Browne's first studio release in six years. Recorded with his longtime band Kevin McCormick, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio "Fritz" Lewak, and Jeff Young, along with two additional members, Chavonne Morris and Alethea Mills. Look for them on tour this fall.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Time the Conqueror by Jackson Browne:
Did not like it. Listened to it once and put it aside. I was so hoping he would go back to doing his old love ballads instead of political ones. I've been a fan for 30 years. I'm trying to be objective, but it just was not at all what I expected and was disappointing. I ordered two. My husband did not even open his!
He wrote better music in High School:
Every artist that records in a studio ends up throwing out most of the songs they write. Evidently his new pals are telling Jackson that every single song he writes is worthy of being on a record. They aren't. No songwriter is that good. So, we get a record filled mostly with those songs that should have been passed on, and not even enough of those. Too many suckups hanging around him, and too few of the old crowd...the guys and girls that got him to where he is. As frustrating as the old record... more info
Time to give politics away:
While it's true that no one does politics in song like JB, It can also be argued that he does love songs even better. Over the years Jackson has written some epic anti war and political songs - none better than 'Lives in the Balance' but hey enough is enough. George Dubya has almost run his race, why keep lamenting his actions right up to the bitter end. The sad thing is, that while Jackson is writing about his politics, we are missing out on the tender love songs and ballads which we know he can do so... more info
Two notes of interest...:
I do like JB's latest...after seeing him at the Universal Palace in NYC in 9/08, I got the CD and continued to enjoy the music.
I can't really add to what others have already written about the specifics...but two things stood out for me:
1) "Off of Wonderland" is off-key...I play along with my CDs, and the 2nd cut is off-key...it was most likely mixed badly...I didn't notice it with the other cuts
2) I miss David Lindley
Neither of the above should prevent any JB fans from listening... more info
