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Universal acclaim- based on 249 Ratings
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Positive: 211 out of 249
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Mixed: 21 out of 249
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Negative: 17 out of 249
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AaronAOct 17, 2005This is their best record yet. A little discipline goes a long way.
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PaulMJan 9, 2006Opens really well with some catchy, leftfield, Flaming Lips/Merucry Rev-type tunes. But takes a serious nosedive somewhere around the middle. 'Off the Record' is such a MOR piece of crap that its hard to believe its from the same band as the excellent 'Anytime','Law Low' and 'Dondante' that close this album of two halves.
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DavidMMar 9, 2006
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PatrickMApr 10, 2006This is a terrible album by a terrible group!
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GonzoTimeDec 5, 2005
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RichardEJan 13, 2007simply boring
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TBoneSteakhoseOct 19, 2006
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CosmoPOct 5, 2005Now this is truly great stuff.
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mr.hankeyJun 3, 2006It's a good album but in the end you feel that some of the songs are either trying to make you like them or are just too similiar. Don't get me wrong MMJ as a band is brilliant but this album doesn't feel as good as some of their older stuff. But still it is an intelligent mix of pop, alt- country, southern rock and ambience that make this album one of the best of 2005.
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HannaWSep 27, 2006This is the album that they were meant to create. The album's leading up to this were training wheels for what is to come from this band after Z. They capture the very essence of Z in their live shows. I would recommend everyone that is a MMJ fan to please see them live. They get it and you will too.
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TomEOct 10, 2005
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JimBOct 10, 2005this is an outstanding display of musical talent, and really shows how versatile the band has become.....
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SamLOct 18, 2005The best Album I've boughten this year. I only wish it were longer. MMJ has been one of my favorite artists for quite a while and they continue to improve with each release.
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EefVOct 23, 2005It is among the best cd's of the year. great songs. great music. high class
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BrianBOct 5, 2005A complete surprise. While some of Z sounds like their last and previous albums other songs find Jim James and the boys in new areas all together. It is kind of a weird little CD. "It Still Moves" part 2 would have been great, but I'm glad they're evolving.
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erdemcOct 5, 2005best album of 2005. absolutely wonderful... no words to say more...:)
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NickTJan 20, 2006One word to describe this album: concise. MMJ took the overly long songs from their previous albums and cut them down to little bits of perfection.
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KyleLFeb 14, 2006Very good album...gives you the same great style, but with a faster beat. My Morning Jacket rose from the 'unknowns' with "Still Moves", but "Z" flowed much better. Good album...
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willdAug 7, 2006Great album.
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SheilaMNov 10, 2005What more can we ask? It's brilliant...good musicanship along with creative song lines.
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BoratNov 15, 2005Is nice. I like.
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KellyHOct 13, 2005What a fabulous album!! They have really refined their style since 'It Still Moves'. The same great melodies and choruses are there, but the songs no longer degenerate into 8-minute jam sessions. In fact, I think the average track length has come down by 3 minutes....
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JHNov 5, 2005Wow ... even if some tracks don't quite work, you can hear the urgency in the lead singer's voice - these guys are for real, or at the very least, they play a good game for 40 minutes. This is my first MMJ album, and I am more than impressed.
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PrimusheadDec 1, 2005Great album from one of the greatest live bands EVER.
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bobsyouruncleDec 20, 2005
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ChrisHDec 2, 2005
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WHaasDec 3, 2005Is this case I am rating this album based on previous MMJ material. They focused on 3 great tracks and the rest of the album is just nothing.
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C.B.Oct 24, 2005Looking forward to many more amazing releases
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DrGoobOct 20, 2005
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[Anonymous]Oct 4, 2005this is pretty good. it's not the direction i was expecting or hoping they would take. but that's not necessarily a bad thing. the songs and sounds just don't quite grab you and immerse you like those on it still moves or at dawn did. it just doesn't sound as 'big.'
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MatthewBOct 5, 2005Different, Excellent!!
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johnOct 5, 2005Simply amazing album, ...even though the U2ishness of Gideon and Anytime seems a bit out of place.
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seanOct 5, 2005One of the Best Bands on the planet.
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zavohOct 6, 2005simply awful. Another record that proves that they had one great, and by that i mean the truly brilliant, wonderful, spectacular "At Dawn." After that it's been heading downhill at a remarkable pace. The only question left, is just how bad will they become, cause this pretty bad.
