boring bastard. boring bastard. boring bastard...

same freakin lick for all his songs....

savoyard wrote:

Why is a song ruined because Fraterinties like a band? You ever think that maybe if you have similar taste in music as the Fraternities then maybe they are not all bad? Hey I got an idea! Maybe we should have some sort of club. It should be a group of people all about the same age, that like the same things, and have the same goals and aspirations... oh no wait, thats what a Fraternity is.

I am not saying they are all good, but do not hate something or discredit something just because that is what everyone else does. I am in a Fraternity, and there are people I didnt like within it, but to say an entire principle or idea is bad simply because somebody pissed you off in a sign of close minded ignorance. There are good and bad things/people everywhere you need to learn to be more accepting, and so do many Fraternities

savoyard wrote:

Yes, many times they ruin many things; young girls' self perceptions, and some really good music just to name a few. (not complaining personally about the former, just seen it happen wayyy too often)

mandalavt wrote:

texastimr wrote:

I want to hate his songs but most of them make me feel good for some reason.

I finished school, but I can imagine this guy is blasting out of every frat house in the country. Is it me or do frats have a way a ruining a bands.

How can you guys knock Jack Johnson? He knows he writes songs that sound the same and he doesn't give a crap! He's great. Has a great voice. Has fun songs and they are a pleasure to the ear to listen too!

Bravo Bill! To put Jack right after CSN&Y! That was a great two-fer!

As for all you naysayers... well

Violation of Rule #1 of Artistic Merit (Music Edition): Be depressing.

He's also sailing pretty close to the wind on Rule #2: Mumble.

I listen to Radio Paradise to get away from the every day radio song. Thanks for making me think I was listening to a Fm radio station.

"Please allow me to introduce mys. . . "

Oops. Right lead in, wrong song.

kilroyjoe3 wrote:

Exactly.

ChicoCyclist wrote:

I guess the same could be said for Cat Stevens and Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright, etc. So? Nice to have consistency.

Curious George Producer: Hey Jack, we'll give you a million dollars to write us a theme song for this movie.

Jack: SWEET$$$

(One hour later)

Jack: Here you go.

Actually that's on the last page! You could be an editor. Still, it cracked me up.

Geecheeboy wrote:


"Things a Man Should Never do Past 30: Take seriously the advice of a book published by a magazine that's the literary equivalent of FHM and Stuff with a more expensive advertising base."

From "mandalavt's Things a Man Should Never do Past 30, pg 1 (of 1), Mandala Books, 2006.

“Things a Man Should Never do Past 30: Listen to Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, or Jack Johnson. For the love of God!”
From Esquire’s Things a Man Should Never do Past 30, pg 117, Hearst Books, 2005.

WOW! This is remarkably... unremarkable.

JJ= the new Raffi

ChicoCyclist wrote:

Looks cool, plays well enough, sings nice-ish but...I feel it too. It's so recognizable yet so dull. The unlife of the Coke-surf-beach party from hell. So, so, boring

Good god, if you're going to play this song, play the version by Sugar Ray called "When It's Over." It's a much better song than this sappy ripoff.

I get the same feeling from Jack Johnson songs as I do from Hootie and the Blowfish songs... none. 3.

I want to like his songs, but most of them irritate me for some reason. Finally, this song changes that. Excellent.

Austin wrote: ... ...

Vacuous at best. Sounds like the guy who hogged all the beach parties. Only there's no salt spray and tequila.

not diggin this

What's really interesting to me about Jack Johnson is that he's so easy to recognize despite his songs being kind of generic (in the nicest way possible though.)

*sniff* We nicknamed our 15-month old daughter "George" because she reminds so much of Curious George in the movie. Oh man. I'm at work and now I want to go home and give her a hug. :(

ChicoCyclist wrote:

I'm starting to feel that way too.

Wow, it sounds like every other Jack Johnson song. This guy is seriously boring.

I started singing Sympathy For The Devil when it started. woo hoo!!!