Funky Hed Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 ooooo this is a very good thing to buy. Jack Johnson on and on is a great album. A mix of relaxing chilling acoustic session work with a slight pinch of a reggae in there. I just bought about 2 hours ago and wow i really really really enjoy it. It is JIZZTASTIC!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovers_spit Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Em, I don't feel strongly either way about him.His lyrics are okay, his music is pleasant, he seems a laid back guy.My indifference is probably a bad thing, I think he's too safe, doensn't do anything for me personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 He's great. I love the whole chilled out surf style acoustic stuff. There was nothing better than chucking on some Jack Johnson whilst sitting and watching the sun set over West Beach in Adelaide and sinking a few Carlton Cold's.If you like him it's also worth checking out Donavon Frankenreiter, Ben Harper, G-Love and Special Sauce, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Xavier Rudd, John Butler Trio and Mason Jennings. All cracking in my opinion.This is an ancient thread btw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 There was nothing better than chucking on some Jack Johnson whilst sitting and watching the sun set over West Beach in Adelaide and sinking a few Carlton Cold's.Insert mechanical drone response, 'yeah man, sweeeeeet.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Insert mechanical drone response, 'yeah man, sweeeeeet.'Yaaaaaaaaaawn. Get some new material please. Your lack of anything interesting to say bores me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Yaaaaaaawn. Get some new cultural associations please. Your playing out of fantasies derived from the media bores me.'Ah, this is the life' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 People playing out fantasies derived from the media bore me.'Ah, this is the life'I used to live in Adelaide and Jack Johnson's music reminds me of some great times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I used to live in Adelaide....Does Jack Johnson not translate to a rainy day in the land of Doric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Does Jack Johnson not translate to a rainy day in the land of Doric?I guess it could translate to anything really, it's more of a personal thing. You do realise how associative memory works don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 You do realise how associative memory works don't you?Which is probably why my hatred of Jack Johnson re-affirms my hatred of surfers, Australian or otherwise.Edit: I'd actually probably call it more of a semi-hostile indifference, rather than a specific hatred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Which is probably why my hatred of Jack Johnson re-affirms my hatred of surfers, Australian or otherwise.Edit: I'd actually probably call it more of a semi-hostile indifference, rather than a specific hatred.Well i like him, and similar artists, whether you like him or not. You are of course entitled to your opinion. I do object to you belittling what i said in such a trite manner, given that you don't really know enough about me to write my reminiscences off as derivative media coaxed fantasies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Well, the way you said it did make it sound as though it was purged straight from either the Australian tourist board, a Carlton Cold commercial or a Love Boat script. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 [image removed for being too large]Will Young / Jack Johnson mutant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Well, the way you said it did make it sound as though it was purged straight from either the Australian tourist board, a Carlton Cold commercial or a Love Boat script.Well, the way you say things often makes me think that you're quoting straight from the Pompous Schoolboy's Handbook. So i guess we're even then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Will Young / Jack Johnson mutant?Hahaha, that's pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 He's sickeningly dull, I hate being subjected to him when I'm the company of people with extremely inferior taste. They're normally drinking crap American beers when they're listening to him too, and say things as insightful as "I love the acoustic vibe, it's just like...aye...chillin". The whole unbearable barefoot-sensitive-guy schtick I can't stand either .If Alkaline's liking of Jack Johnson is laced with nostalgia fair enough, but I don't think anyone could give a convincing objective reason for listening to the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 His music is pleasant enough. Some nice melodies and guitar playing but not something I listen to out of choice. Especially not that Soundtrack he did for Curious George. Sounds like some kind of musical episode of Playdays. Doing ABC's and being friends with flowers. Get fucked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Amy* Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I like a bit of the Jack Johnson every now and again. I recently did the 12 and a half hour bus journey to London overnight and listened to all his albums back to back, which made for a lovely trip. I hoped it'd send me to sleep though, didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 His music is pleasant enough. Some nice melodies and guitar playing but not something I listen to out of choice. Especially not that Soundtrack he did for Curious George. Sounds like some kind of musical episode of Playdays. Doing ABC's and being friends with flowers. Get fucked.hahaha, ace.i quite like jack johnson. nice to whistle along to. i play it at work when i've got really young babies in as it's nice background stuff that isn't going to offend or freak babies out with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I think his music is an example of what the dullest coma in the world must be like. I've had more exciting shits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 There's an infinite amount of music that is alot duller than Jack Johnson.That song about Chasing Pavements for example. What an arseload of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 i play it at work when i've got really young babies inThat pretty much sums it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stichman Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Jack Johnson makes the most inoffensive music in the world. He's the kind of musician your mum likes - infact, my mum does like him. I'm hugely indifferent, I suppose he serves some purpose in background music kinda way. If I was to say he makes music for people who don't really like music, would you get what I mean? That's not even necessarily a criticism, I just think that the majority of people I know of the "lol, I'll listen to anything" persuasion own a Jack Johnson CD. I mean, his back catalogue is on permanent offer in Tesco.So I reckon it's that mass appeal that pisses people off about him, rather than his music -which could never be descibed as bad, but easily called boring. Personally, I find him at best an decent fireside musician and at worse a bit dull. Different strokes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I saw him on T4 once. He looks like a chunky guy. He could kick my head in, that's for sure.I don't know what that has to do with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogatron Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 after being subjected to jack johnson and phish for two whole summers by dull American wannabe-hippies I can safely say his music should be confined to their summer camps and drum circle intermissions.He makes coldplay seem edgy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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