LittleSmedley said:

Honestly, I like (not Love) The Beatles music and some John Lennon stuff...

IMO, he's very much overrated by music fans...much like Hendrix and U2.

He'll be remembered for his attitude, his triumphs, his wisdom, his charm, his wit and humour, his musicianship,his politics, his songwriting, his foresight, but most of all for his legacy.....

Revolution said:

there´s no way Hendrix can be overrated

dammme said:

THAT'S what i'm talkin' 'bout, right there...
You made my point brotha...Jimi could play, but where's the sexy? where's the singing voice? where's the prettymaness? Where's the songwriting? He could play guitar, but that doesn't cut it for me...bring more to the table...

Prince, as much credit as this brotha gets around here, STILL is underrated
as a musician and overall McNastyfied Mess that he is...

Loved John Lennon. Right up there with Bob Marley. Cried my eyes out when he was kiled.

Miles said:

More or less , the direction he John took on his solo material had a lot to do with his sensibilities at the time. While in the Beatles and writing with Paul, he was more focused and had oppurtunity to different input on songs then his own which impacts the directs of the music.

Miles said:

I would have to agree with you as well. These are timeless classics.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Co-sign. I felt that the tribute song that Elton John & Bernie wrote
:Empty Garden was so befitting.

Here are the Lyrics:

What happened here
As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And now it all looks strange
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain

And what's it for
This little empty garden by the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazed
A gardener like that one no one can replace

And I've been knocking but no one answers
And I've been knocking most all the day
Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play

And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear
Who lived there
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name

Johnny can't you come out to play in your empty garden

MY FAVORITE BEATLE!

so the lennon crowd has come together
[Edited 8/17/07 15:20pm]

The Plastic Ono band and the Imagine albums are masterpieces; the rest of his solo career is blah...(at least until Double Fantasy, which has some great tracks)

By the way, I don't like Imagine that much, I can't stand its lyrics...

PD: PAUL WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAV BEATLE
[Edited 8/17/07 15:15pm]

JoeTyler said:

Yes, I agree. His solo career is inconsistent. But I love the Plastic Ono Band album!

I like his pop friendly hits too! They came out at the end (and after) (people don't mention these songs too much) Woman, Starting Over, Nobody told Me.

bobzilla77 said:

Plastic Ono Band is probably #2, but the best solo Beatle record is All Things Must Pass.

MsLegs said:

Possibly the best tribute song ever. Elton has said he almost never/ever performs it because it is too painful and too special, and its true i have checked Eltons set lists through the years and he has almost never played the song live. Obviously the Lennon influence on the world grew because of his tragic death, its that way with almost anyone, but unlike many others that died tragically and were more famous after death, Lennon was an infuence before his death. But it is always best to seperate Lennon the Musician and Lennon the man, two very different people. I do feel at the time of his death at age 40 Lennon was finally growing up as a man, being responsible and things like that, and you could hear it in that last interview done that morning.