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AliMOct 6, 2005A darker, more electronic feel than their previous albums, but all the better for the sharp production values. Still with plenty to please the old fans, though, and some great air guitar moments. Their best album yet, and one of the best so far this year.
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ChrisSOct 7, 2005"The Coolest Album of the Year" includes the best track of the year "Off the Record". If you like this also indulge in this year's most left field release The Free EP from The New Lows.
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ModMouseOct 7, 2005Amazing, gets better and better with each listen. Captures the feel of their live performance better then any of their previous efforts.
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zachsOct 7, 2005this album rocks
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N.GiovinoOct 9, 2005
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mikefJan 10, 2006Fantastic Cd, just skip "into the woods" and you got a solid listen from cover to cover. Dont miss a chance to see these guys live, Amazing!
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SteveTJan 4, 2006Reminds me of Little Feat and The Allman Brothers.
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PaulVMar 5, 2006Continuation of "It still moves"...more so than less so. Tracks are tighter, solo singing is better, song writing demonstrates more talent. However, with that said, this doesn't bring the listener any closer to "listener glory" than their other recording mentioned previously. Good but certainly not great.
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SeamusSApr 7, 2006
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RobertMJun 2, 2006
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callummAug 3, 2006
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MatthewGJul 16, 2007Simply one of the best albums made in the last 10 years.
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ScottS.Jan 2, 2008Easily the best album of the year, if not the decade.
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RobV.May 6, 2008Best album of 2005. 4th best of all time. Perfect mix between Pink Floyd, Led Zep and Neil Young, but in a modern jacket.
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JakeJun 23, 2008This is simply an incredible album. Every song sounds different but they all come together in a strangely cohesive way. Lay Low, Wordless Chorus, It Beats 4 U and Dondante are genius and you owe it to yourself as a fan of quality music to pick this stellar album up. I'm sure glad I did.
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CanadianPhilosopherNov 1, 2005One of the best albums of the year. Indie pop mixed with trippy Pink Floydish guitar meandering. I love this CD.
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NickRNov 1, 2005AWESOME ALBUM. JIM JAMES IS AMAZING. similiar to a modern day led zeppelin. check out It Still Moves too!
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SimonNov 1, 2005The first 20 seconds had my attention, after that i stopped caring. It isnt terrible, but it is in no way memorable.
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IndSNov 14, 2005Album of the year.
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JoeOct 10, 2005great album-likely my favorite of the year, for what it's worth.
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deOct 11, 2005Best album of the year
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TomNov 21, 2005I love it. Overall, I find it very relaxing to listen to, yet some of the parts are soooo rocking. You can cite a million influences for these guys, but they blend them together so wonderfully (although, I don't quite understand where all this Radiohead talk is coming from?)
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ArendvanENov 22, 2005terrible sound
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JasonDNov 25, 2005Seems like this is the chic pick of the year. Seems like everyone is trying way too hard to be chic. This album plays like nails on a chalkboard.
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AaronOct 13, 2005Most overrated album of 2005. I have all of the reverb used on this disc. And what's with the circus music on track six?! Blah.
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MattyDNov 30, 2005Since OK Computer alt-rock has been getting closer to a digital age Sgt. Pepper. Although I think the Radiohead comparison amongst 90% of critics with this band is hideously misplaced, Z maybe getting all the more closer to that bull's eye
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RickNov 4, 2005Great, great album! I enjoy it more with every listen!
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mattaOct 14, 2005This album definitely requires repeated listens. At first, I thought it was only decent and would have given it a 7 probably had I posted the first week that it came out. But, after a week and a half of playing it every day, I can say that while not the best of the year, or even top ten probably, it is very good.
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MusicMavenOct 15, 2005
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DavidROct 15, 2005Very infectous - not the same atmospheric, country road sound that I guess made this band a name for itself, but one hell of a lot more fun - you don't have to be in a reflective mood to enjoy it. I might give it a 10 if it grows on me any more than it already has.
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NabilAOct 15, 2005
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JosephMOct 16, 2005No thanks. Next...
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MikeD.Oct 18, 2005
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MKOct 19, 2005Very good Jacket LP. They r refining their sound - sounds polished (in a good way). They still sound like N.Young/Flaming Lips in an abstract way, and like those artists they continue to change/evolve.
