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Jack Johnson has found himself a groove with On and On. Indeed, the Hawaiian surfing champion turned alternative pop-folk star really hasn't changed things one iota for his second release. Fans of Brushfire Fairytales should be delighted with the results. The groove is a mellow one--mo
Jack Johnson has found himself a groove with On and On. Indeed, the Hawaiian surfing champion turned alternative pop-folk star really hasn't changed things one iota for his second release. Fans of Brushfire Fairytales should be delighted with the results. The groove is a mellow one--most of the 16 tracks here are semi-acoustic--and that easy-going spirit filters into Johnson's lyrical philosophies. "What will be will be / And so it goes" he sings on "Times Like These", the opening track. Thankfully, Johnson is never too mellow, and there's a "Don't worry, be happy" vibe to most of his music--"The Horizon Has Been Defeated" even has a pseudo-reggae feel to it. Although classified as an alternative musician, the singer-songwriter's compositions owe much to past hits. "Traffic in the Sky" is reminiscent of Jim Croce's "Operator" and Looking Glass's one-hit-wonder, "Brandy". On the splendid "Taylor", Johnson sounds an awful lot like Donovan, and "By the Way" recalls the Lovin' Spoonful. --Bill Holdship (Review copyright Amazon.co.uk)
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Track listing1. Times Like These 2. The Horizon Has Been Defeated 3. Traffic In The Sky 4. Taylor 5. Gone 6. Cupid 7. Wasting Time 8. Holes To Heaven 9. Dreams Be Dreams 10. Tomorrow Morning 11. Fall Line 12. Cookie Jar 13. Rodeo Clowns 14. Cocoon 15. Mediocre Bad Guys 16. Symbol In My Driveway 17. The Horizon Has Been Defeated (Acoustic Version)
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