Yoko screwed up Double Fantasy. I had to record it onto cassette and edit her crap out. That screetching voice was like listening to someone scratching a blackboard.
Thank you, this came across as a recap of your experiences with the trilogy and not just rehashing what so many others have said about it. I am a HUGE Beatles fan, but I am by no means a completist. I have most all of the band's official recordings, and quite a few of their solo works, but I am not compelled to own everything they ever did. I have never owned any of these 3 LPs by John and Yoko, and I have never been tempted to buy them. Thanks for confirming for me that I'm not missing anything.
John wanted an exit strategy from the Beatles and this was it. The message: "Don't expect anything great from me." I remember buying this piece of poop when it came out thinking that it would be some ass-kicking rock and roll. Imagine my shock when I realized I had blown my minimum wage paycheck on this steaming piece of crap. I guess there is no way anyone could be as famous as he was without going completely insane. You can't even call this music and really its an insult to a turd to call it shit. He had to have been laughing at all of us thinking 'I'm so famous, people will gobble up this crap because my name is on it.' And he was f***ing right.
I've tried to like these albums, really, but I just can't. There's just nothing worthwhile on them. And even worse, it's not even particularly original, as others had been doing this kind of thing for a while. My big takeaway from them is the degree to which John was influenced by his environment and his collaborators. When he had Paul around to ground and guide him, he was an absolute genius, one of the very best ever. But when he was with Yoko, he was just amplifying and regurgitating her noise.
I liked John Lennon so much that I bought Yoko's "Approximately Infinite Universe" thinking that perhaps John wrote some songs for her. It was a double album. I could not get thru side one without putting it back in its sleeve.
I used to enjoy Life With the Lions (unlike the other three) since I like feedback which is all over Cambridge 1969. No Bed For Beatle John may be the closest thing to a Lennon original on all three albums. Baby's heartbeat kind of keeps the baby's spirit alive as an artist (perhaps the only track with a rhythm). Lastly, I used to listen closely to Radio Play as it reminds me of the Lennon's at home. Thanks for the insights on these albums though-- I finally get the "unfinished" idea lol
@@namesameasu Yeah! That album creeps the fuck out of me and I don’t mean that in a negative way. Its interesting and disturbing and for that reason is worth a listen, but apart form that… gee
Thanks for another interesting video. I've been a Beatles fan since the late 70s and never been able to get into these albums. This is the first time I've heard them described as a trilogy though, I believe it's just the first two are linked as Unfinished Music, although they do seem to stand out as alike in type. I do recall reading that John Lennon once said Avant Garde is French for bullshit; I believe that somes it up. Thanks again for the videos!
@@OldMod67 Thank you!!! Yeah, they are a trilogy, but the last one was more like a Epilogue according to Yoko. I think i heard George say that Avant-Garde stands for Avant-Garde a clue😂
I do appreciate and (occasionally) enjoy the performance of 'Cambridge 1969'. I'd say it's ahead of its time, more aligned to Industrial Noise or Power Electronics. You have to give John his dues, he really does extract some warped tones and frequencies out of that Epiphone Casino.
seems like a waste of time to make a video about this as if it matters - what if Lennon did it as joke - so people would talk about it - 'the kings new clothes' ? or is the king simply naked !?
When I listened to the 3 albums, it was a nightmare. The third one was the least annoying imo. The first one was more annoying but intriguing. The second one was hell. I will never listen to those albums again
It’s three collaborations that are avant garde and experimental from Yes the Yoko yelling to tape loops It’s their albums that explored the unconventional side of art and music but this trilogy doesn’t have stain future Yoko work with John
John {not even Yoko} basically gave avant-garde, experimental music a terrible name. And these albums are among the best adverts for staying away from LSD. "Take acid and you'll think you're Jesus come again, and make albums like 'Life with the Lions' !"
your boxing something as if it should run in an order and should sound a certain way, i bought this when it first came out and it was interesting...its NOT Let It Be, but a painting in an art gallery isnt the same as the next painting....i dont think John & Yoko had an idea of bringing out a "greatest hits" package.....to please everyones ears
I loved Two Virgins, it has a lot of great comical bits in it, but I never liked The Wedding Album and could not stand Life With the Lions. However., I do love the Flaming Lips' remix of Cambridge 1969. I'd say they ... finished it.....
