It's impossible to deny that Brion's collaborations have had an effect on him the influence of Mann is especially strong here (in fact, she co-wrote the jazzy "I Believe She's Lying"), although Brion surpasses the "singer/songwriter" tag by pulling in many of his power pop roots (a cover of Cheap Trick's "Voices" closes the album) and his diverse background in pop music.
Much-anticipated by diehard fans of guitar-based pop music, and especially the rabid cult following of the fractured early-'90s pop outfit Jellyfish, Meaningless delivers. After many years as a sideman for other people's projects - including Aimee Mann, the eels, Fiona Apple, Elliott Smith, Jellyfish, and the Wallflowers, among dozens more - multi-instrumentalist, producer, and general "it man" Jon Brion stepped behind the microphone for his debut solo album in late 2000.
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