Jason Mraz - Mr. A-Z (Deluxe Packaging)
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Artist: Jason MrazEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Dual Disc, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2005-07-26
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Life is Wonderful
- Wordplay
- Geek in the Pink
- Did You Get My Message?
- Mr. Curiosity
- Clockwatching
- Bella Luna
- Plane
- O. Lover
- Please Don't Tell Her
- Forecast
- Song For A Friend
Music reviews of Mr. A-Z (Deluxe Packaging)
Music Review: Sit down, Relax and enjoy some Classic Mraz!
Rating: 5 Stars
Master wordsmith Jason Mraz is back at the mic, lips dancing as fast as ever with his new self-titled album, Mr. A-Z. It is, well, all about the wordplay. No if's, but's or fa la la's about it, the album provides a full daily dose of introspective humor. As with "Wordplay" and "The Geek in the Pink", his lyrics are like lucid dreamers: aware of themselves. His stream-of-consciousness lyrical babble is as energizing as his soulful resonance in this album is heart-wrenching.
Although his new single has gotten a lot of radio time lately, by far the best number is "Life is Wonderful". Mraz side-steps his lyrical rap for this passionate pure-hearted piece about the ironies of life. "It takes no time to fall in love... but it takes years to know what love is...". His sound is somewhat folksy in this piece sounding almost like Sting in certain phrases. The mixing could have been a tad tighter but the background music really brings out the lyrics. This song will resonate in your soul.
"Wordplay" is Mraz at his prime self with a steam train of consciousness lyrical rap. The song is word play, teasing with the song and poking fun at his sophomore effort. His voice recalls Queen. It's highly catchy and up beat and one of my favorites. "Geek in the Pink" comes off as an amusing naughty parody of a club music sub-set. Listen, and you'll know what I mean. "Did You Get My Message" is a frantic swing/blues influenced piece with artful repetition of `did you get my message' (apparently a neurosis brought on by a previous girlfriend). Mr. Curiosity is example of another prime cut of Mraz. You'll enjoy a creative nod to opera as Jason pulls out an amazing falsetto. Buy the album so that Jason can buy some looser jeans, okay? Wow!
The next piece, "Clockwatching", wasn't my favorite but was a playfully inventive recipe with a dash of Madonna's "Don't Tell Me" with a smidgen of Dukes of Hazzard banjo. However, "Bella Luna" left me aching to dance with it's Latin rhythym and Jason's sensually wistful Michael Bublé/Sade/Sting-like croon. "Plane" was a depressing follow-up with dark poetic lyrics. His lonely howl is heart-wrenching. "O. Lover" follows suit with a melancholy feel despite Mraz's vocal smatterings on a potpourri of African rhythyms; it didn't make it on my playlist. With "Please Don't Tell Her" we are back with classic Mraz and his sensual playful mood. "The Forecast" returns with an 80's pop rock sound that reminds me of Breathe. It is rather upbeat, but my forcast for that particular track is troubled skies; it is the most musically weak song of the album.
The limited edition special packaging is no less creative than the album, with a pocket containing the CD booklet, sketches by Jason and a Mraztastic notebook full of journal entries and artsy polaroid images. Don't expect a real polaroid of the amazingly talented and soulful-eyed Jason to post on your wall (although that would have been a nice touch).
The album finishes with the sweet "Song for a Friend" with a postlude performed by a local high school chorus; it delivers an important message about being unafraid of individuality and being oneself. How appropriate coming from Jason Mraz, a singer uniquely and unabashedly himself. Jason Mraz has a sound and talent like no other and delivers Mr. A-Z with creative heart and soul.
Description of Mr. A-Z (Deluxe Packaging)
Jason Mraz presents his latest offering and his second studio album-Mr. A-Z. Produced by the legendary Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, et al) at Allaire Studios near Woodstock, NY, Mr. A-Z is Mraz's most inspired and thoughtful record to date. Oversized deluxe packaging measures 5 1/3" x 7 1/3" Includes: Full Mr. A-Z album on DualDisc, 20 minute DVD documentary, Photo gallery, Full lyrics, 36 Page personal Mraz journal with exclusive polaroids, Includes "Wordplay", "Geek In The Pink" and "Did You Get My Message"Jason Mraz's breakthrough 2002 hit, "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" established him as a funnier, funkier version of John Mayer, custom-built for The O.C. set. On Mr. A-Z, the Virginia singer-songwriter continues mixing up folk melodies and hip-hop beats. He also keeps making heroic stabs at humor that would have gone down like a storm in his coffeehouse days but typically backfire on record. Fortunately, producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel) is on hand to clean things up, giving even the most bumbling lyrical experiments, such as "Wordplay" and "Geek in the Pink," at least the illusion of a newfound maturity. --Aidin Vaziri
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