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Amazon.com: After four independent label releases, Mason Jennings became one of the first signings to the major subsidiary label of Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock. His naturally articulated, mid-range vocals bring to me the equally inviting Donovan, especially on "Some Say I'm Not," with its exotic rhythmic bed. The songs are full of a sort of optimistic searching, both romantic and spiritual. With the songs anchored by a first person vantage point, Jennings' friendly timbre makes for an utterly believable narrator. The arrangements are spare, but smartly constructed. The gentle piano flourishes and evocatively descending chords of "Moon Sailing on the Water" help to cast longing and dislocation in the hopeful glow of the restorative powers of the natural world. These ten songs by Jennings are like chamber music, each one given its own quietly powerful setting. --David Greenberger Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-03-29
Soooo glad I bought this cd
This is my first Mason Jennings cd, I love it, it is original, beautifly arranged, it flows like honey, and makes you feel good, buy it, love it, and tell yer friends about it.
Peace,
Jesse in Vermont Rating: 
Date: 2007-02-10
Sonic Jewels
Mason Jennings' "Century Spring" was an impressive recording. "Boneclouds" is a good set. Jennings' voice is thin, which probably precludes his doing a set of cover tunes. But given his vocal idiosyncrasies, the material on this set rises above the usual. On "Some Say I'm Not" Jennings talk sings overlaid with a funky percussion and cymbals in an unusual but excellent track, "I've been to Egypt, I've been to Rome, I was a young man when I left my home, Looking for something I couldn't find, Now I'm back where I started, it was here all the time." His wife Amy joins him with subtle background vocals on "Moon Sailing on the Water." "Which Way Your Heart Will Go" is an acoustic love song that is gentle with Mason's fragile vocals, "Where would I be right now if all my dreams had come true? Deep down I know somehow I'd have never seen your face; this world would be a different place." "Be Here Now" that opens the CD has a melody that labors gently with Jennings' sincere vocals making an emotional connection, "All the doubts that linger, just set them free & let good things happen, let the future come into each moment like a rising sun." "Gentlest Hammer" is also a distinctive track with David King's original percussion. "Boneclouds," recorded in Minnesota, is a good set offers some sonic jewels. Enjoy! Rating:
Date: 2006-10-21
One of the 10 Best Albums of 2006
This album will knock you over if you give it one chance. Simple as that. Rating:
Date: 2006-10-05
He makes it seem painlessly easy
It starts off with a thunderous rendetion of "Be Here Now" and ends with a little introspective religion.
Not as good as his previous albums, but almost. Retained is the Mason sound we all love; gone are the pure gems we have come to expect. There is no song on this album as good as Ulysses, Sorry Signs, Birds Flying Away or Darkness Between the Fireflies. What we have here are great, but not moving songs. "Moon Sailing on the Water" is the my favorite song on here, it reminds me of David Gray, it's very quiet while at the same time telling you everything.
He still can write some of the best love song though. Rating:
Date: 2006-07-13
Album is both classic and modern all at once
Mason Jennings is one of those rare artists who have both a classic and modern sound all at once. He is at his roots a folk artist, but one who experiments with a lot of different sounds, progressions, and styles, so much that it is difficult to cast him into any one genre. The music is definately from the heart and in my opinion definately worth a purchase. The best way to describe it is one of those albums that at the first listen you think, "it was pretty good." After a couple of listens, "it is REALLY good." Enjoy, and if you ever get a chance to see Mason live do it...the live show is even better. |
