{"id":2989,"date":"2010-10-04T15:59:04","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T19:59:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-10-04T15:59:04","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T15:59:04","slug":"dugout-chatter-solo-lennon-reconsidered-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/dugout-chatter-solo-lennon-reconsidered-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Dugout Chatter: Solo Lennon Reconsidered Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Lennon<\/strong> would have been 70 this week. As you may have heard<\/a>, the entire solo Lennon catalog is being reissued, remastered, reboxed, rebought. There will be countless reassessments of the man’s solo career, with references to long outdated terms like primal scream therapy<\/em> and lost weekend<\/em>. These reassessments will likely include seemingly outrageous defenses for generally considered turds, like Some Time in New York City<\/em> and Rock ‘n Roll<\/em>. There are bonus discs involved in these reissues, including demos from the Plastic Ono Band debut and a stripped-down Double Fantasy<\/em> (“But not stripped down enough, not stripped of Yoko’s songs!” I hear some of you cackling). Best yet, if my reading retention was on, you can buy these CDs, including the bonus discs, individually rather than being tied to shelling out for the 11-CD box set, as is too often the case in these massive reissues.<\/p>\n

As Lennon’s solo career is reconsidered, some of us in the Halls of Rock may find ourselves rolling our eyes and snorting over the original Lennon Pass. However, it’s hard to argue that Lennon is not a deservedly a beloved and missed figure. Who can blame any of us for having interest in re-examining a solo catalog that was mostly disappointing in its time? To spark this week’s inevitable reassessment of John Lennon’s solo career, let’s hear your gut answers<\/em> to the following Lennon-oriented Dugout Chatter<\/strong> questions…after the jump!<\/em><\/p>\n