I find his legagy of songs mediocre. None of them move me. I much prefer the real authentic American bands that were almost his contemporaries (Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Allman Brothers Band, etc.). With any musician, I listen to their music, not their politics.
A good live version of Morning Dew blows Lennon did out of the water, not even in the same league.
“anything Lennon did out of the water” that is.
He wasn’t really jam oriented. He had more in common with Tin Pan Alley pop composers.
Those guys were/are great too.