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Track Listings
| 1. Inaudible Melodies |
| 2. Middle Man |
| 3. Posters |
| 4. Sexy Plexi |
| 5. Flake |
| 6. Bubble Toes |
| 7. Fortunate Fool |
| 8. The News |
| 9. Drink the Water |
| 10. Mudfootball |
| 11. F-Stop Blues |
| 12. Losing Hope |
| 13. It's All Understood |
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Fans of Willy Porter, Ben Harper, and G. Love will all want to check out Jack Johnson's engaging folk- and blues-inflected pop. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, Johnson, a former surfer and film-school graduate, has a knack for acoustic ballads whose calm surfaces hide a subtle but strong lyrical undertow. "It seems to me that 'maybe' pretty much always means 'no,'" sings Johnson on "Flake," which features crony Harper on slide guitar. Production by J.P. Plunier (who also handles Harper's recordings) is simple and uncluttered: acoustic guitar and drum tracks share the foreground with Johnson's easygoing vocals, which evoke everyone from G. Love (who recorded Johnson's "Rodeo Clowns" on his Philadelphonic album) to Nick Drake to Willy Porter. And while Johnson may not have Porter's guitar chops, these songs have a relaxed beauty and understated depth that reward repeated listening. --Bill Forman
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Fans of Willy Porter, Ben Harper, and G. Love will all want to check out Jack Johnson's engaging folk- and blues-inflected pop. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, Johnson, a former surfer and film-school graduate, has a knack for acoustic ballads whose calm surfaces hide a subtle but strong lyrical undertow. "It seems to me that 'maybe' pretty much always means 'no,'" sings Johnson on "Flake," which features crony Harper on slide guitar. Production by J.P. Plunier (who also handles Harper's recordings) is simple and uncluttered: acoustic guitar and drum tracks share the foreground with Johnson's easygoing vocals, which evoke everyone from G. Love (who recorded Johnson's "Rodeo Clowns" on his Philadelphonic album) to Nick Drake to Willy Porter. And while Johnson may not have Porter's guitar chops, these songs have a relaxed beauty and understated depth that reward repeated listening. --Bill Forman
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this cd is absolutely amazing.
makes me smile!
makes me smile!
By "jburkett19"
Format:Audio CD
This guy has an incredible amount of talent, both of his cd's have struck me well. You can listen to all of his songs, and be content. Their all good in their own way. Highly recommended.
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY OTHER THAN THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS I HAVE EVER HEARD. NO MATTER IF YOU LIKE ROCK, HIP HOP, POP, WHATEVER. IT IS JUST INSANELY GOOD.
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Well, Brushfire is absolutely the best album I have ever listened to in my life!!! LOVE IT... his new stuff "In Between Dreams" doesn't even compare. Read more
Published on July 20 2006 by Bianca
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I am a hardcore metalhead (Shadows Fall, Megadeth, Dimmu Borgir, Slayer, Opeth...) but I love this album. This album is beautiful. So good. Buy
Published on Jun 19 2004 by Andy Reddings
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I first received Jack Johnson's debut album as a gift-I admit I didn't listen to it in the first month I got it. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by Vaughn W.
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underneath the stars
Jack Johnson is everything Jon Mayer wishes he could be. No offense to any of the John Mayer fans out there because most Mayer fans are also Jack fans, but Mayers' music does not... Read more
Published on Jun 13 2004 by Undaunted01
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Best artist and CD ever
This CD is really great for anyone who likes calm relaxing melodies. Dont misinterpert that, it is very catchy and it's just a great Cd. Read more
Published on May 29 2004 by M. Marlowe
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So chilled out. I wanna be on vacation forever.
Can you dig it? I ran into this music by sheer chance. Lucky me! This stuff is great. Intelligent, laid back, vibrant, and breezy. Read more
Published on May 25 2004 by Charles Scott Bennett
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Speachless
I first heard this few days ago, my roomate in the army played this CD on our stereo and we kept it on repeat for 6~ hours, you just can't get enough of it. Read more
Published on May 14 2004 by Danny-el
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Jack Johnson
This album, and all of jack Johnsons' are absolutely fabulous. They are a complete masterpiece. IF anybody is wondering, Jack Johnson is around 30 years old, he was a pro-surfer at... Read more
Published on May 12 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
What an ALbum
This is a superb album from cover to cover. Jack Johnson has an incredible sense of rythm and melody that comes around once in a blue moon. Read more
Published on May 12 2004 by "paulwall29"
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Awesome Acoustic Sounds
Oh wow!! Jack Johnson is amazing on this CD. His upbeat tempos like 'MudFootball' make this CD fun. Read more
Published on April 23 2004 by MoonlitDancin
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