Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
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Artist: Jack's MannequinEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks
CD Release Date: 2008-09-30
Music Label: Sire / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Crashin'
- Spinning
- Swim
- American Love
- What Gets You Off
- Suicide Blonde
- Annie Use Your Telescope
- Bloodshot
- Drop Out-The So Unknown
- Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby)
- The Resolution
- Orphans
- Caves
- Miss California [*]
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Free Music Review: Split Down the Middle
Hit: 3 Stars
I was listening through this album today and can't help but get annoyed every play through at some point. Yes, I know the majority of people rating this album rated it five stars, I know many of the songs have an original sound compared to Andrew's older material, and yes, I know the poor guy went through leukemia, but these things combined still don't completely draw me in. I apologize I'm going to rush through this review and not check track names or my grammar for that matter, but I've been listening to everything he's released as they've become available so I feel the review will be valid.
Negatively speaking; half the album is great and the rest kind of sucks. I really enjoy the first four songs, Hammers and Strings, The Resolution, and Caves. The rest is filler (ok bloodshot is alright too). Filler usually doesn't bother me as long as it's decent filler BUT....in my opinion Orphans is an awful song. His voice in this song makes me want to smash the cd. Your nooooooooot your nooooooot your noooot an orphan. Annie Use Your Tel is boring, Suicide Blonde is stupid, and Miss California is boring as well. Maybe it's just me but even in the Something Corporate days the "filler songs" (and I usually don't even use that phrase because I usually view LP's as one single project; not to be broken up as individual songs) have always been pretty crappy. I also don't get what his big emphasis on the piano is on the album artwork, and in the music videos. When I listen to Glass Passenger I hear drums and guitar, and occasionally a piano. If he wants to look like a pianist so much he should lay off drowning the entire album out with other instruments. (Example of an artist who sticks to the instrument he promotes whether you like or hate --> Ben Folds)
Positively speaking: as much as I enjoyed Everything in Transit, the first track on Glass, The Resolution, and Hammers and Strings are right up there with Bruised and Dark Blue. Very cool songs. Ok my review sounds really negative, but I wish you could hear the piano better on the first track minus the solo! (see above). Overall where his voice sounds straight out bad, he makes up for it in other songs throughout this album. I also like certain parts of the record where there are big changes, such as the guitar kicking in during Caves after a beautiful piano intro.
All in all, I'm really split. I very much enjoy half the record, the other half I'm not a fan of. I wish I paid for half the record and only got half the songs. I'd recommend buying it used. Buy Everything in Transit first if you're just getting into JM. If he can get an opening act for the Fray, he's probably making decent cash by now anyways! That's assuming he had health insurance the past few years of course.....
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Following the critically acclaimed debut album, Everything In Transit, Andrew McMahon returns with his Jack's Mannequin entity for The Glass Passenger. McMahon calls The Glass Passenger 'a record about getting through something that was negative and getting to something that was positive.'Alternative Rock Music CDs
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