Advantages: A fairly insightful look into John's life by someone who really knew him Disadvantages: A little naff and bias in places
CYNTHIA LENNON: JOHN
WHERE THIS FITS INTO MY BEATLEMANIA MONTH OF MAY:
A truly interesting account of the Late Lennon in which tales of triumph, despair and anger are told but perhaps not for the first time...
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Whether you are seeing a celebrity on TV, stage or listening to one of their albums, the chances are that you are more than often not bearing witness to a persona or alter ego; someone that is either a completely different character to what they would normally be recognised as or even a magnification of their personality as a way to turn heads and make people buy into their act.
With that being said, that is one of the many reasons why I like reading both autobiographies and biographies; it is a great opportunity to see past the blurry stage lights and hopefully get into the real minds and lives of an admired ...
Advantages: A trip back in time, Disadvantages: None
We all have films that we want to watch more than once and from my point of view Saturday Night and Sunday Morning directed by Karel Reisz is one of those that fall into that category.
The film is based on an autobiographical novel by Alan Sillitoe, it is set in the 1960's hence the film is in black and white and when it was first released it was a major box office hit.
I can clearly see why it was such a hit at the time, the film is life as it was, no frills or airs and graces, just a story of working class folk earning an honest bob.
The setting for the film is Nottingham and throughout the film you will see characters coming and going from work to the local Raleigh bicycle factory.
Albert Finney plays the part of Arthur Seaton, a young factory worker. Arthur is an out and out rebel, he is a rough and ready yet oddly charismatic ...
Product Information for "5.30 Saturday Morning [PA] - Lennon" »
Product details
Title
5.30 Saturday Morning [PA]
Performer
Lennon
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
10/09/2001
Original Release Year
2001
Label / Distributor
Sony BMG Imports / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Engineer
Warren Riker
Producer
Jeffrey Pringle; Scotty Smith
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
78221466929
Catalogue Number
07822146692
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Lennon (a.k.a. Lennon Murphy) (vocals, piano); Scotty Smith, Eli McFadden, Spider (guitar); Jerry Flowers, Scott Borland (bass); Kenny Aronoff (drums); Markie Richardson, Pat Richardson (programming, sound effects).
Album Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (9/28/01, p.75) - "...Plenty of slickly produced Korn-meets-Tori tunes of romantic debasement that aim to make nu metal go down easy..." - Rating: B- CMJ (10/8/01, p.22) - "...The work of a damaged, artsy chick who is undeniably a head turnin' looker....all set against thick, grungy, dark riffs..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Property Of Goatfucker
2.
Trying To Make Me
3.
Brake Of Your Car
4.
My Beautiful
5.
Those Days
6.
Asking You
7.
Morning
8.
I Hear
9.
Thank You
10.
Couldn't Breathe
11.
These Days
12.
5.30 Saturday Morning
Ciao
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20/04/2005
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