http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/mark_bechtel/12/21/scorecard.daily/index.html
Sports Illustrated
Presenting presents
Here are some CDs, DVDs, books for today's athlete
The end of the 2005 is nigh, which means it's time to recap the year that was. Instead of handing out awards, though, we're handing out gifts, which will allow us to also touch on the best movies, DVDs, books and albums the year gave us. To the goody bag:
Music
Z, by My Morning Jacket: This was a bit of a brash statement from the Louisville boys, who called their disc Z shortly after Coldplay released one called X&Y. We like that kind of brio, so we're giving it to Terrell Owens, who knows a thing or two about being brash. Like T.O., Z delivers quality. It's the first truly great album from a band that has shown flickers of greatness in the past. More important, the catchiest tune on the disc (indeed, one of the catchiest tunes you'll hear anywhere, with its reggae-meets-Hawaii-Five-O-theme motif) is a number called Off the Record. Perhaps T.O. will take the title to heart next time he gets the urge to speak his mind to a reporter.
that's great! I have a feeling T.O. doesn't have the attention span for the jacket though.
Someone from SI wrote about 'Z':
It's the first truly great album from a band that has shown flickers of greatness in the past.
So they've only heard 'flickers of greatness' on TTF, AD,
and ISM? I'm wondering what they thought was brilliant, as opposed to the greatness of Z? Oh well, it's probably just another 'reviewer' - that's the great thing about the 'net, though, right? We're all reviewiers now! But I seriously can't believe that any Jacket fan/lover of great music wouldn't call everything that MMJ has done "great"! Maybe I'm a bigger fan than most, but if you're here, then you probably are, too!
Low Dog
npimh: Xmas Curtain
that coldplay thing isn't true is it?
I hope so... that would be great!
dudes.......music reviews are not SI's business.
oh my god, somebody wrote something that you didn't like about MMJ....shut up!!!
Quote I have a feeling T.O. doesn't have the attention span for the jacket though.
HAHA!--probably not!