Jack Johnson – En Concert (2009/2014) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Jack Johnson’s live album recorded En Concert on his 2008 world tour. Johnson released a companion live concert film of the same name, En Concert the album isn’t exactly the soundtrack to that film. It’s a compilation of some of the special moments on the tour, including a version of Constellations with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder from the Bonnaroo Festival. Longtime crowd favourites are mashed up with snippets from some of Johnson’s own favorite songs: Do You Remember segues into a verse from Jimi Hendrix’s Remember; Johnson’s The Horizon Has Been Defeated blends into Paul Simon’s Mother and Child Reunion. 100% of the 2008 tour profits and profits from sales of this live release went to fund the Kokua Hawaii Foundation and the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation to support environmental, art, and music education around the world.

Whether you love Jack Johnson, or find his amiable island charm a little too mild for your post-modern comfort, props must be given for his confidently re-creating a niche for acoustic singer/songwriter fare that had its heyday in the ’70s. Not since then has a young artist seemed so comfortable projecting a sunny, angst-free persona, in service of a folk-derived, heart-centered musical agenda. His legions of multi-generational fans suggest that the genre, which thrives on gentle charisma, prolific live appearances, and native comfort in concert settings both intimate and grand, was probably due for a revival. This live album (and accompanying DVD) captures Johnson performing for an adoring mob in his home state of Hawaii, as well as in San Francisco, Paris, Barcelona, New Hampshire, and other locales. Although the renditions here are mostly identical to the versions on his solo albums and numerous soundtracks, he gently breathes new life into them by retooling some of his best-loved numbers into crowd-pleasing medleys. This works to good effect on the album opener “Belle/Banana Pancakes,” which pairs a featherweight bossa nova with a bluesy shuffle about domestic bliss, accompanied by roars of approval and recognition from a Parisian audience. Another skilled segue matches Johnson’s lightly funky “Bubble Toes” with Charles Wright’s ’70s soul hit “Express Yourself” – most likely the only shared reference in the respective repertoires of Jack Johnson and N.W.A – and displays the singing surfer’s earthy ease with an R&B groove. Considering the abundance of live Johnson recordings and the existence of the concurrent concert film, does it makes sense to buy this album? Fans and completists will want to own it anyway, but the additional pull for even casual listeners is that all proceeds from the CD’s sales will benefit the Kokua Hawaii Foundation and the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation.

Tracklist:
01 – Belle / Banana Pancakes (Live In Paris, France/2008)
02 – If I Had Eyes (Live At The Kōkua Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii/2008)
03 – Do You Remember, Remember (Live In Santa Barbara, California/2008)
04 – Sleep Through The Static (Live In Paris, France/2008)
05 – Flake (Live At Outside Lands, San Francisco, California/2008)
06 – Bubble Toes / Express Yourself (Live At Outside Lands, San Francisco, California/2008)
07 – Wasting Time (Live In George, Washington/2008)
08 – What You Thought You Need (Live At Kōkua Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii/2008)
09 – Country Road (Live In Santa Barbara, California/2008)
10 – Staple It Together (Live In San Diego, California/2008)
11 – Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Live In Barcelona, Spain/2008)
12 – Constellations (Live At Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee/2008)
13 – The Horizon Has Been Defeated, Mother and Child Reunion (Live At Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee/2008)
14 – Good People (Live At Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee/2008)
15 – All At Once (Live In Barcelona, Spain/2008)
16 – Gone (Live In Morrisson, Colorado/2008)
17 – Home (Live At The Kōkua Festival, Honolulu/Hawaii)
18 – Times Like These (Live In Santa Barbara, California/2008)
19 – Angel / Better Together (Live In Paris, France/2008)

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