Sleep Through The Static
by Jack Johnson
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 51
  3. Negative: 8 out of 51

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  1. MM.
    Mar 1, 2008
    3
    Trite lyrics? Check. Average-at-best musicianship? Check. An artist who fails to grow at all and keeps trying to make the same album over and over and over again? Check. If you guessed Jack Johnson, you'd be correct. Here's another yawner from the aforementioned singer/songwriter. You lost me from track one buddy.
  2. DiandraC.
    Jun 3, 2008
    3
    I miss Jack's old laid back feel. These songs are overly dramatic and not him.
  3. TomH.
    Apr 10, 2008
    1
    His worst album yet. A very boring album, lullaby worthy.
  4. RM
    Feb 9, 2008
    1
    Sorry this is a very unprofessional review, perhaps, but the fact that he recorded the album using solar powered equipment shows what a simple minded audience he is going for. Music for simple minded people tends not to be very good. So it is almost fair to say this album can't be much good.
  5. ChristopherD
    Feb 12, 2008
    1
    Heard the album today- unfortunately it was complete garbage as was to be expected. As RM rightfully stated earlier, Johnson's songs are written with a simplistic audience in mind- which explains the simplistic structure and painfully simplistic lyrics. I'm certainly not making an argument for musical complexity per se, but man, can someone please explain what makes Heard the album today- unfortunately it was complete garbage as was to be expected. As RM rightfully stated earlier, Johnson's songs are written with a simplistic audience in mind- which explains the simplistic structure and painfully simplistic lyrics. I'm certainly not making an argument for musical complexity per se, but man, can someone please explain what makes Johnson's music any different from the thousands of coffeeshop musicians and beach bums that do the exact same thing for chump change? Also, I kind of agree with the inference that "music written for simple minded people tends not to be very good." It probably requires a bit of an argument to back it up but I think in general this rule tends to hold up.… Collapse
  6. Drew
    Feb 13, 2008
    0
    Jack Johnson is a terrible musician. I didn't ever really mind his music but just every song sounds the same and makes him laughable to be even considered as a musician. The fact that he can be considered a "headliner" at Coachella AND Bonnaroo is absolutely absurd! Sorry this is just a rant, but i absolutely loathe so many things he chooses to be. Especially the music he chooses to record.

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#65 Most Discussed Album of 2008

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    Sleep Through the Static marks a tentative step forward for this improbable superstar.
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  2. The Guardian
    40
    Sleep Through the Static has one gear, and that's the one marked "Actually, can we do it tomorrow?"
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  3. Boston Globe
    50
    On Sleep Through the Static, Johnson has returned to his five basic modes of shuffling and stargazing, all of which are plenty easy on the ears but somehow flabbier.
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