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cmonki 05-04-2010 12:46 PM

Jason Mraz
 
Any Good ? Worth buying his albums ? If so what album is his best ?

thanks

AJF_41 05-04-2010 12:47 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
this is the first thread on mraz every created on ants.


true story.

CrashDMB237 05-04-2010 12:48 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Not the first thread, but who gives a shit.

Early Mraz, pre-radio is great. Listen to Live at Java Joe's. The album Waiting for my Rocket to Come is awesome too. Wordplay is pretty meh, but We Sing, We Dance, We Steal things is also great.

All in all, Mraz is awesome, but stubborn and close-minded people here on Ants will tell you otherwise.

Haiku Jimi 05-04-2010 12:50 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
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Originally Posted by CrashDMB237 (Post 11079941)
Not the first thread, but who gives a shit.

Early Mraz, pre-radio is great. Listen to Live at Java Joe's. The album Waiting for my Rocket to Come is awesome too. Wordplay is pretty meh, but We Sing, We Dance, We Steal things is also great.

All in all, Mraz is awesome, but stubborn and close-minded people here on Ants will tell you otherwise.

I wouldn't necessarily describe people that don't like Mraz as "close minded." It's not as if he's writing some sort of overly complex music that requires close analysis to grasp.

CrashDMB237 05-04-2010 12:51 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
By close-minded I meant... he isn't Dave, he isn't Radiohead, therefore he must suck. There are plenty of those types here.

AJF_41 05-04-2010 12:51 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by CrashDMB237 (Post 11079941)
Not the first thread, but who gives a shit.

Early Mraz, pre-radio is great. Listen to Live at Java Joe's. The album Waiting for my Rocket to Come is awesome too. Wordplay is pretty meh, but We Sing, We Dance, We Steal things is also great.

All in all, Mraz is awesome, but stubborn and close-minded people here on Ants will tell you otherwise.

My bad brotha.

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Originally Posted by Haiku Jimi (Post 11079955)
I wouldn't necessarily describe people that don't like Mraz as "close minded." It's not as if he's writing some sort of overly complex music that requires close analysis to grasp.

:lol

AJF_41 05-04-2010 12:52 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcfAJzYw_bk

Carbon Copy 05-04-2010 01:00 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cmonki (Post 11079927)
Any Good ? No Worth buying his albums No ? If so what album is his best ? The one in the wrapper.

thanks - No, Thank you.



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AJF_41 05-04-2010 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Carbon Copy (Post 11080019)
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wraper.

good one.

whygohome? 05-04-2010 01:10 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
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Originally Posted by Carbon Copy (Post 11080019)
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2/10

As others have said his stuff can be pretty hit or miss, live a java joes is great as well as waiting on my rocket to come and tonight, not again. Wordplay is probably his worst and we sing we dance has some great songs on it but it's pretty poppy too. He also has a newish live album: "beautiful mess live on earth" that is pretty solid, although it is rather poppy as well.

If you like great singing as much as I do it's absolutely worth picking up any of the aformentioned albums. His voice is amazing.

Carbon Copy 05-04-2010 01:16 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
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Originally Posted by whygohome? (Post 11080071)
2/10

As others have said his stuff can be pretty hit or miss, live a java joes is great as well as waiting on my rocket to come and tonight, not again. Wordplay is probably his worst and we sing we dance has some great songs on it but it's pretty poppy too. He also has a newish live album: "beautiful mess live on earth" that is pretty solid, although it is rather poppy as well.

If you like great singing as much as I do it's absolutely worth picking up any of the aformentioned albums. His voice is amazing.

10/10

Radiohead>jack white

dmbnut21 05-04-2010 01:29 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Definitely go get Live at Java Joe's. That is a great album. I am sorry but if anyone hear can listen to Dream Life of Rand McNally and not smile or think at sometime during the song damn this guy is a hell of lyricist and pretty damn funny to boot you are a douchenozzle and have no sense of humor.

whygohome? 05-04-2010 01:36 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
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Originally Posted by Carbon Copy (Post 11080125)
10/10

Radiohead>jack white

Disco biscuits > life

CrashDMB237 05-04-2010 01:37 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dmbnut21 (Post 11080194)
Definitely go get Live at Java Joe's. That is a great album. I am sorry but if anyone hear can listen to Dream Life of Rand McNally and not smile or think at sometime during the song damn this guy is a hell of lyricist and pretty damn funny to boot you are a douchenozzle and have no sense of humor.

