Big T - Jack Teagarden

Advantages: Has his great hit upside down.
Disadvantages: very childlike rythms and lyrics, not his usual acoustic relaxing music.

...At first I wasn't really a big jack johnson fan, all of my mates were listening to him day in day out. After hearing it alot I started to enjoy it more and more. Now I am quite a big fan of his. However, when I bought this CD in the shop I thought bargain, quite cheap with his new hit song ''upside down''. When I got home and played it, that was the only song I could bring my ears to listening too. I was very disappointed with the songs and lyrics. It's the kind of music you would play at a nursery or at home because it makes you 3-5 year old sing along. Its not quite the same as all of his other albums, have a listen to some of his songs on you tube eg. 3 R's, lullaby, we're going to be friends, jungle gym and with my own tw hands before you buy this CD.... Read review

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Advantages: A great chill out album, perfect for summer evenings
Disadvantages: Very similar songs, not much variation

...Everybody has those days in their life when they don't want to do much of anything. Maybe you've had a bad week, or things just haven't gone the way that you'd like them to. Whatever the case may be, it just seems like a good day to do nothing. And relish in it. Until recently, I called these days Mondays. But now I have a different name for them: "Johnson Days." (Now let's not take this to a weird place, it's far too early in the review for that.) I had never heard of Jack Johnson prior to In Between Dreams. A few months ago, my aunt purchased this CD that she was incredibly excited about. So she popped it in his CD player while we were driving and I was treated to my first meeting with Jack. Cool, mellow, simple Jack. Since that first listen, I guess you could say that I've been somewhat immersed in a world of soothing melodies... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: See review
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...As many of you may have seen Jack Johnson is being touted as the Bob Dylan of the twenty first century. In my opinion this is a complete untruth. Jack Johnson can sing! This is bound to be a slightly controversial view but in my opinion Bob Dylan was rubbish! Ok he was a great lyricist, but his singing was dreadful. This is however just my opinion and not one to be judged in this review. I'm just trying to convey how much I like Jack Johnson and his music. In Between Dreams is Jack Johnson's third album after 'On and On' and 'Brushfire Fairytales'. However, this is the only one of his three albums to really get any attention in the UK. I'm sure that many of you are aware of the adverts on TV proclaiming that he is the best thing since sliced bread and about to explode onto the UK music scene. Well for once the TV is not lying... Read review

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