Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band

album by Ono

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The album Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band was released in 1970 by Yoko Ono. It features mostly improvisational rock songs with Ono's distinctive ululating vocals, influenced by Kabuki and the operas of Alban Berg. While some critics praised it as avant-garde, Ono's abrasive style alienated many listeners.1

Yoko Ono was an influential conceptual and performance artist before her marriage to John Lennon. She studied philosophy at Gakushin University in Tokyo and writing and music at Sarah Lawrence College. Her early work often involved written instructions for others to carry out or muse upon, such as in her book Grapefruit. Her 1964 performance piece Cut Piece is considered a landmark of feminist art.12

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…on a music career with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (1970), a collection of mostly improvisational rock songs to which she contributed ululating vocals influenced by Kabuki and the operas of Austrian composer Alban Berg. That and later solo efforts, including Fly (1971) and Approximately Infinite Universe (1973), were acclaimed by
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…on a music career with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (1970), a collection of mostly improvisational rock songs to which she contributed ululating vocals influenced by Kabuki and the operas of Austrian composer Alban Berg. That and later solo efforts, including Fly (1971) and Approximately Infinite Universe (1973), were acclaimed by
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