This was the correct answer.

I remember hearing that back in high school in like 2002 and thinking man, this dude is awesome, I hope he plays a bar or something wherever I go to college. Then I heard The Remedy on the radio and didn't even realize it was the same guy. I still like his Waiting for my Rocket to Come stuff, but nothing beats Live at Java Joe's.

thezeemaneffect 05-04-2010 01:45 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by CrashDMB237 (Post 11079959)
By close-minded I meant... he isn't Dave, he isn't Radiohead, therefore he must suck. There are plenty of those types here.

I think he makes terrible music, therefore he must suck.

CrashDMB237 05-04-2010 01:46 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
No, your opinion is he sucks. Big difference.

evjens 05-04-2010 01:53 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dmbnut21 (Post 11080194)
Definitely go get Live at Java Joe's. That is a great album. I am sorry but if anyone hear can listen to Dream Life of Rand McNally and not smile or think at sometime during the song damn this guy is a hell of lyricist and pretty damn funny to boot you are a douchenozzle and have no sense of humor.

great song :thumbsup

trautwein.m 05-04-2010 01:58 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
I like We Sing Dance Steal Things and Waiting for My Rocket to Come. He's really a lot better than what's on the radio, not that he's great or anything.

Selections for Friends is good too.

goblue8426 05-04-2010 04:17 PM

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Early Mraz is great. He has an awesome voice and does awesome freestyle singing. The 34-minute Welcome to Schuba's medley on Selections for Friends is amazing. Live at Java Joe's and Selections are GREAT albums, and I love most of his studio albums as well. I really hate that his stupid effing "I'm Yours" bullshit got so popular because it ruined him. I did see him last summer and had a great time, though he isn't what he used to be (creative, unique, etc.).

edit: I wanted to post this b/c Mraz get's a lot of hate around here and for someone like you who is new to Mraz, I wanted to give some positives about him so you give him a chance :)

whygohome? 05-04-2010 04:21 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
i really like im yours, i dont see what is so bad about it other than that it go so out of control popular. not exactly jason's fault.

i love it for what it is: a really chill, sweet pop song.

1eyed_jack 05-04-2010 04:39 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dmbnut21 (Post 11080194)
Definitely go get Live at Java Joe's. That is a great album. I am sorry but if anyone hear can listen to Dream Life of Rand McNally and not smile or think at sometime during the song damn this guy is a hell of lyricist and pretty damn funny to boot you are a douchenozzle and have no sense of humor.

i've heard the song, but just gave it another listen because of your post.

he is clever, i'll give him that but

I dreamed I went to England and met the spice girls there for tea
They lost one more they're down from four to my favorite number three
But they're still quite spicy as the orange flavor
And oh so nice to do me the favor and lick my icing under the table now
But I gotta leave town mr. Nally, just as scary spice was about to go down on me
And don't ask how mr. Nally and give up the towel mr. Nally and run


while clever and possibly funny, it is a stretch to say those a great lyrics.

first off, i don't listen to dmb too much anymore, and never got into radiohead, so i'm not one of those guys, but i find mraz almost un-listenable.
i don't like how he sings to be honest and it sort of has a novelty affect to me where every one of his songs kind of blend together.

i guess his music just seems a bit immature to me. then again i like bands like neil young, bob dylan, tom waits, wilco, tallest man on earth and my morning jacket, so i'm probably nowhere near mraz's target audience

whygohome? 05-04-2010 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 1eyed_jack (Post 11081135)
i don't like how he sings to be honest and it sort of has a novelty affect to me where every one of his songs kind of blend together.

thats a first.

and ive never understood the love for rand mcnally..i almost always skip it when it comes up on java joes. its a stupid song.

