Tonight, Not Again
(Elektra)
Release Date: 08/24/2004 12:00
There are times when Jason Mraz seems utterly possessed by melody, so overwhelmed by the flow of notes that he resorts to nonsense syllables, leaving his songs full of so many da-diddlies youd think he cowrote them with Ned Flanders. Its endearingly goofy not that his lyrics are weak, as theres plenty of wit in the wry, rap-inflected The Remedy (I Wont Worry), from his 2002 debut, Waiting for My Rocket to Come. Slightly more than half of that album is reprised on this 14-song CD/DVD. The wildly enthusiastic Milwaukee audience sounds just as sold on the new stuff, though, thanks to the backing bands jazzy proficiency (augmented for two songs by Blues Travelers John Popper) and Mrazs own exuberant charm.
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