After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of "Jealous Guy" lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty "Crippled Inside" is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and "Imagine" is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. And Lennon doesn't shy away from the hard rockers -- "How Do You Sleep" is a scathing attack on Paul McCartney, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" is a hypnotic antiwar song, and "Give Me Some Truth" is bitter hard rock. If Imagine doesn't have the thematic sweep of Plastic Ono Band, it is nevertheless a remarkable collection of songs that Lennon would never be able to better again.
John Lennon
Imagine
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Track Listing
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| 4 | 02:27 | |||||
| 5 | 06:08 | |||||
| 6 | 03:16 | |||||
| 7 | 02:45 | |||||
| 8 | 05:36 | |||||
| 9 | 03:45 | |||||
| 10 | 04:21 |
