unes ▁are ▁shall ow ▁and ▁derivative ▁and ▁the ▁words ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁slo ppy ▁nur ser y - rh ym es ▁that ▁patron ise ▁the ▁issues ▁and ▁individuals ▁they ▁seek ▁to ▁ex alt . ▁Only ▁a ▁mon oman ia cal ▁sm ug ness ▁could ▁allow ▁the ▁L enn ons ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁this ▁wit less ▁dog ger el ▁wouldn ' t ▁ins ult ▁the ▁intelligence ▁and ▁feelings ▁of ▁any ▁audience ." ▁ ▁Dave ▁Marsh ▁wrote ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁for ▁Cre em , ▁stating ▁that ▁" it ' s ▁not ▁half ▁bad . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁ 4 9 . 9 % ▁bad , ▁but ▁not ▁half ." ▁The ▁Mil w au kee ▁S entin el ▁declared ▁that ▁John ▁and ▁Y oko ▁had ▁produced ▁" another ▁cru de , ▁super f icial ▁look ▁at ▁tr end y ▁left ist ▁politics ▁and ▁have ▁pl ung ed ▁even ▁further ▁into ▁their ▁end less ▁echo ▁chamber ". ▁In ▁the ▁N ME , ▁Tony ▁Ty ler ▁presented ▁his ▁album ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁open ▁letter , ▁titled ▁" L enn on , ▁you ' re ▁a ▁path etic , ▁age ing ▁revolution ary ". ▁After ▁critic ising ▁L enn on ▁for ▁" the ▁general ▁t ast eless ness ▁of ▁the ▁presentation ", ▁particularly ▁the ▁album ' s ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁cover ▁art , ▁Ty ler ▁concluded : ▁" Don ' t ▁rely ▁on ▁cant ▁and ▁rig id ity . ▁Don ' t ▁al ien ate . ▁Stim ulate . ▁You ▁know , ▁like ▁you ▁used ▁to