Sadness, tenderness, anger, love. It's all laid bare by Yoko Ono on her 1981 album "Season of Glass." Released less than six months after John Lennon's murder, the album deals directly with it in songs such as "I Don't Know Why" and "Goodbye Sadness." "No, No No" starts with four gunshots, an unsettling reference to Lennon's killing. Many people see the album as exploitative, but it's clearly Ono dealing with her grief the only way she knew how.
The cover art is a photo taken by Ono. In it, John Lennon's bloodstained glasses rest next to a half-full glass of water. In the background is New York's Central Park.
I had never heard this record before we got in as stock. In fact, I listed in our
etsy store without even listening to it. Later, out of curiosity, I put it on the turntable. It's haunting and at times, hard to listen to. But I can't stop thinking about it.
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