Big Decisions discussions

Woldie · Feb 28, 2015, 11:05 PM

Are all conversations on this one paused until further notice?

Woldie · Mar 02, 2015, 03:22 PM

I continue to vacillate between liking the song (a lot, occasionally) and wanting to forbid Jim from hanging out with Dan Wilson ever again.

Nikkogino · Mar 02, 2015, 03:24 PM

My opinion is that I'd love to hear it.

Woldie · Mar 02, 2015, 03:36 PM

Everyone has access to it (now), right?

johnnYYac · Mar 02, 2015, 03:37 PM

I thought the YouTube posting was from the band, as the account was #MyMorningJacket. That, the Pono store posting, and the Ticketmaster link gave me the impression it was an official release. Therefore, I felt no guilt posting it here and on Facebook. I don't think anyone was initially treating this as a leak, though it seemed like another communication breakdown.

I have come to like Big Decisions quite a bit. Its borrowing from a lot of what I like about MMJ and yet accessible to the masses. I don't need to overanalyze the lyrics or fret about what this means for the rest of the album. Its a good song.

I don't know of any current way to access the song. I'd expect something official this week

Woldie · Mar 02, 2015, 03:49 PM

Mum's the word 'til then, then.

Speaking of Mum, see you in Waverly, johnYYac?

johnnYYac · Mar 02, 2015, 04:06 PM

Quote from: Woldie on Mar 02, 2015, 03:49 PM
Mum's the word 'til then, then.

Speaking of Mum, see you in Waverly, johnYYac?

Maybe. I've said this elsewhere. $200, no single-day options, w/"free" camping when its only 90 min. away, is not ideal. I could do 2 MMJ headlining shows for that, though that wouldn't cover travel expenses. We'll see...

BH · Mar 02, 2015, 04:07 PM

Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 02, 2015, 04:06 PM
Quote from: Woldie on Mar 02, 2015, 03:49 PM
Mum's the word 'til then, then.

Speaking of Mum, see you in Waverly, johnYYac?
Maybe. I've said this elsewhere. $200, no single-day options, w/"free" camping when its only 90 min. away, is not ideal. I could do 2 MMJ headlining shows for that, though that wouldn't cover travel expenses. We'll see...

I'd come up for that with you JY but we have a family beach vacation that weekend.

oistheone · Mar 02, 2015, 04:20 PM

Looks like they have a new iTunes page, that's a start I suppose. Seems to be a new press photo. The boys are lookin' good!

LB · Mar 02, 2015, 04:48 PM

Quote from: oistheone on Mar 02, 2015, 04:20 PM
Looks like they have a new iTunes page, that's a start I suppose. Seems to be a new press photo. The boys are lookin' good!

did you also see they now offer an MMJ book with lyrics and tabs?

Woldie · Mar 02, 2015, 05:07 PM

The book is the e-dition of the Hal Leonard book from 2010, but it is nice to know that it is there!

EverythingChanges · Mar 03, 2015, 05:52 AM

Forget what I said earlier about this song. It's really starting to grow on me, and I could not be more excited for the album!

davymac · Mar 03, 2015, 06:50 AM

Just had my very first listen of Big Decisions and I immediately love it! I'm a little surprised it didn't take a few plays to grow on me. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album in May!

dmooney99 · Mar 03, 2015, 06:58 AM

finally heard it this morning, liked it a lot.

Nikkogino · Mar 03, 2015, 07:51 AM

Excited to be back on the boards after a long time. Loving the new track and miss you dudes.

Brother Beck · Mar 03, 2015, 09:40 AM

Big Decisions is glorious. Honestly thought it was great right away. Song is pretty damn catchy, Jim's voice sounds amazing, love the production and the whole band sounds phenomenal.

I cannot wait to hear what the rest of The Waterfall sounds like. Those couple of longer tracks have me really excited. It's been too long. Feels great to be listening to new music by them again.

Robbman · Mar 03, 2015, 09:41 AM

I like it. Some people don't like it when our favorite band(s) that aren't your typical pop type acts go pop, but if it's done well, I actually like it, and I feel like this is done well. Now, if it were a full album of poppy songs, I'd probably be disappointed, but I like the song a lot.

Stevie · Mar 03, 2015, 01:25 PM

There are so many parts of the song that I really like, but Jim really kind of loses me around the time when he starts saying "well i can't.." each time, there's such a big build up with the "what do you want me to do"s and then it just sort of goes nowhere. To add, i'm not a fan of the way it was mixed. Jim's vocals sound like they have only one dimension in a three dimensional musical world. Could just be the upload. I do know one thing.. i'm a huge fan of Compound Fracture and Only Memories after hearing them in Mexico, so i'm not really worried about the album as a whole. It's just weird to me now after hearing it 10 plus times why they would choose this one as a single. To me this is more along the lines of a Two Halves or You Wanna Freak Out than a Circuital or an I'm Amazed.

Perhaps they will find a way to make this thing work really well live. Either way, still excited for the album and the tour.

gardenparty · Mar 03, 2015, 02:06 PM

really enjoying it
I think it will be a lot of fun live

markcel · Mar 03, 2015, 02:14 PM

Quote from: Stevie on Mar 03, 2015, 01:25 PM
There are so many parts of the song that I really like, but Jim really kind of loses me around the time when he starts saying "well i can't.." each time, there's such a big build up with the "what do you want me to do"s and then it just sort of goes nowhere. To add, i'm not a fan of the way it was mixed. Jim's vocals sound like they have only one dimension in a three dimensional musical world. Could just be the upload. I do know one thing.. i'm a huge fan of Compound Fracture and Only Memories after hearing them in Mexico, so i'm not really worried about the album as a whole. It's just weird to me now after hearing it 10 plus times why they would choose this one as a single. To me this is more along the lines of a Two Halves or You Wanna Freak Out than a Circuital or an I'm Amazed.

Perhaps they will find a way to make this thing work really well live. Either way, still excited for the album and the tour.

My feelings exactly. It seems more people liked "Only Memories" the best, but for me it went Compound>Memories>Big D.