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Jun 11, 2011 · In an interview she said when she wrote the song she had in mind the way a member of Elephant's Memory treated his wife, but it was a composite: not all about any specific person. And yes, this is a brilliant, wonderful album: songs and performances.
One of Yoko's most mainstream, musically accessible releases, with the distinctive boogie of Elephant's Memory Band that graced her and Lennon's recordings and shows during 1972. It's worth sampling Death of Samantha or the title song if you are skeptical.
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Approximately Infinite Universe is the third solo album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1973 on Apple Records. A double album , it represents a departure from the experimental avant garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventional pop/rock sound, while also dabbling in feminist rock .
The last collaboration between the Plastic Ono Band and Elephant's Memory was Ono's double album Approximately Infinite Universe. It was recorded throughout the fall of 1972, and was released in January 1973. Lennon's split with Ono and the Lost Weekend (1973–1974)
Elephant’s Memory accommodate Ono’s intimate, almost hushed vocals with tasteful bluesy, organ-laced grooves that put a focus on her delivery and heartfelt lyrics, almost in the same way the Velvet Underground’s third album developed in the sonically-scorched path of White Light White Heat.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1973 Vinyl release of "Approximately Infinite Universe" on Discogs.
It is indeed a shame that the vocals on this album have been allowed to dominate the music, for the boys from Elephant’s Memory have rarely sounded better. Yoko, however, in her role as...
