My Morning Jacket

[jesse_custer]

I've heard a couple of their songs and think they could be an interesting listen.

My question is, which album would be a better starting point: It Still Moves or Z?

[elheffe]

I've heard a couple of their songs and think they could be an interesting listen.

My question is, which album would be a better starting point: It Still Lives or Z?

I think you mean It Still Moves.
As for you question, I'd say either At Dawn or It Still Moves. Z is good, but Dawn and Moves are better.
Evil Urges their newest one, is just kinda so-so. There's a lot of different stuff on Urges not all of it works, but it's interesting to see them evolve out of southern-flavored indie rock into other stuff.

[jesse_custer]

Awesome.

Anyone have any other thoughts?

[howyadoin]

Great, great band. I'm really diggin' the new album, but for me, "Heartbreakin' Man" is still their best tune.

[Jessica Drew]

I like their earlier bathed in reverb albums better than their later if Wilco can do it so can we records.

I like "Heartbreakin' Man" (from The Tennessee Fire) an awful lot, but I absolutely adore "Golden" (from It Still Moves).

[Ilash]

Well, I'm not going to be much help in this thread since I've only heard a few of their songs. Really, really liked what I heard though and they're definitelty on the list of new(ish) artists I want to get CDs of. After Neko Case though, of course.

[jesse_custer]

Been going through It Still Moves. It's very good. They have a quaint sound. Sometimes I feel like I'm listening to a more sophisticated America (who played some of my favorite 1970s pop/rock songs). I got my father into it, and he's usually very stubborn about giving newer music a chance.

My only complaint is some of their songs are fucking long, but they can jam relatively well.

[elheffe]

My only complaint is some of their songs are fucking long, but they can jam relatively well.
Hey, I just saw these guys last week at the Marquee. No opening band. Just MMJ, which was awesome. They played for two and a half hours. At Bonaroo, they play epic shows that last three hours! So yeah, their songs are longish on record, live they really work.

[berk]

I downloaded 'At Dawn' because of this thread. Only listened to it a couple times so far, but I like it. Similar sound in some ways to two other newish bands I like, Fleet Foxes and Panda Bear.