Jimmy Buffett - A1a
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Free Music Review: A "Buffett" complete with all the trimmings!
Hit: 5 Stars
"A1A" features some mighty fine classic Jimmy Buffett-styled songwriting with a little bit of that ol' Buffett humor interspersed throughout each and every track. A prime example is "Door Number Three" - a song about the long lost game show "Let's Make A Deal". Gee, I hope Monty Hall's all right, after Jimmy got through with him! Of the few less humorous songs on "A1A", "A Pirate Looks At Forty" is probably the most prospective, and is a companion song both musically and lyrically to "The Captain And The Kid, from "Havana Daydreamin'". "Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season" has its wonderfully tense moments, as the citizens of the island of Kaua'i have been in the same situation with Iniki in '92. With "A1A", Buffett still finds himself in his country phase, and the rest of the songs here are fine compositions as well. Pretty much from this point forward, Buffett would delve into more Caribbean influences in further developing his sound, which would net him a new "flock" of fans known as "ParrotHeads". If you're unable to make it down to Key West, just play "A1A" on your stereo, fill a "Tin Cup Chalice" with good red wine, or fire up some lime daiquiris in the ol' blender, whichever you prefer, chew on some honeysuckle, and you'll think you're in paradise, on the beach, away from your hectic and hurry world. With "A1A", you'll never have to worry about this "Buffett" filling you up. You can come back for more...and more... and more... Once you're in paradise, you'll never want to leave. Take that trip down "A1A" real soon! Can't you just feel the wind at your back, with the sun in your eyes?Free Music Review: This is Jimmy at his very best
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the best CDs I have ever listened to. It willalways make you feel good. Of course, it also makes you want to quityou job and move to an island stuck in the mid-70s. I always put this one in my carry-on when going on travel. It has been played many times in various far-from-home hotel rooms. My older brother turned me on to this CD when I was a senior in high school (1976). I knew a little bit of Jimmy from hearing Come Monday on the (AM) radio stations when it was a hit. My brother was living in Louisiana at the time and brought the cassette home at Christmas one year. He had seen Jimmy at some bars in Louisanna and Texas - back when he played small bars (and you didn't have to pay TicketScalper to see him). I loved the music and have ever since (despite some departures to other artists like Styx, Bob Segar, and the like). Every Jimmy fan should have this CD - it's also a great intro to Buffett for new listeners (although you younger folks will have to have your parents explain Door Number 3 to you until Let's Make a Deal is on the GameShow Network.) The last 6 songs (what we old guys call Side 2 of the album) are all outstanding. Also, this is the only CD with Door #3, Dallas, and Presents to Send You which make it a must have. This CD would be #1 on my list of "Five CDs to Have if you were on a Desert Island".Free Music Review: The first four....
Hit: 5 Stars
It's funny that most of the reviewers of A1A do not call themselves Parrot Heads. The Parrot Heads are the ones I describe as the "Cheesburger in Margaritaville" crowd. I'm not saying most Parrot Heads are not true fans. I'm saying it seems that a good number are the ones who never got past JBs "hits" and think Buffett's music is good only for partying and getting laid and as drunk as you can get and still function. If you dig into his first four albums you will find a man with a soul and a sensitivity that doesn't seem to come out in his concerts. Buffett's not an idiot...he knows what the Parrot Heads want to hear and like a good musician/business man, he delivers.
A1A is one of the first four albums and is full of great music.
Can anybody tell me why Jimmy Buffett needs twelve people on stage with him to perform his relatively simple music? It seems that Buffett and a good band of five musicians should be able to deliver the goods. Anyway, listen to A1A, A White Sport Coat, Living and dying in 3/4 time, and Havana Daydreamin' and hear the real Jimmy Buffett. The real JB....good stuff indeed.
As Buffett said on the Hot Water album...where have all the good songs gone?
Free Music Review: Jimmy Buffett music in its purist form.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the pure, unadulterated Jimmy Buffett. I believe this is the way he has always wanted to be heard. This is a wonderful album of tracks that take you into the soul, places visited and experiences of the writer. This came out way before the whole "Parrothead" stuff came around. This album is true Jimmy Buffett. You get this feeling that these songs were not made for huge arenas but were made for listening while chilling and doing your own thing. Also, these songs sound more appropriate for a corner bar rather than a stadium holding 40,000 people. I would really like to see Jimmy Buffett get back to his "roots" and record an album like this again. Forget about huge crowd sing-alongs and get back to that feeling that he is actually enjoying making the recording. I really feel that Jimmy lost a little of that after "Floridays" in 1986.
Dont get me wrong, I still like his work, but its really hard to get into "License to Chill" after putting on "A1A" or "Havana Daydreamin".
If you are a fan of Jimmy Buffett and dont own "A1A", you really need to add this to your collection. I feel this may be the strongest album Jimmy Buffett ever made.
Free Music Review: One-fourth of the Essential Buffett...
Hit: 5 Stars
I must agree with the reviewer who said that a true Buffett fan only owns four albums. I started buying his albums in 1973 and stopped shortly thereafter...right about the time I heard the refrain from "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and saw the writing on the wall...Buffett's true songwriting days appeared to be over, and he was going for the money. I've tried to listen to some of his more recent albums and they just leave me cold...the magic seems to be gone. Anyway, this album is an excellent resource for an early-era Buffett fan. In this album and the three others (Havana Daydreamin', Living and Dying in 3/4 Time and A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean), Buffett is at his best, drifting from whimsical to downright poetic at times. As I noted, to be fair I've tried to enjoy his later work, but for me the same quality just isn't there...he went from being a true artist to becoming a performer...quality surrendered to quantity, and he lost some fans like me in the process.