{"product_id":"yoko-ono-plastic-ono-band-lp","title":"Yoko Ono - Plastic Ono Band LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Review:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Plastic Ono Band emerged out of an urgent need to recast Lennon and Ono's Fluxus sound experiments into a more progressive live band setting. Debuting with Live Peace in Toronto 1969, Lennon enlists Ringo Starr and Klaus Voorman for the rhythm section for a split-sided affair with Lennon's exploded blues on one side and a two part extended vocal piece of Ono's called \"Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow), that made \"Cambridge 1969\" seem like a walk in the park. The addition of a rhythm section gave Ono's primal vocal extensions a more ferocious but focused attack, but at the same time made her work more aligned with progressive and punk influences that were just beginning to make themselves heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing that release, The Plastic Ono Band released two separate albums, (one focused on Lennon, the other Ono) with the same cover of Lennon and Ono basking under a tree, only a childhood photo on the back told you which record was which. Ono's version for years was the most difficult to find, though it was the more revolutionary sound-wise of the two. While still heavily experimental, the full band line-up in a studio brings almost a krautrock groove to Ono's vocal assaults. Pivoting her voice into flanging screams reminiscent of distorted guitar and slow echoing chants that bring forth a sense of abject theater, the use of studio effects pushes Ono's work into a new palette of sounds and strategies. She even jams with Ornette Coleman and Charlie Haden on \"Aos,\" a rehearsal recording for a concert at Albert Hall. Coleman invited Ono to collaborate and she only agreed if it was her piece and not his, asserting herself as a formidable female artist in what was then a heavily male-dominated field. Love her or hate her, Ono quickly emerged a musically performative artist in her own right and this electrifying Plastic Ono Band release paved the way for her defining solo masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eFly\u003c\/em\u003e the following year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67988614054077,"sku":"egf1793062538885","price":11.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/9120\/8381\/files\/yoko-ono---plastic-ono-band-lp_1.jpg?v=1793062547","url":"https:\/\/exoticpetcare.shop\/products\/yoko-ono-plastic-ono-band-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}