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- Summary: The singer from Hawaii returns with his latest album, which was recorded on solar-powered equipment.
- Record Label: Brushfire
- Genre(s): Rock
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If I Had Eyes | |
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If I had eyes in the back of my head I would have told you that you looked good as I walked away And if you could've tried to trust the hand that... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 8 out of 17
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Mixed: 9 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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Dark sentiments are balanced by warm melodies and gently rootsy arrangements.
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Saying that Jack Johnson's fourth record is languid and breezy is a little like saying the Cubs probably won't win it all this year, but Sleep Through the Static takes Johnson's über-chill, barefoot-in-a-hammock vibe to new heights--or mediums, depending on how you look at such things.
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The more you listen, the less soothing his songs become; this is drifty music about living a rootless life where satisfaction is elusive.
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Sleep Through the Static marks a tentative step forward for this improbable superstar.
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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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MojoThe new dad has ditched the gap-year spirituality to reach for a more adult world where poverty, war and uncertainty must be confronted, and it's a world beyond his expressive abilities. [Mar 2008, p.102]
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Johnson uses his brain instead, bumming over the war, airplane turbulance, and the widespread deterioration of manners on chewy, Moog-speckled ditties that reveal an arty streak he's kept secret until now. [Feb 2008, p.94]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 29
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Mixed: 4 out of 29
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Negative: 6 out of 29
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JeffH.Feb 14, 2008RM is an idiot. Saving the planet=...bad? im just simple enough to accept that.
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ToniJ.Aug 8, 2008
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Apr 4, 2021Another fantastic album by Jack!! Beautifully written songs, and beautiful mellow compositions! Love it!
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[Anonymous]Feb 8, 2008It is what it is. Relaxing music. Hes not exactly breaking down any walls here.
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DanS.Feb 16, 2008
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NickGFeb 17, 2008
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DrewFeb 13, 2008
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