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Yoko
Ono in the liner notes "Every day I tell myself,
I'll survive.
Yeah, I will. "Art is a way of survival.
With this album
I present to you my metronome,
my menu,
my blueprint
for a sunrise".
Blueprint For A Sunrise in the
press
"I know women who are intelligent, powerful members
of their communities who still live in fear because of the position they are put
in as women in our society," Ono, 68, said in a statement. "To some
extent, all of us women are living in fear, quietly exercising a caution known
only to us, all the time pretending to be sprightly and strong." The
11-track album includes a mixture of live and studio performances in addition
to three tracks Ono recorded for an art exhibit touring the world (YES Yoko Ono,
concert in Japan Society)."
"Her
vocal extremism is not as shocking as it was in 1968; in a new age of fear, Ono's
keening wail and choked-breath seizures now seem prescient, the sound of life
during wartime from someone who, as a child in Japan in the 1940s, knew the real
thing.
Blueprint for a Sunrise is Ono's way of saying we
never learn from our mistakes - and that we should never stop trying."
"Over the years, this once
vilified artist has been embraced by a new generation of admirers and supporters,
and has continued to carve her idiosyncratic path through our culture, influencing
many, including a new generation of musicians, many of whom have gone on record,
proclaiming her inspiration.
Refusing to be constrained
by society's expectations, both in her groundbreaking art and music, Ono continues
to push the boundaries with this new record, creating an incredibly rich and powerful
soundscape." More information
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