Before even listening to this i have to admit i was skeptical, and the reason for that is simple, i'm not a big fan of The Streets (except a couple of songs)which is the name that is popping up very often when people is talking about Jack, sorry, Just Jack.
When "Writer's Block" began i felt like "see? i was right! this is just like The Streets...", i thought here's another guy that can't sing so he's hiding behind a lot of words and the usual hip hop beats but "no, wait!" second song "Glory Days" started to make me feel a bit cheerful with its sunny melody with horns and a chorus where he actually sings! he's no Jeff Buckley but he can sing and from there on, with
"Disco Friends" and irresistible first single "Starz In Their Eyes" i enjoyed the record a lot.
Songs bloom with ideas, catchy melodies and funny lyrics with the occasional "serious" moments like the acoustic "Lost" and "Mourning Morning" till the wonderful closing track "Spectacular Failures" which on the contrary is a majestic achievement.
Don't let this highly enjoyable album pass you by!
7,5/10
1 comment:
I agree Just Jack does seem very The Streets. I never made the connection before but now that I think about it you're right.
But I must admit I do like Just Jack - and his second album Overtones - there are some really good tracks on it.
If you liked it you may want to see about getting his first album - it's from a time when he was not quite there (before he was famous) but there are some songs on there that are better than all the songs in Overtones put together.
If I recall it was called 'The Outer Marker' - specifically look out for
1. Triple Tone Eyes
2. Snowflakes / Snowfalls (not sure the title now it's one of those two)
3. Paradise Lost & Found
4. Eye To Eye
those are the best.
Great blog by the way.
Amit
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