Umm...Jason wasn't the singer...
935157
What can I say, I've been a fan of Phantom Planet for 6 years now and am amazed at their musical and lyrical growth. The new album is a great listen from start to finish. The departure of Jason was a little saddening but Jeff is an excellent replacement. And just to respond to another reviewer: Jason was the drummer, Alex has always been the lead vocalist in the band so comparisons to Hot Hot Heat would be for all three Phantom Planet albums in the vocalist category then.
3205081
But you haven't heard Ryan Cabrera. He makes Avril Lavigne look like Exene Cervenka with this hodgepodge of a record. Basically, Ryan Cabrera is a cross between Avril Lavigne and Michelle Branch (not John Mayer fronting NSync like Forest Law claimed): His style is very similar to the former, and, like the latter, claims to write his own songs. But just one listen to "Take It All Away", you will see that it screams "Male Michelle Branch!" all over it: the corny lyrics (like "My eyes are waiting at the door just like every time before", and "You can take it all away. I don't need it", "I'm beginning to know the ending", "I want to work you out"). What the hell? What do these silly lyrics even mean? At least his female counterpart doesn't have lyrics this corny and uninspiring. It looks like all he can sing about is his relationship with Ashlee Simpson, which is alright, but it can get pretty irritating when that's all he will ever sing about. At least Avril has a variety of topics to write about. We don't need another Michelle Branch. Isn't one enough?  This is all he is. Michelle Branch for teenage girls with even lamer lyrics and boring music that isn't even rock at all: just middle-of-the-road teen pop without any substance and just a smattering of rock in the beats. Forget about this album, as you will get bored with it easily. I did after listening to the samples and discovering that all the rockers sound like "On The Way Down" and all the ballads sound like "True". While there is a stray song or two that might be good, but that's few and far between. And anyone who compares him to Howie Day and Gavin DeGraw is just nuts. Those guys make Ryan Cabrera look like the spiky-haired version of Nick Carter.
3949039
Not the original artists.  The same mediocre singers and small musical group on every song.  This should have been specified in the offering.
1253723
Like another reviewer, I blame myself for not doing my due diligence before purchasing. I thought, too, "Same band name, same album title, same song list - must be the same." I'd been looking for a copy of the original Declaration on CD and it appears at around $96.99 (!!) on Amazon, so I thought they perhaps now have an alternate, affordable release. I was deceived and am consequently disappointed.

This is not the original band or the original arrangements. If you are looking for The Alarm of earlier days - Peters, Twist, Sharp, and Macdonald - look elsewhere. Mike and his friends & family have done well to make a respectable album here but I don't understand its true purpose. Editorial notes seem to point toward remaking the album for today's sound, to jump on the same bandwagon as Jack White, Mumford & Sons, etc., which flies in the face of the original band's originality and creativity. Is this album really just an attempt to cash in, using nostalgia (and ignorance, on my part) to wring more money out of songs that mean so much to so many?  If not, then why not at least TITLE it differently? What's so hard about something like "Declaration: 2014?"  Is the deception intentional? Perhaps naively, I expected more honesty and transparency from this group. The album may be musically solid, but it just doesn't sit well with me.
3519369
What an absolute waste of time and money. - NO. The new lead singer sounds more like Lindsay Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac than Steve Perry. Its just not worth the time nore the money. Barely a good track
1964544
Not a bad album, But I knew right away it was missing something and that is the original lead singer and drummer if I am correct. when you really enjoy a band and not just for it music but its overall sound, the drums ,singer and guitars, It is hard to feel the same about it when it changes, I probably would have not bought this new album if I would have known this...PS if a band changes original members they should always change there name so there is nothing miss leading.......
2089618
There were only a few songs on here I really enjoyed.  Old Sock is an appropriate title for this one. Eric's guitar usually speaks for him, but I've always thought his voice was adequate. That is no longer the case, and he should have skipped the vocals all together on some of this. Beating old standards to death does not make me want to waste my money on this.
4039340
I bought this under the impression that Mike Bloomfield was on all of the tunes.  He is not, he is only on the first 5.  The rest of the album goes downhill after this.  I would have given it more otherwise.
4087866
Okay now that Austin Gibbons guy who wrote a revew was wrong!  he said that Tom was the bass guy, mark was the guitarest!!! come on! if he was a real fan he would know it was the other way a-round.  But it's okay, i guess he tryed his best.  Now to the book.  The book wasn't that great, i meen some of it was taken from BLINK 182's video they made.  If you were me i'de only get this book if you wanted to get all the BLINK 182 stuff there is. Well this is Tom saying so long and good bye...
1288552
Anyone who could draw a comparison between STP and the Monkees obviously knows nothing about either 90's or 60's music.  Should I start with the fact that the Monkees didn't even play their own instruments?  Or perhaps I should mention that the Monkees (somewhat like Nirvana in some cases, sadly) were driven to a high degree by big record industry producers as far as their sound was concerned; their sound wasn't necessarily authentic, it was simply marketable.  Now since Jawnalee has seen fit to make their grossly incorrect comparison chart of "90's" artists, allow me to debunk the entire thing seeing as it is completely inaccurate:

