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, though of course Ono’s vision leads her band
down darker, more mystical paths than 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
SIDE A:
1. Yang Yang
2. Death Of Samantha
3. I Want My Love To Rest Tonight
4. What Did I Do!
5. Have You Seen A Horizon Lately
SIDE B:
6. Approximately Infinite Universe
7. Peter The Dealer
8. Song For John
9. Catman (The Rosies Are Coming)
10. What A Bastard The World Is
11. Waiting For The Sunrise
SIDE C:
12. I Felt Like Smashing My Face In A Clear
Glass Window
13. Winter Song
14. Kite Song
15. What A Mess
16. Shiranakatta (I Didn’t Know)
17. Air Talk
SIDE D:
18. I Have A Woman Inside My Soul
19. Move On Fast
20. Now Or Never
21. Is Winter Here To Stay?
22. Looking Over From My Hotel Window
BONUS TRACK:
23. Dogtown
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, though of course Ono’s vision leads her band
down darker, more mystical paths than 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
SIDE A:
1. Yang Yang
2. Death Of Samantha
3. I Want My Love To Rest Tonight
4. What Did I Do!
5. Have You Seen A Horizon Lately
SIDE B:
6. Approximately Infinite Universe
7. Peter The Dealer
8. Song For John
9. Catman (The Rosies Are Coming)
10. What A Bastard The World Is
11. Waiting For The Sunrise
SIDE C:
12. I Felt Like Smashing My Face In A Clear
Glass Window
13. Winter Song
14. Kite Song
15. What A Mess
16. Shiranakatta (I Didn’t Know)
17. Air Talk
SIDE D:
18. I Have A Woman Inside My Soul
19. Move On Fast
20. Now Or Never
21. Is Winter Here To Stay?
22. Looking Over From My Hotel Window
BONUS TRACK:
23. Dogtown