A Brokedown Melody | 
 enlarge | Artist: Original Soundtrack
Label: Brushfire Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 38744
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000796002
UPC: 602517124516
EAN: 0602517124516
ASIN: B000JBWW7O
Release Date: November 14, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | The Cave - Topol, Adam | | • | Breakdown [Film Version] - Jack Johnson | | • | Know How - Boe, Eirik | | • | We Need Love - Johnny Osbourne | | • | Transfiguration #1 - M. Ward | | • | Let It Be Sung - Jack Johnson, Matt Costa and Zach Gill | | • | Goodbye - Vedder, Eddie | | • | Needles in My Eyes - Mason, Steve | | • | Window - Doug Martsch | | • | The Road - Matt Costa | | • | Vuelvo al Sur - Piazzolla, Astor | | • | Home - Jack Johnson |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
It's up to wave-riding moviegoers to determine whether A Broke Down Melody is its generation's Endless Summer; but as of the release of this soundtrack, one thing's for certain: nobody's making cooler, more chilled-out surf records than Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records. A Broke Down Melody tours the world's coasts and collects accessible tunes that could technically fit in a bunch of genres, whether folk, world, indie rock, or reggae. The thing is, they all adhere to a vibe: Johnson might as well be leading listeners by the hand into his own private village, one where friends make music all around and all it takes to get a sampling is a soft knock on the next grass-hut door. Standouts include the Johnson originals, but it's easy to fall leash-over-longboard in love with some of the lesser-known artists--Johnny Osbourne's "We Need Love" is Bob Marley bright, Matt Costa's two contributions call him out as a major talent, and "Know How," a jaunty little groove by Kings of Convenience, is enlivened by an appearance by the indie darling Feist. Fuzzy, vintage-style photos collected in the liner notes up the appeal; way to wear a wetsuit, Jack. --Tammy La Gorce
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| Customer Reviews:
 great soundtrack for life October 6, 2008
Sarah Phillips (Morehead City, NC United States)
this has been playing in my car for the past two weeks. makes me feel happy when i'm sad and makes me think of surfing some fun waves in the summer sun. as a surfer living at the beach, i take the environment for granted sometimes. the soundtrack and DVD both remind me why the ocean and the surfing state of mind are so important to living a simple, carefree, and happy life.
Jack does it again March 9, 2007
Grisham Fan (Santa Rosa, CA)
Jack Johnson put together an incredible compilation of songs in this soundtrack. The Jack songs are great, but it's great to hear artists you wouldn't hear otherwise, who are equally as good.
 Jack's Consistent March 9, 2007
D. Reese (Colorado Springs, CO)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is another good and well-balanced album from Jack Johnson and crew at Brushfire Records. Everything that Jack personally touches here is gold, but there are some other 'good' (not 'gold') accompaniments. Matt Costa is showing himself to be very consistent as well, offering a well written and melodic piece much like he did on the Curious George album. The one draw back on this album that gave me pause and why I would only give it a 4 star rating is the injections of spoken monologs that are included from the start of the album all the way on through. I am a surfer and I still find them annoying...
EEEEaaaassssyyyy January 9, 2007
Neil Gibson (Scotch Plains, NJ USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Another cool, chill, laid back feel that one would expect from anything with Jack Johnson's name on it.
For some reason the Vedder song just blows me away in how great a song it is and how simple a song it is.
Mellow and good... November 21, 2006
j.
Here we have yet another surf film soundtrack from Jack Johnson and friends (in the same vein as "Thicker Than Water" and "The September Sessions"). By now most people are familiar with Johnson's nuvo-Buffett style of churning out short, chilled-out, acoustic beach grooves. Whether you're a fan of his style or not, this album will do little to change your mind. It's packed with the same type of jazzy dubs and folky jingles that have made Johnson a favorite of beach barbequers in need of some background music for the past few years.
Most notable on this particular soundtrack are the "film version" of "Breakdown" (which sounds more-or-less the same as it does on Johnson's "In Between Dreams" album, perhaps with a slightly faster, upbeat tempo), and Eddie Vedder backed by a ukulele on "Goodbye."
Of all his friends and musical colleagues, Johnson remains the most consistent in terms of creating superior melodies. But the musical diversity of this album keeps it just alive enough to feel somehow fresh and enjoyable, despite the fact that these soundtracks to Johnson's surf films are all beginning to sound a little too similar.
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