Yoko Ono - Season of Glass
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Artist: Yoko OnoEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-08-26
Music Label: Rykodisc
Soundtracks:
- Goodbye Sadness
- Mindweaver
- Even When You're Far Away
- Nobody Sees Me Like You Do
- Turn Of The Wheel
- Dogtown
- Silver Horse
- I Don't Know Why
- Extension 33
- No, No, No
- Will You Touch Me
- She Gets Down On Her Knees
- Toyboat
- Mother Of The Universe
- Walking On Thin Ice
- I Don't Know Why
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Free Music Review: The Adventures of Yoko Ono and her Five Star Album
Hit: 5 Stars
The beauty of "Season Of Glass" is perceived by few, and appreciated by fewer. How this CD has escaped the glance of even the most literate critic is beyond me, and listening to this now, more than 25 years after its' release, it is both poignant and timeless - hallmarks of a true classic.
Sure, there will always be people who scoff at a Yoko Ono record. This was a woman who was repeatedly blamed for the breakup of The Beatles, and had at the time attracted so much negative press. No one bothers anymore to think of the amazing career Yoko had even before she met John (check out her book "Grapefruit" - it will blow your mind with its' experimental take on creating your own art). Musically, Yoko Ono is decidedly an acquired taste. Glance through the many reviews littering this page and you will find little love for her.
The fact is, "Season of Glass" is a masterpiece. Released just four months after Yoko witnessed the murder of her husband John Lennon, it is a living document of a womans' hell. Perhaps hell is a crude word to use, but it does take you inside the mind of a woman who is in mourning. There is one track that was recorded a few hours after John was killed, and to listen to Yoko struggling to finish it is quite a moving experience.
To me, the most moving song here is "Toyboat". A simple Japanese nursery-rhyme feel envelops the entire track. Its one of those singalong ditties that you can't help but get addicted to. "Toyboat" was recently remixed for Yoko's 2007 album "Yes, I'm A Witch", and she only bettered it there. Here, in its' stark, pure form, its a track to love and gloat about.
Equally beautiful, but far more interesting, is the track "Nobody Sees me Like you Do". This track follows the same meter and structure as "What a Bastard the World Is" from Ono's "Approximately Infinite Universe" album. What a melody! How is it that this song isn't being more revered, or even covered in todays' dismal musical arena? Its original songs such as these that set Ono apart.
For decades, Ono was thought of as 'that screaming woman' who just taped herself screaming, and set it to awful feedback, and then release it on CD. Well, to be honest, her CD "Fly" did have some of these 'unlistenable' moments, but you have to remember that this is her most stripped down, and 'acoustic' sounding album ever. It chronicles her life after Johns' death, and tells us so much about who Yoko really is.
The album cover alone will make you think. Controversial at the time, it shows John Lennon's blood stained spectacles set against the window of their New York highrise apartment. Ono was accused of being a sellout and not respectful of her husbands' demise. Looking at it now, I can only see this as Yoko's statement of both bravery and misery. Saying - this is what I had to deal with, and I won't forget it. In fact, I consider this albums' cover to possibly be the greatest album cover of all time (challenged only by the cover of "In the Aeroplane over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel).
Heres the thing - Yoko Ono will never find a huge audience. But there is something to mystical and spiritual about this woman, that I've always been drawn to her message and her music, even though she may not have the best voice. But thats what I love about her. Listening to her wail out of tune on record may not be everyones' cup of tea, but I certainly love it. In fact, I think her songs have always been WAY ahead of their time, and very, very few people 'get' her music.
I invite you to be part of the Yoko Ono experience and buy this album. As her most acoustic album, its the best starting place. After this, you should get "Approximately Infinite Universe" and then "Yes, I'm a Witch". All of them are underrated classics of their genre, and even though humanity in general may not pay Yoko Ono the respect she deserves, I can certainly see her as a pioneer of modern art and music, and she'll always have my respect and admiration.
Five Stars.
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