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. | Chicago, IL USA | 02/12/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Check this man out if you get the chance. This sound is not going to exist after a small handful of men are gone."

Big Jack Stirs His Roots

Blues Thinker | Chicago | 06/07/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I always anticipate a new Big Jack Johnson release. He brings his soul to the firey music he plays. There is also a very touching moment when he closes out the CD with his tribute to long time friend and performer Frank Frost. They played together in the Jelly Roll Kings. He talks about all the other musicians that have gone on before Frank. "When the Lord calls you, you better go" It ends with a goodbye from Jack to his friend.This is basic guitar base drum driving delta blues, though most was recorded in New York. The opening cut "Jump for Joy" starts the action. "You are Gonna Make Me Cry" is another great blues shuffle. A very good guitar interaction is displayed on "Going To Far" between Jack and Chris Dean. It also breaks to a bit of the "Delta Dawn" and "Good Morning Little School Girl" chorus.A solid release overall, great for those already a fan. Not a bad place to start for a new fan either"

Doesn't get much better than this

Ecologist_1 | 08/17/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of those collections of music for which I am greatly thankful. This music can make a bad day into a good day.



In a world so dominated by contrived pop music concoctions, it's almost impossible to find any real music any more. Jack Johnson's music is the real thing, and this is one of his best. The liner note takes a jab at teens playing stratocasters, as if a teen playing a stratocaster is somehow an opposite of Johnson's music. I hope teens playing stratocasters take a listen to this, and try it out. We need a lot more of this, and hopefully a lot less of the contrived, overproduced rubbish that seems to perennially dominate the world of music."