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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Mar 4, 2010 15:47:23 GMT -5
Looking forward to this! I was really tired of him but he's been away long enough where I'm ready again.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Mar 16, 2010 9:50:28 GMT -5
Goes for adds on April 5.
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Post by backintime on Mar 21, 2010 11:10:14 GMT -5
Anybody heard this yet?
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Post by Robert J on Mar 21, 2010 11:31:29 GMT -5
You can hear part of it here. It starts around 2:30. Sounds promising, but no more exciting than any of his recent songs.
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Post by The Music Man on Mar 26, 2010 1:38:20 GMT -5
"Keep your drink, just give me the money, it's just you and your heart tonight!"
Sorry, that's the first thing that comes to mind. Come to think of it, wasn't that the lyrical edit Pink refused to perform on American Idol?
As far as this particular song goes, I have no interest. "Flake" is great but everything else JJ does bores me to tears, although I see his appeal.
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Post by backintime on Mar 26, 2010 17:47:37 GMT -5
It's crazy to me how long ago it seems that he was popular. He's one of those who already feels very much like a 00s act. I suppose it has been five years since In Between Dreams.
That's one of the reasons I'm not really bothered about this. The other is that really, the world doesn't need any more music by Jack Johnson. Once you've heard one of his albums you've heard them all. If I'm being honest, like The Music Man, now I have a healthy distance from when Jack was popular, "Flake" is the only song of his I love. The rest is just pleasant background music.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Apr 5, 2010 20:20:36 GMT -5
This sounds mad boring based on the clip on his webpage. I like him best when he uses reggae accents but I think he's done with that sound.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Apr 5, 2010 22:02:41 GMT -5
The full song leaked.
Whatever. Nothing exciting here, but it's pleasant.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2010 22:41:18 GMT -5
It's no "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," but at least it has some grit to it. I wouldn't be surprised if a few Alternative stations pick it up. I definitely hear the Hendrix influence.
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Post by Robert J on Apr 6, 2010 8:31:34 GMT -5
The instrumental is definitely a bit harder than we're used to from him, but it's just another bland Jack Johnson track when all is said and done.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Apr 7, 2010 15:22:16 GMT -5
#4 on iTunes
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2010 20:54:53 GMT -5
My Alt. station played it this afternoon...knew it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2010 15:50:48 GMT -5
My Alternative station is playing this a lot now. I just heard it and came to post...I think it's my favorite JJ single since the "In Between Dreams" era. It's nothing spectacular, but the the carefree vibe, catchy chorus, Hendrix chords, and lack of pretension make it really enjoyable.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Apr 24, 2010 6:14:37 GMT -5
This debuted at #20 on the Hot 100 last week and fell to #80 this week.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on May 18, 2010 5:35:31 GMT -5
Major grower. The guitar refrain is so infectious.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2010 12:54:03 GMT -5
This is his biggest Alternative hit since "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"...already 15, and definitely going Top 10.
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Post by HC on May 23, 2010 19:07:48 GMT -5
JJ usually annoys me, but I have to hand it to him on this one. Nice summer song here.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on May 29, 2010 9:06:01 GMT -5
If only the chorus was as catchy as the verses.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2010 11:19:56 GMT -5
I think the hook and the outro are the catchiest parts. He has A LOT of potential singles on this record, most of which I could see doing well on Alternative: At or With Me (reminds me of Weezer), To The Sea (Beatles-esque), Red Wine Mistakes & Mythology (White Stripes-y), and No Good With Faces (a great ballad).
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jun 1, 2010 4:20:04 GMT -5
I haven't checked out the album yet (internet still crap). Does he have any songs that sound island-y kind of like "Flake" or "Crying Shame"?
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