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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Jan 13, 2018 - 09:46pm PT
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Tom Patterson
Trad climber
Seattle
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Jan 13, 2018 - 10:00pm PT
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Yeah...she's pretty...bad.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 13, 2018 - 11:14pm PT
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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?”
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 13, 2018 - 11:26pm PT
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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.
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SilverSnurfer
Mountain climber
SLC, UT.
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Jan 14, 2018 - 01:05am PT
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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.
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Jan 14, 2018 - 01:38am PT
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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
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Jan 14, 2018 - 06:22am PT
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That was seriously painful to listen and watch.
Loved The Beatles.
Devastated when they broke up.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 14, 2018 - 08:43am PT
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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 .....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 14, 2018 - 08:49am PT
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zB, that doesn’t mean he can’t hear screeching.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 14, 2018 - 11:25am PT
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You're just pissed she married John Lennon, Russ!!!!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 14, 2018 - 12:47pm PT
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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.
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kief
Trad climber
east side
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Jan 14, 2018 - 12:50pm PT
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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.
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Ballo
Trad climber
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Jan 14, 2018 - 01:20pm PT
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that narrator's cheesy voice
How dare you mock Bill Burr's MassHole voice
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Ballo
Trad climber
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Jan 14, 2018 - 01:22pm PT
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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?
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