In Between Dreams
Lost in all my talk about the Eels is the fact that the other record heavy in rotation these days is Jack Johnson's In Between Dreams.
Rhapsody Link: In Between Dreams.
We loved Brushfire Fairytales and listened to it a lot at the beach when it came out in 2002.
On and On was an OK record, but it didn't get a lot of airtime. Then we went to see Jack at Summerstage last year and were bored by his music and his show. I thought that was the end of Jack Johnson in our house.
Then he puts out this really terrific record. It's better than Brushfire. The songs stay with you and keep you coming back. It's more than a lazy day at the beach record. This guy writes and sings great songs this record is a must.
Have you seen his new music video for sitting waiting wishing? It's worth watching.
Direct link to video:
http://progressive.stream.aol.com/aol/us/aolmusic/artists/universal/jackjohnson/jackjohnson_sittingwaitingwishing_tfctfc_dl.mov
I posted about it a while back...
http://thelastminute.typepad.com/blog/2005/04/new_jack_johnso.html
BTW I dig your blog ;)
Posted by: Duncan | May 11, 2005 at 06:56 PM
We're also JJ fans, and I happen to love On and On.
But we went to see him last year at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland and experienced the same thing- he was boring!
G-Love opened and was far livelier. The best thing about the performance was that it was raining, creating an atmosphere that blended well with lots of the tunes.
The dude's obviously an interesting character; I wish he'd let it show more when playing live!
Posted by: Jeff | May 12, 2005 at 05:02 PM