Meaningless (album)

Meaningless is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon Brion, released in 2001. Initially slated for release on Lava Records, the album was ultimately released independently by Brion on his own "Straight to Cut-Out" label, sold through his website and CD Baby.

Meaningless
Studio album by
Jon Brion
Released2001
Recorded2000
GenrePower pop[1]
Length44:29
LabelStraight to Cut-Out (Independent) .00001
ProducerJon Brion
Jon Brion chronology
Magnolia
(2000)		 Meaningless
(2001)		 Punch-Drunk Love
(2002)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Jason Damas of AllMusic observed the influence of Brion's past collaborators, particularly Aimee Mann, in the album's music, while noting that "in reality it is a representation of the purest form of what Brion has given to the production of those other artists' work".[2] He deemed Meaningless to be "a lovely, catchy, and personal pop album on par with (and in many cases, superior to) the albums and artists that he has worked with in the past".[2]

In a 2016 reappraisal of the album, PopMatters critic Dylan J. Montanari wrote that Meaningless "remains the defining document to which Brion aficionados turn to be reminded of the place he has so admirably carved out for himself in the pop landscape".[1]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Jon Brion except where noted.

  1. "Gotta Start Somewhere" – 4:13
  2. "I Believe She's Lying" (lyrics by Brion and Aimee Mann) – 3:26
  3. "Meaningless" – 3:23
  4. "Ruin My Day" (Brion, Jeff McGregor) – 3:49
  5. "Walking Through Walls" (Brion, Grant Lee Phillips) – 5:49
  6. "Trouble" (Brion, McGregor) – 3:29
  7. "Hook, Line and Sinker" – 4:25
  8. "Dead to the World" – 2:21
  9. "Her Ghost" – 4:12
  10. "Same Mistakes" – 1:57
  11. "Voices" (Rick Nielsen) – 7:32

Personnel

Jon Brion performs vocals and instruments on all tracks except "Trouble", which features:

References
  1. Montanari, Dylan J. (October 6, 2016). "Jon Brion's Meaningless: An Appreciation". PopMatters. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  2. Damas, Jason. "Meaningless – Jon Brion". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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