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Yoko Ono, born 18 February 1933 in Tokyo, is a Japanese artist most widely known for her relationship with John Lennon of The Beatles. When Yoko first met Lennon, she was an artist exhibiting in the UK. Working with art group Fluxus throughout the 1960s, Ono was a pioneer in the burgeoning conceptual art movement which included work in sculpture, performance, filmmaking and music.
Few women in the history of rock & roll have stirred as much controversy as Yoko Ono. Although her romance with Lennon was hardly the only factor straining the relationships between the Beatles, she became a convenient scapegoat for the group’s breakup and was repeatedly raked over the coals in the media for her influence over Lennon, both in his life and his music. Ono’s own work as an artist and musician didn’t mitigate the public’s enmity toward her; to the average man on the street, her avant-garde conceptual art seemed bizarre and ridiculous, and her highly experimental rock & roll (which often spotlighted her primal vocals) was simply too abrasive to tolerate. That view wasn’t necessarily universal, and in fact the merits of her work are still hotly debated.
Regardless of individual opinion, Ono has left a lasting legacy; she was an undeniably seminal figure in the history of performance art, and elements of her music prefigured the arty sides of punk and new wave (whether she was a direct influence is still debated, although The B-52’s did admit to drawing from her early records).
Few women in the history of rock & roll have stirred as much controversy as Yoko Ono. Although her romance with Lennon was hardly the only factor straining the relationships between the Beatles, she became a convenient scapegoat for the group’s breakup and was repeatedly raked over the coals in the media for her influence over Lennon, both in his life and his music. Ono’s own work as an artist and musician didn’t mitigate the public’s enmity toward her; to the average man on the street, her avant-garde conceptual art seemed bizarre and ridiculous, and her highly experimental rock & roll (which often spotlighted her primal vocals) was simply too abrasive to tolerate. That view wasn’t necessarily universal, and in fact the merits of her work are still hotly debated.
Regardless of individual opinion, Ono has left a lasting legacy; she was an undeniably seminal figure in the history of performance art, and elements of her music prefigured the arty sides of punk and new wave (whether she was a direct influence is still debated, although The B-52’s did admit to drawing from her early records).
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sunheadbowed wrote:
I'm sure it will be released within the year.
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Prince_de_Rien wrote:
It's weird, I have read in June that Sean was mixing her next album (that would include collaborations with Thurston Moore, Kim Gordron n RZA) and that sound is bein described as "the end of the world" but.. til then nothing has been announced. Do you guys know anything related to that? (serious answers wiill be appreciated)
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b-l-ackstage wrote:
22:52 min of Fly are more interesting/original than anything on radio.
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pravdt wrote:
NO.
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havmaleducado wrote:
8.35 min of Mulberry are more gifted than 24h of radio.
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godwand wrote:
biggest grower, love it all now
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PhoenixBloom wrote:
Rising II is contender for my favourite piece of music ever! utterly beautiful really.
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PhoenixBloom wrote:
Her music moves me that's why I love her.
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lmtsuki wrote:
Hey guys! How are you scrobbling the EP of Flaming Lips with YOPOB?
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PhoenixBloom wrote:
@somemusicdude - It is a bit boring now! *rolls eyes*
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somemusicdude wrote:
Thank you for breaking up the Beatles!
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fernento wrote:
I know that, sunheadbowed, but Yoko inspired John to write Imagine (the most known Beatles song ever), as a matter of fact, I think she wrote it with him. When John "retired" he left all the rights to the Beatles material to Yoko, and she was able to multiply the earnings and the legacy of the group, because she is a smart business woman. I don't understand why people hate Yoko so much. Must be because she's asian, or a woman, or she never silenced before any slander. She's a tough lady.
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adriatiko wrote:
I think the same zdaus. She's a very interesting artist
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Alugilac wrote:
I'm content with the postmodern world
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zdaus wrote:
I honestly feel like a big part of why Yoko gets so much hate is cuz shes a woman. Fly is a fucking incredible album
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riverflows wrote:
um bob dylan's legacy is pretty much a solid thing and he still sells out shows and releases records. he's 71... lmfao! sorry to say but the beatles were the biggest pop group on the planet long before john even met yoko so... um. sure she inspired him, they were husband and wife but he was a respected artist on his own.
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sunheadbowed wrote:
The Beatles and their legacy have nothing to do with Yoko Ono, fernento. Your claim that Ono opened Lennon's mind to "everything" is particularly unfounded; Lennon was interested in the avant-garde before he met Ono. How do you think they ever met? Lennon went to one of her shows, because he was interested in her art.
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Nakkinak wrote:
PARTY HARD
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CGholy wrote:
Her music is fun. ;D
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v8d64silbo wrote:
xD
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