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I recently rediscovered Julian Lennon after watching "Mr. Holland's Opus" on TV one night and went out to purchase the soundtrack. It was then that I found the song "Cole's Song" on that album, which I absolutely love. Granted he only co-wrote the lyrics (the music is by Michael Kamen); but the way he sang the song was wonderful! I could listen to it over and over and never get bored of it.
So then I went in search of his albums in stores and was starting to understand his frustration of constantly being in his dad's shadow...because I could find a million copies of John Lennon albums on the racks...but Julian Lennon? NO! NOT ONE! UGH! :/ So...still wanting to purchase his music, I was then on a mission, going online to do my purchasing instead, and came across this "Greatest Hits" album put together by VH1 and I absolutely LOVE IT!!!
All you John Lennon and/or Beatles fans out there are probably going to hate me for saying this...But I actually prefer Julian's style and use of a wide vocal range to his dad's way of singing. OK. I have to admit that I do like many of The Beatles songs and I do like some of John Lennon songs...but I think that Julian is a very under-appreciated singer/song writer. He is a wonderful music artist in his own right; and my personal opinion is that if he hadn't had to live under the scrutiny of everyone's expectations for him to be a clone of his dad...which of course he IS NOT...He is his own person...I think he would have been much more highly respected in the music industry. And we would have seen a lot more of him over the years. Ok. Now that I've said my peace, I will step down off of my soap box on that subject.
I understand that he is currently working on releasing another album soon (straight from the horse's mouth on his official website) WOOHOO! I am now patiently awaiting its release. :)
I am just so glad he is writing again. I read at one point, he became so frustrated with the whole music industry that he just decided to throw in the towel. How sad. But then he just couldn't get writing music out of his system and released "Photograph Smile" after 7 years. And WOW! I am listening to the song "Photograph Smile" right now on the album I purchased. What a beautiful song.
Anyway...I suspect you all have now gotten the idea that this is an album I highly recommend. If you purchase it, I assure you that you will not be disappointed.
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