Fly (Yoko Ono album)

Fly is the second solo album by Yoko Ono. It was released in 1971 on Apple Records and was later released on Rykodisc Records on CD.

Background

Already used with their previous album with the Plastic Ono Band Ono stylistic device of pop and rock music, sat there also some forms of musical avant-garde one ( so there was a joint appearance with Ornette Coleman at the Royal Albert Hall documented ). On the appeared on September 21, 1971 double LP set them consistently than in the preceding solo album on the pop and rock musical possibilities; this is interpreted as an attempt to pop music " to conquer as a medium of expression " is. Despite the project nature of the Plastic Ono Band interaction offered the chance to create compositions with a rock band with musicians such as Klaus Voormann and Eric Clapton Ono. They have been increasingly vocal in their no longer on the ideals of traditional Japanese music and free jazz, but took over the specific means of pop music. For the band also includes Lennon, Jim Keltner and Jim Gordon ( percussion), Bobby Keyes (saxophone, keyboards) and Chris Osborne ( Dobro ). It originated as a kind of "twin album" to Lennon's album Imagine.

Music Album

The double album contains a mixture of different compositions, conventional rock songs as well as experimental compositions. On pages 3 and 4, especially film music was documented: " Airmale " came from Lennon's Erection film, the title track from the film of the artist. Furthermore, Ono gathered on the album pieces that have already been published on single or other records like " Hirake " or " Do not Worry, Kyoko ". Two singles from the album are, Mrs. Lennon / Midsummer New York ( September 29, 1971) and Mind Train / Listen the Snow is Falling ( January 21, 1972 the song B-side is indeed at the recording sessions for emerged album, but not on the album).

Title list

Reviews

Especially in comparison with Lennon's Imagine " Ono could record does not exist, especially since they had significant weaknesses. " Changing musical influences " remained as ideas in the room are ," without which resulted in a unit for the pop music listeners. "Having Ono to a universal concept lacked " According to her biographer Katrin Berndt it seemed. Also, some pieces were rather perceived as a stopgap as "Toilet Piece / Unknown" ( where only one toilet flushing is heard). The most interesting song on the album is " Midsummer New York ". This piece serves as a rock & roll pieces of the genre typical vocabulary that ironic Ono; It is " a fearsome, but remarkably successful blend of the Rockabilly fifties and Yoko's vocal extremism. " the poetry of the piece emphasizes Ono's uncertainty towards their environment. More successful pieces. According to Katrin Berndt " Hirake (Open Your Box )" and " Mind Train" with interesting texts In the play "Fly" Ono tried to show with vocal means the noise of a fly: Your Voice " hums, swings, sing so enthusiastically that the listener has completely forgotten after a few minutes that he gives a human voice heard. "