Favourite song on 'Z'

[Chills]

Don Dante in a slight win over Wordless Chorus

[Jaimoe]

Dondante is a great tune. So too is Lay Low. Into The Woods is an ambitious failure.

[EC]

Dondante is a great tune. So too is Lay Low. Into The Woods is an ambitious failure.

I'm curious as to what makes you call it a failure... (with no negative tones involved on my part, at all - just wondering)

[BIGVICLBI]

I love Into the Woods but I swear the first couple of lines lines and Man on the Flying Trapeeze-like music kind of turned me off at first. EC, when I said "My Mexicans" I mean my amigos that work for me.Today they were into Anytime, made me play it three times in a row. ;D

[Jaimoe]

I'm curious as to what makes you call it a failure... (with no negative tones involved on my part, at all - just wondering)

I think " Into The Woods " is an ambitious failure because when compared to their canon of music up to this point ( meaning ' Z ' ), " Woods " gets muddled by being overly experimental and over-produced. The treatment of this song  killed it's potential musical potency, at least for me.  

[tbone]

it beats for you

or

lay low

[ratsprayer]

I think " Into The Woods " is an ambitious failure because when compared to their canon of music up to this point ( meaning ' Z ' ), " Woods " gets muddled by being overly experimental and over-produced. The treatment of this song  killed it's potential musical potency, at least for me.  

being an ambitious failure is better than a dismal failure, right?  like being ambitious, they were trying really hard, just not up to your standards?

[Jaimoe]

being an ambitious failure is better than a dismal failure, right?  like being ambitious, they were trying really hard, just not up to your standards?

More or less.

[ratsprayer]

More or less.

ahhh ok, just curious.  i was just asking to clarify even though i disagree with what youre saying.  im not going to berate you for not liking everything MMJ has ever done which i always find humourous in a certain way.  wot makes it overproduced in yr eyes?  the samples, the choir, etc??

[Jaimoe]

 wot makes it overproduced in yr eyes?  the samples, the choir, etc??

It's just that the song is really ' busy ' sounding with so many different musical styles and samples going on.

I love most MMJ tunes, but there's always one or two per album that don't always work for me.

[tomEisenbraun]

That's very understandable. I think we all have those couple of tracks that we skip. However, it's hearing em live that brings em to life. I think I would actually like Easy Morning Rebel if I heard it live.

[ycartrob]

I was laying in a field of grass at Bonnaroo

fucking hippies

[Half]

fucking hippies

dirty fucking hippies

[The_Welshman]

Hello Everone,
I'm completely new to My Morning Jacket until "Z".
But what a way to get introduced to them.....
This album is astonishing.The guys voice is beautiful and the songs are just incredible.Categorisation is impossible and that's never a bad thing.I only bought it last Friday but its not left the cd player since.What else have they put out?........

[Chills]

Hello Everone,
I'm completely new to My Morning Jacket until "Z".
But what a way to get introduced to them.....
This album is astonishing.The guys voice is beautiful and the songs are just incredible.Categorisation is impsooible and that's never a bad thing.I only bought it last Friday but its not left the cd player since.What else have they put out?........

Check out the album page at the top of the site.
It's all good stuff.

[The_Welshman]

oh and my favourites so far are It beats 4 you and the super uplifting OFF THE RECORD!!

[john_coktoseton]

What a wonder man followed closely by Off the record even though its a departure from anything I expected from them but I'm a sucker for Phone went west so the reggae vibe is welcome.

[hard helmet]

Lay Low !!  What can you say about that guitar solo at the end?  I also read the previous post about "Into the Woods" being an ambitious failure.  I must say that song has really grown on me and become one of my favorites on the album.  Keep it playing and you'll see.

[BuyOrangeRacket]

I can't have just one favorite off this wonderful album:

Anytime
Lay Low

[Cortez the Killer]

No one else likes "Into the woods?"  I can't help but sing along on that track.

Lay Low is MMJ at their realist though.