That's right, I'm not forgetting about America just because its Saturday.
Anyways.....what are we listening to nowadays?
I'm looking for some new shiz and I can't say i've been 100% completely happy with my recent emusic purchases.....but that's just the way that goes. Lend me a helping hand and guide me towards something new down yonder in the comments. I'm growing desperate.
On to other important matters....
Kendall gave a less than glowing review of the new MMJ album down below (i believe the word turd was even used). I'm not going to be so harsh. Yes, parts (read: HIGHHHH-LEEEE SUH-SPISH-OUS!!) are a little difficult to handle.
There are some parts that are very worthwhile to listen to, and the more I've done so, the more I've liked it. I kinda think MMJ is one of those bands (a la Wilco) whose albums need to be taken with a small grain of salt (and that salt is typically served in the form of their live performances). I'm guessing that after we get the opportunity to hear some live cuts of these songs we'll find they grow a bit.
Example #1: Saturday Night Live. I heard both "Evil Urges" and "I'm Amazed" first on SNL. And I'll concede that SNL isn't exactly the place where masterful performances are produced, it was the first chance I had to hear these songs and I really liked them then.
Particularly the breakdown in the middle of Urges and the entire version of Amazed. They both come across a bit more.....hard hitting, i guess. Anyways, here's the mp3 of their performances from SNL which was hosted by everyone's favorite former Disney star turned Indiana Jones sidekick, Shia Lebouf.
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (live at SNL)
My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed (live at SNL)
As for new things.....I haven't found much recently. I kinda like this Liam Finn fellow (liken him to Elliott Smith-type on anti-depressants). The "new" Stephen Malkmus is pretty good....but I still don't find myself listening to it that often. So, like i said if there's anything out there......send it my way.
Liam Finn - Second Chance
Stephen Malkmus - Baltimore
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3 comments:
Yeah, I think you're right that many of these songs will translate better in the live setting. My hope is that some of the rock will return.
But Evil Urges still does very little for me. Even the latter half is soft - very little hard rifts other than portions of I'm Amazed and Aluminum Park. Where's the rock? It all feels like soft pop to me.
When I am thinking progression in the way Z went, I think Evil Urges, - Touch ME 1 & 2 (the more experimental with rock for lack of better term think It Beats for You, Off the Record), Aluminum Park (the rock like Lay Low). Much of the rest I can do without and is a sound I don't really dig. The sequence from Thank You Too > Look At You does nothing for me at this point, which sucks, because I really wanted to like this record.
Ok, ramble on er uh off.
Hey guys - love the blog....keep up the fantastic work....I concur entirely on your older post of Sun Kil Moon's April...a masterpiece....my suggestion for new shiz is Fleet Foxes.....getting a lot of press - and definitely worth a listen I think....
Check out Scott Matthews. He's the new Jeff Buckley (but not dead), they say.
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