Holy. Fuck.

[EC]

http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=7195

Aside from the shout-out to Tom, which is ALWAYS awesome, here are highlights of this article for me:

The haunting eight-minute closer is life.

At exactly the 3:30 mark, James's voice uncovers all the emotions of our existence. The pain, the naked emotion, the fight - and then he goes even further at the 4:31 mark and ravages his soul over a screaming, distant guitar, taking the listener to a place where race and religion, class and country no longer have meaning. With "Dondante" Jim James and My Morning Jacket have taken the language of music and made it universal. They have created a masterpiece that can change one's perception.

Jim James's voice will show you the way, and for a few moments, the world will make sense.

[sweatboard]

Hold on gang!!!!!!!!

[dragonboy]

That's some high praise right there...
Could I be anymore excited?!!

[whothrewthecake]

so good! thanks for posting that EC.
there really is no better time than mmj in your car on a quiet road in the dark.

[Specialist]

that got my adrenaline flowing more than ever for Z, great article.

[EC]

Hold on gang!!!!!!!!

I want you to know that I imagine you as the camp counsellor that everybody really liked.  :)

[sweatboard]

If I was Camp Counsellor everybody would get fucked up, listen to My Morning Jacket, and stare at the stars.  So yeah, everybody would probably like me, or I'd send their asses home!!!

[ycartrob]

And even more holy fuck is that John Leckie produced Z. Check out the man's creds here:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll

He's worked with a lot more bands than I have... :-/

[ycartrob]

that link may not work. Go to AMG and put in John Leckie.

[McGuire]

At exactly the 3:30 mark, James's voice uncovers all the emotions of our existence. The pain, the naked emotion, the fight - and then he goes even further at the 4:31 mark and ravages his soul over a screaming, distant guitar, taking the listener to a place where race and religion, class and country no longer have meaning. With "Dondante" Jim James and My Morning Jacket have taken the language of music and made it universal. They have created a masterpiece that can change one's perception.

So true, I get goosebumps everytime I listen to it.

[MMJ_fanatic]

a very tasteful, thought-provoking write-up which only serves to set me salivating even more for this release!!!