Jack Johnson is a singer/songwriter that lives on the shore of one of the worlds most famous surf breaks, Pipeline. Jack was following a career of professional surfing until a surfing accident at age 17 which kept him out of the water for three months.
At age 18 Jack Johnson left Hawaii to study film making at the University of California. After graduating in 1997, Johnson began a year-long adventure around the world with old surfing friends Chris and Emmett Malloy. The result was the acclaimed 16mm surf film Thicker Than Water, hailed as a return to the purist beauty of early surf cinema, which Johnson co-directed and shot . It was during the scoring of the film that Johnson found his musical voice.
In Between Dreams is Jacks third released album, and once again has delivered a great bunch of songs. This album can be listened to no matter what mood you are in. Johnsons style in this album, like his others, is an up-beat bluesy acoustic rock style that you can dance to. If you have only heard Sitting, Waiting, Wishing and expecting that throughout the album you may be surprised, as the mood changes alot in the album.
Better Together 4/5 - A great opener, about his relationship with his wife probably. Some good instrumental guitar work.
Never Know 4.5/5 - One of my faves, great to sing along to. Only problem is that it seems to use the same chord progression throughout most of the song, just with different rhythym patterns.
Banana Pancakes 4/5 - Makes you want to sleep in kinda..... extremely laidback song, the rain in the background gives the mood. simple yet effective intro.
Good People 5/5 - My favourite song on the album. Very cool intro lick. Up-Beat and catchy, i've heard this one on the radio a couple of times. "where'd all the good people go?"
No Other Way 4.5/5 - Slows it down with this one, relaxing. Nice instrumental guitar work as the intro, followed by a cool guitar riff.
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing 4.5/5 - First single, I'm sure you've heard this one. I've heard this song so many times, but haven't got sick of it yet.
Staple It Together 4/5 - Cool Bassline, uses electric guitar nicely. Nice drum beat, his band members are a lot more involved.
Situations 3.5/5 - My least favourite, ends unexpectedly, very short. Still a good song. Has that muffled effect he used at the start of Dreams be Dreams in On and On.
Crying Shame 4/5 - This song has more of a serious feel. Has an electric guitar lead.
If I Could 4/5 - Has a trumpet(i think?) intro.... not alot to say about it.
Breakdown 4.5/5 - Great song, catchy chorus. Nice guitar work in the intro. Definately one of my favourites. soothing.
Belle 4/5 - Short song, in French, Spanish and English. Cool guitar riff. I didn't really like this song at first but it grew on me.
Do You Remember 4.5/5 - Nice relaxing song(It's Jack Johnson), even lazy.
Constellations 4.5/5 - Nice song to chill out on...
In conclusion this album is great whether you're driving down to the beach or are just chilling out on a hot summers night. If you liked his other albums, or have only heard his new single, liI'm sure you'll love this album.
This is my first review so any constructive criticism is appreciated.
