Comments on: Decade :: My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves (2003)

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +0000

Glad to see them mentioned twice, but can’t believe they chose these over “Z” which is a near masterpiece imo.

By: Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Decade :: My Morning Jacket, At Dawn (2001)

Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Decade :: My Morning Jacket, At Dawn (2001) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:05:36 +0000

[...] you’ve been following our Decade series, then you may have read M. Garner’s piece on My Morning Jacket’s It Still Moves. We’re not in the business of ranking records [...]

By: s.Raasch

s.Raasch — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:39:26 +0000

i think you might like this….

click my name if your interested, modest mouse and a lil’ black keys influenced but not a copy cat.

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By: Wes Yoakum

Wes Yoakum — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:53:39 +0000

epic album!

By: frankie

frankie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:48:02 +0000

was my first… it was all the proof I needed…..well done mr. garner, well done:)

By: marty

marty — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:10:11 +0000

Wow — I’m so excited by the showering of praise upon MMJ and especially It Still Moves! I was a freshman in college when it came out and a huge fan of Neil Young. It was a review in Entertainment Weekly (of all places) that initially drew me with a line that read something like “A slow-burning Neil Young”. BH–like you, it took me a bit to get into, although “One Big Holiday” is so immediately brilliant and really can’t be denied. Will–I saw them MAYBE on the same tour, though in Birmingham, and it was the first show with Carl and Bo, and I remember people being PISSED that Johnny and Danny weren’t in the band anymore. Some random frat guy, I guess upon seeing how happy I was after the show, came up to me and said, “That wasn’t fuckin’ My Mornin’ Jacket. Where was Johnny Quaid, man?”

But my best MMJ memory of all is seeing them in Nashville in the summer of ’04. We were packed in really thick–It Still Moves was really breaking and the word about the live show was spreading–and they did “Strangulation!” in the encore, and the moment JJ dropped into the verse, someone dropped their bottle of beer and someone else leaned in to his friend and said, “This is one of the best songs ever written.” It gives me the chills even thinking about that moment.

Anyway, thanks for your enthusiasm, everyone!

By: BH

BH — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:20:37 +0000

ISM was my first MMJ album and I liked right away, but it wasn’t until one afternoon on vacation in the smokey mountains on the back deck of our cabin and heavily under the influence of red wine that I realized that this was more than just music. I am pretty sure for just a moment during Golden as the afternoon sun burned across the mountain peaks, I actually levitated a few inches off the deck.

Seriously.

No album had given me the chills and tingles like that since Floyd.

But you know, talk is often cheap and filled with air, so go fire up ISM, close your eyes and tingle.

By: scott

scott — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:11:20 +0000

this album is so special to me and i always thought it was under appreciated. great write up for a great album. AD nails it again!

By: Will

Will — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:35:21 +0000

Great choice! Saw MMJ in Louisville in ’03 about 2 weeks after It Still Moves came out, without really listening to them beforehand. Needless to say, they blew me away. I remember the venue seemed alive before they came on, buzzing with energy and anticipation. I also remember seeing nothing but hair flying for their entire set… and I definitely remember the ‘drop’ in “One Big Holiday” coming into the first verse. Serious chills and an incredible experience overall. Thanks for the reminder!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:54:07 +0000

m.garner-
Great choice and great words;”cloaked in reverb” – I especially enjoyed that line. I’m glad you also mentioned James’ great production.
This album is best listened to late at night under an open sky, driving alone, windows down, on a country road. Put it on, and just drive until “…all three are one in the same”.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:01:37 +0000

It Still Moves was also my first Jacket album. My local college radio station had been spinning “Golden” and I absolutely fell in love with that song. I purchased the album and immediately I was awed by Jim’s voice, the sounds, the reverb, and especially the atmosphere evoked. I listen to all kinds of music and these guys truly have something special and completely different than what I had been listening to. With just one album under my belt, a raging obsession with this band had begun. I admit, I am now a Jacket-aholic. I have all the discs and I have scoured high and low for their many live performances and covers. I drove 12 hours all the way to Bonnaroo to wait hours and hours to be in the front row for their show. I love this band THAT much! I wholeheartedly believe that “these songs felt broken-in the first time they were spun.” Some bands try to emulate their sound, but nothing, I mean nothing compares to hearing “One Big Holiday” as an encore to one of their epic live shows. Talk about chills! This band is the real deal – and the guys are all so nice in person – that makes this band twice as awesome. All of this started with my first encounter with “Golden” off of It Still Moves. Now go out and experience some more Jacket – you won’t be disappointed! Cheers.

By: Matt D

Matt D — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:17:23 +0000

Nice choice!
It Still Moves was the first Jacket album I got, picked up a second-hand copy (how could anyone trade in this record?) for not much after reading several intriguing comparisons to Mr Young and comparisons to a Southern-fried Flaming Lips. I certainly wasn’t disappointed.
While I probably lean towards At Dawn as my fav MMJ, I’m pleased this was my introduction to the Jacket, and that Mahgeetah was the first tune of there’s I heard, at the start of a summer no less.
Favourite band, and an album that’s certainly amongst the best of of the 00s.

By: J. White

J. White — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:00:21 +0000

Christian: The first time I heard Band of Horses I thought they had ripped off MMJ a bit, especially on “The Funeral” or something like that, but in the end I think they just have similar influences.

This album is nothing but timeless, majestic drunken singalongs.

By: Nick Rallo

Nick Rallo — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:06:53 +0000

Good memory:

Was working at the Virgin Megastore in Dallas Texas, my sophomore year of college. The guys I worked with introduced me to Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, and all that. An hour after closing Saturday night, we put It Still Moves in, and jacked the volume up on MAHGEETAH. The entire store filled with those power chords, like a tiger roaring or something. We were literally all head banging. Genius pick. Definitely agree.