{"product_id":"bookmarks","title":"BOOKMARKS |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: John Ondrasik (vocals, piano, background vocals); Derek Fuhrmann (guitar, background vocals); Zane Carney, Don Tirer, Peter Zizzo (guitar); Dave Eggar (cello); Jamie Kenney (piano); Gunnar Olsen, Shawn Pelton (drums); Todd Clark, Olivia Ondrasik (background vocals).\n\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Joe Zook.\n\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Jeremy Cowart.\n\u003cbr\u003eOnce again working with producer Gregg Wattenberg, who helmed 2009's Slice, John Ondrasik nevertheless shakes things up a little bit on 2013's Bookmarks. Ondrasik highlighted his classicist side on Slice, opting for lush, grandiose arrangements and a deliberate pace, but Bookmarks is considerably brighter, its sonic surfaces shining and its tempos sprightly. No longer operating on a ponderous, portentous level -- he's discarded the melancholic navel-gazing that brought him fame with \"Superman\" -- Ondrasik seems as if he's lifted a burden from his shoulders. His melodies are merrier, his lyrics dotted with hope, and, most appealingly of all, the entirety of Bookmarks is a highly polished piece of soft rock. Perhaps it belongs to an aesthetic that is slightly outdated -- ironically enough, the attitude and sound belong to turn-of-the millennium adult contemporary radio, which is when he was at the height of his commercial success -- but Bookmarks is surely the best-crafted adult pop released under the Five for Fighting name, its sturdy tunes wrapped up neatly in a shiny, appealing gloss. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2013-09-17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: ROCK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2013-09-17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49261980090610,"sku":"TU5F1N-KOZB-HB","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/five-for-fighting-bookmarks_nn25i.jpg?v=1779727307","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/bookmarks","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}