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PaulW.Oct 21, 2005"Z" is one of the greatest records 2005. Every song on the record is special and full of details. If this album is their "OK Computer", "It Beats 4 U" is their "Karma Police".
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PlatoOct 21, 2005"boughten"??
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JeffMOct 20, 2005
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MatthewIOct 21, 2005Awesome! I had heard of MMJ before, but steered clear to avoid the C&W influence that just veered their big sound away from my true comfort zone, but 'Z' is magnificent. Like Pink Floyd with a sense of humour, Sigur Ros with lyrics and songs and Radiohead without the obnoxious, self-importance. I LOVE Z.
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MathMasterKDec 19, 2005
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MikeFDec 2, 2005How come none of these reviews seems to mention the striking similarity of the singer's voice to that of the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne???
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RobOct 20, 2005
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JimDec 5, 2005
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DanteG.Oct 26, 2005If it wasn't for the kitten on fire and baby in a blender I would have given this album a 10. I've been listening to it a lot of times and I don't even mind those lines that much anyway. The album is great. A couple of songs more, of that quality would have been wonderful.
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BarryOct 27, 2005whats with the band bashing.. Steve-o you suck and MMJ rocks my socks off
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marblesDec 8, 2005there are a couple good tracks here, but what really ruins the album for me is the classic rock guitar solos. That needs to go. its not original or even well done. its tacky and boring
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GreggSOct 5, 2005This album is a much needed breather in today's crap filled air.
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DomenicPOct 6, 2005
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EricMOct 7, 2005I read one review that said this was MMJ's Ok Computer. It's a good album, but nowhere near that good.
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Brendan"EagleEye"WOct 8, 2005Wow! I really enjoy this album. A lot. I think the first 5 songs are all really good. The next five are a little inconsistent and number 6 throws the last five out of place a little, but it is, in my opinion, a truely great album.
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JasonFOct 9, 2005It had me reaching for the last album at first but after the 11th time I played it through it stuck. I was in the water surfing and I found the album stuck in my head. I have been playing the album in the shop I run.. Everyeyone wants to know what it is? I tell them "you should see them live"!
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DavidSOct 9, 2005Bought this on the strength of the amazing reviews its been receiving. "Wordless Chorus" sounded nice. After that the echo chamber vocals begin to grate...
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JoelAJan 1, 2006I feel like I've been waiting my whole life for this album!
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stevehJan 18, 2006A high nine= 9.8
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CatDec 28, 2006Great album. Definite grower...may sound a bit strange at first but once you listen to it more you appreciate its nuances and little oddities. Not to mention that these guys are AMAZING live. That made me appreciate this album all that much more.
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FletcherBJan 5, 2006Just listen to "What a Wonderful Man"
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davegJan 7, 2006This album has some fantastic tracks, and the band works wonderfully together. However, some tracks such as "It Beats 4 U" and "Into the Woods" are a little bit ugly for such a pretty-sounding record.
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carylFeb 24, 2006A very solid 9!!I have always loved MMJ's original sound. But this new record is so different than its predecesors. I hear so many different sounds in each song. Off the Record reminds me of an old Replacements song but it is so obviously MMJ. That is so cool. And the keyboards and vocals in Gidion are moving. Any way, I am very proud to be from Louisville.
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BaldurHJun 23, 2006an astonishing album! Wonderful man Dondante are among my favourites.
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IdoYJun 24, 2006amazing
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TomRFeb 3, 2007
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BenSMar 14, 2007I'm not one to over-rate; the more I listen to this album, the more it grows on me. It's incredible that they managed to master so many different types of music on one album, from prog (Dondante) to an almost reggae sound (Off the Record). I hope that this is just the beginning.
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DamijanG.Jan 24, 2008One of the best in decade!
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JomoandTheSmoothiesMay 8, 2008This album is a classic.
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EricROct 11, 2005Numbers 2, 8,9,10 over and over until you have your fill then just let it run in your car full time. The jacket's best work to date. its scary how good this band is.
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CharlieBNov 10, 2005Maybe it's just me, but I hear some of The Who in here. Great album!
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Awards & Rankings
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A modern day classic.
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What you can expect is what makes My Morning Jacket tried and true: bigger-than-life lyrics, classic rock swagger, and the need to move forward.
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MojoWith Z, My Morning Jacket have left their comfort zone, assumed the mantle of firebrands, and delivered a truly momentous work. [Oct 2005, p.96]