En Concert [Digipak]

Performer: Jack Johnson
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Jack Johnson (vocals, guitar); Zach Gill (vocals, keyboards); Adam Topol (drums). Audio Mixer: Robert Carranza. Photographers: Emmett Malloy; Kim Johnson; Ron Baker; Danny Clinch. Jack Johnson was one of the '00's most surprising success stories; an ex-professional surfer who's music matched James Taylor-esque mellow singer-songwriter fare with a Deadhead-style hippie vibe and positive messages, he seemed the polar opposite of the slickly produced, bombastic pop and hip-hop that ruled the airwaves. His understated approach struck a chord with fans looking or something easy and breezy, quickly turning him into a major concert attraction and chart phenomenon. EN CONCERT reveals that Johnson's appeal isn't limited to American college kids, following the soft-spoken singer/guitarist on his tour of sold-out venues around the world. Along the way, the Hawaii native is joined by influences G. Love, Ben Harper, and Eddie Vedder, as well as contemporaries Mason Jennings and Matt Costa, but whether at the Bercy in Paris or Colorado's Red Rocks amphitheater, the spotlight always belongs to Johnson, his plainspoken, R&B-inflected vocals and deceptively catchy tunes speaking a universal language of hope, joy, and relaxed, thoughtful living.

In a crossover worthy of soap star-turned-rocker Rick Springfield, professional surfer Jack Johnson emerged as one of the hottest pop stars of the early '00s. The interesting thing is that, amid hordes of teen-poppers and nu-metallists, he came to fame with a spare, mellow, acoustic-oriented singer-songwriter sound influenced by Nick Drake and James Taylor. In a way, he can be seen as a successor to the easygoing beach-culture popster Jimmy Buffett, in both his music and his eschewing of media hype for grass-roots appeal in his rise to the top.

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