@@farrellmcnulty909 Yeah, i was honestly surprised to see that collab. The narrative of Yoko being a “witch” was so engraved in my brain that i thought the whole industry felt the same but it seems like thats far from the truth. It also helps that their version is much shorter😂
Yoko is not one of THE artists .... she'd like to be - but without jumping into bed with John Lennon she would be almost a nobody ... I visited the exhibition in Bilbao (80th birthday) ... and it was "boring", white ladder, a fly on a female body etc. and when she "sings" it's simply an annoyance ... she simply chose John for her career
I disagree with you. Maybe she did hook up with John as a career move, but if she did it was a huge error in judgement. If she hadn't been with John, I think we might know her as a conceptual artist rather than his wife.
@@Mandrake591 Well, no. Conceptual art rarely has that popular impact. But she might have been thought of more favorably as an artist, rather than John's wife. What do you think of other artists? Andy Warhol, for instance.
@@brianharris7243no one said she broke up the Beatles. They said she deserved her social dislike. She was a vindictive woman. She had no empathy whatsoever for Julian or anyone else. She only cared about herself. I’m sure she hasn’t changed since she’s still alive.
I had downloaded these albums years ago and was never able to get through them. However I do think Yoko often gets too harsh criticism because her work on Some Time in New York City and Double Fantasy was great.
@ have you listened to her album Yoko/ono plastic ono band? Idk if that would be considered her solo work or still a collab. Some of it is noise per usual but some of it is really interesting as well
Heroin is a helluva drug. Yoko got John into it. A real class act.
Yoko screwed up Double Fantasy. I had to record it onto cassette and edit her crap out. That screetching voice was like listening to someone scratching a blackboard.
Thank you, this came across as a recap of your experiences with the trilogy and not just rehashing what so many others have said about it. I am a HUGE Beatles fan, but I am by no means a completist. I have most all of the band's official recordings, and quite a few of their solo works, but I am not compelled to own everything they ever did. I have never owned any of these 3 LPs by John and Yoko, and I have never been tempted to buy them. Thanks for confirming for me that I'm not missing anything.
@@dino_j Yeah! Don’t waste your cash! Plus some of em go for 70$😵💫
John wanted an exit strategy from the Beatles and this was it. The message: "Don't expect anything great from me." I remember buying this piece of poop when it came out thinking that it would be some ass-kicking rock and roll. Imagine my shock when I realized I had blown my minimum wage paycheck on this steaming piece of crap. I guess there is no way anyone could be as famous as he was without going completely insane. You can't even call this music and really its an insult to a turd to call it shit. He had to have been laughing at all of us thinking 'I'm so famous, people will gobble up this crap because my name is on it.' And he was f***ing right.
This was during his trash weekend.
If you think those three are bad...try out ElectronicSound by GH!!
@@TheWalrusWasDanny i have a ranking of his discography on my channel and electro is last🌨️🌨️🌨️
What did you think of "Wonderwall Music" Soundtrack and have you seen the movie?
I would say the albums are avant garde in that they're art, and are pretty unique and forward (even with them being terrible)
I've tried to like these albums, really, but I just can't. There's just nothing worthwhile on them. And even worse, it's not even particularly original, as others had been doing this kind of thing for a while. My big takeaway from them is the degree to which John was influenced by his environment and his collaborators. When he had Paul around to ground and guide him, he was an absolute genius, one of the very best ever. But when he was with Yoko, he was just amplifying and regurgitating her noise.
I liked John Lennon so much that I bought Yoko's "Approximately Infinite Universe" thinking that perhaps John wrote some songs for her. It was a double album. I could not get thru side one without putting it back in its sleeve.
also like if i know: trash
I used to enjoy Life With the Lions (unlike the other three) since I like feedback which is all over Cambridge 1969. No Bed For Beatle John may be the closest thing to a Lennon original on all three albums. Baby's heartbeat kind of keeps the baby's spirit alive as an artist (perhaps the only track with a rhythm). Lastly, I used to listen closely to Radio Play as it reminds me of the Lennon's at home. Thanks for the insights on these albums though-- I finally get the "unfinished" idea lol
@@namesameasu Yeah! That album creeps the fuck out of me and I don’t mean that in a negative way. Its interesting and disturbing and for that reason is worth a listen, but apart form that… gee
Thanks for another interesting video. I've been a Beatles fan since the late 70s and never been able to get into these albums. This is the first time I've heard them described as a trilogy though, I believe it's just the first two are linked as Unfinished Music, although they do seem to stand out as alike in type. I do recall reading that John Lennon once said Avant Garde is French for bullshit; I believe that somes it up. Thanks again for the videos!
