I Jonathan

Jonathan Richman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000003KJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,033 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 4-DEC-1992

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Richman's coolest album, June 7, 2002

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Gena Chereck (Nebraska, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Jonathan (Audio CD)

Richman's 1992 album I, Jonathan has got to be his coolest. He waxes nostalgic on several tracks without becoming mired in sap. "Parties In the U.S.A." is one of his best, built on a groove (and some of the lyrics) from the '60s hit "Hang On Sloopy." "Velvet Underground" is a tribute to one of Jonathan's favorite bands, performed Chuck Berry-style except for the mid-song break in which Richman slips into a spot-on Lou Reed impression to perform a snatch of the Velvets' "Sister Ray." A six-minute re-recording of 1983's "That Summer Feeling" sonically recalls the Velvets' "Sunday Morning" and "All Tomorrow's Parties." It's a beautiful song about the gulf between childhood experience and adult nostalgia; the "summer feeling" refers to childhood filtered through the adult mind so that only the best stuff is remembered, and Jonathan insists that it is a seductive, deceptive, and potentially destructive force ("you'll throw away everything for it"). This tour-de-force is followed by the zingy surf-rock of "Grunion Run," the jangly love ode "A Higher Power," and "Twilight in Boston," Richman's dreamy spoken-word tribute to his hometown. Other gems include the tense "You Can't Talk to the Dude" and the funky "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar." I'd put this right up there with Having A Party (1991) as one of Jonathan's most consistently entertaining efforts.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JoJo as focused and fine as you're going to find him, September 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: I Jonathan (Audio CD)

If you're a Jonathan Richman fan, you probably approach each new album purchase with a mix of exitement and trepidation. You ask yourself, "Will there be more than one or two great numbers on this one?"

If you've been wondering what's become of the JoJo who turned you on your head-- here he is! This is head and shoulders above anything else he released in the 90's. You've got to back to 1979's "Back in Your Life," or 1975's "The Modern Lovers" to find as complete and satisfying a mix of pure, clear Jonathan.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His Best Album, January 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: I Jonathan (Audio CD)

I own about 10 of his albums, and have seen him live countless times. In my judgment, this is his very best work so far. I highly recommend it.