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Holistic Guidance - Sleep Through The Static
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List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $9.99
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Manufacturer: Brushfire Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517560550
Label: Brushfire Records
Manufacturer: Brushfire Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Brushfire Records
Release Date: 2008-02-05
Studio: Brushfire Records
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Editorial Reviews:
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My friends and I have just finished recording a new album called Sleep Through the Static. At this point in my life I weigh about 190 lbs and my ear hairs are getting longer. I also have a couple of kids. My wife popped them out, but I helped. Some of the songs on this album are about making babies. Some of the songs are about raising them. Some of the songs are about the world that these children will grow up in; a world of war and love, and hate, and time and space. Some of the songs are about saying goodbye to people I love and will miss.
We recorded the songs onto analog tape machines powered by the sun in Hawaii and Los Angeles. One day, JP Plunier walked into the studio and told us, "It has been 4 to 6 feet and glassy for long enough," and so we gave him a variety of wind and rain as well as sun and so on. And Robert Carranza helped to put it all in the right places.
After inviting Zach Gill to join Adam Topol, Merlo Podlewski, and myself on our last world tour, we decided to make him an official member of our gang. So our gang now has a piano player, which probably makes us much less intimidating, but Merlo, our bass player, is 6'3" so we are still confident.
All of these songs have been on my mind for a while and it is nice to share them. I am continually grateful to my wife who is typing this letter as I dictate it to her.
I hope you enjoy this album.
Mahalo for listening,
Jack Johnson
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Music!!
Comment: I love Jack Johnson!! His music is wonderful! this CD came in just a couple of days so I did not half to wait long to hear his sweet voice...
Thanks a ton, Laura :)
Customer Rating:
Summary: LOVE IT
Comment: This is actually my first album purchase for Jack Johnson. Up until now, I only had a bunch of misc downloads. I have put off buying an album because usually I find that I never like the whole thing anyway. This album had to grow on me at first, but now I love, REALLY love every single song. It needs to be played from start to finish over and over again. It also helped that we took it along to Hawaii (his homeland) and it was about all we listened too. It's just so relaxing, moving and very easy to listen to. I can't imagine how anyone could not like it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sleep Through The Filler
Comment: This is a funny album from Jack. There are some beautiful songs here. The first two cuts set the mood nicely, but the album gets a bit bogged down after that until we hit the gem on the album, which is 'Go On'. I can appreciate the fact that the band needed to evolve and adding a key boardist full time has help create a newer sound. I loved Jack's first three studio efforts, but this album is full of forgetful filler. It feels like Jack was pressured to just get something out in order to maintain the fan base and ultimately sales. I'm happy to have some new Jack in the collection, but hope this is not the beginning of the end for a great artist and band.
Customer Rating:
Summary: what happened?
Comment: Man, I'm a big fan of Jack's, been following him since way back, but I must say this album just disappoints. Was soooo eager to get it when it came out, but first run thru was not impressive. Like his other albums, I hoped it would grow on me, so I listened for probably a good 20 times, still nothing stuck. Put it away for a few months, tried it again, sorry JJ, still kinda lame.
No songs stand out on this one. You could skip to anywhere on the album and I wouldn't know what song number it was nor the name. Nothing like his other albums, which is a BAD thing.
If you're new to JJ's stuff, DON'T get this one! Any of his other albums, including Curious George, have more soul and creativity in them which makes his stuff truly special.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ahhhh...
Comment: What's cool about Jack is that even his most depressing tunes are relaxing in that laid-back Hawaiian style. There's a lot of disappointment in the state of the world on this album, and a lot of interesting commentary, but the tunes themselves are still calming and uplifting. I love Same Girl and Angel and oh, too many to list. Bonus: my kiddos love it too, and it's so good that it lulls the littlest one to restful sleep on long car rides...
Very cool to know about the solar energy recording sessions, but I would've bought it anyway. I listen to it every day!
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