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John Lennon - Walls and Bridges .jpg) .gif) By Jerry McCulley
The careful burnishing of John Lennon's daunting legend usually
obscures one telling fact: the former Beatle endured a long and troubling
artistic slump in the mid-'70s. Indeed, his five-year
retirement/househusband phase may have been one of the shrewdest career
moves he ever made. Cut in Los Angeles during his prolonged "lost
weekend" estrangement from Yoko Ono, Walls and Bridges too
often sacrifices the sublime for the ridiculous--that is, when it's not
being altogether superfluous. Still, "Whatever Gets You Through the
Night," Lennon's boisterous collaboration with Elton John, scored him
his first No. 1 record as a solo artist, and compelling tracks like
"Steel and Glass," "Going Down on Love," and "#9
Dream" belie the artistic genius Lennon was literally drowning in
copious rounds of Brandy Alexanders during the period.
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| 1. Going Down on Love | 7. #9 Dream | | 2. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night | 8. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) | | 3. Old Dirt Road | 9. Steel and Glass | | 4. What You Got | 10. Beef Jerky | | 5. Bless You | 11. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) | | 6. Scared | 12. Ya Ya |
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|  | Artist: John Lennon
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| | Released: September 26, 1974
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