He became somewhat of a legend among the power pop underground, on par with former Jellyfish frontman Andy Sturmer, constantly backing other deserving artists but never releasing any albums himself. And while Jason Falkner, the most obvious 'frontman' of the group, went on to release some enjoyable solo albums, Brion continued on with work mostly as a multi-instrumentalist or a producer. That project imploded largely because the premise - four solo artists who share a band together - was almost too ambitious. Only on the now-legendary (and extremely out-of-print) 1994 Grays album Ro Sham Bo did he take lead vocal and writing credits. It could be said that Meaningless cops the style of many of those whom Brion has collaborated with, but in reality it is a representation of the purest form of what Brion has given to the production of those other artists' work. 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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