Comments on: My Morning Jacket // Band Of The Year http://www.rollogrady.com/my-morning-jacket-band-of-the-year/ Los Angeles Music Blog, LA Music Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:27:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ten “Indie” Songs Weezy Should Work With « Rhymer Prymer http://www.rollogrady.com/my-morning-jacket-band-of-the-year/#comment-10056 Ten “Indie” Songs Weezy Should Work With « Rhymer Prymer Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:59:14 +0000 http://www.rollogrady.com/?p=6586#comment-10056 [...] My Morning Jacket- Highly Suspicious- Take out the vocals, beef up the drums in the hook, add a little Weezy growl, and we have a [...] [...] My Morning Jacket- Highly Suspicious- Take out the vocals, beef up the drums in the hook, add a little Weezy growl, and we have a [...]

]]> By: rollogrady http://www.rollogrady.com/my-morning-jacket-band-of-the-year/#comment-5367 rollogrady Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:28:03 +0000 http://www.rollogrady.com/?p=6586#comment-5367 Hi Tim: Many people agree with your sentiment. I'm not one of them. The "Band Of The Year" tag was for what MMJ accomplished this year. Not many bands can claim playing SNL, Radio City Music Hall, Glastonbury and New Years Eve at Madison Square Garden in the same calendar year. Mediocre bands do not get these opportunities. I apologize for not making that clear in my post. I agree with you that "It Still Moves" is their best work followed by "At Dawn". But the band didn't want to get pigeonholed with the "Americana" or "Alt-Country" category. They had the balls to experiment with their sound on both "Z" and "Evil Urges". By doing this they will be making records and selling out shows for years to come, while 99.9% of the other bands will disappear into obscurity. Hi Tim:

Many people agree with your sentiment. I’m not one of them. The “Band Of The Year” tag was for what MMJ accomplished this year. Not many bands can claim playing SNL, Radio City Music Hall, Glastonbury and New Years Eve at Madison Square Garden in the same calendar year. Mediocre bands do not get these opportunities. I apologize for not making that clear in my post.

I agree with you that “It Still Moves” is their best work followed by “At Dawn”. But the band didn’t want to get pigeonholed with the “Americana” or “Alt-Country” category. They had the balls to experiment with their sound on both “Z” and “Evil Urges”. By doing this they will be making records and selling out shows for years to come, while 99.9% of the other bands will disappear into obscurity.

]]> By: tim http://www.rollogrady.com/my-morning-jacket-band-of-the-year/#comment-5346 tim Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:27:24 +0000 http://www.rollogrady.com/?p=6586#comment-5346 Cannot agree with you here. I think this band has taken a turn into the depths of mediocrity. Evil Urges is unlistenable. Moreover, "Librarian" is an embarrassment to all those amateur 8th grade poets out there. James' lyrics have always been the weak link in the MMJ chain, but his sophomoric leanings are in full view on this record. If only time stopped with "It Still Moves." Cannot agree with you here. I think this band has taken a turn into the depths of mediocrity. Evil Urges is unlistenable. Moreover, “Librarian” is an embarrassment to all those amateur 8th grade poets out there. James’ lyrics have always been the weak link in the MMJ chain, but his sophomoric leanings are in full view on this record. If only time stopped with “It Still Moves.”

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