Walls and Bridges

John Lennon《Walls and Bridges》这专辑显示成熟的一面，并且在他的分离之后很多的痛苦和折磨。这张专辑给人的感觉是悲剧和提醒，因为他们自己处于脆弱的心情，产生了灵感，才能把这张《Walls and Bridges》专辑创作完成。在 "Surprise, Surprise"，"Steel and Glass"和"and "Nobody Loves You"是比较突出的例子。 但是对更多的乐观的态度的"Whatever Gets You Through the Night"包含相似的主题。 "#9 Dream"提出将来的悲剧的神秘的预感。 这些歌曲形成了对生产幻想加倍，也描述了成熟和满足的强烈的悲哀。如果你用你的心去听，你将发现在这张专辑里面的奥秘。 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Walls and Bridges was recorded during John Lennon's infamous "lost weekend," as he exiled himself in California during a separation from Yoko Ono. Lennon's personal life was scattered, so it isn't surprising that Walls and Bridges is a mess itself, containing equal amounts of brilliance and nonsense. Falling between the two extremes was the bouncy Elton John duet "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night," which was Lennon's first solo number one hit. Its bright, sunny surface was replicated throughout the record, particularly on middling rockers like "What You Got" but also on enjoyable pop songs like "Old Dirt Road." However, the best moments on Walls and Bridges come when Lennon is more open with his emotions, like on "Going Down on Love," "Steel and Glass," and the beautiful, soaring "#9 Dream." Even with such fine moments, the album is decidedly uneven, containing too much mediocre material like "Beef Jerky" and "Ya Ya," which are weighed down by weak melodies and heavy over-production. It wasn't a particularly graceful way to enter retirement.