A brilliant album. Yoko Ono's voice is like a wind instrument. Perhaps a sax. The more I listen to this album, the more I think of her voice as an instrument. It mashes perfectly with Ringo, Klaus, and John. The production is straightforward with the echo in the right place or aural location. The ending of "Why Not" as it merges into the sound of a train is awesome. It's beautiful work. The whole album is perfect. Without a doubt, Public Image's Metal Box album is at the very least the cousin piece to this LP.
John, Klaus, and Ringo are amazing. Ringo is a great drummer, but here he goes nuts, especially on "Touch Me." It's strange to hear this album at this moment because it feels like it was recorded this year. Not in 1970. The mixing of the drum set, the sturdy never failing bass playing, and John's guitar is a groove monster. "AOS" is Yoko with Charlie Haden, Ornette Coleman, Ed Blackwell, and David Izenzon, recorded in 1968. It's a great piece of music and performance. It's interesting to hear Yoko's voice, and again I think of it as a wind instrument, against or with Ornette's sax. Sex as a performance! And oddly enough it fits in perfectly with the rest of the album. I think in 1970, John and Yoko were at their heights with respect to vision and doing their art. And the packaging on this re-issue is excellent. Comes with a poster of the Ornette Coleman/Yoko concert as well as a small booklet of photos - just a perfect package with the perfect "Plastic Ono Band."
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