The White Stripes aren't a 90's artist, and linking them to The Who is tenuous at best.  I have seen nothing from The White Stripes that goes anywhere beyond "Adult Contemporary" that is played on all those "at work" stations.  They've been played to death and have shown us little beyond what we already know.  Pearl Jam, while being highly influential in their early days, has fallen into this category as well after their rather large departure from the past releases with the likes of Vitalogy.  Again, they have fallen into the "pop" category having abandoned their message and focused on the music industry politics that Eddie Vedder is now famous for.  Even Green Day, to a point, has drifted into this category with some of their more meaningless songs.  The mighty Green Day has, at least until American Idiot, decided that Top 40 stations might just be where they belong... Dookie was their last worthy contribution to music, but it seems they're trying to redeem themselves.

And how do you link Nirvana to Jimi Hendrix?  You obviously know very little about either artist when you link the blues-driven, entrancing riffs of Hendrix with the 3-chord grunge rock licks of Nirvana.  Hendrix was never told by his management to limit his songs to 3 chords... and if he had been, I'm sure that would have signalled a change of management.  This is not to lessen the tremendous impact Nirvana had in the music we have today, but Kurt Cobain, while being ingenious, was no Hendrix.  Furthermore, I think the entirety of the Pumpkins would be grossly offended to be linked up to a group so teeny and pop-driven as the Beach Boys.  Granted both groups had a long discography, and perhaps had a number of hits across the spectrum of listeners, but there is little comparison beyond that.

Again, anyone who would take the Milli Vanilli likes of the Monkees and place them side-by-side with one of the most influential acts of 90's rock is obviously ill-versed in music.  STP holds their place among the likes of Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and the other idols of the 90's music revolution.  Now that I've debunked the painful ignorance of Jawnalee, let me spend a quick word on the albums:

Core:  The quintessential STP.  The first album, and arguably the best.  You don't know STP unless you know this CD.

Purple:  A departure from the harder likes of Core.  Introduces Scott's haunting vocals in tracks such as Big Empty, Unglued, and Still Remains.

Tiny Music:  More along the lines of Purple... argued to be one of their more weak albums.

No. 4:  A powerful return to their old formula in Core but still with many of the lighter, almost Jim Morrison-esque stylings of Purple and Tiny Music all mixed in there for your enjoyment.

Shangri-la:  More along the lines of No. 4.  Again, the now-familiar sound of STP but now more mature.  Shows the latest result of the band's progression over the years.  A worthy addition.

Thank You:  Their "Greatest Hits".  For those who know STP from the radio and want to have a collection of their more popular tunes.  Also perfect for the likes of Jawnalee who need a good primer into the music of STP.

So a final note to Jawnalee, where ever they may be: don't spam websites with your uninformed, ignorant babble... try to speak on a topic you know something about, like maybe Brittany Spears, Hanson, or Creed... leave the rock to those who know rock.
2398927
Singers doesn't try to make the same sound the same original. The music sounds like the voices don't care about what they are doing. I was kinda disappointed.
779672
People say "real" country music doesn't exist anymore, and I beg to differ. It does exist, but it is the Rodney Dangerfield of the music business, it gets no respect (especially on radio). The Texas music scene is as close as we're gonna get to what many will call real country and Jason is right at the top of the heap when it comes to a great sound.
1121243
I thought this was supposed to be remixes of the original artists songs. This is other people singing these artists songs, and then they are remixed. BOOOOOOOOOO! :(
3864250
This man has a warm, beautiful voice. I didn't even know he sang until Barbra Streisand mentioned it on Katie Couric's show. I hope we see a lot more from Jason in the future.
4597921
Jason X was just bad, it made absolutly no sense. I mean Jason in space? How retarted do film makers think we are? The only good scene was when Jason was in that virtual reality world of Crystal Lake and was killing those 2 girls by beating one of em' with the other trapped in the sleeping bag, other than that, this movie sucked.
4157101
For some reason I thought this was some kind of remix by The Sundays. It's not. The band Tin Tin Out covered the song, and I could not get through 20 seconds of listening to it. My bad, and I take responsibility for that.

Sample the music before you buy if you have not already heard it.
4977653
The King is James Brown, an Irish postman.  He was discovered singing Elvis songs at a karaoke bar.  A record producer had the idea to record the Nirvana song "Come As You Are" with an Elvis impersonator, and he was struck by how much Brown sounded like Elvis.  Yes, he actually does sound a lot like Elvis.  Anyway, after they recorded the Nirvana song, they decided to record a whole album of songs by dead rockers.  Yes, it's an album of songs by dead people sung by an Elvis impersonator.  Somewhat surprisingly, the songs are played "straight".  The songs aren't played for laughs at all.  They are somewhat interesting for the most part, with "Come As You Are" being the best of the lot.  If that sounds like something you would be interested in, here it is.