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Sep 27, 2011Sixteen radio-length tracks that include a gorgeous, ethereal version of "Across the Universe" whose somber violin and country twang could bring on tears; a honky-tonk take of "Revolution" that makes you want to square-dance; a sleepy, dreamy redo of "Imagine" in which Frisell takes considerable care to pick just the right notes not only when he plays the melody but when he improvises; a folk cover of "Julia" that contains not an ounce of cynicism; and an almost ambient sketch of "Give Peace a Chance" that dares the listener to find the original melody buried deep within.
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Sep 27, 2011For the most part this is a glorious hymn to the art of playing together, of which Lennon would surely approve.
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Sep 27, 2011It beings with a cache of Lennon's more familiar songs"Across the Universe," "Revolution," "Nowhere Man," "Imagine"--treated with too much cautious respect. The album's superior stretch takes up what would be Side B of the LP, with a beautifully lilting "Julia," a starkly tender "Woman," a terse, slow-drag "Mother."