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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is a good album., February 12, 2003
By A Customer
I've been listening to this album every day in the car, and most of it makes me really happy. Occasionally the "quirkiness" of the lyrics surprises and delights, occasionally it just throws me for a loop (the moon is an ovum/we are sperm...??!) but overall the songs are catchy and melodic and I find myself whistling or singing them around the house.This CD is a real leap forward from the previous 2 Jackpot CDs (in my humble opinion) and is garnering the band a lot of well-deserved attention and radio play. I was sad that I didn't see my favorite song of theirs from live performances (something about a blue suitcase?) on the CD, but there were other, new tracks that more than made up for it. "Big House" and "Tattoos" are beyond fabulous and into sublime. It all reminds me of Whiskeytown and Wilco more than the bands others have mentioned, but it isn't alt-country - it's clearly rock-n-roll. Highly recommended, and I look forward to their next offering.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jackpot Rocks!, October 9, 2002
Okay, I got his cd already being a huge Jackpot fan. I wasn't sure what to expect, but this cd blew me away! Their sound is pretty mellow, in fact so mellow that when my sister and I were listening to it on the freeway, we missed our exit cuz we had gotten so into the music. Rusty, the lead singer, has a gorgeous voice that sounds like a mixture of the singer from Coldplay(minus the British accent), and the singer from Counting Crows. The cd starts out with the song, "Far Far Away" which totally gets into your head and mellows you out. "Hide in the Frequency" is one of my favorite songs on the album because it's catchy and fun, while still staying totally musically legit. The cd is very eclectic as it ranges from almost country sounding songs, to more rock, and from funny songs to serious and sad ones. The song "When You Leave" is such a sweet song that anyone can relate to. Rusty has such a talent at writing lyrics, especially ones that catch your attention. They're the kind that make you say, "wait, wut? did he actually say that?" His sense of humor keeps a lightness to the cd. I mean, come on, the guy wrote a song called "Psycho Ballerina"! One great example of his quirky lyrics is when he says, "you can't take away my feet, I kill monsters in my sleep." or "i can't be a super-man, cuz no one is really super, but I'll steal the neighbor's cat with you." If you like good music, this cd has to be part of you collection. It's totally worth the money, this band is so awsome and totally going places! check out their website: www.jackpotweb.net
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great new band from Sacramento, CA, October 3, 2002
Jackpot is a terrific new, pure rock n' roll band who hail from Northern California. Rusty Miller, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter is an incredible talent who is known for the guitar riff on Cake's Never There, also from Sacramento. There are no throwaway songs on the album, every one is great! They just finished their first national tour and have polished their sound into an excellent rock n' roll, listen in your car, can't get out of your head new band. Pick this one up.
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