I'm not sure if this has been covered before, and if so it has eluded me, but where did the band come up with the name Z for their 4th LP?
This is what I've found on the subject:
"Just one letter not connected to any other letters or vowels at all. I like the shape of it. You can bend it to make a triangle. You can lop off one end to make a 7. I feel like it had a lot going for it. It's also the last letter, the 26th letter in the alphabet, and I wrote all the songs when I was 26."
- Jim, (The Marquee Magazine October 2005)
"Whenever I was talking about the title people would think it was going to be our last record. I thought that was funny. Or someone said we were going to start going backwards. After Z we'd do Y and just keep going that way"
- Tom, (Pitchfork interview, April 2006)
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I KNEW Sara would be on this! :thumbsup:
Quote from: johnnYYac on Feb 07, 2013, 11:12 AM
I KNEW Sara would be on this! :thumbsup:
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Thanks Sara!
I feel like I remember seeing an interview with Jim around the time that Z came out where he said that the band, or at least he, was doing lots of psychedelics during the writing/recording of Z.
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
I've watched it before, great video! I love the ISM's promo video.
Quote from: EverythingChanges on Feb 07, 2013, 09:14 PM
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
I've watched it before, great video! I love the ISM's promo video.
Cool. I only stumbled upon it when it came with an Off The Record Single I ordered back in the day. Of course, I was pleasantly surprised. :smiley:
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
awesome. if I've seen that it was a while ago..love the 8:08 mark....boo ya
Quote from: Penny Lane on Feb 07, 2013, 09:30 PM
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
awesome. if I've seen that it was a while ago..love the 8:08 mark....boo ya
If you're talking about those fresh dance moves, I totally agree! C'mon Jim, give us more of that with this solo tour. :cheesy: Fully? I'm sure you agree?
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
Hey, one of my uploads! johndalph is johnnYYac
I think Jim discovered the Omnichord around the Z sessions.
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 09:56 PM
Quote from: Penny Lane on Feb 07, 2013, 09:30 PM
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
awesome. if I've seen that it was a while ago..love the 8:08 mark....boo ya
If you're talking about those fresh dance moves, I totally agree! C'mon Jim, give us more of that with this solo tour. :cheesy: Fully? I'm sure you agree?
After you mentioned it, I went back to look. Those moves look joyously uninhibited, and I think I'll leave it at that ;) I'm trying to show restraint here, Penny. I like all the fireworks shooting in this video because it makes them seem so young, but I get annoyed at the voices the way they've been manipulated. Actually, it really freaked me out the first time I watched this video and I haven't watched it since. I think I may try to re-watch it the next time I've got a few extra minutes. I think maybe I'm old enough to handle it now ;)
Quote from: johnnYYac on Feb 08, 2013, 12:33 AM
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
Hey, one of my uploads! johndalph is johnnYYac
I think Jim discovered the Omnichord around the Z sessions.
Love your channel, Johnny! Your Omnichord solo is great!
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 08, 2013, 02:29 PM
Quote from: johnnYYac on Feb 08, 2013, 12:33 AM
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
Hey, one of my uploads! johndalph is johnnYYac
I think Jim discovered the Omnichord around the Z sessions.
Love your channel, Johnny! Your Omnichord solo is great!
Thanks! There's also http://johnnYYac.com for more 'chord.
Be careful about climbing down the rabbithole into the omnichord. It can get really, really freaky late at night, rjlemons! Just ask My Morning Tube Top and her brother. :grin:
Quote from: Fully on Feb 08, 2013, 04:41 PM
Be careful about climbing down the rabbithole into the omnichord. It can get really, really freaky late at night, rjlemons! Just ask My Morning Tube Top and her brother. :grin:
You can ask ericm, Haldon, scosby, and me about that too...except scoz was asleep. :rolleyes:
Quote from: Crispy on Feb 08, 2013, 04:44 PM
Quote from: Fully on Feb 08, 2013, 04:41 PM
Be careful about climbing down the rabbithole into the omnichord. It can get really, really freaky late at night, rjlemons! Just ask My Morning Tube Top and her brother. :grin:
You can ask ericm, Haldon, scosby, and me about that too...except scoz was asleep. :rolleyes:
Well it's too late, I'm halfway to Wonderland. Will it make me smaller? Or Taller?
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 08, 2013, 04:55 PM
Quote from: Crispy on Feb 08, 2013, 04:44 PM
Quote from: Fully on Feb 08, 2013, 04:41 PM
Be careful about climbing down the rabbithole into the omnichord. It can get really, really freaky late at night, rjlemons! Just ask My Morning Tube Top and her brother. :grin:
You can ask ericm, Haldon, scosby, and me about that too...except scoz was asleep. :rolleyes:
Well it's too late, I'm halfway to Wonderland. Will it make me smaller? Or Taller?
Both. AT THE SAME TIME
Quote from: Crispy on Feb 08, 2013, 05:12 PM
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 08, 2013, 04:55 PM
Quote from: Crispy on Feb 08, 2013, 04:44 PM
Quote from: Fully on Feb 08, 2013, 04:41 PM
Be careful about climbing down the rabbithole into the omnichord. It can get really, really freaky late at night, rjlemons! Just ask My Morning Tube Top and her brother. :grin:
You can ask ericm, Haldon, scosby, and me about that too...except scoz was asleep. :rolleyes:
Well it's too late, I'm halfway to Wonderland. Will it make me smaller? Or Taller?
Both. AT THE SAME TIME
I'm looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads' up. :happy:
That's the magic of lazer harp...
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Today's the day for threadjackin'
Cascadeur - Walker à l'omnichord (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFakNQIb4SA#ws)
:rolleyes:
Wow, luchadores and omnichords and wizards and rabbit holes. I friggin' love this place!
HAHAHAHA this brings back some great memories! And I wasn't even there that night for that sesh.
It's really the Patrick voice that's the problem for me. The whip its Darth Vader thing is so damn freaky, but I can handle the JJ sound.
Quote from: rjlemons on Feb 07, 2013, 08:52 PM
This is awesome if you haven't seen it yet.
My Morning Jacket - Z - EPK promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yq-xEtRSwc#)
Alright, at the 7:28 mark they show a potential tracklist for Z. Of course there are the B-sides How Could I know, Chills, and Devil's PB, but what in blazes is the "Milking Song" and "Thats 2 Bad", plus a mystery song thats crossed out that looks like "S___ D___".
Im guesing Milking Song or Thats 2 Bad were re-titled as Into the Woods as thats the only track not listed, but maybe not..Have these ever surfaced?! PM's work :rolleyes: