My 5th nominee in the Beatles Solo Project is, no surprise, John Lennon's Imagine from 1971. The album contains his most famous song, which is of course the title track. Unlike its predecessor (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band), the Imagine album has a balanced mix of protest songs and romantic balladry. Lennon expressed every good and bad emotion throughout this album. ("Gimme Some Truth" is actually my favourite track.) As good as it is, the album does however contain his unfortunate attack on ex-bandmate Paul (*How Do You Sleep?"), partly in response to Paul's song "Too Many People." The title track has never dated since it is still regarded as an anthem for world peace, despite some of its polarizing content.
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