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Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 13, 2018 - 09:36pm PT
Could anyone be less talented??

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Good Lord....
WyoRockMan

climber
Grizzlyville, WY
Jan 13, 2018 - 09:45pm PT
Her sister was pretty bad.

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ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
Jan 13, 2018 - 09:46pm PT
Tom Patterson

Trad climber
Seattle
Jan 13, 2018 - 10:00pm PT
Yeah...she's pretty...bad.
Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Jan 13, 2018 - 10:22pm PT
What the hell was the yappy little dog thing at 2:15 in the Were All Water video?

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mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 13, 2018 - 11:14pm PT
After The Beatles’ break up, John Lennon performed with Chuck Berry.
A huge rock fan since he was 15, this was a once in a lifetime chance.
What does Yoko do?
Screech every now and then while being the tambourine player.
This video will make you go “What the f*#k?”
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Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 13, 2018 - 11:26pm PT
Yoko shoulda been tried at the Salem Witch Trials.

Can you imagine her singing her kids lullabies to put them to sleep?
Poor kids probably hoped not to ever wake up.
SilverSnurfer

Mountain climber
SLC, UT.
Jan 14, 2018 - 01:05am PT
Understandably, Yoko is not everyone's cup of tea. However, some pretty standout musicians such as Thurston Moore, Beth Gibbons, Laurie Anderson and Ira Kaplan have named her as an influence and a number of groups based songs around vocal stylings that borrowed directly from her.

I think that 1981's Season of Glass is an album worth listening to, pairing a really good group of primarily studio musicians with vocals that are probably more listenable for most.

On the other hand, I've seen Melt Banana live more times than I can remember, so my opinions should probably be taken with that in mind.
landcruiserbob

Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
Jan 14, 2018 - 01:38am PT
It’s all about the power and control of a Japanese JJ has on the poor western man. 1000’s of Years isolated on an island created the perfect man Controller....

Poor poor John
zip

Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
Jan 14, 2018 - 06:22am PT
That was seriously painful to listen and watch.

Loved The Beatles.

Devastated when they broke up.
WBraun

climber
Jan 14, 2018 - 08:43am PT
My air compressor sounds better than her.

When my air compressor is running sh!t gets done, when her mouth starts screaming nothing gets done but people running away .....
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 14, 2018 - 08:49am PT
zB, that doesn’t mean he can’t hear screeching.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jan 14, 2018 - 11:25am PT
You're just pissed she married John Lennon, Russ!!!!
Ballo

Trad climber
Jan 14, 2018 - 12:37pm PT
Shame for not posting the superior version:
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mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 14, 2018 - 12:47pm PT
Ballo, I respect your idea, but that narrator's cheesy voice is just as abrasive only moreso cuz he don't shut up, hence even more egregiously distracting from the music.
kief

Trad climber
east side
Jan 14, 2018 - 12:50pm PT
Back in 2011 I was working in house management at Miller Theatre in NYC. We hosted a benefit concert for Japan earthquake relief less than a week after the quake, organized by John Zorn. Yoko and Sean Lennon closed the show. Beforehand I shared the attitude expressed by many in this thread towards her “music” and thought it was a huge mistake to have her on after Sonic Youth. Boy, was I wrong. She rocked so hard she had the entire audience on their feet. Same kind of megawatt charisma I’ve seen in just a handful of other performers: James Brown, Dylan, John Lydon, Patti Smith. No screaming, no arty posturing. She was 78 and moved like a woman barely pushing 30.

It was magical. And all the moreso being totally unexpected. Nope, I didn’t rush out and buy her recordings. But it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever had the privilege to witness.
Ballo

Trad climber
Jan 14, 2018 - 01:20pm PT
that narrator's cheesy voice

How dare you mock Bill Burr's MassHole voice
Ballo

Trad climber
Jan 14, 2018 - 01:22pm PT
kief, that's an interesting account considering the rarity of people's praise for Ono's musical abilities. What was she rocking out on? Any video or audio of this event?
Ballo

Trad climber
Jan 14, 2018 - 01:26pm PT
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Ballo

Trad climber
Jan 14, 2018 - 01:28pm PT
Kief, I hope it wasn't this, because this is wretched. She can't sing:
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