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Jason Mraz
Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom [CD/DVD]
Release Date: 2004 08 24
Label: Elektra
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Jason Mraz made quite an impression in 2003. With his lopsided eyes and irritatingly cockeyed cap, he was the anti-John Mayer even as he was his peer. For Mraz didn't so much wish to be the junior Dave Matthews as he did the non-threatening folk-pop jangle dealer -- a one-man O.A.R. for the spaghetti-strapped masses. And who needs bubblegum lips when you have the Matrix in your corner? Mraz built a nationwide coffeehouse on the strength of singles like "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" and "You and I Both," and those tracks anchor this pleasant holdover live set. Tonight, Not Again finds Mraz to be an engaging performer, able to flutter his voice up and down through registers with incredible ease. He's performing music tailor-made for the Aware Records crowd -- Midwestern college students, open-mike hosts, and guys with beards. His backing band is quite capable, if a little too clean -- it's the same quibble that dogged Waiting for My Rocket to Come, but it still holds true. Can't someone buy these dudes a distortion pedal? Well, no need. Like Mayer's own live placeholder Any Given Thursday, every second of Mraz's Tonight, Not Again is populated by smitten screaming. That cockeyed cap! Those lustrous high notes! On October 28, 2003, Milwaukee's Eagles Ballroom was certainly catching the Jason Mraz vapors. The kid's twittering following eats up every morsel of Tonight, from the soft tones of the title track opener through the drifting "Sleeping to Dream" (his own "Wonderland"?) and the rousing, smartly lyrical "Too Much Food." Mraz is also shown to have a classic rock flair in his songwriting. "Absolutely Zero" references Pink Floyd's "Us and Them," "Common Pleasure" and "Curbside Prophet" stretch into scat and percussion-filled jams, and he does a nice cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man." John Popper guests, the horn section is a nice -- if a bit too grandiose -- touch, and pretty soon Tonight, Not Again becomes a fan-friendly breeze. For them, it'll be a happy-go-lucky yearbook scrawl from the lopsided-eyed guy himself. [Tonight, Not Again included a DVD portion with behind-the-scenes footage.] Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Tonight, Not AgainKeene, Mraz7:55
2Not So UsualTerefe, Mraz3:33
3Dialogue0:52
4No Doubling BackZizzo, Mraz4:30
5You and I BothMraz3:39
6Absolutely ZeroMraz6:15
71000 ThingsMraz4:10
8Common PleasureMraz5:18
9Curbside ProphetGalewood, Ruffalo, Mraz5:13
10Sleeping to DreamStuart, Mraz4:13
11UnfoldMraz8:28
12No Stopping Us [Live]Mraz6:09
13Remedy (I Won't Worry)Christy, Edwards, Mraz, Spock3:39
14After an AfternoonQuirolo, Mraz3:46
15Too Much FoodMraz8:43
16Right KindMraz
17Sleep All Day [Acoustic]Mraz
18Dream Life of Rand McNallyMraz
190% InterestQuirolo, Mraz
20On Love in SadnessKeane, Mraz
21Boys GoneMraz
22Who Needs ShelterShermerhorn, Mraz, Keup
23Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time) [Live]John, Taupin
24Tonight, Not Again [DVD]Mraz
25Not So Usual [DVD]Terefe, Mraz
26No Doubling Back [DVD]Zizzo, Mraz
27You and I Both [DVD]Mraz
28Absolutely Zero [DVD]Mraz
291000 Things [DVD]Mraz
30Common Pleasure [DVD]Mraz
31Curbside Prophet [DVD]Galewood, Ruffalo, Mraz
32Sleeping to Dream [DVD]Stuart, Mraz
33Unfold [DVD]Mraz
34Right Kind [DVD]Mraz
35No Stopping Us [DVD][Live]Mraz
36Remedy (I Won't Worry) [DVD]Christy, Edwards, Mraz, Spock
37After an Afternoon [DVD]Quirolo, Mraz
38Too Much Food [DVD]Mraz







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