Jack Johnson, the multi-talented American guy who likes to surf and play music, makes an honest impression on his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales.
He's not focused on any genre in particular, but stays close to acoustic simplicities.
Ben Harper's producer, J.P.
Plunier, lends a hand and perfects Johnson's basic songwriting into a charming and inviting soundscape of songs most personal to Johnson.
It's poetically abrasive, especially on tracks like "Sexy Plexi" and "Fortunate Fool," but Jack Johnson is a regular guy and his most natural feelings are indeed candid.
"Inaudible Melodies" is a bluesy mix of lazy harmonies and acoustical twitching, whereas "Flake" is an easy flow of American trad rock, quite similar to Dave Matthews, but echoing steel drums and Harper's blistering lap steel guitar make for an outstanding rock & roll romp.
Johnson's voice, which is hauntingly like Wes Cunningham, makes Brushfire Fairytales a decent record.
He's not noisy or gregarious.
He's content with his new creative finding.
He might chase waves in his other life, but his songwriting ways do make for something quite charming.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inaudible MelodiesJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Middle ManJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | PostersJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Sexy PlexiJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | FlakeJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Bubble ToesJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Fortunate FoolJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | The NewsJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 9 | Drink the WaterJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | F-Stop BluesJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | It's All UnderstoodJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | Losing HopeJack Johnson | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Mudfootball | Jack Johnson | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 46 mins | 105 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 283 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Alekel | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Todd Burke | Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Dave Collins | Mastering |
| 4 | Chad Essig | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Ben Harper | Guest Artist, Slide Guitar |
| 6 | Jack Johnson | Composer, Guitar, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Tommy Jordan | Drums (Steel) |
| 8 | Mike King | Art Direction, Design |
| 9 | Jean Pierre Plunier | Art Direction, Design, Producer |
| 10 | Merlo Podlewski | Bass |
| 11 | Adam Topol | Drums, Percussion |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |