Yoko Ono – Approximately Infinite Universe [2CD]

Description

There’s a fury at the core of Yoko Ono’s 1973 rock opus Approximately Infinite Universe that was not apparent on previously recorded efforts. Ono has always been a master of turning pain and sadness into art, but here, there’s a clenched-fist intensity that sets it apart in her deep, unparalleled catalogue. Ono is angry. She proved that one can carry a boundless love for humanity and still be furious – furious at male/female relationships, at war, at your partner. Meanwhile, on a sonic level, Ono ups the ante on the more centered rock-n-roll sounds she approached with 1971’s Fly. The album is one of the most traditional-sounding rock chapters in Ono’s sprawling catalogue. There are moments here that absolutely rival Jersey legends the E Street Band ever dared tread. Approximately Infinite Universe is an essential and progressive piece of Ono’s output, both in the advancements she made as a songwriter/conceptualist, and as a solidified statement of her staunch feminist role within the very male-dominated mainstream rock ghetto of the mid-1970’s.

Tracklist:

1. Yang Yang
2. Death of Samantha
3. I Want My Love to Rest Tonight
4. What Did I Do!
5. Have You Seen a Horizon Lately
6. Approximately Infinite Universe
7. Peter the Dealer
8. Song for John
9. Catman (The Rosies Are Coming) 1
10. What a Bastard the World Is 1
11. Waiting for the Sunrise 1
12. I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window 1
13. Winter Song 1
14. Kite Song 1
15. What a Mess 1
16. Shiranakatta (I Didn’t Know) 1
17. Air Talk 1
18. I Have a Woman Inside My Soul 1
19. Move on Fast 2
20. Now or Never 2
21. Is Winter Here to Stay? 2
22. Looking Over from My Hotel Window 2
23. Dogtown

UPC: 656605028323
Label: Secretly Canadian
Release Date: 7.14.17
Format: CD