Brushfire Fairytales (Brushfire Fairytales - Jack Johnson)

Member Name: janex

Product:	Brushfire Fairytales - Jack Johnson
Date:	25/06/08 (35 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: chilled out music, good lyrics, calm voice

Disadvantages: none

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How I came across this CD:

I can't remember when and why exactly I got this CD. I think it was a present from a friend. She was a big Jack Johnson fan, had all his CDs and used to play it in the kitchen. One day I heard it and I asked her for the disk. Later I also got "On and On" and "In Between Dreams".

About Jack Johnson:
Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is a Hawaii-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker, and surfer who achieved commercial success and a dedicated following, after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. He has since released four more albums and a number of EPs. His music is best described as acoustic/soft rock. (Wikipedia)

Also check out his website jackjohnsonmusic.com


About this CD:

Musicians:
Jack Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano),
Adam Topol (drums/percussion)
Merlo Podlewski (bass)

Produced by:
J. P. Plunier

Recorded and mixed by:
Todd Burke
Andrew Alekel
Chad Essig

Recorded at:
Grandmaster Recorders, King Sound

Mastered by:
Dave Collins

Guests include:
Tommy Jordan (steel drums on "Flake")
Ben Harper (slide guitar on "Flake")
Track list: (All songs by Jack Johnson)
1. "Inaudible Melodies" - 3:35
2. "Middle Man" - 3:14
3. "Posters" - 3:13
4. "Sexy Plexi" - 2:07
5. "Flake" - 4:40
6. "Bubble Toes" - 3:56
7. "Fortunate Fool" - 3:48
8. "The News" - 2:26
9. "Drink the Water" - 3:21
10. "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) - 3:03
11. "F-Stop Blues" - 3:10
12. "Losing Hope" - 3:52
13. "It's All Understood" - 5:28 (Guest vocals by Sam Beam of Iron and Wine)
(Source: Wikipedia)


My opinion:

The music is very chilled out. The perfect sound for a road trip (makes me really relaxed and less aggressive ;) ), on a romantic date, for dinner or if you just need some background music. But don't you think this is all about easy-going stuff. You WON'T hear 13 love songs! Jack Johnson sings about society, the world we live in and won't let you just listen and be happy. At least for me it is a CD that makes me think about our way of life, but in a very relaxed and non-accusing way.

Summary: for dinner, background, road trips