@@OldMod67 Thank you!!! Yeah, they are a trilogy, but the last one was more like a Epilogue according to Yoko. I think i heard George say that Avant-Garde stands for Avant-Garde a clue😂
Awesome video have a great day Luna and also happy Halloween ❤😊❤😊
Wtf is awesome about this
I do appreciate and (occasionally) enjoy the performance of 'Cambridge 1969'. I'd say it's ahead of its time, more aligned to Industrial Noise or Power Electronics. You have to give John his dues, he really does extract some warped tones and frequencies out of that Epiphone Casino.
seems like a waste of time to make a video about this as if it matters - what if Lennon did it as joke - so people would talk about it - 'the kings new clothes' ? or is the king simply naked !?
When I listened to the 3 albums, it was a nightmare. The third one was the least annoying imo. The first one was more annoying but intriguing. The second one was hell. I will never listen to those albums again
@@therocknrollgamer9572 I hope I don’t have to make another vid on these albums for a while
Great album to play full blast withh headphones on and a migrane..........
It’s three collaborations that are avant garde and experimental from Yes the Yoko yelling to tape loops
It’s their albums that explored the unconventional side of art and music but this trilogy doesn’t have stain future Yoko work with John
So basically the entire John and Yoko catalogue? (Plastic Ono Band album doesn’t count)
@@davemac9563 YESSSS it doesn’t count at all
Hey man, these 3 albums are absolutely great, fantastic.
If you're deaf and don't have to hear them ! 😆
John {not even Yoko} basically gave avant-garde, experimental music a terrible name. And these albums are among the best adverts for staying away from LSD. "Take acid and you'll think you're Jesus come again, and make albums like 'Life with the Lions' !"
They were never thought of as anything but bad
Okay I actually will admit I was wrong I actually made weird noise trying to become that but I think now I have to acknowledge I'm just being a weirdo
@@TheNewSoda Them vocalizing sessions are 🔥
your boxing something as if it should run in an order and should sound a certain way, i bought this when it first came out and it was interesting...its NOT Let It Be, but a painting in an art gallery isnt the same as the next painting....i dont think John & Yoko had an idea of bringing out a "greatest hits" package.....to please everyones ears
I loved Two Virgins, it has a lot of great comical bits in it, but I never liked The Wedding Album and could not stand Life With the Lions. However., I do love the Flaming Lips' remix of Cambridge 1969. I'd say they ... finished it.....
@@farrellmcnulty909 Yeah, i was honestly surprised to see that collab. The narrative of Yoko being a “witch” was so engraved in my brain that i thought the whole industry felt the same but it seems like thats far from the truth. It also helps that their version is much shorter😂
Yoko is not one of THE artists .... she'd like to be - but without jumping into bed with John Lennon she would be almost a nobody ... I visited the exhibition in Bilbao (80th birthday) ... and it was "boring", white ladder, a fly on a female body etc. and when she "sings" it's simply an annoyance ...
she simply chose John for her career
I disagree with you. Maybe she did hook up with John as a career move, but if she did it was a huge error in judgement. If she hadn't been with John, I think we might know her as a conceptual artist rather than his wife.
@@garethb1961 😂
@@garethb1961Yeah, people would be lined up around the block to witness her “conceptual art.” 😅😂
@@Mandrake591 Well, no. Conceptual art rarely has that popular impact. But she might have been thought of more favorably as an artist, rather than John's wife.
What do you think of other artists? Andy Warhol, for instance.
@ She wouldn’t be thought of at all. Lennon was her ticket to infamy. Warhol is fine, but he’s a joke you have to be in on.
Yoko deserves all the hate she gets.
Hate is completely inappropriate against someone you dont even know - dont you think !
Why? As Paul said "We broke up the Beatles not Yoko..." and her art is what it is- hers..you may not like it but 'hate' wtf?
@@brianharris7243 I hate Yoko and everything associated with her. Deal with it.
@@brianharris7243no one said she broke up the Beatles. They said she deserved her social dislike. She was a vindictive woman. She had no empathy whatsoever for Julian or anyone else. She only cared about herself. I’m sure she hasn’t changed since she’s still alive.
I had downloaded these albums years ago and was never able to get through them. However I do think Yoko often gets too harsh criticism because her work on Some Time in New York City and Double Fantasy was great.
@@reddwood4971 Well, I personally prefer her solo stuff, she was super influential in many ways. Her stuff with John… never been able to enjoy that
@ have you listened to her album Yoko/ono plastic ono band? Idk if that would be considered her solo work or still a collab. Some of it is noise per usual but some of it is really interesting as well
It’s the sound of people preparing for a colonoscopy and that’s being kind. Ono was the worst thing that happened to John. Her “art’ is crap.
@@nisar8009 😂😂 that’s the best description i’ve heard in my life