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Far Side of the World | 
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| Artist: Jimmy Buffett
Label: Mailboat Records
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 19536
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 2005
UPC: 698268200524
EAN: 0698268200524
ASIN: B00005O7VL
Release Date: March 19, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Blue Guitar | | • | Mademoiselle Voulez-Vous Danser | | • | Autour De Rocher | | • | Savannah Fare You Well | | • | All The Ways I Want you | | • | Last Man Standing | | • | What If The Hokey-Pokey Is All It Really Is About? | | • | Altered Boy | | • | USS Zydecoldsmobile | | • | Someday I Will | | • | Far Side Of The World | | • | Tonight I Just Need My Guitar |
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Jimmy Buffett's 33rd record--his first for his own Mailboat Records--finds the world's most famous beach bum in an uncharacteristically reflective mood. While he hasn't completely lost interest in beer, burgers, and string bikinis, Buffett no longer seems intent on transporting fans to some tropical Shangri-la. Buffett does take listeners on a trip to the "Far Side of the World," but insists that you bring your baggage with you--and learn to love it. Buffett skillfully weaves themes of self-acceptance, self-abnegation, and fears for the future into unerringly witty and graphic observations, but his words lack much of their usual frivolity and froth. Buffett seems intent on revisiting the emotional landscape he first explored in Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, which produced the rather mournful song of love and separation "Come Monday." His rendition of Bruce Cockburn's "All the Ways That I Want You" recaptures that sense of love and yearning, but without the stark lack of hope. Hope is one thing Buffett possesses in abundance. In "Last Man Standing" he allows thoughts of retirement, but vows, "I wanna be the last man standing." In the elegant "Someday I Will," he admits: "I don't have a plan / It's not that kind of thing / I'm not Martin Luther King / I don't have a dream / It's just sometimes I know that's the way I'm supposed to go." Buffett is a man at a crossroads, where he's created his most evocative and daring music in years. --Jaan Uhelszki
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Subtle Pleasures On This One November 15, 2006
Steven Sly (Kalamazoo, MI United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first heard this album I was not that impressed in fact I thought it was his weakest release in years. But, over the course of repeated listens it has grown on me and I have learned to appreciate some of the subtleties to be found on the disc. The album is significantly different from much of his output and is probably the least tropical in theme since his very early stuff. In fact much of the album has more to do with Africa then it does the Caribbean. This album is quite reflective and lacks the party escapist themes that usually crop up on Jimmy's album. Highlights include the opener Blue Guitar with its African beats. Autour Du Rocher that tells the story of a hotel / bar that Buffett used to own on St. Barts, that burned down in a fire back in the late 80's. Last Man standing shows that Buffett is not quite ready to retire yet. The title track Far Side Of The World serves as a travelogue of Buffet's journeys through Africa and spending New Years Eve at the turn of the century at a place called Zanzibar (a picture of the hotel is on the back of the album cover). The last track Tonight I Just Need My Guitar is a simple tune that works great to close out the record. Jimmy once again picks some great covers as well doing another Bruce Cockburn song All The Ways I Want You and a rocking cover of Sonny Landreth's USS Zydecoldsmobile complete with a scorching guitar solo from Sonny himself. On the down side What If The Hokey Pokey Is Really What Its All about does not really fit in with this collection and reeks of a deliberate attempt to create a crowd participation number for his live shows. I am not a huge fan of the track Altered Boy either. The rest of the songs on the album are all good. Far Side is a very different album for Buffett and probably will not satisfy some of his parrothead faithful, but if you give this one a chance you will find a lot to like on this disc.
 Am I getting too old? February 24, 2006
Kevin Berent (Lexington, SC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've seen Jimmy several times in concert, and I saw him play Jazzfest in New Orleans around the time when this CD came out (which is why I bought it.) It's "OK" -- hence the 3 stars, and just not my favorite album. I'd stick with one of the "Best of" or live CD's. Just my two cents --- no offense Jimmy --- we still love ya!
Great CD, but not the typical parrothead stuff August 23, 2004
W. Paul W. (Canyon TX, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As the below reviewer noted, this is not a "party CD". It's actually, I think, more kin to some of Buffets early music, being more introspective and musically inventive than many of his more recent CD's. He seems to eschew his typical formula, and produces some really excellent music. You can still tell it's Buffet by listening to it; his style is still there, but the music is really different. It's like he took a new style, and embraced, but his roots showed through maybe; it's hard to explain.
Still, the album is very worth buying; I only dislike one or two tracks (Altered Boy, USS Z---). Some of the tracks are among, IMO, the best of anything he's done in years; Savvana Fare You Well, and All the Ways I Want you are great tracks.
If you like Buffets early music, you'll most likely enjoy and appreciate this album; if you're only a fan of the parrothead party tunes, I'm not sure you would.
 My favorite March 15, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love Jimmy BUffett, but this cd by far is his best, i think. It has a very romantic and dreamy air to it that makes the listener dream of far away beaches and sunsets, but at the same time it's got a very happy-go-lucky, nothing could beat this type of tune to songs like what if the hokey pokey is all it really is about, and last man standing... The cd starts out romantick and reminiscent with blue guitar, mademoiselle (voulez-vous danser), autour de rocher, and savannah fare you well, and then a few more upbeat songs follow, like the two i mentioned before and altered boy and USS Zydecoldsmobile, and teh cd ends up rather mellow and chill, like that feeling you get when you're under a huge dark blue of stars dreaming about what's to come and feeling small---with the songs someday I will, far side of the world & tonite I justneed my guitar. there is one single song that I dont care for on here, which is all the ways i want you, but the rest i could play over and over forever becasue they never get old and there is a song for every mood. I'd highly recomend that anyone with big dreams of tropical places or exotic places or just an appreciation of jimmy's music check this one out... its wonderful.
what's not to love? February 15, 2003
debbie (Miami, Florida USA)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Before I begin I must tell you that I just saw the Far Side of the World concert, last nite and saw the BEST BUFFETT CONCERT EVER!! He rocked Miami with songs I haven't heard live in Years!
The new album is awesome with a sound from all his world travels.
Not typical Buffett, as some might think, but what is typical Buffett? He runs the gamit of Country, New Orlean's Blues, Salsa, Caribean Soul. It's a sample of everything he is and as always the soul of Buffett's music is the lyrics. Words and thoughts to live by from my favorite poet, Jimmy Buffett.
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