" She led me up the dusty cobbled dirt path to a small ledge filled with tiny rock sculptures. We sat with our small flasks of water staring out over the abyss. Words were not spoken nor whispered, I could hear the soft breathing exhaled from her mouth as silence encompassed our tiny world. Without hesitation, she turned her head and smiled clutching my hand so hard our knuckles melted together.
Slowly she began to speak. She sang the virtues of our relationship and the many paths we had to choose from. We could choose the simple path or follow the difficult path with many obstacles and temptations. Unspoken we agreed on the latter"
Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, and singer-songwriter who is known for her avant-garde and experimental approach to music. Her work often incorporates noise, spoken word, and performance art elements. Yoko's work has been influential in the development of genres such as industrial music and performance art but not limited to those genres. Yoko Ono has influenced many musicians over the years such as Elvis Costello, Kim Gordon, B52's and Diamanda Galas to name a few of many.
Yoko Ono's music has been both critically acclaimed and known also to cause lifelong feuds and probable fisticuffs! Her work is considered challenging and unconventional, and it has been praised for its boldness and originality. On the other hand, some critics have criticized her work for being difficult to listen to and not very accessible often making remarks similar to " would rather listen to nails on a chalkboard or shove forks in my ears"
Overall, Yoko Ono's music is not for everyone, but it is an important and influential part of music history.
Some of her notable albums include "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" (1970), "Approximately Infinite Universe" (1973) and "Feeling the Space" (1973).
Let's Have a Dream captures Yoko and the Plastic Ono Super Band on the opening night of the 1974 tour of Japan promoting her 1973 lp” Feeling the Space” The recording has been released for the first time on Idol Japan Records. Whether a fan or not it is worth a persuasive listen. I took the opportunity to spin it for my son while I had him contained in the car. His only comment... “Dad you listen to weird music”. That is good enough for me.
