My Morning Jacket Songs

Nowhere Man

Anyone have some suggestions or favorites. I have been digging MMJ a lot lately, just interested to here what some of your favorites are.
For me right now its "Phone Went West"

tcaporale

"Golden" is my favorite.

FenwayFaithful

Oh man, you came to the right place.

These guys are my clear cut #2 behind Pearl Jam for some time now.

First off, you need to obtain It Still Moves, Z and Evil Urges, their last three studio efforts. They will take you on a journey the likes of which you have never before seen. It Still Moves explores the depths of reverb-heavy spacey garage rock and still rocks my world every time I listen. Z is their masterpiece. It has everything and anything you want in a record. Evil Urges is their newest record, finding the band exploring the depths of their creativity and talent. All are awesome, all will blow you away.

However, the only way to get the full MMJ experience, my friends, is with a little buddy called Okonokos. MMJ is great in the studio, but their true grit is measured in their live act. Try "One Big Holiday", "Golden" "Xmas Curtain" "Off the Record" and "Gideon". Sit back, crack open a beer and enjoy.

If you want to dig deeper, Jim James (Yim Yames) released an EP this fall of a collection of George Harrison songs, as well as doing the first Monsters of Folk record with pals M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Moogis.

They also have two earlier studio efforts before It Still Moves, At Dawn and The Tennessee Fire, both of which are rugged and raw and will rip you apart and haunt your dreams.

These guys are the best. Period.

rhcpjam1029

phone went west is great. if you're listening to at dawn, then definitely check out just because i do and honest man. honest man is crazy. the song at dawn is great too.

check out it still moves as well. that album is just filled with great tunes. one big holiday, run thru, mahgeeta, dancefloors.

z is one of the easiest albums to listen to period. wordless chorus, it beats 4 u, dondante, off the record, and fucking law low. all great songs.

evil urges might take a little while to get into if you're starting off with at dawn. the songs are more...different. they're still likeable though. evil urges, i'm amazed, aluminum park, librarian, touch me i'm going to scream pt. 2, remnants are all great songs.

hope this helps.

Nowhere Man

Thanks for all the help, really appreciate it.
I just watched Okonokos DVD again, unreal.

FenwayFaithful

My personal favorites are:

Two Halves (Evil Urges)
Dondante (Z)
Golden (from Okonokos)
The Dark (Tennessee Fire)
Smokin from Shootin-->Touch Me Im going to scream pt2 (Evil Urges)

pjl44

Dondante, especially if we're talking live. Hoo boy.

As a matter of fact, the NYE 08 show when they went Dondante->Smokin' From Shootin'->Touch Me Part 2 was one of the five best concert moments of my life.

FenwayFaithful

pjl44 wrote:

Dondante, especially if we're talking live. Hoo boy.

As a matter of fact, the NYE 08 show when they went Dondante->Smokin' From Shootin'->Touch Me Part 2 was one of the five best concert moments of my life.

+1

eeriepadave

I like

It Still Moves- Mahgeetah, One Big Holiday. Actually just listened to this album yesterday, not really a bad song on it.
Z- Gideon (probably my fav MMJ song), Off The Record, Dondante
Evil Urges- I'm Amazed, Evil Urges, & Librarian

musicismylife78

the bear

the way that he sings

golden- the way this song feels is amazing.

mahgeetah

craigb

I'm obsessed with "I'm Amazed," but I've never really listened to anything else by them

Bremerton

One Big Holiday on Okonokos is as good as it gets.

mfc2006

cobra is AWESOME live!!!

DewieCox

Get their last 4, counting the live one.

Some great tunes and a great progression stylistically so it never gets old.

slightlystoned

cant get Off the Record out of my head

redmosquito10

Listening to Rollin' Back right now. Never paid a ton of attention to this song in the past, but good lord. Jim James is absolutely ridiculous, and their drummer is one of the best in the business at the transition from soft, mood-drumming that fits perfectly into the background, to kick your ass jam/solo drumming

Lifted

i understand people wanting to discuss their favorite songs by such and such a band, and i also understand that the o.p. asked for song suggestions......but i would strongly suggest to anyone who is trying to get into a certain band or musician, that has at least some sort of artistic merit, to listen to the albums first. i understand the whole i-pod generation thing where people just want to shuffle songs and make playlist and what not, but to really gain a full appreciation of the music you are hearing, i think it's important to hear the songs in the context that they were meant to be heard....that said, my mmj recommendations to you (o.p.) would be in the following order-

at dawn
z
it still moves
tennessee fire
okonokos (live)
evil urges

...and then all the b-sides/eps/demo compilations they have, because after hearing all of their lps, you will surely want to hear whatever is left. mmj is magical.

FenwayFaithful

It also stands to mention that these guys didn't truly take flight until Carl Broemel joined the group. His sax in Dondante is sublime.

MysteryTrain

Librarian is just absolute perfection; the way the lyrics flow with the music.
I also like Lay Low, where the neverending guitar solo comes in.

chimpat

"One Big Holiday" and "Lay Low" are two of my favorites. Also love "Smokin' from Shootin' "

Great band, love these guys.

deadmosquito

I'll just write you a list, in no particular order, except for the first one:

My favorite song: Strangulation!

At Dawn
The Way that He Sings
Death is the Easy Way
Just Because I Do
Phone Went West
Evil Urges
Highly Suspicious
I'm Amazed
Smokin From Shootin
Mahgeeta
Dancefloors
One Big Holiday
Run Thru
It Beats For You
Off the Record
Anytime
Dondante
The Bear
Old Sept Blues
I Will Be There When You Die
By My Car


I would really just recommend buying all of their records. Amazing band.