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August 21, 2005
Jack Johnson
Just saw his show. Opening act was pretty good. Some group called Animal Liberation Orchestra, which despite the name did a fairly good job. They’ve been playing together for a few years yet, and-- given the quality of the music-- I am surprised to have not yet heard them on the radio. A couple of their songs really could be 2006’s number 1 summer hit. I guess we’ll see where they go...
The main course, though, gods! Good show. If you’ve not listened to one of Jack Johnson’s songs before I wonder where you’ve been or what do you listen to. He is a good lyrists, and his guitar comes strait from Hawaii, which gives it a nicely different flavor. But live, man! That guy wails...
There was this little trick he kept pulling, where he would start playing one of his own songs, then work something else entirely in there. But he did it so skillfully, owned the whole thing so well; if I’d never heard either song before I wouldn’t have known there was any funny business going on...
It takes a good ear and a strong sense of self to pull something like that off. Mr. Johnson showed that he has both. I gleefully await the next time he swings into the area...
Posted by Andrew at August 21, 2005 11:45 PM
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