The U.S. VS. John Lennon

Performer: John Lennon
Producer: David Leaf (Compilation)...
Distributor: Phantom Import Distributi

Notes: Audio Mixer: Rob Stevens. Audio Remasterer: Rob Stevens. Liner Note Author: Yoko Ono. Recording information: John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Ann Arbor, MI (1969-1974). Photographers: Frank Barratt; Ruud Hoff; Bob Gruen; Barrie Wentzell; Yoko Ono. For THE U.S. VS. JOHN LENNON, a 2006 documentary about the American government's monitoring of the former Beatle after he became a vocal anti-war activist, the filmmakers lovingly assembled a collection of the rock icon's most politically and socially conscious solo songs. In addition to previously unreleased versions of "Attica State" and "How Do You Sleep," the compilation features classic Lennon tunes such as "Nobody Told Me," "Imagine," and the fierce "Gimme Some Truth," resulting in a well-focused anthology of his post-Beatles career.

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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