but the rest of that cd is money, IMO

1eyed_jack 05-04-2010 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by whygohome? (Post 11081143)
thats a first.

and ive never understood the love for rand mcnally..i almost always skip it when it comes up on java joes. its a stupid song.

but the rest of that cd is money, IMO

:lol

it's funny because i love some of the old jazz singers, but he is like jazz lite and it just doesn't do anything for me

goblue8426 05-04-2010 04:52 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1eyed_jack (Post 11081135)
i've heard the song, but just gave it another listen because of your post.

he is clever, i'll give him that but

I dreamed I went to England and met the spice girls there for tea
They lost one more they're down from four to my favorite number three
But they're still quite spicy as the orange flavor
And oh so nice to do me the favor and lick my icing under the table now
But I gotta leave town mr. Nally, just as scary spice was about to go down on me
And don't ask how mr. Nally and give up the towel mr. Nally and run

while clever and possibly funny, it is a stretch to say those a great lyrics.

first off, i don't listen to dmb too much anymore, and never got into radiohead, so i'm not one of those guys, but i find mraz almost un-listenable.
i don't like how he sings to be honest and it sort of has a novelty affect to me where every one of his songs kind of blend together.

i guess his music just seems a bit immature to me. then again i like bands like neil young, bob dylan, tom waits, wilco, tallest man on earth and my morning jacket, so i'm probably nowhere near mraz's target audience

thats kind of his thing though - he likes to put on a show, not just play music. he doesn't make up lyrics on the fly to be a great lyricist, he makes them up to entertain people. he has a really great voice when he does actually sing but he does a lot of the above kind of stuff (well, used to) to entertain his audience. just the way he is, and i think he's good at it.

and im pretty sure no one is claiming he is in the league of Bob Dylan, myself included :lol

1eyed_jack 05-04-2010 05:05 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
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Originally Posted by goblue8426 (Post 11081173)
thats kind of his thing though - he likes to put on a show, not just play music. he doesn't make up lyrics on the fly to be a great lyricist, he makes them up to entertain people. he has a really great voice when he does actually sing but he does a lot of the above kind of stuff (well, used to) to entertain his audience. just the way he is, and i think he's good at it.

and im pretty sure no one is claiming he is in the league of Bob Dylan, myself included :lol

:thumbsup i mean there's no doubt he's a talented singer and guitar player, and he does what he does well, it just really isn't my style i guess.

i did see him like 6 years ago in milwaukee, i think the show was actually released. it was fun, but like i said, it's not really the type of music i like

CrashDMB237 05-04-2010 05:18 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by whygohome? (Post 11081071)
i really like im yours, i dont see what is so bad about it other than that it go so out of control popular. not exactly jason's fault.

i love it for what it is: a really chill, sweet pop song.

The original "I'm Yours" from about 5 years before it was on the radio >>>> the current "I'm Yours" thats on the radio.

whygohome? 05-04-2010 05:33 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
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Originally Posted by CrashDMB237 (Post 11081272)
The original "I'm Yours" from about 5 years before it was on the radio >>>> the current "I'm Yours" thats on the radio.

i have like 5 different versions of that song...they're all basically the same though. whats the difference between the one your talking about and the radio one?

CrashDMB237 05-04-2010 05:42 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
The original I'm Yours is just a double guitar track and double vocal track, thats it. No drums, no harmonies, just acoustic.

whygohome? 05-04-2010 06:10 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
oh..well i love toca's harmonies and i think i have the solo acoustic version too, they're all good IMO

slyguy12 05-04-2010 07:26 PM

Re: Jason Mraz
 
I know it's not cool to like Mraz around these parts, but I dig his stuff a lot. He's a hell of a storyteller and writes clever, sometimes humorous lyrics. He's an OK guitar player, but his arrangements are killer and his voice is spot on. I like his older stuff, and his newer stuff.

Sure, it's poppy, and for some folks it's less cool to like accessible music, but it's light, fun, entertaining stuff. But different strokes, I guess.

OP, like everyone's said, check out Java Joe's, Waiting For My Rocket to Come, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, and Mr. A-Z has some solid stuff on it as well. Hope you enjoy it.


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