Imagine
| John Lennon
Imagine
Imagine is the second studio album by John Lennon after his departure from the Beatles. Recorded and released in 1971, the album's musical arrangements are more elaborate compared to the basic, small-group arrangements of his first album, the critically acclaimed John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. - Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
1971 - In its technical sloppiness and self-absorption, Imagine is John’s Self-Portrait.
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Rolling Stone
2018 - His solo classic Imagine is an experiment he only tried once, making a state-of-the-art professional rock album with a rotating cast of top-notch studio hired guns.
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All Music
John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
2018 - Imagine, on the other hand, sounded enough like a Beatles album that it became Lennon's first No. 1 LP as a solo artist.
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BBC
2010 - A weird, ramshackle collection of eclectic gems.
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Spill Magazine
It has become one of the most iconic albums of the rock era.
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Den of Geek
Critics blasted Lennon's soft anthem as soft politics and the singer an armchair liberal who sent his protests via limousine.
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American Songwriter
2018 -It’s a goldmine for Lennon hardcores; together they create a historically vital experience few albums deserve and even less receive.
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Paste Magazine
2018 - If this is the final word on the subject of Imagine, this set, in all its configurations, is the perfect capstone to what remains Lennon’s most concise solo statement.
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Best Classic Bands
The original 1971 album—which sounds better than ever here, particularly in the surround-sound mixes—ranks with Lennon’s best solo work.
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The Second Disc
2018 - John Lennon’s Imagine has always been an album of contradictions.
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Record Collector Magazine
2018 - Imagine: The Ultimate Collection contextualises the original album like no other expanded reissue in recent memory, making it not just a relic for those who wish to relive the past, but a work whose relevance continues well into its fifth decade.
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All About Jazz
2018 - If Lennon is, by definition as singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and harmonicist, the principle star of Imagine, then Voorman's contributions to the album must come an easy second.
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Pop Matters
Lennon notes that it took him nine days to make the album, and the lush sound is amazing.
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