American Songwriter article found here: http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/03/my-morning-jacket-southern-ghost-voices/ (http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/03/my-morning-jacket-southern-ghost-voices/) So many great quotes I can't pick one, so here's one of the photos instead:
(http://www.americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/MMJ_standinginside_web.jpg)
:D
Thanks so much for posting this! Great article.
Can I just say it blows my mind that Jim used a scene from Mad Men to explain how songwriting comes to him? Awesome.
Great read, thanks Sara! :thumbsup:
A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N!
After that description of this recording process, my hopes are SUPER DUPER high for this album!
Cannot wait! :D :D :D
Quote from: tdb810 on Mar 01, 2011, 01:31 PM
A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N!
After that description of this recording process, my hopes are SUPER DUPER high for this album!
Cannot wait! :D :D :D
RIGHT!? They seem so satisfied with the process I can't wait to hear it...agggghhhhh....
oh man oh man oh man....this is one of my favorite interviews!! Thanks so much for sharing :D
I cannot wait to hear more piano and a more relaxed-feeling album...just after reading that interview I feel more relaxed ;D must...have...tour...dates...
What an amazing article. I am so stoked that the album is going to be
more raw sounding again.
Great read. That recording process sounds like were gonna get something special. I know this is anticipation and excitement talking, but I won't be surprised if a lot of us feel like this is on par with earlier records. I also feel like the public might not receive it as well as Z, but thats okay. :)
I really liked how Patrick said he was building forts and how they used tapes to record and not any high tech stuff!!!! ;D ;) :D
add me to the 'wow, really great article' .. i've been reading parts throughout the work day. i love getting so much chat about the process that was creating the new album and also discussing the T5 run .. i had literally just been wondering "what did they think of T5?" :thumbsup:
Awesome. This was the line that turned me on the most:
JJ: I got to spend a lot of time on each cut with effects [vocals] and stuff at my house by myself. Which was something. It was nice to take all the time in the world and just focus, lock in.
1. i totally remember that Mad Men scene that Jim's referring to..
and
2. are there really turnip trucks? (i thought that was an expression)?! ha!
luv this article, thank you!
this is the best article about the band I have read in a long time. something about the way they are talking about this album leads me to believe it is gonna be their best one yet. that's a huge statement I know but I feel it. I love the part about recording the song with the piano and being able to hear the cars outside in the rain.
Great article! This just brought the excitement to new heights! :D
thank you, this was awesomeness!!!
The article was so present and insightful, how they describe working together and the recording. Sounds like they have really taken the whole process to another level artistically. Everything about it sounds so immediate and that they are being guided by the process.
"On the day we recorded the song where the piano's really prominent, you can hear the cars driving by in the rain."
Here's the cover, from a copy on eBay for $9.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqR,!ioE1NTGk8mKBNb!5il-5w~~_3.JPG)
Here's a better view:
(http://www.americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/magpage_mymorningjacket.jpg)
http://www.theturniptruck.com/ (http://www.theturniptruck.com/) ;)
Quote from: Penne BruLane on Mar 01, 2011, 05:35 PM
1. i totally remember that Mad Men scene that Jim's referring to..
and
2. are there really turnip trucks? (i thought that was an expression)?! ha!
luv this article, thank you!
I've spent a lot of the past few days listening to Ch. 1 and 2 Early Recordings and the TTF/AD Demos disc, plus other rare and "lost" gems. I think when Jim talks about how he put all of his creative energy into early demos, it comes through in these early recordings and explains why they released so much of the demos from the first 2 albums. To suggest he held back on recent demos to save the energy for recording bodes well for this Circuital.
I am SO EXCITED for this album, particularly because I really feel I've freed my mind from any preconceived notions of what it will be, or not be. And everything I've heard, read, and seen around the new recording suggests its going to be true to who, what, and where MMJ are now.
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 02, 2011, 08:32 AM
I've spent a lot of the past few days listening to Ch. 1 and 2 Early Recordings and the TTF/AD Demos disc, plus other rare and "lost" gems. I think when Jim talks about how he put all of his creative energy into early demos, it comes through in these early recordings and explains why they released so much of the demos from the first 2 albums. To suggest he held back on recent demos to save the energy for recording bodes well for this Circuital.
