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MojoOct 15, 2018Twelve of the songs here are vintage, unheeded warnings plucked from Ono's catalogue. The finale is Imagine--which now rightly bears a Yoko co-credit. All is transformed by the sparse new arrangements, mostly piano-led with strings, which bring the horrors--and occasionally the hope--closer to home. [Nov 2018, p.94]
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Oct 19, 2018An inventive way of uniting her body of work, Warzone furthers her legacy as a promoter of peace and understanding.
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Oct 18, 2018The production is minimal throughout, often foregrounding Ono’s one take vocals against naive sounding guitar and piano backdrops. Side Two showcases Ono’s childlike side and is much more fun.
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Oct 16, 2018These are songs with some of her most simple, basic, elementary and repetitive musical structures and perhaps that makes them good vehicles for the message they convey. And her impish humour means that, unlike other multi-millionaires given to issuing instructions and political messages from on high, Ono doesn't come across as insufferable, grand or out of touch.
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Oct 16, 2018That whimsical spirit is perhaps Warzone‘s defining characteristic, despite a tracklist that leans heavily on songs about war and other forms of violence. .... Also fully intact is Ono’s trademark shriek, which has, if anything, grown richer and more resonant with age.
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UncutOct 15, 2018The sound of Ono gravely warbling "Imagine" at the close of Warzone may invite more ridicule from longtime haters. But believers in her musical vision will deem it very much of a piece with the boldness that marks these new renditions of many of her most furious songs. [Nov 2018, p.34]
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Nov 29, 2018While some may not see these recordings displacing the originals as their go-to version, "I Love All of Me" is an example of Ono's new take being a compelling update.
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Oct 23, 2018Because its overt politics now feel so inadequate, Warzone works best as a melancholy gesture, a long look back at a time when dreaming of a better world felt invigorating rather than exhausting.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 22
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Mixed: 2 out of 22
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Negative: 10 out of 22
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Oct 22, 2018just because I want to give it a 10, and you cannot do anything about it...
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