John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll is a hard album. While I enjoy Lennon's music and have a love of 50's music, this album never quite gels for me. The overpowering horns and production ruin the majority of the songs. The one exception is Stand by Me, which deserves to be on any John Lennon greatest hits collection. My brother gave me this CD for Christmas a few years ago. He is a huge Lennon fan and owns all the CDs and knows most of the songs inside and out. When Rock 'n' Roll was reissued in 2004, he planned to re-buy it and passed along his copy to me. I listened to it a few times, but it was quickly filed in the Beatles section of my collection and I've moved on. From time to time, I would put together a Lennon mix and would pull out the album hoping to find a hidden classic to include, but it was never to be. Eventually I bought the Lennon box which includes 6 of the 13 tracks and really does boil the album down to the bare essentials.
Songs I Love: Stand By Me
Songs that do not live up to the originals: The rest of the tracks
Decision: John Lennon was an amazing artist, but had a few missteps in his career. I would consider this CD as one of those. Goodbye Rock 'n' Roll. Ain't That a Shame.
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