For fans only, & won't make new ones.

Just about this entire box is the work of a comfortable man, relaxing in front of a tape recorder, doing his favorite oldies and some stuff he's written. The problem is that Lennon is way -too- comfy; he doesn't seem to be bothered by whether or not any given performance catches fire or not. and the attitude speads to the otherwise excellent sidemen. If this was John's introduction to the American public in '63'64, no one would remember his name now. Lennon in the Beatles proved to be the greatest white soul singer ever; apparently he didn't feel the need to keep proving it.

Great Box Set!

If you are a Lennon fan..you're in for a treat! This box set has a ton of alternate versions of some of his most famous work..and a lot of these alternates are better in my opinion than the originals! Also included are snippets of time spent with Sean..family time..which humanizes this legend..He was just an ordinary bloke who loved his family and was happiest being a house dad until some psycho comes along and kills him..One of the greatest tragedies of the 20 century...Great stuff!

Hey? Who says John wasn't a Genius? Let me at 'em!!!

First of all, I'm glad I bought this album when it was still $60, I hate putting money in Yucko Oh-No's pocket (basically debasing John and exploiting him) but at least I gave her less money and was fortunately able to benefit from the amazing genius of John Lennon's outtakes and unreleased songs.



Ok, I've just been reading the reviews for the CD "Menlove Ave." and I must say, some people went WAY overboard! "Paul was the genius behind the Beatles"??? *EEP!* *Choke, GAG, cough, splutter* If John had a grave, he'd be revolving rapidly, and for those of you of a lesser intelligence who think Paul is the genius (restraining myself at this point) that means that John would be Spinning in His Grave!



Yes, I agree that John and Paul as a team were absolutely amazing and that they cannot be topped by anyone before or since. BUT John by himself had magic to spare! Paul got silly, superficial and too popish, commercial. John followed his heart and soul, at least in terms of his music. I love hearing the studio talk, different versions of some of our old favorites, touching conversations between John and Sean. Plus, the booklet was fantastic, lots of stories about the songs and John himself. The boxed set is very nice, there is plenty of John's artwork and things are very well made, they'll last a long time!



But the music, it really IS good! I love the outtakes, it's a lot like The Beatles Anthology, just some really good alternate versions of songs and rough versions as well. I love to hear John's comments and laughter. He really was a genius, he had so many varying ideas for songs, even at the end he was still writing lovely songs like "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love".



The quality for the most part is pretty good, some I guess could not be cleaned up to perfection, but others were wonderful! I like the simple version of "Watching the Wheels" and some of my favorites are "Grow Old with Me" "Luck of the Irish" "How Do You Sleep?" "Old Dirt Road" "Oh My Love" "Satires 1,2 and 3" "The Rishi Kesh Song" "Dear John" "Borrowed Time" "My Life" and "Nobody Told Me". Beautiful versions and with a true sense of John's humor, creative process and GENIUS!



John is a Legend for a very valid reason, he was smart, creative, innovative and open! He sang for the love of music and to express himself. John took music MOST seriously, it was his passion and his reason for existence. John changed the world with his music, I know he made me more open-minded! Many of us are free because of John, and if that isn't an achievment, then nothing is!