Other Mixes By Rob Conroy
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| Artist | Song | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Why | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Why Not | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Midsummer New York | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Mindtrain | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Mrs. Lennon | |
| Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band | Hirake (a.k.a. Open Your Box) | |
| Yoko Ono | Death of Samantha | |
| Yoko Ono | I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window | |
| Yoko Ono | Looking over from My Hotel Window | |
| Yoko Ono | Yes, I'm Your Angel | |
| Yoko Ono | Don't Be Scared | |
| Yoko Ono | Let Me Count the Ways | |
Comment:
80 minutes of one of the most hated figures in music history. I'm not sure how I feel about Yoko, really... while there's a substantial argument to be made (and I often make it) that she's an opportunistic professional widow who effectively brainwashed one of the greatest talents of our time in part to further her own career as an "artist", I have to admit that I like her first two albums a lot. They're really unique, raw, and surprisingly compelling listening and, as such, make up a fair portion of the contents of this disc. Several tracks were cut to make room for the fearsome "Mindtrain" and "Why Not", most notably "I Want My Love to Rest Tonight", "What a Bastard the World Is", "AOS" and "Touch Me." Sadly, my favorite Yoko song--"Listen, the Snow is Falling"--isn't included here because I can't for the life of me find it on CD and I can't transfer vinyl to disc. If anyone out there has this track on disc and can provide it to me, I'd be eternally grateful; at that point, "Yes, I'm Your Angel" would be scrapped in favor of it. Like her or hate her, though, she was surprisingly influential... Kate Bush, for one (and, by extension, Tori Amos and Fiona Apple, to name just two) probably would not be quite the same without her (listen to "Don't Be Scared" for an example).Feedback:
ah! when i handed my friend a mix that began with "why" and "why not" i was met with an expression of sheer horror {"ugh! yoko!"}. i like this ...
"greenfield morning" is a lovely song
"greenfield morning" is a lovely song
Yet another artist I really should be more familiar with. We need to do another trade, Rob....
i concur, those first two albums are insanely good -- her plastic ono one is notches above his, i'd say.
another brave one, Rob. Can't say I've heard much of her. In fact, the only thing I think of when her name comes to mind is the ballad of John and Yoko! Gotta hear this sometime.
I like her first two albums and they clearly were ahead of the times.
I love those first two LPs also.
you ever get a copy of Listen, the Snow is Falling? If not, let me know and I'll send one your way. It really does belong on here.
I've been wanting to hunt down the first two albums, as well as "Season Of Glass." Sad to see "Kiss Kiss Kiss" and "Walking On Thin Ice" omitted here, as I like them a lot. By the way, "Listen, The Snow Is Falling" is on the new reissue of "Sometime In New York City," in remixed form.