"Milk" has a unique place in the John Lennon catalog...the last songs JL worked on in the studio but mostly unfinished and released around 3 years after his senseless murder. "Nobody Told Me", the initial single, was a fine slice of bouncy rock with some delightfully absurd lyrics. It also sounds to these ears like the most complete song on the album, at least of JL's tracks. As with "Double Fantasy", JL sounds relaxed and confident....he still writes about his insecurities, but they no longer dominate or control him. Yoko's tracks are among her most listenable, which must be taken with a grain of salt. I am not fond of her music, but JL thought a great deal of it, and I will respect that...that having been said, I wish JL had just produced for the world one totally cohesive album of John-only compositions from these sessions (including the Double Fantasy sessions). One is left to compile such an album from the 2 albums oneself, and the songs work quite well together, some of his best sounding solo work.
My big memory of "Milk" is the song "Grow Old With Me". I wanted it played for my wedding in 1987 and my aunt, who was playing at the wedding, had to buy an entire John Lennon songbook to get the music...this she did, and I lost it when I heard her play "Grow", as it had been JL's idea to have the song become a wedding fave, which it has.
