Lawyers in Love

Jackson Browne - Lawyers in Love

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Artist: Jackson Browne
Brand: BROWNE,JACKSON
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
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Lawyers In Love
On The Day
Cut It Away
Downtown
Tender Is The Night
Knock On Any Door
Say It Isn't True
For A Rocker

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Music Review: Jackson branches out, not for the better
Rating: 3 Stars

In 1982, Jackson Browne struck gold with the irresistable big hit "Somebody's Baby", from the "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" soundtrack--written by Jackson & Danny Kortchmar, the tune is what they call pure pop, which was unusual for him, yet it was easy to get carried away by its infectiousness. This 1983 album, "Lawyers In Love", is, in some ways, a continuation of this direction, but actually it's much more than that. It also sees Jackson painfully branching out into slightly grating, commercialized corporate rock/ arena rock territory, & in the end the album does not yield consistently satisfying results--compared to much of his other work, this album utterly pales in comparison. For instance, the title track is a good example of the distressing move toward arena rock--with that vocal melody, the surf-style guitars, & the satire-laden lyrics, it manages to totally scream early '80s MTV all over. Furthermore, it sounds like it was mainly written to provide a backdrop for a kooky MTV video clip--it's kind of hard to believe it was written alone by Jackson (as were all but 2 of the songs on the album). Then there's the tune "Downtown". Lyrically it recalls "Boulevard", but more than that, it's so blatantly modelled after Petula Clark's "Downtown", it'll drive you crazy. Check out at 2:52 of the track--it sounds like he's flat out breaking into the actual Petula Clark tune. I have no problem with an artist letting their hair down, but the tunes are fairly weak & contrived--he just didn't manage to pull it off. "Knock On Any Door" strongly recalls "Somebody's Baby" (it's also reminiscent of the Pretenders' "Brass In Pocket") & unsurprisingly, was also partly written by Danny Kortchmar, & it's okay, but way too repetitive & not even close to as good. Another weak track is the arena rocker (again) "For A Rocker"--Jackson's way out of his element here, & the tune is a dud in any case, & again, the fact that it's a Jackson Browne solo composition is disheartening, demonstrating that he was, to a painful extent, on the wrong track and/ or artistically exhausted. None of these aforementioned tunes are so bad that they're unlistenable--certainly some of Jackson's lyrical craftiness is on display--but the efforts are largely wasted. The relative abundance of corny (and early 80s-sounding, of course) synths doesn't help. The absolute low point is the sluggish, tedious, & dull "Say It Isn't True" (additionally marred by an annoying spoken part). Once you're past all of these tracks, you're left with a few really strong tracks. "On The Day" is a lively minor-keyed rocker that drops the synths in favor of real organ. "Cut It Away" is absolutely brilliant--like "Boulevard" before it, the song shows Jackson can rock out with a vengeance--it's a cathartic tune of romantic desperation that brings back the "hold out" undercurrent theme of his previous album & features a passionate, exciting vocal from Jackson. This tune, as well as the album's one other great track, the feel-good, catchy "Tender Is The Night", have a bit of a reggae flavor that would become increasingly prominent on isolated tracks ("Till I Go Down", "When The Stone Begins To Turn", etc) on following albums. Interestingly, I believe this album was mostly, if not entirely, recorded outdoors--the credits inform us that it was recorded in Downtown Los Angeles, & you can catch a glimpse of this on the Jackson Browne "Going Home" DVD. I think it's quite clear that with this album Jackson really wanted to rock with a capital 'R', & although "Cut It Away" proves he can do so with total success, the arena rock trap that he fell quite deeply into is a disappointment, & unfortunately this direction would continue with his subsequent album as well. Overall, "Lawyers In Love" is a very disappointing album that's often misguided, & suggests that Jackson's well had run quite dry for the moment. Considering, however, how strongly he would bounce back later, it's easy to forgive him. Certainly it's a bad place to start for someone wanting to understand the magic Jackson was/ is capable of, but it's still not a total washout, & if you don't have too hard of feelings about all the mainstream, commercialized rock of its era, you might be able to forgive it even more, but definitely proceed with caution.

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Media Type: CD
Artist: BROWNE,JACKSON
Title: LAWYERS IN LOVE
Street Release Date: 07/07/1987
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Genre: ROCK/POP

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