Jon Brion just might be the last pop genius. He's well versed in the teachings of the Beatles, grew up during the heyday of Cheap Trick, and played for the late, great Jellyfish. His first solo album, Meaningless, has elements of all three bands; Lennon and McCartney's indelible hooks, Cheap Trick's crunch and Jellyfish's flair for the whimsical. Meaningless is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon Brion, released in 2001.Initially slated for release on Lava Records, the album was ultimately released independently by Brion on his own 'Straight to Cut-Out' label, sold through his website and CD Baby. Label: Straight to Cut Out (Jon Brion Self-released) -.00001. Format: CD Album. Country: US. Genre: Rock, Pop. Style: Power Pop, Pop Rock, Indie Rock.
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Meaningless | ||||
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Released | 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
Length | 44:29 | |||
Label | Straight to Cut-Out (Independent) .00001 | |||
Producer | Jon Brion | |||
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Meaningless is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon Brion, released in 2001. Initially slated for release on Lava Records, the album was ultimately released independently by Brion on his own 'Straight to Cut-Out' label, sold through his website and CD Baby.
Critical reception[edit]
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Jason Damas of AllMusic observed the influence of Brion's past collaborators, particularly Aimee Mann, in the album's music, while noting that 'in reality it is a representation of the purest form of what Brion has given to the production of those other artists' work'.[2] He deemed Meaningless to be 'a lovely, catchy, and personal pop album on par with (and in many cases, superior to) the albums and artists that he has worked with in the past'.[2]
In a 2016 reappraisal of the album, PopMatters critic Dylan J. Montanari wrote that Meaningless 'remains the defining document to which Brion aficionados turn to be reminded of the place he has so admirably carved out for himself in the pop landscape'.[1]
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Track listing[edit]
All music and lyrics by Jon Brion except where noted.
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- 'Gotta Start Somewhere' – 4:13
- 'I Believe She's Lying' (lyrics by Brion and Aimee Mann) – 3:26
- 'Meaningless' – 3:23
- 'Ruin My Day' (Brion, Jeff McGregor) – 3:49
- 'Walking Through Walls' (Brion, Grant Lee Phillips) – 5:49
- 'Trouble' (Brion, McGregor) – 3:29
- 'Hook, Line and Sinker' – 4:25
- 'Dead to the World' – 2:21
- 'Her Ghost' – 4:12
- 'Same Mistakes' – 1:57
- 'Voices' (Rick Nielsen) – 7:32
Personnel[edit]
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Jon Brion performs vocals and instruments on all tracks except 'Trouble', which features: Sharpdesk 3.2 serial number.
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Benmont Tench – piano
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
- Mary Lynn Rajskub – backing vocals
References[edit]
Jon Brion Meaningless
- ^ abMontanari, Dylan J. (October 6, 2016). 'Jon Brion's Meaningless: An Appreciation'. PopMatters. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ abcDamas, Jason. 'Meaningless – Jon Brion'. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
External links[edit]
- CD Baby page for Meaningless, including Brion's notes on the songs
- Meaningless at Discogs (list of releases)
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Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meaningless_(album)&oldid=928628151'
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- Chords:
- Note: Jon plays a little figure in certainportions of the song alternating between
- A and Asus2 and D and Dsus2. For thepurpose of this tab I will mark themas A* and D* respectively. Just listen
- and you will figure it out.
- Verse 1:
- oil tankers and the national guard
- I came to meet you but I camped out in your yardwhy turn the key
- there's so much here to see
- these are my memories
- of precious places and precious things
- that were meaningless beforeWe'd seen them together
- Verse 2:
- Old hinges squeaking in the rainThat hotel by the highway where we stayed
- There's something every hour
- Who needs the Eiffel towerExcel for mac rtd functions thinkorswim. When we've got memories
- Of precious places, precious thingsThat were meaningless before
- We'd seen them together
- Bridge:The pen, the car, the paint, the peel
- The moon and star, the message clear
- Liberty raised her hand to usAs if to say its ok
- Mute site vs mute tab. Live today, live today
- Verse 3:
- I said don't leave me don't break the tie
- Then I left you and time went rolling byNow here's what I can't stand
- I know that every landmark
- Triggers memories
- Of stupid places and silly things
- That were meaningless beforeWe'd seen them together
- Meaningless before
- We'd seen them togetherThey were meaningless before Transformer game for pc.
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