My Morning Jacket [Archive]

musicl

13 Jan 2006, 06:44 PM

Are these guys big in America? I got the album z and it is really good. The song lay low is quite brilliant.

nicodemus

13 Jan 2006, 11:31 PM

Are these guys big in America? I got the album z and it is really good. The song lay low is quite brilliant.
They're fairly popular over here. The album Z was in many critics' Top 10 list this year. My wife who isn't the least bit pretentious about music and doesn't read what the critics say can't stand it.

Personally, I think it's the worst album of their four full length releases. That's not a "I don't like it because it's gained mainstream acceptance" thing either, I just don't think it's a good record.

I think there's a few good tunes on it, but as a whole, it pales in comparison to their previous stuff.

I'd rank their albums in this order:

1. It Still Moves
2. At Dawn
3. The Tennessee Fire
4. Z

If "Lay Low" is one of your favorites off of Z, I think you'd like the others much better, especially It Still Moves and to a lesser extent At Dawn.

musicl

17 Jan 2006, 12:58 PM

I'll defiantly be getting some of their other albums after Z.

hangthadj

17 Jan 2006, 01:22 PM

They're fairly popular over here. The album Z was in many critics' Top 10 list this year. My wife who isn't the least bit pretentious about music and doesn't read what the critics say can't stand it.

Personally, I think it's the worst album of their four full length releases. That's not a "I don't like it because it's gained mainstream acceptance" thing either, I just don't think it's a good record.

I think there's a few good tunes on it, but as a whole, it pales in comparison to their previous stuff.

I'd rank their albums in this order:

1. It Still Moves
2. At Dawn
3. The Tennessee Fire
4. Z

If "Lay Low" is one of your favorites off of Z, I think you'd like the others much better, especially It Still Moves and to a lesser extent At Dawn.

Seriously these guys were one of my favorite bands before Z, but i found that to be just a bad, bad album.

For me....

At Dawn
Tennessee Fire
It Still Moves
Z

Then again At Dawn was the first I heard of theirs, so it may just be sentimental. But At Dawn and Tennessee Fire both still get heavy rotation, while the others don't.

kopiteinkc

17 Jan 2006, 02:10 PM

I understand the previous poster's dislike of Z, but I am gonna defend it anyway.

I think it is actually their best effort to date. I do skip the track with the fairground type music on it, but other than that I really like it.

At Dawn is a great album too but I put Z right up there with it.

musicl

18 Jan 2006, 12:57 PM

Keep listening to z hangthadj. I didnt like it all that much at the start. But it really grows on you..

musicl

18 Jan 2006, 01:02 PM

I do skip the track with the fairground type music on itYour talking about In the woods. It is an absolutely brilliant song. When the drums kick in and he starts singing - beautiful. Keep listening to that track. You wont be disappointed.

chapulincolorado

18 Jan 2006, 04:20 PM