After the hostile reaction to the politically charged Sometime in New York City, John Lennon moved away from explicit protest songs and returned to introspective songwriting with Mind Games.
Lennon didn't leave politics behind -- he just tempered his opinions with humor on songs like "Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)," which happened to undercut the intention of the song.
It also indicated the confusion that lies at the heart of the album.
Lennon doesn't know which way to go, so he tries everything.
There are lovely ballads like "Out of the Blue" and "One Day (At a Time)," forced, ham-fisted rockers like "Meat City" and "Tight A$," sweeping Spectoresque pop on "Mind Games," and many mid-tempo, indistinguishable pop/rockers.
While the best numbers are among Lennon's finest, there's only a handful of them, and the remainder of the record is simply pleasant.
But compared to Sometime in New York City, as well as the subsequent Walls and Bridges, Mind Games sounded like a return to form.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mind GamesJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | One Day (At a Time)John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | IntuitionJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | Out the BlueJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Meat CityJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Only PeopleJohn Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | I Know (I Know)John Lennon | John Lennon | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Tight As | John Lennon | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 36 mins | 84 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 223 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Ascher | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Mellotron, Organ, Piano |
| 2 | Dan Barbiero | Audio Engineer |
| 3 | Michael Brecker | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Saxophone |
| 4 | Roy Cicala | Audio Engineer |
| 5 | Dr. Winston O Boogie & Los Paranoias | Clavinet, Guitar, Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 6 | Gordon Edwards | Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 7 | Jim Keltner | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 8 | Sneaky Pete Kleinow | Main Personnel, Pedal Steel, Pedal Steel Guitar |
| 9 | John Lennon | Audio Production, Clavinet, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 10 | Rick Marotta | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 11 | Yoko Ono | Guest Artist |
| 12 | Something Different | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | David Spinozza | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |