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Free Music Notes for A Brokedown MelodyFree Music Review: Jack does it again Hit: 5 StarsJack Johnson put together an incredible compilation of songs in this soundtrack. The Jack songs are great, but it's great to hear artists you wouldn't hear otherwise, who are equally as good.
Free Music Review: Jack's Consistent Hit: 4 StarsThis is another good and well-balanced album from Jack Johnson and crew at Brushfire Records. Everything that Jack personally touches here is gold, but there are some other 'good' (not 'gold') accompaniments. Matt Costa is showing himself to be very consistent as well, offering a well written and melodic piece much like he did on the Curious George album. The one draw back on this album that gave me pause and why I would only give it a 4 star rating is the injections of spoken monologs that are included from the start of the album all the way on through. I am a surfer and I still find them annoying...
Free Music Review: EEEEaaaassssyyyy Hit: 4 StarsAnother cool, chill, laid back feel that one would expect from anything with Jack Johnson's name on it.
For some reason the Vedder song just blows me away in how great a song it is and how simple a song it is.
Free Music Review: Mellow and good... Hit: 5 StarsHere we have yet another surf film soundtrack from Jack Johnson and friends (in the same vein as "Thicker Than Water" and "The September Sessions"). By now most people are familiar with Johnson's nuvo-Buffett style of churning out short, chilled-out, acoustic beach grooves. Whether you're a fan of his style or not, this album will do little to change your mind. It's packed with the same type of jazzy dubs and folky jingles that have made Johnson a favorite of beach barbequers in need of some background music for the past few years.
Most notable on this particular soundtrack are the "film version" of "Breakdown" (which sounds more-or-less the same as it does on Johnson's "In Between Dreams" album, perhaps with a slightly faster, upbeat tempo), and Eddie Vedder backed by a ukulele on "Goodbye."
Of all his friends and musical colleagues, Johnson remains the most consistent in terms of creating superior melodies. But the musical diversity of this album keeps it just alive enough to feel somehow fresh and enjoyable, despite the fact that these soundtracks to Johnson's surf films are all beginning to sound a little too similar.
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