Unfinished Music, No. 2: Life with the Lions [LP]

by John Lennon, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Yoko Ono

Overview

This album, subtitled UNFINISHED MUSIC NO. 2, is linked to its predecessor (TWO VIRGINS: UNFINISHED MUSIC NO. 1) by name only. Though both offer recordings that found John Lennon happily stepping into the avant-garde world of his paramour, this album departs from the sound collage approach of their debut and instead offers a range of real time recordings. The improvisational 26-minute "Cambridge 1969" is from a live performance and primarily features Yoko Ono's vocals and Lennon's feedback guitar. Four subsequent pieces (originally comprising side two of the album) were recorded at the Queen Charlotte Hospital in London. Yoko occupied a room there at a critical juncture in a difficult pregnancy (ultimately suffering a miscarriage) and John took up on the floor beside her. This documents their desire to draw poetry and emotional resonance from their life together as well as to make art from their surroundings. The five minutes of "Baby's Heartbeat" followed by the "Two Minutes Silence" may not be a riveting traditional listening experience, but it is conceptually moving.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/11/2016
Label:	Secretly Canadian
UPC:	0656605029016
Rank:	72740

Tracks

1. Cambridge 1969
2. No Bed for Beatle John
3. Baby¿¿¿s Heartbeat
4. Two Minutes Silence
5. Radio Play

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Lennon   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Multi Instruments
Yoko Ono   Primary Artist,Wind,Vocals,Multi Instruments
John Lennon & Yoko Ono   Primary Artist
John Stevens   Guest Artist,Percussion
John Tchicai   Guest Artist,Saxophone

Technical Credits

John Lennon   Composer,Producer,Cover Design
Yoko Ono   Composer,Producer,Performer,Cover Design
George Marino   Remastering
Mal Evans   Unknown Contributor Role
Cindy Nelson   Design
Susan Wood   Photography
Anthony Barnett   Producer