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Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings
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Positive: 51 out of 73
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Mixed: 16 out of 73
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Negative: 6 out of 73
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JohanWJun 12, 2008Beautiful album; exciting, emotional, diverse, and breathtaking.
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KurtCJun 12, 2008
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EdWJun 12, 2008MMJ are rocking out like only they can. This album grows on you and gets better with each play.
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WarrenXJun 13, 2008
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weirdfish7Jun 19, 2008"Z" this is not...nor does it even come close. Pesonally, I consider this album as an attempt at a new MMJ sound that fails. The 9 rating I have given it is due to the fact that MMJ are one of the best bands making music today. The songs are solid, and better than 99% of music being created today, but again "Z", this is NOT.
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NickDJun 23, 2008
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JakeD.Jun 20, 2008
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CarlaJul 7, 2008
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FelixJun 11, 2008It doesn't touch the masterful Z, but it is a good album overall. Some songs bog the album down, especially in the middle section (Thank you too, Sec Walkin') but the ending and most of the beginning make up for the missteps. Best tracks are: Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Part 1 &2, Aluminum Park, Smokin' from Shootin'.
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TomHJun 11, 2008
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PatrickSJun 12, 2008I think it's killer, unique in this day of so much sound alike ho-humness. These guys know how to explore and jam onstage where the real magic happens for them and the audience.
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JimJun 13, 2008Subpar work compared to earlier works.
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JamesRJun 14, 2008Jim and the boys prove that R&B, Soul, Funk and Country are all part of the mix we call Rock-n-Roll !ala Gram Parsons with his Cosmic American Music!
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AhmadHJun 14, 2008Confusing at first; the funk, the distancing from what they did in Z, and a little bit of a return to "It Still Moves" and "At Dawn." It's a grower though, and once it grabs you you'll realize the brilliance. You have to appreciate a band that can take giant leaps like this and be successful with it. Re-affirms why I'm a fan of this band.
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JackC.Jun 21, 2008
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FrankGJun 30, 2008Takes the sound the band reached for on Z and turns that sound into some beautiful pop songs.
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RomanM.Jul 14, 2008
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ErikHJun 11, 2008It's easily the worst My Morning Jacket studio album to date, although "Evil Urges" and "I'm Amazed" are both great songs.
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EffEllJun 11, 2008
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EricJun 11, 2008
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MarkSJun 11, 2008
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DanCoonJun 12, 2008Easily the most diverse album from MMJ. It is like a rollercoaster starting out at the top, but starts out strong and finishes with a pow. Touch Me I Am Going to Scream (both parts) are some the of the best music this year. Coming from MMJ, you knew it would be good, but this was a Peanut Butter Pudding Suprise. Truly Awesome album
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ScottJun 12, 2008
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BarryJordenJun 12, 2008Very disappointing. Hoping for better with the next album.
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deeznutsJun 12, 2008After their masterpiece Z, this is a huge disappointment. I listened to it a few times, and have no desire to listen to it again.
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samhJun 17, 2008
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JonathanM.Jun 19, 2008Not as good as Z, but still a great album.
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MattBJun 21, 2008
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RobbieCJul 16, 2008Ehhh, I don't know what happened. It's not BAD. It's just not as good as it should be. The past few albums were so solid. This is spotty.
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Dec 7, 2011A very strange, uneven album from the boys down South (Louisville, Kentucky). When it works, it's some of the best stuff they've written up to this point. The album doesn't work when they try too hard to incorporate too many different genres (some of them sounding like garbage).
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Apr 26, 2012This album is one of my favorite by them i dont get why everyone hates it come on smoking from shooting touch me im going to scream part 1 and 2 evil urges !? those songs and alot of the other ones are really good on this album
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May 7, 2015
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Jul 10, 2013Probably the band's best album to date. Every song is unique and has an awesome mellow vibe to it. Songs like "Touch me I'm going to scream" parts 1 and 2 just show how excellent this album is. Others like "Highly Suspicious" show My Morning Jacket at its most creative. All around great album.
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Jul 3, 2015The album that got me into My Morning Jacket. While some have criticized the sound of Evil Urges as being too diverse and lacking in focus, I find it actually does a perfect job of capturing the magic of MMJ: namely, the band's ability to shape-shift on the fly, offering disparate sounds that are nonetheless compelling and always anchored by Jim James' incomparable voice.
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Jul 27, 2020What an album. You got some cool psychedelic, ballads, and hard rockers for all to enjoy.
Awards & Rankings
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Where the separate parts of the first half didn't gel – the chopping and changing of different styles too much to take in, perhaps, in too short a period--the second part is much easier to handle, and whilst the strong finish isn't enough to stop it falling short of "Z," Evil Urges does find its own place given time.
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The cumulative result is an exhilarating, bone-deep experience--a true album, built for sustained listening.
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Evil Urges explodes the band's sound with the same kind of creative leap that Wilco took on "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and Radiohead took on "Kid A."