaning to listen to Yoko's stuff for a long time- I like experimental and challenging music- but never got around to it. I've heard "Mrs Lennon", and love the chord progression and atmosphere (later nicked by Big Star for "Holocaust") but I find her voice ruins the ambience. I've also heard "No No No" off Season of Glass, which purports to be her artistic and musical reaction to John's death and starts with gunshots and her screaming- it's pretty harrowing, and the song itself is one of the most bizarre I've ever heard, which is saying a lot.

<article> <h1>Funny Paper on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:26:21 +0000</p> <p>More generally, I hate to say this, but Yoko sounds like she's disturbed and she's bottling up a lot of darkness and anger and she's in DEEP DENIAL. Many people go through periods of denial, but she seems to have been that way all her life. I don't judge non-celebrities, but if you're making money from us peon Peasants, then we have a right to judge you!</p> <p>Piggies!</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Von Bontee on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:58:31 +0000</p> <p>As far as her actual singing goes, I've always thought she had a nice little controlled vibrato when she's singing really softly - actually, it's pretty vibrant when she's all-out shrieking as well, but it's a little easier on the ears when it's quieter. Her pitch control isn't great, of course; she often sounds flat. (Except when she's sharp.) I've often wondered if it took her and Pattie many takes to get those "Birth-day"s right on pitch. Maybe Pattie was keeping her on-key?</p> </article> <article> <h1>Velvet Hand on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:29:35 +0000</p> <p>Ah well, I tried. </p> <p>But you're right - the "shaaaaake" bit is, for want of a better word, awesome.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Funny Paper on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:16:24 +0000</p> <p>Thanks Velvet Hand for that detailed answer. I picked three songs from your list more or less at random and listened to them. I didn't like the "Listen the Snow is Falling" nor the "Midsummer New York" (with one exception, when she periodically belts out the word "shake" her voice suddenly actually gets good); the music and instrumentation of "Sisters O Sisters" is pretty good, but not quite up to my taste's threshold, I guess. One song (just about any song) by the Brazilian pop artist Ceu blows Yoko out of the water, IMO.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Velvet Hand on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:12:31 +0000</p> <p>She has indeed, although even on the most hummable/danceable of tunes, her voice always stands out as quite unconventional (I think) - so you'd have to like or at least tolerate that.</p> <p>In fact, I believe that percentage-wise, most of her music is conventional rock/pop rather than head-splitting screeching - it's just that on the whole, I like the screeching (and the music that comes with it) more than the pop stuff.</p> <p>That said, most of Yoko's <em>early</em> traditionally-structured and -instrumented songs (e.g. "Listen the Snow Is Falling", "Who Has Seen the Wind", "Remember Love", "Midsummer New York", "Mrs Lennon") are really ... </article> <article> <h1>Funny Paper on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:32:00 +0000</p> <p>Velvet Hand, has Yoko written and performed and <em>conventional</em> pop/folk/rock... reggae... jazz... classical... anything...?</p> </article> <article> <h1>Velvet Hand on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:03:43 +0000</p> <p>Ooooh, listy time!</p> <p>1) You are already know YO/POB - and hey, that's the best one!</p> <p>2) I dare you to listen to the entirety (eternity?) of "Cambridge 1969" while baked.</p> <p>3) If you want more of the same, only quieter, move on to "Fly". If you want more of the same, only scarier, move on to "John, John (Let's Hope for Peace)" and "Aü". Then lie down for a bit.</p> <p>4) If you definitely, emphatically do <em>not</em> want more of the same, listen to the incredible "Open Your Box" (or the censored album version "Hirake"). Repeat.</p> <p>5) Listen to all available versions of "Don't ... </article> <article> <h1>SatanHimself on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:03:36 +0000</p> <p>Yeah, POB is where I went with that. I would appreciate a list of recommended tracks that everyone considers her most listenable (or most vital). I'd like to give it a real college try, but like I said: Her stuff is so obtuse that I can't just jump in and wade through any entire album.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Von Bontee on Yoko Ono</h1> <p>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:19:02 +0000</p> <p>Actually, "Cambridge 1969" is quite nice while altered! Feedback and shrieking melting into each other - even more than on "Plastic Ono Band", THAT'S the one where it becomes hard to tell one from the other. (I think Satan implied that it was POB that he listened to.)</p> </article> </main></body></html>

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