Orange Rhyming Dictionary by Jets To Brazil

Pros: A good collection of introspective songs that break the emo mold
Cons: A couple of unspectacular songs.

It's been over four years since Jets to Brazil's first album Orange Rhyming Dictionary came out. At the time Jawbreaker fans looked at the record skeptically to see what Blake Schwarzenbach was going to offer them. Was the record going to be...

Pros: Incredibly talented musicians with a unique style of emo
Cons: Sometimes too abstract lyrics

Music comes into our lives in funny ways, even for someone like me, where it typically involves my dad in some fashion. Lately I've been listening to a lot of Sunny Day Real Estate, Promise Ring and Get-Up Kids, so I'm always noticing mentions of "emo"...

Pros: Good emo core
Cons: None.

So unlike the lyrical redundancy usually typifying rock songs, Jets to Brazil do something that Kurt Cobain, who once criticized the limitations of traditional rock song form: they offer something novel: tuneful vignettes set to highly melodic, almost...

Pros: Great Music
Cons: None

This debut album from Jets To Brazil consist of ex members of Jawbreaker, Handsom, and Texas Is the Reason. Their sound is very unique and is recomended for anybody who appreciates good music. This great album is a must have for any collection. It is...

Pros: Dynamic, not the same thing throughout the whole album.
Cons: Slightly slow if you're into punk.

Jets to Brazil comes from the roots of emo and post-punk bands (Jawbreaker/Texas is the Reason), but if you listen to their debut album, Orange Rhyming Dictionary (Jade Tree), it'd be hard to clearly classify them as an "emo" band. However, if...

Pros: Soothing, Smooth beats and vocals, several hits
Cons: repetitive, too many songs

Orange Rhyming Dictionary was the solo album Blake had been itching to write following the emotionally draining 1994 tour for Jawbreaker's 24 hour Revenge Therapy. That tour, marked by Adam's desire to sing, and Chris' refusal to play "the wit and the...

Pros: Diverse songs, techincally strong
Cons: Familiar style to fans of predecessors

Comprised of former members of various bands including Jawbreaker and Handsom, Jets To Brazil now has two albums out. Both are wonderful records full of artistic diversity. The first album, "Orange Rhyming Dictionary" is full of traditional...

Pros: Intelligent lyrics, Blake is back, I Typed for Miles is phenomenal, Lemon Yellow Black
Cons: takes a few times to really win over the listener

As a long-time Jawbreaker fan, I had the amazing opportunity to recently have a beer with Blake and see Jets to Brazil play in Cologne, Germany...WOW! The show was amazing...my friend and I were standing up against the stage and scaring the Germans with...

Pros: There isn't a bad song on this album.
Cons: You might not leave the house for a few days... I'll say the cover design leaves something to be desired...

When Jawbreaker broke up they were just starting to get a good name going. By the time they were over they'd become a sleeper hit of sorts. When rumours of Blake's return to music came, lot's of people got excited and with good cause. He is one of the...

Pros: Just a great album
Cons: none

....Jets to Brazil is a spin off of two great bands both of which had a large followings. However you will not find either of them on this record. Many people who purchased this album were first disappointed because of that. After multiple listenings...