{"product_id":"approximately-infinite-universe","title":"Approximately Infinite Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere’s a fury at the core of Yoko Ono’s 1973 rock opus \u003ci\u003eApproximately Infinite Universe \u003c\/i\u003ethat 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\u003ci\u003e Fly\u003c\/i\u003e. Backed by members of New York band Elephant's Memory, with limited guitar contributions from John Lennon (listed as Joel Nohnn), the album is also 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. \u003ci\u003eApproximately Infinite Universe\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Add this powerful feminist statement to the fact that the music business in 1973 was in its post-Woodstock explosion: A\u0026amp;R men, radio programmers, marketing execs, booking agents: men with a chokehold over the business, and Yoko's entry into it a complete question mark to them all. Ono absolutely intended to boggle the boys' club of the music industry. Fast-forward to today, and \u003ci\u003eApproximately Infinite Universe\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a template for powerful female artists to follow in the years ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50387911377227,"sku":"1012943","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50387917570379,"sku":"1012942","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f3825ffc-851f-409b-b67d-e003edae11c7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726338283","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/approximately-infinite-universe","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}