Jack Johnson - Rudolf The Red nose reindeer
Jack Johnson’s record label alumni unite on a compilation that mostly sticks within the acoustic, rootsy, chill-by-the-campfire theme Johnson is known for. Some songs are traditional, some original. Johnson is seductive with his sweet, syncopated “Someday at Christmas” and Mason Jennings’s “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” one-ups Bruce Springsteen’s overly-anxious version. Stylistically, mellowing down doesn’t quite work for Zach Gill’s cover of “Silent Night,” which comes off a little limp, though it’s tough to totally kill that great song. Beastie Boys keyboard player Money Mark aka Mark Ramos-Nishita switches up the pace with his funky stomp, “Stuck at the Airport.” Nishita’s stream-of-conscious lyrics capture one of the worst aspects of the holidays outside of the shopping mall and runs with it. “I am stuck at the airport and my iPod is broken… I’m tryin’ to text you, I’m not jokin’.” Even at Camp Johnson, it’s not all hassle-free peace on earth.
Jack Johnson’s record label alumni unite on a compilation that mostly sticks within the acoustic, rootsy, chill-by-the-campfire theme Johnson is known for. Some songs are traditional, some original. Johnson is seductive with his sweet, syncopated “Someday at Christmas” and Mason Jennings’s “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” one-ups Bruce Springsteen’s overly-anxious version. Stylistically, mellowing down doesn’t quite work for Zach Gill’s cover of “Silent Night,” which comes off a little limp, though it’s tough to totally kill that great song. Beastie Boys keyboard player Money Mark aka Mark Ramos-Nishita switches up the pace with his funky stomp, “Stuck at the Airport.” Nishita’s stream-of-conscious lyrics capture one of the worst aspects of the holidays outside of the shopping mall and runs with it. “I am stuck at the airport and my iPod is broken… I’m tryin’ to text you, I’m not jokin’.” Even at Camp Johnson, it’s not all hassle-free peace on earth.
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