I am SO EXCITED for this album, particularly because I really feel I've freed my mind from any preconceived notions of what it will be, or not be. And everything I've heard, read, and seen around the new recording suggests its going to be true to who, what, and where MMJ are now.
well said...i can't wait for this thing to come out either...plus all the live action all of us are gonna be getting in different parts of the country
the way they decribe building everything together - more or less from scratch; having to figure out how to fix stuff on the fly; incorporating outside factors like the space itself, the rain, the humidity & such... i'm just so excited to hear what all of THAT sounds like. seriously :D
reading that article makes me feel like i was invited into their secret fort during the recording process. thanks for finding & sharing, sara!
So, I know this is a long shot - but if ever there was a place to ask about it, I suppose this is the place :)
Does anyone remember an interview with Jim and Pat - I think around the time of It Still Moves? - and I could've sworn it was American Songwriter - but Jim talks about his songwriting process and he describes seeing the songs as colors - ie: all the songs with the capo placed on this fret are yellow...
The archives search on the American Songwriter site is kinda buggy, or I just have the wrong magazine... I can see the article, the page layout in my head, I just can't remember where I saw it...
Anybody? Help? Please! and Thank You!
Quote from: doughty on Mar 02, 2011, 11:34 AM
So, I know this is a long shot - but if ever there was a place to ask about it, I suppose this is the place :)
Does anyone remember an interview with Jim and Pat - I think around the time of It Still Moves? - and I could've sworn it was American Songwriter - but Jim talks about his songwriting process and he describes seeing the songs as colors - ie: all the songs with the capo placed on this fret are yellow...
The archives search on the American Songwriter site is kinda buggy, or I just have the wrong magazine... I can see the article, the page layout in my head, I just can't remember where I saw it...
Anybody? Help? Please! and Thank You!
This looks like a job for...
SARA BANANA BEAR!!!!
(http://www.fuzzytrouble.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/2007-08-20-superbear.jpg)
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 02, 2011, 03:03 PM
Quote from: doughty on Mar 02, 2011, 11:34 AM
So, I know this is a long shot - but if ever there was a place to ask about it, I suppose this is the place :)
Does anyone remember an interview with Jim and Pat - I think around the time of It Still Moves? - and I could've sworn it was American Songwriter - but Jim talks about his songwriting process and he describes seeing the songs as colors - ie: all the songs with the capo placed on this fret are yellow...
The archives search on the American Songwriter site is kinda buggy, or I just have the wrong magazine... I can see the article, the page layout in my head, I just can't remember where I saw it...
Anybody? Help? Please! and Thank You!
This looks like a job for...
SARA BANANA BEAR!!!!
(http://www.fuzzytrouble.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/2007-08-20-superbear.jpg)
That's the cutest bear I have ever seen, thank you Mr. Yac! :) I can't recall that I've found any interview like that, there's some that mention color, but not that specific. Maybe someone else knows? Or if you remember any more details Doughty? That might make it easier to search for it. :)
Perhaps I should add what I have found on color:
"While lead vocalist Jim James has one of the most singular voices in rock today, he says that he approached the Evil Urges sessions as an opportunity to branch out and expand his range of vocal personalities. As each song became a quest for what the vocalist calls "the perfect color," Chiccarelli found himself auditioning, and ultimately using, a stunningly wide array of mics and effects." (http://www.eqmag.com/article/record-throwing-caution/dec-08/89959 (http://www.eqmag.com/article/record-throwing-caution/dec-08/89959))
"To Jim everything is a color, an emotion, a feeling," he says, "And just as a guitar player would ask, 'I want it to be silky here, so do I go with a Strat with not a lot of distortion or a Les Paul with not much top end?' Jim makes his [vocal] choices based on color or a brush stroke" (http://books.google.se/books?id=kic4tNzhZF8C&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false (http://books.google.se/books?id=kic4tNzhZF8C&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false))
