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CasaE
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 22:33
 

geez, it's about time. he may not be the be all end all but he's definitely got a place in the RP lineup. 

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 07:11
 

pointless

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jan 18, 2011 - 13:19
 

I prefer his big hit "Shoes That Look Like Feet".

garycha
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Jun 10, 2010 - 04:39
 

I really enjoyed Jack Johnson in 2005.  It hasn't dated that much and I don't find it irritating (as I do James Blunt grrrrrr), but I do think he has made a few LPs too many of the same thing.

I admire his low key, laid back  approach, and see no reason to knock him just because the middle classed surf wanabees picked up on him too.

"Cookie Jar" is still a fab JJ track.



Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Jun 06, 2010 - 16:58
 

 michaelc wrote:
I liked this guy at first.
but after a while it all sounds the same
 

Totally agree.

michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 16:22
 

I liked this guy at first.
but after a while it all sounds the same

vit
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 14:43
 

 nigelr wrote:
Nice, but tame after the Bodeans.
 
And that my friends means tame.


Shouc
(Victoria)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 14:42
 

Jerk Johnson, ugh...automatic 0

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 14:42
 

 h8rhater wrote:
Lot of JJ H8rs out there... there is no accounting for poor taste.
 
Dear h8hater,

Not sure I agree with your particular method of policing the songboards. But you do have good taste in music. :)

Best,


katherinenz
(The (other) far south...)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 14:41
 



 
Dior wrote:
 

Had to bring it up to the top of the comment page, thanks Dior

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 14:40
 

Thank you Bill - this is where I recognized the Scott Miller guitar riff from! {#Guitarist}

Phew! That was done gon' drive me crazy.{#Boohoo}



h8rhater
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 14:40
 

Lot of JJ H8rs out there... there is no accounting for poor taste.

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 17:56
 

yibby dibby yibby dibby yibby dibby

Reminds me of an old Unclaimed Freight ad.

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 19:29
 

We're talking waves hear, you're either on it or you're knot.

themotion
(somewhere between infinity)
Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 08:55
 

 ragshagbill wrote:
PLZ PLZ STOP
I will donate $100 if i RP never plays this awful awful "musician" again.
Take him and Tom Shane and put them on a desert island together.
 
How about you donate $100 anyway, and just enjoy the rest of the music that RP has to offer?

Cheers!

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 30, 2009 - 08:30
 

I like it1

stevendejong
Posted: Aug 30, 2009 - 08:26
 

 rez wrote:
I know quite a few people who are into music and each has wildly different tastes, but the one thing they all have in common is that they hate Jack Johnson.

I actually know some that like Jack Johnson, but also quite a lot of other drivel. But seriously... it is not that bad. It is not that good either, it's just background texture.




rez
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 21:44
 

I know quite a few people who are into music and each has wildly different tastes, but the one thing they all have in common is that they hate Jack Johnson.

Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 13:59
 

 papaman wrote:
I don't mean to be a hater, but ...
 
Then don't be, and shut it.

{#Zip-lip}

ragshagbill
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 13:28
 

PLZ PLZ STOP
I will donate $100 if i RP never plays this awful awful "musician" again.
Take him and Tom Shane and put them on a desert island together.

kalkin84
(Sol, planet 3)
Posted: Apr 25, 2009 - 13:48
 

snore


geckofly
(Cortijo al Viento, Spain)
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 15:15
 

 skyguy wrote:

litterbug.

 

well ithink if you ave ever listened to him on a west wales beach or on a starry night in spain maybe you feel a little more expansive toward jack......

junebaby65
(Cleveland, OH)
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 15:13
 

His Wikipedia entry describes his music as "acoustic soft rock"  Soft rock?  Is that not a contradiction?

skyguy
(CO)
Posted: Feb 21, 2009 - 12:18
 

 horstman wrote:
I often wondered about Jack Johnson and what "his sound" was like. Now that I've heard it, its sounds so much like the typical coffee shop, internet cafe stuff that is neither obnoxious or offending but at the same time lacking of any real interest or quality. In other words, it's very "Dave Matthews" sounding, which means it belongs in the garbage can (or in the case of my last DMB disc-flung out my car window in total frustration of lack of musical originality).
 
litterbug.


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 09:29
 

 papaman wrote:
I don't mean to be a hater, but Jack Johnson is the muzak version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  And RHCP, as of lately, is more like the mild salsa packets thrown at out the window at the local Taco Bell.
 
bump



Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 09:26
 

 papaman wrote:
I don't mean to be a hater, but Jack Johnson is the muzak version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  And RHCP, as of lately, is more like the mild salsa packets thrown at out the window at the local Taco Bell.
 
Funny. And true. :—)

Mugro
(Lane Village, Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 - 14:29
 

 papaman wrote:
I don't mean to be a hater, but Jack Johnson is the muzak version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  And RHCP, as of lately, is more like the mild salsa packets thrown at out the window at the local Taco Bell.
 

