I enjoy listening to Donavon Frankenreiter for his laid back Jack Johnson clone style. Of the massive collection of Frankenreiter's library this album caught my immediate attention. The difference of "typical" DF material infused with late 1960's-70's tunes is genius. My brain was kick started and zoned into detail to lyrics, style, arrangements, influence and reason. Creatively and stylistically this is a successful departure from the norm. The album cover alone reminds me of wacky and loveable Joe Walsh. Listen closely. You will no doubt hear classic rock influence, disco, flamenco and some of the greatest singer-song writers of our time. Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Jim Croce, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Buffet, CCR and other masters of southern rock are mixed in each track, without losing the laid back beach sound associated with Frankenreiter. For those of you who may be to young to know these masters of music, do your research. Donavon Frankenreiter has brought back a time period long on the endangered species list. By breathing new life into his style, DF's unpredictability and risk taking steal my vote for one of the best albums of 2008.

Donavon Frankenreiter, a renowned surfer turned musician, who is hands down as talented on a guitar and mic., as he is on a surfboard, but Donavon's great acoustic styling's and mellow harmonies have always resembled the sounds of his great Friend Jack Johnson. In the making of this album Donavon took the experiences and wisdom gained along the way and evolved as an artist, Donavon put his heart and soul in creating and co-writing this album, in the quest of finding his musical identity. Not taking away his signature sounds of acoustic and electric elements of funky & fresh beats along with honest lyrics of his past recordings, but growing from it and introducing a new approach of delivering it; which in result, is an album filled with soulful melodies, uplifting grooves and some lessons for life.

Donavon's signature raspy & mellow voice always so full of passion, you can clearly see and feel his love for music. The talent and relationship with in the members of the band harmonizes every song perfectly. From the punchy mariachi horns of "Your Heart" to the pop sensibilities of "Life, Love & Laughter" to the laid-back funk of "Hit the Ground Running" and "Too Much Water"

Donavon's newfound musical confidence in "Pass it Around" finally breaks away the Jack Johnson redundancy, which has followed his music for the last two albums and introduces us to Donavon's newfound identity. Pass It Around is a testament to Frankenreiter's continuing evolution as an artist.

This is great stuff. Yes, it sounds like Jack Johnson a little, but with a lot more range, and more of a band sound than just one guy with a guitar (not to knock Jack, I like him, I just like Donavon better).

If you're a Donavon fan, do yourself a favor and buy this one, What'cha Know About, Move by Yourself and the new one Start Livin'.

All of them are can't miss cds.

Simply love.

Love Jack Johnson, ALO and the whole Brushfire crew, but Donovan is stealing the show with this cd, no wonder he left them :(

Its my favorite, absolutely favorite cd of the entire BF genre, even out of my JJ cd's, which is insane to say. I would listen to this cd daily to get me into a groove on my 45 minute commute to the Hamptons to work for an ogre. DF lifted that feeling of doom and made it tolerable. Gotta love nice tunes.

Thinking Zee Avi is probably the next one on the list to bring that feeling.