JL BOX BONUS DISC NOT MUCH FOR THE BUCKS!

"Howdy suckers,?"





Look, to me-and many other hard-core fans-just about any "new John Lennon recordings are welcome.

But, the upcoming John Lennon Signature Box set which will retail for close to $200 is also close to throttling the golden goose.

Especially, when the individual LPs-of which all of JL's solo ones are here-have been remastered and released several times on CD.

But most of all, the completists among us must swallow the hefty price to get the "bonus" disc which only has 13 tracks, and appears to contain some material from the Lost Lennon Tapes, which were broadcast over 20 years ago.







Whichever way you feel though, you can click on the image above to get a look at the tracks, which are all listed as "demo."

TAKE ANOTHER LOOK, er, LISTEN

Gave some, hope...
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Of course it goes without saying, but not without writing, that many pop music critics are total dicks. or, to be technical, micro-penises.
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And many of those snotty critque shortcomings shone through way back in time around the summer of '73, when George Harrison released his much anticipated follow-up to the smash All Things Must Pass.
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Now if we stop right there, we see that following ATMP was like
"will there ever be another Beatles?"
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The answer, besides, I 'ope not, is NO.
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So George had an impossible task with Living In The Material World, but he gave it the old Krishna try.
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Legitimately, many critics found the album too preachy, a downer, etc., etc.
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And yes, several of the tunes on LITMW were a little too dirge.
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But, we must also consider that not everyone buying or listening to the album wanted their socks rocked off. Many I have discussed the LP with say that songs like Be Here Now, Who Can See It and That Is All held great personal signifacance due to some trial and tribulation they were going through at the time.
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Certainly not tunes to have a wedding reception to, but nonetheless spiritual to some people.
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And don't forget, the album did contain a number one smash in Give Me Love, two great rollicking rockers in Sue Me, Sue You Blues and the title track, as well as the hopeful, Don't Let Me Wait Too Long.
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Besides, if you click on the scan above, you will see that LITMW sold quite nicely thank-you, despite what the dopes at Rolling Stone and others wrote.
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And so, that is all.