| Imagine | John Lennon |
| Crippled Inside | John Lennon |
| Jealous Guy | John Lennon |
| It's So Hard | John Lennon |
| I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama | John Lennon |
| Gimme Some Truth | John Lennon |
| Oh My Love | John Lennon |
| How Do You Sleep? | John Lennon |
| How? | John Lennon |
| Oh Yoko! | John Lennon |
I started the trip off by listening to John Lennon's Imagine in the Dayton Airport as we awaited our flight to Atlanta. I had listened to The Beatles Anthology 3 in my car the few days leading up to our trip, which had me in the mood to listen to a couple of solo albums from the Beatles members. Imagine is a great record. I would probably rate this one just below Plastic Ono Band, but it does have some really great songs on it. Everyone is familiar with the title track, which I think is great, but "Gimme Some Truth" is the highlight for me. It was the opening track off of a great post-Beatles mix tape I made years ago. This album also has "Oh Yoko!" which was featured in Rushmore, one of my all time favorite movies and soundtracks. I am glad that I revisited this album as I've been neglecting it for a while in favor of Plastic Ono Band. There is definitely some of Lennon's best work here.
| I'd Have You Anytime | George Harrison |
| My Sweet Lord | George Harrison |
| Wah-Wah | George Harrison |
| Isn't It a Pity | George Harrison |
| What Is Life | George Harrison |
| If Not For You | George Harrison |
| Behind That Locked Door | George Harrison |
| Let It Down | George Harrison |
| Run of the Mill | George Harrison |
| Beware of Darkness | George Harrison |
| Apple Scruffs | George Harrison |
| Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) | George Harrison |
| Awaiting On You All | George Harrison |
| All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
| I Dig Love | George Harrison |
| Art of Dying | George Harrison |
| Isn't It a Pity (Version Two) | George Harrison |
| Hear Me Lord | George Harrison |
As we started the flight process from Dayton to Atlanta to New York City, I stayed the course of post Beatles material and listened to All Things Must Pass by George Harrison. My favorite Beatle is probably John, and Paul wrote some of my absolute favorite songs, but this first solo album by George is my favorite post Beatles solo album. The first disc especially rolls with great song after great song, and the second isn't far behind in the quality department. "I'd Have You Anytime," the epic "Isn't It a Pity," "All Things Must Pass," the Dylan cover "If Not For You," and "What Is Life" are all among my favorite songs Harrison ever wrote. As much as I love his Beatles output, I really think these songs outshine them.
| The Lovely Linda | Paul McCartney |
| That Would Be Something | Paul McCartney |
| Valentine Day | Paul McCartney |
| Every Night | Paul McCartney |
| Hot As Sun Glasses | Paul McCartney |
| Junk | Paul McCartney |
| Man We Was Lonely | Paul McCartney |
| Oo You | Paul McCartney |
| Momma Miss America | Paul McCartney |
| Teddy Boy | Paul McCartney |
| Singalong Junk | Paul McCartney |
| Maybe I'm Amazed | Paul McCartney |
| Kreen-Akrore | Paul McCartney |
I finished with Paul McCartney's first solo album McCartney. It's hard to compare this album to those of his former band mates. Lennon and Harrison's albums are dark meditations, produced in the studio with Phil Spector with help from various musicians. McCartney is a breezy home produced affair with Paul playing all the instruments himself. I think this album really sets the table for what McCartney wanted to do after he left the Beatles: write, record, repeat. Though it has it's share of filler, it is hard not to fall for the charm of this album. I really love "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "Every Night" finds it's way into my head pretty often. It isn't his best work, but I always find enough to enjoy to keep me coming back to it.
After listening to these albums, I went into shuffle mode. I will post the next couple of days soon.
