John Lennon people attended the "John Sinclair Freedom Rally", a protest and benefit concert with contributions from Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party, and others. Lennon and Ono, backed by David Peel and Rubin, performed an acoustic set of four songs from their forthcoming "Some Time in New York City" album including "John Sinclair", whose lyrics called for his release. The day before the rally, the Michigan Senate passed a bill that significantly reduced the penalties for possession of marijuana and four days later Sinclair was released on an appeal bond. The performance was recorded and
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