I remember the first time I heard Jack Johnson. It was my junior year in high school and I was visiting my brother at Westmont College. We were driving on the 101 just outside of Ventura and he put on a bootleg burned CD of Johnson’s acoustic stuff.
I knew California was going to be different than Michigan, and in terms of music, I think Jack Johnson was my first “cross over” musician.
This video from his new album (coming out in June) is cinematically gorgeous…but what really stood out to me was his shinning wedding ring. Men, I know you don’t think wearing a wedding ring is a huge deal, but trust me…women notice. As Jack’s wife, I guarantee when she watches this video she feels very honored and valued. I realize a wedding band is not indicative of Johnson’s character, but it’s a symbol and gives me hope that he is proud of being a husband to his wife.
I like seeing the ring. The surfing’s not so bad either.
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have you gotten this album yet? i’ve been wanting to get it, and figured i’d see if you thumbs-upped the whole thing or recommend that i sample/buy just a few songs.
back to your ACTUAL post. good call on the ring. can’t help but notice it, and the loud message it sends to and about his wife. love that.
Ok, so I listened this morning and wrote down all the songs I liked the most. It was most of them…But I am just a Jack fan because his music relaxes me and holds memories. I know a lot of his songs sound the same to most people, so I am sure if you just got a few you would be satisfied, but the whole album is just a great dose of “driving tunes.” Here were the ones I liked:
No good with faces
At or With Me
From the clouds
Turn your love
Redwine
Pictures
Anything But the Truth
Only the Ocean
So yeah…all of them pretty much.
i’m a jack fan, too… glad to hear this album doesn’t disappoint. i’mma start my sampling with the songs you listed, but will prolly end up buying the whole thing! 😉
thanks for taking the time to do that for me, joy!
Lisbeth Rhodes thinks...
Nice shinning commitement… love it!
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