Time the Conqueror | Jackson Browne | Two notes of interest...

Time the Conqueror | Jackson Browne | Imagination Rules

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Time the Conqueror

	Time the Conqueror Jackson Browne Inside Recordings, 2008 average customer review:based on 68 reviews view larger image
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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 to the CD...but they are both worth noting.

Imagination Rules

Browne's newest CD may have fewer classic hooks that made his songs so hard to get them out of your head. It does retain his lyrical supremacy to distill thought into a compact series of images that is both poetic and memorable. His voice retains its youthful vigor. "The Arms of Night" has one of the most distinctive melodies on the set, almost like a lullaby, "It's all you can do to let the angels find their own way home." "Live Nude Cabaret" contrasts a slow sad melody as Jackson seems to compare a cabaret dancer who hocks her wares with a musician who sells his, "I would give her money & I would give her jewels & lead her to the place my imagination rules & fashion from her nakedness the innocence that's gone; Gone as the time she's given the suffering of fools." One of the strongest political statements and one of the strongest songs is the ominous "The Drums of War" with backing vocals by Chavonne Morris & Alethea Mills, "Who gives the orders, order to torture? ... Who lies, then bombs, then calls it an error? Who makes a fortune from fighting terror?" For those who wonder if Browne's political songs wear well, you should hear Richie Havens' new recording of Browne's "Lives In the Balance" from Nobody Left to Crown. I heard Browne sing "Going Down to Cuba" on cable TV's "The Colbert Report." The song has grown into one of my favorites as Browne longs for openness with the island nation. "Off of Wonderland" has a strong chorus that questions the state of human relations after the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy & Martin Luther King Jr. "Time the Conqueror" is a very good effort by one of America's master musicians. Enjoy!

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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 well. C'mon JB surely the creative juices haven't run out in that direction? Hopefully, when next you get back in the studio, we can hope for some more uplifting songs and a move away from the American political scene. Politics in song is so boring

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