RHCP?? Nope. Never got the connection. Sorry.

spiritual76
Posted: Oct 18, 2008 - 02:11
 

i adore hiimmm!!!!

papaman
(Downstate New Mexico)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 17:57
 

I don't mean to be a hater, but Jack Johnson is the muzak version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  And RHCP, as of lately, is more like the mild salsa packets thrown at out the window at the local Taco Bell.

ulibcn
(Barcelona Spain)
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 12:04
 

I can't believe I ever gave this an 8
Now it's a 10 (1st and 2nd rating together)



Excelsior
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 12:03
 

{#Yawn}

Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Jul 15, 2008 - 06:20
 

This one always throws me off. It starts out like Todd Snider's Statistician Blues.

"They say 3% of the people use 6% of their brains
97% use 3% and the rest goes down the drain..."
wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory)
Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 10:16
 

Dior wrote:


Man that's some good peeing!
mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil)
Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 10:14
 

seems to be Dave Matthews.
EssexTex
(Trying to shake a crazy man off my hood)
Posted: Mar 11, 2008 - 07:29
 

Yawn...
tirednotion
(Hi-Fi)
Posted: Mar 11, 2008 - 07:29
 

Kishar you are dead on.

I'm happy to enjoy this excellent music.
kishar
(Girdwood, Alaska)
Posted: Feb 08, 2008 - 20:21
 

Jimi_the_Saint wrote:
I am so flippin done with Jack Johnson. Everything sounds the same - and it's not a good sound. So vanilla.


Alton Brown wrote:

Imagine a flower: A climbing orchid, to be exact; the one of some twenty thousand varieties that produces something edible. Now imagine that its blooms must be pollinated either by hand or a small variety of Mexican bee, and that each bloom only opens for one day a year. Now imagine the fruit of this orchid, a pod, being picked and cured, sitting in the sun all day, sweating under blankets all night for months until, shrunken and shriveled, it develops a heady, exotic perfume and flavor. Now imagine that this fruit’s name is synonymous with dull, boring, and ordinary. How vanilla got this bad rap I for one will never know.


Perhaps all it will take for you to just enjoy a little good, lighthearted music is a different point of view. I personally love that he was a pro surfer before being a pro musician. He also is happily married and a father. Maybe what you're missing in his music is teenage angst? What I think is fantastic about Jack is his ability to put out a song that you can just nod your head to and enjoy, totally unaware of the serious lyrics he's singing:

AMG wrote:

He playfully expounds on America's sickening dependence on material things ("Gone") and its subconscious ill will with today's youth ("Cookie Jar"). Other views on world war ("Traffic in the Sky") and a capitalistic, business-obsessed way of life ("The Horizon Has Been Defeated") are gently reflected upon without reproach. Johnson doesn't need to be an aggressive messenger to get his point across; the monumental sales of Brushfire Fairytales make that quite clear. People are listening to Johnson's musical commentary because he's on their level. He's not a philosophical preacher like his counterpart, Harper. On and On keeps things simple in sound and time. The only noticeable change is that Johnson didn't lyrically restrain himself. There are 17 solid tracks featured on On and On, each one is a spiritual groove rooted in funk and blues. In dire times, Johnson is sunny and sunny always feels good.
jjbix
(san diego)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 11:46
 

jack, rhymes with HACK!
joeychick
(San Diego)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 11:28
 

Now's a good time to check out what's going on over at the LRC.
papaman
(Downstate New Mexico)
Posted: Jan 08, 2008 - 08:48
 

I'm afraid Jack's 15 minutes of fame are over. See you in 5 years in a 'where are they now' special.
nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jan 05, 2008 - 00:12
 

Nice, but tame after the Bodeans.
duality2099
(Canberra, Australia)
Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 15:13
 

Jack Johnson makes me Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

And not in a good way.

It's like accidental ambient.
electronicshaman
(miskatonic)
Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 15:10
 

Dior wrote:


The Hoff is THE MAN!

Long live the Hoff!
al9009
(Cosford. Near Wolverhampton. Its in England.)
Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 15:06
 

Can any one tell the difference between Jack Johnsons bloody songs.

They all sound the sodding same!
Gribnif
Posted: Nov 06, 2007 - 14:12
 

Funny. When this song ended, I was mentally expecting it to be followed by Al Green's "Love and Happiness". I guess Bill changed his playlist.
themotion
(underwater)
Posted: Nov 06, 2007 - 14:10
 

Dior wrote:


This seriously could be the video for the entire song.
Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: Nov 06, 2007 - 14:09
 

ch83575 wrote:
I literally cant tell one Jack Johnson song from another... ever. On and on is right!
I literally can't notice a Jack Johnson song ever.
ch83575
Posted: Nov 06, 2007 - 14:08
 

I literally cant tell one Jack Johnson song from another... ever. On and on is right!
tlbritton
(Texas)
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 19:26
 

love me some Jack J...
jjbix
(san diego)
Posted: Sep 04, 2007 - 17:14
 

tinybubbles wrote:



no, actually I think I am the biggest non-fan.


NO! I AM the biggest NONE-FAN!