." ▁ ▁More ▁recently , ▁Gar ry ▁Mul hol land ▁of ▁Un cut ▁magazine ▁has ▁described ▁Some ▁Time ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁as ▁" a ▁cont ender ▁for ▁the ▁worst ▁LP ▁by ▁a ▁major ▁musical ▁figure , ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁' 7 0 s ▁left - wing ▁cl ich és ▁ham str ung ▁by ▁the ▁utter ▁absence ▁of ▁conv iction ▁within ▁the ▁mel od ies ▁and ▁lyr ics ". ▁Writing ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁Phoenix ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Eli ot ▁W ilder ▁said ▁that ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁" a ▁pain ful ▁experience ". ▁Although ▁he ▁conced ed ▁that ▁L enn on ▁" had ▁his ▁heart ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁place ", ▁W ilder ▁op ined : ▁" th ese ▁tracks ▁– ▁ped antic , ▁top ical , ▁el it ist ▁– ▁show ▁that ▁a ▁latter - day ▁D yl an ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁... ▁Refer ▁to ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁' Re volution ' ▁or ▁his ▁own ▁' G ive ▁Peace ▁a ▁Ch ance ' ▁if ▁you ▁need ▁a ▁do se ▁of ▁John ▁the ▁Protest ▁S inger ." ▁More ▁im pressed , ▁Mark ▁K emp ▁of ▁P aste ▁considered ▁that ▁" the ▁album ▁has ▁been ▁unf air ly ▁ch ast ised ", ▁ident ifying ▁" W oman ▁Is ▁the ▁N igger ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁L enn on ' s ▁fin est ▁songs " ▁and ▁O no ' s ▁" B orn ▁in ▁a ▁Pr ison " ▁as ▁another ▁highlight . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁On