Who's Excited for Wonderful...& the new album?

[Bigsky]

[ALady]

I have to say the new song that I'm most excited about is "Friends Again"...by far.  It makes me wanna dance!   :)

[blucas]

If any band can absorb, process and react to the collective vibe-wave karmic telepathy of its fans; that band is MMJ!  However, their tribute to us is that they challenge themselves more than we ever could challenge them...this we must consider as fact.  We may love some songs or sounds more than others, but they ALL come from an honest, sincere place.  MMJ long ago earned that benefit of the doubt based on the prolific, powerful, sublime, spiritual, though provoking, etc etc collection of sonic bliss (recorded and live) they have gifted to us and the world.  To suggest that they need skeptical fans to keep them 'on task' is an insult to the intimate connection that mmj has always and continues to cultivate with us as fans.  The lyrics to "at dawn" come to mind as 'loadedquestion' attempts to undermine that relationship and dampen our enthusiasm for what we all know to be the truth (no offense 'loadedquestion' and you probably have your reasons for tempering YOUR expectations, but don't bring us down in the process)!

That said...I LOVE 'wonderful' and 'circuital' and already place them among a loooong list of mmj classics!  I can't wait to hear them woven into the tapestry of a new album!!!!!

[kydiddle]

Who gets excited for a new MMJ album? Psh. Losers.

:D

[atomicpunk]

Wonderful is on the new album???  If so, that should automatically make MMJ winners for album of the year at the Grammy's.  

I'll guarantee that no one else is going to come close to putting out a song that amazing.  

[capt. scotty]

Wonderful is on the new album???  If so, that should automatically make MMJ winners for album of the year at the Grammy's.  

I'll guarantee that no one else is going to come close to putting out a song that amazing.  

Uhh, there is going to be a song more amazing than that. Its called Circuital  ;)

[e_wind]

Wonderful is on the new album???  If so, that should automatically make MMJ winners for album of the year at the Grammy's.  

I'll guarantee that no one else is going to come close to putting out a song that amazing.  

Uhh, there is going to be a song more amazing than that. Its called Circuital  ;)

personally I'd have to disagree with that. Wonderful reminds me so much of Golden. and if there was a gun to my head I'd say my favorite MMJ song/song of all time is Golden. Additionally, I like Friends Again more than Circuital. Not that it isn't a great song or anything....

[johnnYYac]

Wonderful is on the new album???  If so, that should automatically make MMJ winners for album of the year at the Grammy's.  

I'll guarantee that no one else is going to come close to putting out a song that amazing.  

Uhh, there is going to be a song more amazing than that. Its called Circuital  ;)

personally I'd have to disagree with that. Wonderful reminds me so much of Golden. and if there was a gun to my head I'd say my favorite MMJ song/song of all time is Golden. Additionally, I like Friends Again more than Circuital. Not that it isn't a great song or anything....

Eric, you and Maggie are brave to put Friends Again high on the list of great new songs.  I'd probably rate them #1 Wonderful #2 Circuital #3 Friends Again, and obviously many more would switch my #1 and #2, as I probably will tomorrow.  The thing is, they're so different that ranking them seems pointless (so why'd you do it, johnny?).  Wonderful is the Bermuda Highway and Golden of this new album, Friends Again is the catchy, dance-y pop cut, and Circuital a more epic tune in the vein of Steam Engine.  And who knows what they haven't shared with us yet!

[e_wind]

I've seen Friends Again and Cirtuital both twice (but never on the same occasion)... And live FA impressed me more. I think when the record comes out I'll appreciate Circuital more than FA, but FA was an immediate hit for me where as I didn't care for Circuital for a few listens. For me personally, Circuital is a song thts a lot like the bulk of Evil Urges... It definitely took time after the initial excitement of a new song.

Also, Wonderful is like the BH and Golden, so it will probably remain my favorite on the record

[capt. scotty]

For me personally, Circuital is a song thts a lot like the bulk of Evil Urges...

The only song on EU that Circuital is anything like, to me, is Smokin...No other song on EU has a build up like those two, besides Touch Me Twice but the vibe and sound of that one I dont think is very comparable to Circuital. Its a semi-rocker, but not a face melter.

[e_wind]

For me personally, Circuital is a song thts a lot like the bulk of Evil Urges...

The only song on EU that Circuital is anything like, to me, is Smokin...No other song on EU has a build up like those two, besides Touch Me Twice but the vibe and sound of that one I dont think is very comparable to Circuital. Its a semi-rocker, but not a face melter.

What I meant by that is how I feel about it, not how it sounds. I think EU is a great album but if I don't see the songs live at their next show I'm completely fine with it.

[EasyRyder]

I'm listening to the 2003 show from the Mercury Lounge, and Jim singing Everybody's Talkin' reminds me so much of Wonderful...a little less jubilant than Wonderful, but same vibe ya know.

I wonder if it influenced Jim in writing Wonderful??

This part is most reminiscent of Wonderful:

"I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the North East winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone"

[buymycar]

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but there's a snippet in the new Rolling Stone about the new album on page 22.

My Morning Jacket aiming for live vibe on sixth album

My Morning Jacket's triumphant five-night New York run in October, where they played all of their albums from start to finish, is inspiring the sound of the Kentucky rockers' sixth LP, due in the spring.  "We're doing it all live, standing around in a circle," says frontman Jim James of the LP, which MMJ are recording in a gymnasium in Louisville.  "When we need to blow off some steam, we'll play some basketball."  They've already got a handful of new tunes: the Brit-pop anthem "Friends Again," the mellow folk cut "Wonderful" and the slow-building Who-like "Circuital."

"We deliberately wanted Evil Urges to feel very mechanical and tight," says James.  "But this record is the opposite - like, how loose and dirty can we get?"

Patrick Doyle

I like that.  HOW LOOSE AND DIRTY CAN WE GET?  That gets me excited.

[johnnYYac]

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but there's a snippet in the new Rolling Stone about the new album on page 22.

My Morning Jacket aiming for live vibe on sixth album

My Morning Jacket's triumphant five-night New York run in October, where they played all of their albums from start to finish, is inspiring the sound of the Kentucky rockers' sixth LP, due in the spring.  "We're doing it all live, standing around in a circle," says frontman Jim James of the LP, which MMJ are recording in a gymnasium in Louisville.  "When we need to blow off some steam, we'll play some basketball."  They've already got a handful of new tunes: the Brit-pop anthem "Friends Again," the mellow folk cut "Wonderful" and the slow-building Who-like "Circuital."

"We deliberately wanted Evil Urges to feel very mechanical and tight," says James.  "But this record is the opposite - like, how loose and dirty can we get?"

Patrick Doyle

I like that.  HOW LOOSE AND DIRTY CAN WE GET?  That gets me excited.

Me too!

[ALady]

"Brit-pop anthem"?

No no no no no.

[kydiddle]

"Brit-pop anthem"?

No no no no no.

No.

[darkglow]

"Brit-pop anthem"?

No no no no no.

No.

ky, looks like you dug up some old way back when home video footage of yo'self, huh?

[kydiddle]

"Brit-pop anthem"?

No no no no no.

No.

ky, looks like you dug up some old way back when home video footage of yo'self, huh?

[ALady]

 ;D ;D ;D ky, you goof.

[kydiddle]

;D ;D ;D ky, you goof.

He likes picking on me and I can't ever get one up on him. Nerds.