Far Side of the World by Jimmy
Buffett
My Favorite
Jimmy Buffetts 33rd record--his first for his own Mai lboat Records--finds
the worlds most famous beach bum in an uncharacteristically reflective
mood. While he hasnt completely lost interest in beer, burgers, and string
bikinis, Buffett no longer seems intent on transporting fans to some tropical
Shangri-la. Buffett does take listeners on a trip to the Far Side of the
World, but insists that you bring your baggage with you--and learn to love
it. Buffett skillfully weaves themes of self-acceptance, self-abnegation, and
fears for the future into unerringly witty and graphic observations, but his
words lack much of their usual frivolity and froth. Buffett seems intent on
revisiting the emotional landscape he first explored in Living and Dying in
3/4 Time, which produced the rather mournful song of love and separa tion
Come Monday. His rendition of Bruce Cockburns All the Ways That I Want
You recaptures that sense of love and yearning, but without the stark lack
of hope. Hope is one thing Buffett possesses in abundance. In Last Man
Standing he allows thoughts of retirement, but vows, I wanna be the last
man standing. In the elegant Someday I Will, he admits: I dont have a plan
/ Its not that kind of thing / Im not Martin Luther King / I dont have a dream
/ Its just sometimes I know thats the way Im supposed to go. Buffett is a
man at a crossroads, where hes created his most evocative and daring
music in years. --Jaan Uhelszki
I love Jimmy BUffett, but this cd by far is his best, i think. It has a very
romantic and dreamy air to it that makes the listener dream of far away
beaches and sunsets, but at the same time its got a very happy -go-lucky,
nothing could beat this type of tune to songs like what if the hokey pokey is
all it really is about, and last man standing... The cd starts out romantick
and reminiscent with blue guitar, mademoiselle (voulez-vous danser),
autour de rocher, and savannah fare you well, and then a few more upbeat
songs follow, like the two i mentioned before and altered boy and USS
Zydecoldsmobile, and teh cd ends up rather mellow and chill, like that
feeling you get when youre under a huge dark blue of stars dreaming
about whats to come and feeling small---with the songs someday I will, far
side of the world & tonite I justneed my guitar. there is one single song that
I dont care for on here, which is all the ways i want you, but the rest i could
play over and over forever becasue they never get old and there is a song
for every mood. Id highly recomend that anyone with big dreams of tropic al
places or exotic places or just an appreciation of jimmys music check this
one out... its wonderful.
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