The title track is as good as any of Lennon's classic songs, being as good as (if not better) than 'Imagine'. It is lyrically breathtaking, while musically invigourating.

Lennon also writes some good songs without them ever scaling heights of the title track; never classics but better than most songs in the charts at the moment. These include: 'Aisumasen'; 'One Day'; 'Out the Blue'; and 'You Are Here'. Songs like these tend to be more of a romantic nature directed towards Yoko - forming more of a basis for this album than any of Lennon's others.

Then there are some weak tracks (though listenable) which owe to the album's bad reputation such as 'Intuition' and 'Bring on the Lucie'; the latter's chorus being hardly the most intellectually stimulating, Lennon's worst along with that of 'John Sinclair' from the 'Sometime in New York City' album.

Overall, the album is far from Lennon's best, though it certainly does not deserve the harsh criticism levelled towards it by many. Perhaps the reason for it not being as good as Lennon's others is his over-involvement in politics with Jerry Rubin at the time - testified by the 'Nutopian International Anthem'. It was certainly not through any loss of abilty with the brilliant 'Walls and Bridges' album being released only two years later.

The title track is as good as any of Lennon's classic songs, being as good as (if not better) than 'Imagine'. It is lyrically breathtaking, while musically invigourating.

Lennon also writes some good songs without them ever scaling heights of the title track; never classics but better than most songs in the charts at the moment. These include: 'Aisumasen'; 'One Day'; 'Out the Blue'; and 'You Are Here'. Songs like these tend to be more of a romantic nature directed towards Yoko - forming more of a basis for this album than any of Lennon's others.

Then there are some weak tracks (though listenable) which owe to the album's bad reputation such as 'Intuition' and 'Bring on the Lucie'; the latter's chorus being hardly the most intellectually stimulating, Lennon's worst along with that of 'John Sinclair' from the 'Sometime in New York City' album.

Overall, the album is far from Lennon's best, though it certainly does not deserve the harsh criticism levelled towards it by many. Perhaps the reason for it not being as good as Lennon's others is his over-involvement in politics with Jerry Rubin at the time - testified by the 'Nutopian International Anthem'. It was certinly not through any loss of abilty with the brilliant 'Walls and Bridges' album being released only two years later.