i have lately been listening to walls and bridges by john lennon.....it came out in 1974 following mind games and the same year as venus and mars by paul mccartney.
critics be damned.....this is an outstanding 5 star album......i think a lot of the so called critics compare every beatles solo songs and albums to a beatles album....i listen to the album only on its own merits and to me this is a masterpiece.....yes , some of the songs do have enough of the lennon beatlish flair while others have less of a rock and roll rock sound and are more polished.......
it is a rich album with a big sound and a lot of horns....production and musicianship is top rate.....
of the 11 songs... (.the 12th is a bit of john singing with julian playing drums )..i rate 9 songs as 5/5 stars......bless you i give a 4 and beef jerky 4.5.
songs that can be considered for top 100 songs by beatles and solo work are whatever gets you through the night.....#9 dream......nobody loves you.when you are down and out.....surprise surprise steel and glass.......going down on love.
this album sounds amazing on a good stereo.......the lennon vocals are as good as it gets.the last great album of original material before his retirement and 1980 comeback.