Mind Games [Limited]

Performer: John Lennon
Artist: Michael Brecker; Yoko Ono
Engineer: Roy Cicala; Dan Barbiero
Producer: John Lennon
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: This remastered version contains 3 bonus tracks and a new 32-page booklet. Personnel: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, Clavinet); Dr. Winston O Boogie & Los Paranoias (guitar, Clavinet, percussion); David Spinozza (guitar); Sneaky Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar); Michael Brecker (saxophone); Kenny Ascher (piano, organ, Mellotron); Gordon Edwards (bass instrument); Jim Keltner, Rick Marotta (drums); Yoko Ono, Something Different (background vocals). On this disc, Lennon tackles his usual messages including love (of Yoko and mankind in general), peppy optimism in the face of dire circumstances, and humorous observations of crazy times and conditions. The breadth of his interests has always been gargantuan, and somehow when Lennon switches between the global focus of the title track to the personal "Yoko (I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry, Yoko)," he convinces us that these sentiments are not all that far apart. The playful, sexy "Tight As" is a jaunty rockabilly number reminding us that Lennon knows where he comes from. On "One Day At A Time," a love song with nursery rhyme metaphors, Lennon's silvery falsetto, usually featured in Beatle background vocals, takes the lead and is truly heart-wrenching. The surreal, country dream pop of "You Are Here," with its steel guitars and leisurely tempo, pre-dates the luxurious kd lang/Ben Mink approach. To resist chanting along with the chorus on "Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)" would be near impossible--it is as infectious as it is politically correct. Special kudos to Gordon Edwards, whose sure and melodic bass playing could turn Paul McCartney's head.

Rolling Stone (1/23/03, p.68) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This new version brings out welcome sonic detail..." Mojo (Publisher) (12/02, p.125) - "...On MIND GAMES, Lennon is back in touch with the subtler part of his musical craft..."

After exiting the Beatles, John Lennon cast off all artistic shackles and explored his muse fervently. Employing everything from primal screams to hard-rock minimalism, 1950s rock & roll, and plaintive balladry, Lennon simultaneously exorcised his personal demons and promoted a vision of utopian possibilities for the world's future. After a five-year retreat from the spotlight, during which he concentrated on raising his son Sean, John re-emerged with the striking comeback album DOUBLE FANTASY, on which he was aided, as ever, by his constant life/art companion Yoko Ono. Lennon's newly re-energized progress was tragically halted shortly after the album's release by the bullets of a crazed assassin's gun.

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