- Audio CD (8 Sep 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Content/Copy-Protected CD
- Label: RCA
- ASIN: B0000C666Z
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 93,029 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Mahgeeta |
| 2. Dancefloors |
| 3. Golden |
| 4. Master Plan |
| 5. One Big Holiday |
| 6. Will Sing You Songs |
| 7. Easy Mornin' Rebel |
| 8. Run Thru |
| 9. Rollin' Back |
| 10. Just One Thing |
| 11. Steam Engine |
| 12. One In The Same |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
My Morning Jacket are a five-piece rock group from Louisville, Kentucky--a town that, to judge by It Still Moves, has been somehow prevented from hearing any musical innovation or development that has occurred since about 1974. It Still Moves is constructed exclusively from influences dating from before any of the band were born: the harmonies of Crosby, Stills & Nash, the chugging guitar of Neil Young, the swagger of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the brass of prime Stax soul. Even the production refuses to have anything to do with modern methods, laden with reverb and sounding like it was recorded in a barn (given My Morning Jacket's rural background, this probably is not impossible).
For all that, It Still Moves sounds like something more than a faithfully observed period piece. Perhaps because the band are all too young to have heard their favourite records in their original context, they approach them with a naive freshness that makes these ancient sounds feel like living things. Like the Kings of Leon, and to a slightly lesser extent the White Stripes, My Morning Jacket are young people making old music. When it works--the fabulously self-pitying "Dancefloors", which builds to a giddy climax of horns is a particular highlight--that's more than enough. --Andrew Mueller
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I grew up listening to older brothers' music, which consisted of Crosby, Stills etc, Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd etc. Incessantly. This albums sounds like all these guys got together in someone's barn one weekend and had one humdinger of a jam, with it all recorded for posterity on a 4 track. More upbeat and rockier than previous MMJ, some great guitar work, real drums, well penned songs, great fun. In a way, comparing them to all these old bands doesnt do MMJ justice, there're more than a period tribute band. Dancefloors rocks, Golden has some good accoustic guitar work, the handover between Easy Morning Rebel and Run Thru sounds exciting, not something you can say that often nowadays. Probably wont grab you at first, there's a lot of music. If you like electric Americana with homespun feel then this should push buttons. Anyway they must be good - all good bands have daft names.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
MMJ are in my opinion one of the greatest bands operating in the world today. This is there finest work to date. The sound alone is amazing. It's a rich, swampy, bluesy, country sound topped with gloriously pitchy vocals. The songwriting is brilliant too - exhilirating but by no means frivolous and the lyrics are interesting for a change too.
I played this to a fifty year old Led Zep fan and he was in no doubt that he had not heard anything this good in 30 odd years. I unreservedly recommend this to one and all with an ear for southern rock. It's a major grower though so if you're new to MMJ I urge perseverance (Mr. Kilpatrick) - you won't be disappointed.
I played this to a fifty year old Led Zep fan and he was in no doubt that he had not heard anything this good in 30 odd years. I unreservedly recommend this to one and all with an ear for southern rock. It's a major grower though so if you're new to MMJ I urge perseverance (Mr. Kilpatrick) - you won't be disappointed.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If their first album "The Tennessee Fire" was a day, it would be Monday. Full of sad, sparse accoustic songs. Second album "At Dawn" would be a Sunday, an uplifting but mellow affair with gorgeous pop/soul melodies and the occassional bit of weridness. "It Still Moves" is Friday. A much more upbeat record. Out of the 12 songs, only 3 could be described as slow songs. The musicianship has moved up a peg too, check out the guitars on "One Big Holiday" or the ambient sequence in "I will Sing You Songs". If you have the previous 2 albums, and loved them, you will love this too. It only misses getting 5 stars because I'm not too keen on the horns on the record. They only surface twice, on Easy Morning Rebel" which is actually a great song, and "Dancefloors" which I think is the weakest cut. Also production wise, I think "At Dawn" sounded better. All in all though, fantastic stuff. Let Jim James take you on a trip through Kentucky
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