My Morning Jacket fans know that James has a penchant for reverb-drenched vocals, and while the performances on Evil Urges are a bit more up-front and clean, there are moments where reverb carries his track. "Jim uses reverb just like a painter uses light," Chiccarelli says. "In fact, it's a color to him, a texture, and it's one that he really likes. I will say, though, that these songs are a little bit more immediate and perhaps not so surreal, so it called for less of that." (http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/audio_morning_jacket (http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/audio_morning_jacket))
"I think Jim has a very clear vision right now of what he wants his music to be and he's very much in touch with the heart and soul of his songs," producer Chiccarelli notes. "That's one of his incredible strengths and what makes him one of the greatest songwriters out there, I believe. He's willing to let go enough that as long as the whole intent, the feeling and the emotion of the song is right, all the colors and details seem to fall into place." (http://web.mac.com/andytennille/Liner_Note_Junkie/Home_files/Blurt34-37reprint.pdf (http://web.mac.com/andytennille/Liner_Note_Junkie/Home_files/Blurt34-37reprint.pdf))
Well, that was that :)
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Mar 02, 2011, 04:51 PM
Perhaps I should add what I have found on color:
"While lead vocalist Jim James has one of the most singular voices in rock today, he says that he approached the Evil Urges sessions as an opportunity to branch out and expand his range of vocal personalities. As each song became a quest for what the vocalist calls "the perfect color," Chiccarelli found himself auditioning, and ultimately using, a stunningly wide array of mics and effects." (http://www.eqmag.com/article/record-throwing-caution/dec-08/89959 (http://www.eqmag.com/article/record-throwing-caution/dec-08/89959))
"To Jim everything is a color, an emotion, a feeling," he says, "And just as a guitar player would ask, 'I want it to be silky here, so do I go with a Strat with not a lot of distortion or a Les Paul with not much top end?' Jim makes his [vocal] choices based on color or a brush stroke" (http://books.google.se/books?id=kic4tNzhZF8C&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false (http://books.google.se/books?id=kic4tNzhZF8C&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false))
My Morning Jacket fans know that James has a penchant for reverb-drenched vocals, and while the performances on Evil Urges are a bit more up-front and clean, there are moments where reverb carries his track. "Jim uses reverb just like a painter uses light," Chiccarelli says. "In fact, it's a color to him, a texture, and it's one that he really likes. I will say, though, that these songs are a little bit more immediate and perhaps not so surreal, so it called for less of that." (http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/audio_morning_jacket (http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/audio_morning_jacket))
"I think Jim has a very clear vision right now of what he wants his music to be and he's very much in touch with the heart and soul of his songs," producer Chiccarelli notes. "That's one of his incredible strengths and what makes him one of the greatest songwriters out there, I believe. He's willing to let go enough that as long as the whole intent, the feeling and the emotion of the song is right, all the colors and details seem to fall into place." (http://web.mac.com/andytennille/Liner_Note_Junkie/Home_files/Blurt34-37reprint.pdf (http://web.mac.com/andytennille/Liner_Note_Junkie/Home_files/Blurt34-37reprint.pdf))
Well, that was that :)
Not bad. 5 hours and across the pond. Sara... I'm Amazed!
the pink bottle, the pink bottle.....
i just ordered this issue off the site for 10 bucks. there are some articles about bright eyes and iron and wine in this issue so hopefully it will be worth it. the mmj article is worth it in my book
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 02, 2011, 03:03 PM
Quote from: doughty on Mar 02, 2011, 11:34 AM
So, I know this is a long shot - but if ever there was a place to ask about it, I suppose this is the place :)
Does anyone remember an interview with Jim and Pat - I think around the time of It Still Moves? - and I could've sworn it was American Songwriter - but Jim talks about his songwriting process and he describes seeing the songs as colors - ie: all the songs with the capo placed on this fret are yellow...
The archives search on the American Songwriter site is kinda buggy, or I just have the wrong magazine... I can see the article, the page layout in my head, I just can't remember where I saw it...
Anybody? Help? Please! and Thank You!
This looks like a job for...
SARA BANANA BEAR!!!!
(http://www.fuzzytrouble.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/2007-08-20-superbear.jpg)
Aww, Sara! That is ammaaaaaaaazzing work (and thanks for the Bat Signal assist Johnny :)) but the one I'm looking for is definitely pre "Z" era. And it was definitely about capo placement = color of song in his head. Thanks SO MUCH for your work though -- unbelievably cool :) all in one place...
