Jack Johnson.....

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » May 16, 2004 11:21 am

Has anyone heard his cover of "Pirate Looks at 40"? Not bad I thought but of course it's not close to Jimmy's version. Wondering what others think of it or I guess even if they know who jack Johnson is.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » May 16, 2004 11:22 am

Can't say as I have. Never heard of Jack Johnson either. Of course, I don't get out much either. What else has he done?

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » May 16, 2004 11:29 am

Haven't heard it but I love Jack Johnson. An interesting choice of a cover for him.

mandegi · Post by **mandegi** » May 16, 2004 11:37 am

i like his version of pirate looks at forty, it's a couple of years old, i think its on a soundtrack, or collaboration, i know its not on a solo album

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » May 16, 2004 12:49 pm

I'm not sure how old his version is but I don't think it's brand new either. Jack Johnson is an ex-surfer from Hawaii who's music I saw described as "lazy blues stylings, which also molded folk and hip-hop for a modern rock twist". That's a prety good way to put it I think.

webster3w · Post by **webster3w** » May 16, 2004 1:08 pm

If you want to hear it, check out archive.org. A few of the Jack Johnson shows have Pirate Looks at 40 in them. One such show is http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-deta ... hp?id=5150

cartmill72 · Post by **cartmill72** » May 16, 2004 1:14 pm

Jack Johnson is awesome!!! Caught him in Columbus last year and I have several boots from the above mentioned archive.org (among others).

His cover of APLA40 can be found on the soundtrack to Jack Johnson's movie "The September Sessions."

Johnson, for those of you who don't know, is an ex-surfer (as mentioned above), who now makes surfing documentaries and, obviously, music. He is friends with, and ofter tours with, Ben Harper.

Johnson also appears on Donavon Frankenreiter's new album - an album he also produced. Its a great disc and I think many Parrotheads will enjoy Donavon, too.

As for Jack Johnson, you can't go wrong with either of his solo releases - the debut Brushfire Fairytales or last summer's On And On.

Peace.

Cousin Baxter · Post by **Cousin Baxter** » May 16, 2004 2:07 pm

I've seen Jack several times. He plays a lot out here in So. Cal. He went to college in Santa Barbara. Jack is a huge Parrothead. He learned to play guitar as kid growing up in Hawaii playing Buffett tunes for family gatherings. Check him out if you get the chance.

tellyRN · Post by **tellyRN** » May 16, 2004 3:13 pm

I have the "September Sessions" Cd as well. Love the Jack Johnson cover... but certainly not as much as the original.

gumbo gal · Post by **gumbo gal** » May 17, 2004 9:19 pm

I like many of his songs from Brushfire Fairytales or On And On, but Bubble Toes is my hands down favorite. I've heard the first cut from his buddy Donovan Frankereiter's CD that he plays on, "Free" and it's a great song to check out as well!

conched · Post by **conched** » May 17, 2004 9:49 pm

webster3w wrote:If you want to hear it, check out archive.org. A few of the Jack Johnson shows have Pirate Looks at 40 in them. One such show is http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-deta ... hp?id=5150

What do I need to play a shn file?

Thanks...

Pirate Lookin' at 40 · Post by **Pirate Lookin' at 40** » May 17, 2004 10:21 pm

I have a few parrothead friends who tell me that Jack Johnson is the next generations Buffett. I am not so sure of that myself. Personally, I have heard some of his music, but not all of it and I am not that impressed. However, some music really takes time to grow on a person and I probably haven't give Jack a fair shot. I'm not sure that there is a Buffett of the next generation. But if there is, I would much rather give that title to Johnson than someone like Kenny Chesney. Another artist that you may want to check out is Brent Burns. He's not great, but has a couple of catchy tunes that you can hear at brentburns.com. One is titled "Livin the life that Jimmy Buffett wrote about". He is a parrothead and means no insult to JB with the song, but some fans still take offense. "Down in Paradise" (video) and "Livin in Limbo" are worth checking out as well on his website. As for Johnson, I'll give him a closer listen sometime.

hawaiiboy · Post by **hawaiiboy** » May 17, 2004 10:50 pm

conched wrote:
webster3w wrote:If you want to hear it, check out archive.org. A few of the Jack Johnson shows have Pirate Looks at 40 in them. One such show is http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-deta ... hp?id=5150
What do I need to play a shn file?

Thanks...

you need to convert the shn files to wav files, this should help http://etree.org/mkw.html

conched · Post by **conched** » May 17, 2004 10:56 pm

Thanks. I read a bunch about it, but I'll stick with mp3 for now.

Here is a site for an mp3 of A Pirate Looks at Forty

http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/music/default.aspx

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » May 18, 2004 1:08 am

Funny you shoudl mention that Jack Johnson may be the next generations' Jimmy cause I was introduced to Jack Johnson's version of "Pirate" and him in general by my little bro who's 10 years younger than me. He likes Jack like I like Jimmy. Jack Johnson is playing Central Park in Septemeber and since I work across the street from there, may try to check him out.

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » May 18, 2004 9:51 am

I caught part of his set at the Austin City Limits Music Festival last year. From what little I heard, his music didn't do much for me but from the interviews I've read and seen with him in recent years he seems like a nice fella, his music just isn't my cup of chowder.

phenwayparrothead · Post by **phenwayparrothead** » May 18, 2004 12:13 pm

jack is very good, but i woudlnt call him the next generation jimmy. His music is really a different style, i guess people figure cuz i likes to surf and covers on jimmy song he is the next jimmy. He isnt upbeat enough and cant really get the crowd going.

mexcooker12 · Post by **mexcooker12** » May 18, 2004 12:22 pm

Phenway is right on, i like jack johnsons music but i dont see him ever being as great a live performer as jimmy, too mellow, i think that johnons regular touring partner Ben Harper is better a little more lively

sailingagain · Post by **sailingagain** » May 18, 2004 12:28 pm

Wasn't Jack Johnson the first African-American World Heavyweight boxing Champion?

Hmmm...you probably mean some other Jack Johnson.

conched · Post by **conched** » May 18, 2004 1:22 pm

Jahfin wrote:I caught part of his set at the Austin City Limits Music Festival last year. From what little I heard, his music didn't do much for me but from the interviews I've read and seen with him in recent years he seems like a nice fella, his music just isn't my cup of chowder.

I too saw him at ACL Festival. He had the crowd!!! I thought he was pretty amazing. I caught only part of it too. Seems like I was trying to catch some of Tift Merritt or Caitlin Cary performance.

ACL Musicfest is music overload, but so energizing!!!