Thicker Than Water

This is the Hippie Commune of soundtracks. This album is very chill. Stuff gets done but not at a manic pace. There's a lot of help from friends.'Thicker Than Water' is the soundtrack to the surfing DVD, of the same name, produced by Jack Johnson. This is a soundtrack produced by Johnson and the Malloys., with few songs by Jack Johnson himself. Nevertheless, don't pass this c.d. by.It's an album fused with very mellow sound. It's an eclectic blend of various artists that has been tempered in the studio but still manages to maintain an improve style. The artists represented on this disc, sound-off like a role call to a very amazing jam session on the beach around a campfire. This is the mixed tape to your favorite college memories of just hanging with your friends or the music you'd like to have playing in the background if you were ever to all meet up again.Let's shout out to several of the artists and tracks;"Hobo Blues" -G. Love & Special Sauce-Some super-sized funk with a skipping record to keep time and an amazing harmonica leading you through a head shaking, soulful jam that no one would look at you funny for leaving on repeat."The Cove" -Jack Johnson-A wistful, private moment. A melody that makes you enjoy the journey and not agonize the arrival."My Guru" -Kalyanji, Anandji lays down a fat beat, a mesmerizing hook, to a righteously chill song."Underwater Love" -Smoke City-This chick intrigues me with just her voice, which makes the music an unbelievable bonus. The music is driving yet dynamic trip in a smoky-venue, retro vibe-ish type of way.These are only the highlights, people. There isn't a bad song on this album.

Nice video from the malloys and jack. Filmed in quite a few different locations..australia(no exact spot was specified), the big island of hawaii, the north show of oahu, indonesia, ireland and tahiti. The directors commentary is worth watching multiple times and the segments with shane dorian and kelly slater are both very good. It was also nice to see ireland in a surf film...somewhere kinda different from the norm.The photography is really great...shot on a 25 year old 16mm camera, gives it a nice feel..not blurry and not digital looking. Also kinda neat is the bonus footage for holes to heaven, a song jack wrote while filming this project. The great thing is that I bet that quite a few fans of jack's music have no idea he's a great filmmaker and surfer too. The green board (hobknobber) segment makes more sense also when you watch the commentary also the names of almost all the surfers are told while they are surfing in the commentary...seems as though most of the reviewers here missed that point. The waves are generally pretty average with the only great waves being a couple in ireland and a spot in tahiti that isn't teahupoo but it looks real nearly identical exept it spits way harder(according to the directors). Definitely would reccomend this video to just about anyone that's even considering buying it and for the price it's really a great deal.

I have never surfed in my life. I used to live in Florida where the beach was a 60 second walk away. I would watch surfers, I would swim, boogie-board, skim-board, just lie on the beach, etc - but never did I surf. I now live a lifetime away from the southern-florida beaches. I bought this film because I am now a 6 hour drive from anything partially resembling a decent beach and I wanted to see a movie that would take me back there.I would describe the movie as a vibrant surf film following a group of surfers across the world set to a chill soundtrack. The cinematography is just plain awesome. The movie was shot on fullframe 16mm film - sometimes in black-and-white, mostly in color. The music is terrific. Others complained that the music was too chill for the imagery of surfing; I think it fits perfectly. Johnson has a few riffs placed throughout the movie but mostly heard are other artists. Also included is a commentary track by the Malloy brothers and Jack Johnson - if you are interested in the locations (vague references) or short anecdotes told by the filmmakers then I recommend listening in on this. Found on the extras page is 'Holes To Heaven': a great song written and played by Jack Johnson set to more great footage. Other extras include a handful of deleted scenes.I am glad I bought this film. It is a small price to pay for an excellent trip back to the beach.5/5

Thicker Than Water is one of those films that come along that just does not fail to entertain you throughout the whole thing. ive never seen such great surfing in a movie before! TTW takes a break from looking at surfing as an "X-Treme sport" and more of a great thing to do with freinds. the music is great, the imagery is great, and there is some great humor to be had (that part at the begining when they use a jacket as a parachute is hilarious!!) my only complaint is that its too short! around 45 mins long! there is extra footage though, which why they didnt just include it in the actual movie in the first place is beyond me. however, the 45 minutes that are there are perfect, and i cant take off a star for the length. if youre in to just kicking back and having a good tim, this movie is perfect.

Yes it is a little short, but they shred the whole time. Tough to know where they are, would like to know. Kinda arrogant, like them sharing their memories is something really special, I guess it tries to be a little too artsy. I'm not dogging it, it's certainly different than most surf films, it's just whether you like that kind of thing. And the music in the background seems somewhat repetitive, the same baseline over and over. But like I said, they rip it the whole time, so it's tough to be mad.

If you love Jack Johnson mellow vibe. You will love this CD he only has twos ongs on this. However the other artist are quite good on this CD.

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This is a great chilled out album featuring Jack Johnson and friends, being the soundtrack to the DVD of the same name (a must if you love the surfing lifestyle).However, this is not to be confused with his later 'commercial' albums, and if you are stuck very firmly in your groove then this is probably not for you. But if you enjoy chilling on the beach watching the sun go down then this would make a great soundtrack to your beach bbq. If you love the openess of live music, welcome the opportuntiy to discover new artists and have a laid-back attitude then you should give this a try. Just as enjoyable as any of Jack's other albums, and should also appeal to those who enjoy the likes of Ben Harper, Finley Quaye, Foy Vance, etc.

Classic

Great film, well made and a proper surf trip