Fly

album by Ono

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The album Fly was released in 1971 by Yoko Ono, a Japanese artist and musician. It is a collection of mostly improvisational rock songs, featuring Ono's distinctive ululating vocals, influenced by Japanese Kabuki and the operas of Alban Berg. While some critics praised Fly and other solo efforts like Approximately Infinite Universe (1973) as avant-garde rock, Ono's abrasive style alienated many listeners. The album was part of her music career following the disbandment of The Beatles, with whom her husband, John Lennon, was a member.1

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Yoko Ono
Plastic Ono Band and other projects with John Lennon
…and later solo efforts, including Fly (1971) and Approximately Infinite Universe (1973), were acclaimed by some as exemplars of rock’s cutting edge, although Ono’s abrasive style alienated many listeners. Ono and Lennon retreated to private life following the birth of their son, Sean, in 1975, but collaborated again on Double…
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…and later solo efforts, including Fly (1971) and Approximately Infinite Universe (1973), were acclaimed by some as exemplars of rock’s cutting edge, although Ono’s abrasive style alienated many listeners. Ono and Lennon retreated to private life following the birth of their son, Sean, in 1975, but collaborated again on Double…
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