NY Observer shorts

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Through the Past, Starkly: The Best of 2003 Pop

5. My Morning Jacket: Live at Bowery Ballroom: You had to be there. But then again, you have to be there: This band of craggy, Skynyrd-stung rockers can't be truly appreciated in a recorded format. Wielding a flying-V and sporting flip-flops, mammoth-haired singer Jim James bathed the room in the warm, rust-flecked After the Gold Rush glow of 70's rock, his preternaturally soulful voice like an alien feed from Planet Neil itself. But with restrained, slow-building jam-stomps whipping the crowd into triumphant, Metallica-sized frenzies, the arc-weld was their own, and it was impressive.

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Countripolitan Campbell Revisited

In the last few years, Mr. Campbell's stature has slowly begun to shift. Johnny Cash counted Mr. Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" as one of his favorite songs of all time. Lately, the fantastic Kentucky band My Morning Jacket touched the hem of Mr. Campbell's garment with a song called "Golden," a gorgeous chip off "Gentle on My Mind."

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