What Would You Do

Mike Johnson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Up.
• ASIN: B00006BTDY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #421,837 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best album of the year!, June 27, 2003

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richie richardson (Intercourse, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Would You Do (Audio CD)

I can't believe this album!
it is so good, as close to perfect as you could possibly hope for, it is intense and soothing at the same time, there are so many influences that are woven together seemlessly, lush and muddy, dense and airy...
I can't get it out of my cd player, well, I could, but I haven't wanted to listen to anything else since I got it two months ago.
Why don't you hear it on the radio?
I guess most dj's are deaf, or in some cave somewhere...
all I can say is thanks, Mike, I think you might have saved my life.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding, July 3, 2003

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jimmy chims (Renton, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Would You Do (Audio CD)

I am a HUGE fan of Mark Lanegan, and was told by a couple of my friends that I should check out Mike Johnson as well since he plays on all of Mark's records and even co-wrote some of the songs.
So, I bought "I feel alright" and was not disappointed, that is truly a great record. But "What Would You Do" is mind melting!
This is what I am always hoping that an album will be, but rarely is, a perfect, if somewhat somber, record.
There is even a cover of a Yabby Yu song on here that is, at least to this listener, superior to the original, and Yabby Yu is one of my all time favorite musicians.
The track "Things" is also a standout, although I would have to say that after listening to the album several times, "Names" is the best. The structure of this song is so perfect, the repeated theme along with the development really capture a moment in time that allows for endless, personal interpretation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Moody,broody music that slinks into your mind., February 1, 2006

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Jim Reed "Jim Reed" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Would You Do (Audio CD)

If Mike Johnson ever went to American Idol he would be booted off the stage.Instead of belting out songs he soothingly murmurs them I have a feeling if he could've whispered them for the whole cd he would have.What makes it work then is the band's somber music and Mike's voice dissolving off into the distance.Don't expect to find any catchy tunes here but the music casts a spell that's difficult to explain,I didn't like it at first but it subliminally creeps up on you after repeat listens.It's the musical equivalent of a warm breeze on a dark starless night.