Not Outstanding, But Worth a Listen - On Mr. Jordan, Lennon mines a keyboard-heavy pop sound that neatly sidesteps comparisons with his famous father. The exception is Make It Up to You, where both his songwriting and vocals sound like an updating of John Lennon s solo work. Elsewhere, such as on my other favorite tracks Open Your Eyes and I Want You to Know, comparisons to Thomas Dolby, Prefab Sprout, and Jimmy Abegg seem more apropos.None of which is to say that Lennon s work here is consistently of the same quality as the aforementioned artists: the lyrics are weak, and even the best songs are repetitive. Mr. Jordan is one of those albums that gets dusted off for an occasional listen, but doesn t stay in my CD player for long.
Very underappreciated album!!! I LOVE this!!! - I ordered this album because I love the songs that came from this album for the VH1: Behind the Music CD and wanted to hear more. From my understanding this album didn t get much attention when it was released in 1989 because Julian was trying to NOT sound like his dad.You know what? So WHAT! I LOVE this CD anyway!!! Shame on Atlantic Records for not promoting it better and shame on the critics for not keeping an open mind. The critics don t always know what they re talking about half the time anyway, in my honest opinion. Therefore, I like to use my own judgment very much, thank you. And I tend to like music artists who are not afraid to branch out and try new things. It shows me just how very talented and versatile they truly are. So I applaud Julian with this endeavor of musical and vocal self-discovery.Therefore, if you are expecting another Valotte or a John Lennon sound alike album, be prepared to check your bags at the door...Otherwise, this is not the album for you. But if you have an open mind, a good sense of humor and love a variety of music genres, then you should definitely buy this CD!!! And then be prepared to be taken on a fun ride that you won t soon forget.It s just too bad that Amazon doesn t offer sound bytes for this album. But you can hear some of them by going to the page for his VH1: Behind the Music CD. Check out Now You re In Heaven, Angillette, I Get Up and Make It Up To You, which are all from this album. I love ALL the songs on this CD, but my other favorites from Mr. Jordan, in addition to the ones listed above, are Open Your Eyes, Second Time and I Want You To Know. What great songs! :)This underappreciated album is solid gold as far as I m concerned and definitely worth every penny!!!P.S. To hear all the songs on this album, you need to go to the IMPORT version at the following link: Mr Jordan
Mr. Jordan - Julian does well in with this cd. I have recently began to listen to all the Julian cd s I own. As I came around this one Mr. Jordan, I have to say that is a very undrated cd. The mixing and sound quality are great. Mother Mary is amazing among others like You re The One, Angillette, Open Your Eyes, and Sunday Morning which is a harmoneously delightful tune. As a whole it is a great effort from Julian...it is unfortunate it did not get the recognition that much of Julian s musical efforts deserve. I have all his cd s and can honestly say that Mr. Jordan is a project where Julian shines with musical maturity.
Uneven Julian - I bought the Now Youre In Heaven single in 1989 and couldnt stop laying it. Brilliant hard rocker. Sunday Morning is a nice song, Youre The One and Second Time are pretty good, but the rest of the songs are nothing special. I would buy the album if you dont already have it for the songs I mentioned. But if you arent a big Julian fan, skip this one.
Excellent CD Robert in New York - Very underrated CD. Julian reaches new heights with the Bowie influenced Now You re in Heaven and I Want you To Know. Second Time is my faviorite track with a great solo by Peter Frampton.I bought the album in 1989 and saw the concert at the Beacon Theater.High energy concert and CD.Very good sound quality and flow to the order of the songs. Buy this CD. Not a bad track on it.