Quote from: doughty on Mar 02, 2011, 09:35 PM
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 02, 2011, 03:03 PM
Quote from: doughty on Mar 02, 2011, 11:34 AM
So, I know this is a long shot - but if ever there was a place to ask about it, I suppose this is the place :)
Does anyone remember an interview with Jim and Pat - I think around the time of It Still Moves? - and I could've sworn it was American Songwriter - but Jim talks about his songwriting process and he describes seeing the songs as colors - ie: all the songs with the capo placed on this fret are yellow...
The archives search on the American Songwriter site is kinda buggy, or I just have the wrong magazine... I can see the article, the page layout in my head, I just can't remember where I saw it...
Anybody? Help? Please! and Thank You!
This looks like a job for...
SARA BANANA BEAR!!!!
(http://www.fuzzytrouble.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/2007-08-20-superbear.jpg)
Aww, Sara! That is ammaaaaaaaazzing work (and thanks for the Bat Signal assist Johnny :)) but the one I'm looking for is definitely pre "Z" era. And it was definitely about capo placement = color of song in his head. Thanks SO MUCH for your work though -- unbelievably cool :) all in one place...
Anytime I can help! In this case, not so much... but I tried. :) Too bad it's so hard to find, it sounded really interesting. It's pretty hard to find pre Z era stuff in general and it doesn't seem to be up on the AS website either :( But maybe someone else remembers it or even saved it? :)
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 02, 2011, 04:57 PM
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Mar 02, 2011, 04:51 PM
Perhaps I should add what I have found on color:
"While lead vocalist Jim James has one of the most singular voices in rock today, he says that he approached the Evil Urges sessions as an opportunity to branch out and expand his range of vocal personalities. As each song became a quest for what the vocalist calls "the perfect color," Chiccarelli found himself auditioning, and ultimately using, a stunningly wide array of mics and effects." (http://www.eqmag.com/article/record-throwing-caution/dec-08/89959 (http://www.eqmag.com/article/record-throwing-caution/dec-08/89959))
"To Jim everything is a color, an emotion, a feeling," he says, "And just as a guitar player would ask, 'I want it to be silky here, so do I go with a Strat with not a lot of distortion or a Les Paul with not much top end?' Jim makes his [vocal] choices based on color or a brush stroke" (http://books.google.se/books?id=kic4tNzhZF8C&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false (http://books.google.se/books?id=kic4tNzhZF8C&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false))
My Morning Jacket fans know that James has a penchant for reverb-drenched vocals, and while the performances on Evil Urges are a bit more up-front and clean, there are moments where reverb carries his track. "Jim uses reverb just like a painter uses light," Chiccarelli says. "In fact, it's a color to him, a texture, and it's one that he really likes. I will say, though, that these songs are a little bit more immediate and perhaps not so surreal, so it called for less of that." (http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/audio_morning_jacket (http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/audio_morning_jacket))
"I think Jim has a very clear vision right now of what he wants his music to be and he's very much in touch with the heart and soul of his songs," producer Chiccarelli notes. "That's one of his incredible strengths and what makes him one of the greatest songwriters out there, I believe. He's willing to let go enough that as long as the whole intent, the feeling and the emotion of the song is right, all the colors and details seem to fall into place." (http://web.mac.com/andytennille/Liner_Note_Junkie/Home_files/Blurt34-37reprint.pdf (http://web.mac.com/andytennille/Liner_Note_Junkie/Home_files/Blurt34-37reprint.pdf))
Well, that was that :)
Not bad. 5 hours and across the pond. Sara... I'm Amazed!
Well... My Masterplan was that with Good Intentions I'd Hopefully find the article, a Knot Comes Loose scenario, but it seems lost on the Bermuda [interweb] Highway or perhaps I should say behind the Xmas Curtain, either way they're One In The Same anyway... But your kind words are much appreciated, Thank You Too! ;)
Quote from: TGMC421 on Mar 01, 2011, 06:21 PM
Great article! This just brought the excitement to new heights! :D
^THIS!
Thanks so much for posting, Sara. :)
I overlooked this thread, but happened to see the magazine at the store today and was happy to pick it up. I wasn't surprised to read that they didn't enjoy recording Evil Urges. I always thought that maybe they felt pressure to do that album since it was the longest gap in between albums. It sounds like they're at a comfort level with this new one and I'm hopeful this one will be great.
Thanks Sara, as usual you are the first to post a sweet article!