Yoko Ono - Approximately Infinite Universe (1973/2017)

There's a fury at the core of Yoko Ono's 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, there's 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 centered rock-n-roll sounds she approached with 1971's Fly. The album is one of the most traditional-sounding rock chapters in Ono's sprawling catalogue. There are moments here that absolutely rival Jersey legends the E Street Band ever dared tread. Approximately Infinite Universe is an essential and progressive piece of Ono's 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-1970's.

TRACKLIST
01. Yang Yang 03:50
02. Death of Samantha 06:22
03. I Want My Love to Rest Tonight 05:11
04. What Did I Do! 04:12
05. Have You Seen a Horizon Lately 01:57
06. Approximately Infinite Universe 03:21
07. Peter the Dealer 04:46
08. Song for John 02:04
09. Catman (The Rosies Are Coming) 05:34
10. What a Bastard the World Is 04:35
11. Waiting for the Sunrise 02:33
12. I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window 04:09
13. Winter Song 03:39
14. Kite Song 03:18
15. What a Mess 02:41
16. Shiranakatta (I Didnt Know) 03:11
17. Air Talk 03:22
18. I Have a Woman Inside My Soul 05:33
19. Move On Fast 03:43
20. Now or Never 04:59
21. Is Winter Here to Stay? 04:22
22. Looking Over From My Hotel Window 03:29
23. Dogtown (Bonus Track) 02:52