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After the hostile reaction to the politically charged Sometime in New York City, John Lennon moved away from explicit protest songs and returned to introspective songwriting with Mind Games. Lennon didn't leave politics behind -- he just tempered his opinions with humor on songs like "Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)," which happened to undercut the intention of the song. It also indicated the confusion that lies at the heart of the album. Lennon doesn't know which way to go, so he tries everything. There are lovely ballads like "Out of the Blue" and "One Day (At a Time)," forced, ham-fisted rockers like "Meat City" and "Tight A$," sweeping Spectoresque pop on "Mind Games," and many mid-tempo, indistinguishable pop/rockers. While the best numbers are among Lennon's finest, there's only a handful of them, and the remainder of the record is simply pleasant. But compared to Sometime in New York City, as well as the subsequent Walls and Bridges, Mind Games sounded like a return to form.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Maracas, Mellotron, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, SlideGuitar, DigitalPiano - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Organ, Piano, AdditionalKeyboard - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Piano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, PedalSteelGuitar - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Organ, Piano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, PedalSteelGuitar - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, DigitalPiano - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Organ - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Something Different, BackgroundVocalist - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, PedalSteelGuitar - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Rick Marotta, Bongos - Jim Keltner, Bells, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Maracas, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Piano, DigitalPiano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Something Different, BackgroundVocalist - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, PedalSteelGuitar - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, Vocalist, ExecutiveProducer - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - Michael Brecker, Saxophone - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, DigitalPiano - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Organ, Piano, Mellotron - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
David Spinozza, AcousticGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar, DigitalPiano - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Organ, Piano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Something Different, BackgroundVocalist - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - 'Sneaky' Pete Kleinow, PedalSteelGuitar - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, Bells, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - Michael Brecker, Saxophone - John Lennon, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, handclaps, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, DigitalPiano - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Piano, DigitalPiano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Something Different, BackgroundVocalist - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - Michael Brecker, Saxophone - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Organ, Piano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Congas, Guiro, Maracas, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Organ, Piano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Something Different, BackgroundVocalist - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, PedalSteelGuitar - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
David Spinozza, ElectricGuitar - Rick Marotta, DrumKit - Jim Keltner, DrumKit - Gordon Edwards, BassGuitar - John Lennon, Producer, Tambourine, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - Dennis Ferrante, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Sprigg, RecordingSecondEngineer - Paul Hicks, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roy Cicala, Engineer - Ken Ascher, Piano, DigitalPiano - Dan Barbiero, Engineer - Something Different, BackgroundVocalist - Alex Wharton, MasteringEngineer - Jimmy Iovine, RecordingSecondEngineer - Kevin Herron, RecordingSecondEngineer - Sean Ono Lennon, Producer, Other - Yoko Ono Lennon, ExecutiveProducer - Simon Hilton, Producer, ProductionCoordinator - Sam Gannon, Engineer - Richard Apuzzo, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Album review
After the hostile reaction to the politically charged Sometime in New York City, John Lennon moved away from explicit protest songs and returned to introspective songwriting with Mind Games. Lennon didn't leave politics behind -- he just tempered his opinions with humor on songs like "Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)," which happened to undercut the intention of the song. It also indicated the confusion that lies at the heart of the album. Lennon doesn't know which way to go, so he tries everything. There are lovely ballads like "Out of the Blue" and "One Day (At a Time)," forced, ham-fisted rockers like "Meat City" and "Tight A$," sweeping Spectoresque pop on "Mind Games," and many mid-tempo, indistinguishable pop/rockers. While the best numbers are among Lennon's finest, there's only a handful of them, and the remainder of the record is simply pleasant. But compared to Sometime in New York City, as well as the subsequent Walls and Bridges, Mind Games sounded like a return to form.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:00
- Main artists: John Lennon
- Composer: John Lennon
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music ℗ 2024 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)/Lenono Music
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