New Jim Solo Album

[johnnYYac]

Roll Call!!!

How many got "Download limit reached" the first time you tried to download the new album and had to contact customer service to have them "reset" it?

1. johnnYYac

[dookie shoot bandit]

Just listened to the full album twice through... and I have to say, it's fantastic!! 
Vinyl definitely does this album much justice and sounds great in all its griminess.

2 initial standout favorites for me are "Yes to Everything" and "Too Good To Be True".


Cheers to a great weekend of listening everyone!!

[slappymoe]

Vinyl definitely does this album much justice and sounds great in all its griminess.

all week the usps tracking said my shipment would arrive Monday.

this morning, it says it's out for delivery today! 

I'm not thrilled with the album's production, but if I can learn to love two of the worst-sounding classics, "tommy" and "all things must pass," I can deal with anything.

[Nikkogino]

Vinyl definitely does this album much justice and sounds great in all its griminess.

all week the usps tracking said my shipment would arrive Monday.

this morning, it says it's out for delivery today! 

I'm not thrilled with the album's production, but if I can learn to love two of the worst-sounding classics, "tommy" and "all things must pass," I can deal with anything.

Weirdly enough, I like the production.  I think it fits the intended feel/themes of the album.

[slappymoe]

Vinyl definitely does this album much justice and sounds great in all its griminess.

all week the usps tracking said my shipment would arrive Monday.

this morning, it says it's out for delivery today! 

I'm not thrilled with the album's production, but if I can learn to love two of the worst-sounding classics, "tommy" and "all things must pass," I can deal with anything.

Weirdly enough, I like the production.  I think it fits the intended feel/themes of the album.

hopefully cranking the vinyl up to 11 will give me a different perspective

[hoojack]

No Secrets is probably my fave after first listen.

Jim doing his best Stevie nicks? This track screams Fleetwood Mac to me. And I'm actually ok with that.

[sillyboob]

No Secrets is probably my fave after first listen.

Jim doing his best Stevie nicks? This track screams Fleetwood Mac to me. And I'm actually ok with that.

Yup, totally agree.  The wife & I were listening to the album last night in the jacuzzi and we had the Fleetwood Mac conversation when we heard this one. 

[parkervb]

one listen in and it's already my favorite of his solo works. No Secrets and Yes to Everything are great. Is the closing track an original? I like it quite a bit too

[dookie shoot bandit]

No Secrets is probably my fave after first listen.

Jim doing his best Stevie nicks? This track screams Fleetwood Mac to me. And I'm actually ok with that.

Yup, totally agree.  The wife & I were listening to the album last night in the jacuzzi and we had the Fleetwood Mac conversation when we heard this one. 

Wow, I can definitely see that.
It's weird too... I have been on a Fleetwood Mac binge kick the last 2 weeks

[dookie shoot bandit]

one listen in and it's already my favorite of his solo works. No Secrets and Yes to Everything are great. Is the closing track an original? I like it quite a bit too

Agreed! Definitely my favorite of the 3 albums already

[Come Closer]

On a lot of this, I kinda get these 60s bouncy soul/pop/rock vibes with heavier guitar and muddy production. It works for me.

[dookie shoot bandit]

On a lot of this, I kinda get these 60s bouncy soul/pop/rock vibes with heavier guitar and muddy production. It works for me.

Agree.
Yes to Everything is like a punk rock version of a Beach Boys song!
Hahhaha

[Emotion Detector]

After hearing the album and digging how guitar oriented it is, I'm a little disappointed Jim is choosing to do a solo acoustic tour instead of bringing along a full band. I feel like a lot of the tracks won't translate well to acoustic guitar...

What do you guys think?

[Come Closer]

It is career spanning, so I could see it being fairly light (handful) on the new songs.

"I am looking forward to exploring all sorts of songs stripped down as they first occurred in their natural habitat, just voice and guitar"

I'm picturing what Vedder did when he went on tour after Into the Wild. Or Cornell's solo act.

[Emotion Detector]

It is career spanning, so I could see it being fairly light (handful) on the new songs.

"I am looking forward to exploring all sorts of songs stripped down as they first occurred in their natural habitat, just voice and guitar"

I'm picturing what Vedder did when he went on tour after Into the Wild. Or Cornell's solo act.

I think that sounds like a cool idea.

I'm looking forward to hearing a lot of Jacket tracks in their early stages. On the other hand, I think the new Jim record is just so heavy and part of me would rather see those songs live with a band.

I caught Jim solo last November in Louisville and while it was neat hearing stripped down versions of Throwback, State of the Art, and I'm Amazed, I found myself wishing it was a full band experience.

I'm thinking maybe we'll see some of these new solo tracks in future My Morning Jacket shows?

[dookie shoot bandit]

No Secrets is probably my fave after first listen.

Jim doing his best Stevie nicks? This track screams Fleetwood Mac to me. And I'm actually ok with that.

Yup, totally agree.  The wife & I were listening to the album last night in the jacuzzi and we had the Fleetwood Mac conversation when we heard this one. 

Wow, I can definitely see that.
It's weird too... I have been on a Fleetwood Mac binge kick the last 2 weeks

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[CHIMMJFAN]

Ok just got through a few listens and damn his album has some fun guitar elements to it.

"Out of time" is so damn enjoyable, I need to hear this live with a full band.
"No Secrets" is top notch and yeah the Fleetwood Mac comparison is undeniable which I'm completely cool with.
I'm digging "Yes to Everything" especially his guitar work at the end, "No Use Waiting" needs to be played out on the road with MMJ please!
And "Too Good to Be True" is gorgeous and really brings a nice close to the album. Definitely my favorite of all of Jim's solo albums. I am a little bummed his upcoming tour is only acoustic after hearing this album, but damn the thoughts of some acoustic rarities is cool. I'm sure we will hear some of this album with MMJ in the future.

CHIMMJFAN

[The DARK]

Loving it more with each listen. Sounds like Mont De Sundua meets 60's garage/beach music. Favorite song is Yes to Everything; I just can't resist the goofy fun and that face-melting solo.

[davymac]

Finally gave it a full listen through this morning.  First impression is this is my favorite JJ solo album yet! 

[Jbpats]

Gave it my first listen on the way to work, and hate to be critical on such an exciting day, but i'm just not a fan. The distorted vocals are not for me, sounds like he is singing in the shower, and while the album shreds it just comes across as sloppy guitar playing. I kind of get a garage band had a $1000 to spend to cut a record at their local studio kind of vibe with it.
It actually got to a point where I was just waiting for it to end so i could throw on Circuital and get a familiar sound back through my head. I kept thinking throughout my listen that 'outta my system' would have fit well on this new album, and maybe if the songs were produced similarly to outta my system I would have dug it more.. but I don't think that's what Jim was going for.
All that said i plan on listening to it over and over again and i'm sure it'll grow on me, but off the bat it just doesn't do it.. but i guess i've never really been a fan of basic 2-3 minute rock songs in general from any artist. The album kind of screams The Clash to me which is certainly not for me.   
Of the three solo releases this is dead last, but I REALLY enjoyed Eternally Even and Regions of light and sound.. they still make it on my frequent playlist so they are certainly tough shoes to fill.

Hopefully it grows on me, because I was really excited for this release.