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| Brushfire Fairytales | 
 enlarge | Artist: Jack Johnson
Label: Universal / Island
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
Buy New: £4.98
You Save: £5.01 (50%)
New (29) from £4.47
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 1631
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 54 minutes
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 044006495620
EAN: 0044006495620
ASIN: B00006LSCY
Release Date: October 14, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | Inaudible Melodies | | • | Middle Man | | • | Posters | | • | Sexy Plexi | | • | Flake | | • | Bubble Toes | | • | Fortunate Fool | | • | The News | | • | Drink The Water | | • | Mudfootball (For Moe Lerner) | | • | F-Stop Blues | | • | Losing Hope | | • | It's All Understood | | • | Flake | | • | Inaudible Melodies |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Fans of Willy Porter, Ben Harper and G Love will all want to check out the engaging folk and blues-inflected pop of Jack Johnson's Brushfire Fairytales. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, Johnson--a former surfer and film-school graduate--has a knack for acoustic ballads whose calm surfaces hide a subtle but strong lyrical undertow. "It seems to me that 'maybe' pretty much always means 'no'," sings Johnson on "Flake", which features crony Harper on slide guitar. Production by JP Plunier (who also handles Harper's recordings) is simple and uncluttered: acoustic guitar and drum tracks share the foreground with Johnson's easygoing vocals, which evoke everyone from G Love (who recorded Johnson's "Rodeo Clowns" on his Philadelphonic) to Nick Drake to Willy Porter. And while Johnson may not have Porter's guitar chops, these songs have a relaxed beauty and understated depth that reward repeated listening. --Bill Forman
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Grows off you August 21, 2006
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
I'm a big fan of acoustic-based singer/songwriter stuff, so I thought I might like Jack Johnson too. And at first I did. His music is laid back, quite catchy, softly sung, undemanding. Anybody would like it, I guess. But after a while I started to find this CD a bit annoying. When you listen over and over to something really good, it reveals things you didn't see the first few times you played it. But all that's revealed here is a rather `lite' and one-dimensional approach to songwriting and arranging. Lyrics that sound cute at first soon sound empty. It's okay on whimsical songs like `Sexy Plexi', but when he tries to be more serious it doesn't hit the mark. And you may soon tire, as I did, of the crack of the drum that accompanies every song, not to mention that one guitar lick Jack can manage and always does. The band's instrumentation is admittedly fairly minimal, but somebody like Josh Ritter or Garrin Benfield gets more variety with just a guitar and fewer notes.
So ultimately, this one has landed back on the shelf where I fear it will gather dust. It simply doesn't have enough depth or breadth.
 So good.... it's a secret December 14, 2005
37 out of 43 found this review helpful
I heard someone elses' review quoted on a television advert shown on CH4 last night.
All I can say is the record company has been pretty lazy not getting this man more exposure.
A heartfelt and wonderful collection of songs, perfect for any time of your life. Almost provoking tears with the humble lyrics topped by a voice that is warm and full of emotion.
This album is to be highly recommended; and I am not a core member of his audience demographic and would normally steer clear of this genera.
You will not regret the money you spent!
 uk is the best October 20, 2005
great album, nice easy listening, however, th uk release is cheaper and has two live tracks that the "import" does'nt. So buy this cd as it's great - yes, but stick with uk release.
Brushfire Fairytales September 25, 2005
41 out of 43 found this review helpful
I bought this album after buying 'In between dreams' Needless to say I was not dissapointed by this purchase. From start to finish, the album is amazing acoustic songs, and is lyrically speaking, fantastic. Johnsons style is very relaxed, and after a few songs you will find yourself immensley relaxed and immersed in the music. There are no real weak tracks on the album, but for me the highlights have gotta be Inaudable Melodies, Bubble toes, and posters.
I now own all 3 Jack Johnson albums, and urge you to do the same.
Pure Chillout August 18, 2005
15 out of 25 found this review helpful
Lisening to this album takes you to a place you can't imagine without this great album. Pure brilliance!!! Pure chillout!!!
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