John Lennon

Double Fantasy

A glimpse of what could have been

Review Score:

(8/10)
The last album released by John Lennon before his assassination, "Double Fantasy" heralded his return to music recording years after his self imposed exile in order to play the role of family man and father. The album alternates Lennon songs with those of his wife Yoko Ono, and the results are very mixed. As mixed as the songs by each artist. As far as ratings go, John's get 5 stars, no questions asked. Yoko's on the other hand....well, let's just say they don't.

For John's half, every song on here by the ex-Beatle is excellent. My personal favorite is the reflective "Watching the Wheels", but other true standouts are the tender "Woman", "Oh Yoko" (awesome song... shame it's got the word 'Yoko' in it), "(Just Like) Starting Over", and "Cleanup Time". Of Yoko's songs. . . the most listenable is probably "Kiss Kiss Kiss", but whenever I pop this disc in the 'skip' button gets some heavy usage. So not to do any serious bashing, I'll just leave it at that.

John returns to the studio refreshed and with a lot to say. This is just a glimpse of what he might have been capable of doing had his career been allowed to continue, but unfortunately all we can do now is wonder and appreciate the music that he left behind. For fans of John Lennon, his half of the album alone makes it worth the purchase.

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