Description
Theres a fury at the core of Yoko Onos 1973 rock opus Approximately Infinite Universe that was not apparent on previously recorded efforts. Ono has always been a master of turning pain and sadness into art but here theres a clenched-fist intensity that sets it apart in her deep, unparalleled catalogue.
Ono is angry. She proved that one can carry a boundless love for humanity and still be furious furious at male/female relationships, at war, at your partner. Meanwhile, on a sonic level, Ono ups the ante on the more centred rock & roll sounds she approached with 1971s Fly.
The album is one of the most traditional-sounding rock chapters in Onos sprawling catalogue. There are moments here that absolutely rival Jersey legends the E Street Band, though of course Onos vision leads her band down darker, more mystical paths than the E Street Band ever dared tread.
Approximately Infinite Universe is an essential and progressive piece of Onos output, both in the advancements she made as a songwriter/conceptualist and as a solidified statement of her staunch feminist role within the very male-dominated mainstream rock ghetto of the mid-1970s.
Available again for the first time in decades.
Vinyl format includes a digital download card featuring bonus material.
Also available to independent retailers on white double vinyl.
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