New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) Lennon incorporating a bit of New York City vernacular with the statement "what a bad ass city." Music critic Johnny Rogan claims that "the melody sounds like a direct lift from 'The Ballad of John and Yoko.'" Music critic Paul Du Noyer describes "New York City" as a "solid, rousing rocker." Music critic Paul Blaney describes it as "a rough and tumble rocker" and a "dense exciting street rocker." Lennon is backed by Elephant's Memory, whose provide a brassy sound. Beatles expert Bruce Spizer describes Lennon's guitar playing as being in "Chuck Berry style." According to Du Noyer, Lennon performs
Acoustic (John Lennon album) tracks written by John Lennon, except where noted. The album received much criticism from both critics and fans, as nine of the sixteen tracks had previously been released on the 1998 "John Lennon Anthology" box set, while the remaining seven recordings had been available on several different bootleg CDs for years. Acoustic (John Lennon album) Acoustic is a compilation album of John Lennon demos, studio and live performances that feature his acoustic guitar work and was released in 2004. Although it failed to chart in the United Kingdom, "Acoustic" reached number 31 in the United States with sales of 27,858