Round One, by Jack Johnson

Round One

by Jack Johnson

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1.	Hit 03:32	buy track
2.	Blondie's Squad Car 04:11	buy track
3.	Battle Royal (Interlude) 00:10	buy track
4.	Fields Are Burning 05:04	buy track
5.	The Dark Side 04:47	buy track
6.	Brunette In A Blonde Town (Interlude) 00:40	buy track
7.	Daddy's Cane 05:03	buy track
8.	Open Mind 03:16	buy track
9.	Nothing 05:04	buy track
10.	Sunshine 03:07	buy track
11.	Trouble With The Mann (Interlude) 00:52	buy track
12.	Scream In Time 03:45	buy track
13.	Do It For Love 04:50	buy track
14.	Free 05:17	buy track

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Round One was the debut release for the Murfreesboro, Tennessee quartet Jack Johnson in 1995. Led by singer/lyricist Kurtis McFarland (now known as Nadir Omowale), who handled production chores with Rob Feaster, Round One is an album of great depth, both musically and lyrically.

The band has the social insights of Fishbone packaged in an engaging brew of rock, pop, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop. Although it can be compared to Lenny Kravitz, much of Round One owes debt to the sonic assault of Soundgarden as well.

McFarland has a husky, warm voice that ranges from a growl on "Hit," which features some skull-rattling percussion from Simone White, to soulful on a well done, hip-hop inflected cover of Bill Withers' "Sunshine," to an enraged wail on the propulsive "Scream In Time." Jack Johnson also manages a pair of gorgeous, slower numbers. "Do It For Love" is a mid-tempo song of yearning with an immediately catchy chorus and the closing "Free" features a heartbreakingly vulnerable vocal by McFarland over a sparse instrumental bed.

An impressive, thought-provoking, literate and totally engaging debut. - Tom Demalon "All Music Guide"

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released December 5, 1995

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