Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Yoko Ono Title: Blueprint for a Sunrise Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Capitol Release Date: 10/9/2001 Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock Styles: Experimental Music, Progressive, Progressive Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 724353603526, 0724353603557, 724353603557 |
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Consider Yoko Ono's historical plight: is she a pioneering musical avant-gardist or a pretentious opportunist? But if Ono is concerned about that disparate legacy, there's little evidence on this 2001 release. Indeed, 30... more » |
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Amazon.com Consider Yoko Ono's historical plight: is she a pioneering musical avant-gardist or a pretentious opportunist? But if Ono is concerned about that disparate legacy, there's little evidence on this 2001 release. Indeed, 30 years of history be damned, the Ono of Blueprint still seems consumed by agit- prop feminism and instinctive angst. The pulsing two-part soundscape "I Want You to Remember Me" descends from threatening dialog in its first act to harrowing violence in the second. If there are frequent bowings to more traditional song forms (the playful, star-struck pop of "Wouldnit 'Swing'," "Is This What We Do"'s Spanish-inflected boomer rock, the Caribbean rhythms of "I'm Not Getting Enough"), their rhetoric generally leaves little doubt that woman is still the nigger of Ono's world. While her late husband's influence can be felt on the spare "Soul Got out of the Box" and the anthemic "I Remember Everything," the epic live improvisatory workouts "Rising II" and "Mulberry" that consume nearly half the album pay ample tribute to Ono's own provocative musical impulses. And while her id-clearing screeches and tortuous throat-warbling are trademarks claimed as inspiration by the B-52's and others, they won't do much to dissuade cynics convinced the artist owes at least some small debt to the Looney Tunes sound effects department. Let the debate begin. --Jerry McCulley Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsBloody brilliant!! Jamie Marks | Cary, NC | 04/12/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Yoko Ono has been laughed at for the past 30+ years. Why? Because she dared to be different. She's now 69, I'm 17, and I absolutely love her!! "Blueprint For A Sunrise" is an album of treasures. From the very beginning, I knew this was going to be a magnificent CD. "I Want You To Remember Me" Parts A & B are haunting and outstanding! Other standout tracks include the stunning "It's Time For Action!", the sweet "I Remember Everything", and the gorgeous "Are You Looking For Me?" Live recorded tracks include "Rising II" and "Mulberry", both of which are incredible! All in all, "Blueprint For A Sunrise" is a must-have for all serious music aficionados. It's time Yoko received the praise she truly deserves!!" This is what it is!... Beketaten | Pangea | 09/15/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "And that means good! The reason certain so-called "critics" don't get it is because they're reviewing it for something it isn't supposed to be or trying to be in the first place. If one just listens to it like it's one woman's personal message to them, it will effect them so much more rightly than if they try to think of what the stupid radio would do with it... This is not meant for radio. It is not meant for anything other than what it is, which is, as said, Yoko's personal message to every individual person. Here, she expels her thoughts on the the treatment of women, but without coming off as though she has some kind of political agenda...one truly can sense that she cares about these issues, and is Not suggesting female superiority, or being trite, and one finds onesself agreeing with it after listening to it as though it were the first time they had ever heard this message. It also contains a very touching tribute to John...(how can one not cry?) Sean plays guitar on the songs, and also it contains some tracks that were from live performances, such as Mulberry, where Sean's guitar~work is amazing! And I tell you! The woman's voice and ability to transmit all sorts of emotions through it has never changed a bit! It's amazing. Oh yeah; she's a senior citizen and shows no signs of it. Go Yoko! ;-) Her ability to keep being honest is striking... Yeah...this one is something special, and you'll know what I mean if you buy it, so do! It is quite astounding.." Yoko's Rising again scottaw66 | Stowe, PA USA | 10/14/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) ""Blueprint for a Sunrise" is another superior album from this wonderfully inspiring artist. This is certainly not a commercial effort on Yoko's part. Then again, when has she ever been? If you are a Yoko fan, this album is like having "Rising" and "Feeling the space" melded together.
Yoko is communicating some powerful messages in songs such as "I want you to remember me" (in which Yoko takes a sample from the song "Coffin Car") and faces female issues in "Is this what we do". One song that I think is the best (and has a fantastic backbeat & samples a guitar lick from the 1972 song "Kite") is "It's time for action". It's Yoko at her best telling/yelling to "get a life!" and "Stay alive!". "Rising II" is a live track of the original from 1995, BUT it is very different vocally - Yoko speaks to us in Japanese and lets out a laugh that really freaked out my friends. Not me though. I'm used to Yoko sounding different! With all of the messages of hope and survival Yoko Ono brings to us with this effort, I can say that I was very pleased to have the song "I remember everything" close out the album. I don't know about you, but I needed to hear about John on this album and the song delivers it. You're going to like this album alot. Vocally, The Double Fantasy album kept popping up in my head with this album for some reason. I'm glad Yoko is going into the studio at 68 years young and I hope she continues her insprirational and mind train - like music." |
