Hold On World

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The Lasting Impact of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band, Fifty Years On

By John Kruth

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Hold On World by John Kruth is an insightful exploration of the music and cultural landscape during a pivotal era. Focusing on the transformative period of 1969 to 1973, it delves into how artists expressed the tumultuous times through their work, influencing and reflecting societal changes. The book offers an engaging journey through a vibrant and revolutionary musical landscape.
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in exploring how music intersects with history, culture, and personal journey. This memoir offers a unique glance into transformative eras of music and the personal stories intertwined with those pivotal moments. It's perfect for readers who appreciate detailed narratives woven with historical relevance and musical insights.

Hold On World

The twin release of John Lennon’s and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band albums in December 1970 had a shattering impact on the world of popular music.

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Hold On World revisits Lennon and Ono's love affair and startling collaborations. John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band was arguably the most emotionally honest album ever made. It wasn't merely another record but more like a sonic exorcism, a spiritual, public bloodletting. Lennon's album drove a stake through the heart of the Beatles' myth while confronting everything else in John's life, from Dylan to God to his glorified status as a "Working Class Hero."

Determined to rid himself of childhood traumas—abandoned by his father, John, at age nine, watched helplessly as his mother was killed by a car—Lennon wrote the most powerful song cycle of his career, confronting fear, disappointment, and illusion, all the while espousing his love for Yoko Ono.

Released simultaneously, Ono's album Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band is emotionally raw and challenging. It inspired bands like the B-52s and Yo La Tengo to employ pure sound, whether shrieking vocals or guitar feedback, to express their deepest feelings.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781493052356

Publisher: Globe Pequot Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Backbeat

Illustration: 24 Color Photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 404g

Pages: 256

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir John Kruth Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction

About the Author

John Kruth is the author of three musical biographies, including To Live’s to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt (recipient of the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award; DaCapo Press, 2007), and Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison (Backbeat Books, 2013). In 2015, Backbeat published Kruth's fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Beatles' Rubber Soul, This Bird Has Flown. His latest book, A Friend of the Devil: The Glorification of the Outlaw in Song, from Robin Hood to Rap, was published in September 2017 by Backbeat. Kruth's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wire (UK), The Observer (NYC), No Depression, Rave (India) Wax Poetics, and Folk Roots (UK).