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Universal acclaim- based on 249 Ratings
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Jul 10, 2013All around great album. Awesome tunes with a mellow/laid back feel. It's just great. The real jewels of this album are "Dondante", "Wordless Chorus", and "Lay Low". Highly recommended.
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Jul 28, 2012I barely discovered this band today, and I instantly fell in love...until I heard this album. First three tracks? Great.
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Dec 7, 2011Z is an impressive, near great album from My Morning Jacket. Don't make a judgement the first time you listen to it. It's very different from anything you've ever heard before from the band. (Early) Pink Floyd, Radiohead, and Wilco all come to mind when I listen to the record.
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skybarSep 27, 2008
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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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JomoandTheSmoothiesMay 8, 2008This album is a classic.
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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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ThecrystalcatJan 31, 2008would be pretty sweet if they could make the background music of my life.
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DamijanG.Jan 24, 2008One of the best in decade!
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ScottS.Jan 2, 2008Easily the best album of the year, if not the decade.
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AlexP.Dec 30, 2007A great album. Soaring proggy yet rootsy rock, with Jim James' Neil Young-esque falsetto and twirling jamming guitars creating a unique sound. Very good, and their best album to date.
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ArturoR.Oct 16, 2007This is their best work!
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JohnS.Aug 22, 2007Awesome. Literally inspires awe in your ears, your heart and most importantly your soul. Each song reaches an orgasmic guitar solo crescendo.
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MatthewGJul 16, 2007Simply one of the best albums made in the last 10 years.
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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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TomRFeb 3, 2007
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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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LouDec 18, 20069.5 really. Fantastic album. Nothing left to say!
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RufusDec 7, 2006I like this release so much that I intend to spend millions of dollars buying up all available copies of it so that no one else can have one.
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GingerMoonNov 30, 2006Z is definitely one of the best albums of 2005, and that says a lot because 2005 was a great year for alternativ music. Each track is so diverse and unique, beautifully composed, with fantastic lyrics. Lay Low is by far my favorite track, an epic tune that desrves praise!
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RichardCOct 12, 2006I just found out about this band, and I have to say that this album is AMAZING! An instant classic.
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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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willdAug 7, 2006Great album.
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callummAug 3, 2006
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IdoYJun 24, 2006amazing
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BaldurHJun 23, 2006an astonishing album! Wonderful man Dondante are among my favourites.
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lisalJun 13, 2006This is by far one of the best albums ever! Every song is so unique and wonderful to listen to! It proves that music is an art.
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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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RobertMJun 2, 2006
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StephenSMay 12, 2006One of 2005's very best discs. Allow it to grow on you with entire listenings.
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SeamusSApr 7, 2006
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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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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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porkenVonPumpaloafFeb 16, 2006Its good, but in the top three of 2005? i dunno.
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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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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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stevehJan 18, 2006A high nine= 9.8
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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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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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FletcherBJan 5, 2006Just listen to "What a Wonderful Man"
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SteveTJan 4, 2006Reminds me of Little Feat and The Allman Brothers.
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JoelAJan 1, 2006I feel like I've been waiting my whole life for this album!
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CraigDec 28, 2005Excellent album. One of the top 5 for 2005.
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JyotirmayaDDec 27, 2005I wish they would play this kind of shit on MTV instead of freakin' Ashlee Simpson or whateer her name is... j.t.
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EffEDec 23, 2005Best album of the year with Broken Social Scene's BSS. I just can't take it out of my cd player.
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KevinGDec 21, 2005An Allman Brothers for the 21st century. A terrific pop record and how often can you say that?
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SouldiverDec 21, 2005
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MartiniDec 20, 2005An amazing work from a band who continues to reinvent itself with every ablum they release.
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bobsyouruncleDec 20, 2005
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MathMasterKDec 19, 2005
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najaDec 16, 2005
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TylerDec 15, 2005great.
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MackDec 9, 2005
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jcDec 5, 2005DAMMMN good. Best of the year. Oh boy. Slightly ahead of Wolf Parade... That's all I've got to give. Mike F: that has a negative impact? As a Lips fan: weak.
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JimDec 5, 2005
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ChrisHDec 2, 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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PrimusheadDec 1, 2005Great album from one of the greatest live bands EVER.
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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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aaronbNov 22, 2005Best album since Pearl Jam VS.(1993).
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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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BoratNov 15, 2005Is nice. I like.
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IndSNov 14, 2005Album of the year.
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madslNov 13, 2005The first three tracks are as brilliant as anything on OK Computer or The Soft Bulletin. Had they made a whole album like that I would have hailed it a masterpiece. The rest is often good stuff but as an album it lacks consistency and coherence...and some of the guitar parts are rather dullas well. But boy can jim james sing!!
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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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CharlieBNov 10, 2005Maybe it's just me, but I hear some of The Who in here. Great album!
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SmazNov 9, 2005MMJ has made stellar albums in years past, particularly It Still Moves, but never before have they crafted together sonic elegance and downright southern grittiness so beautifully. Falsettos galore make this truely an awe-inspiring listening experience.
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NatMNov 7, 2005
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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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MuradANov 4, 2005It's always a joy to stumble across an album and a band that you have no idea about and end up loving it all. It's a slow burner, that initially interests and then grabs you.
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RickNov 4, 2005Great, great album! I enjoy it more with every listen!
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JeffS.Nov 3, 2005One of, if not, the best album of the year!!
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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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BradEOct 29, 2005Truly epic. I see and hear a lot of comparisons to Neil Young, the Band, etc. -- classic Americana. But, the songs soar into melodic, fuzzy guitar heaven, reminiscent of great British acts such as James, Coldplay, Radiohead, and Doves.
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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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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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RaulJuliaOct 24, 2005Good but not 9 or 10 good. MMJ moved me stirringly in the past but not so much here.
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C.B.Oct 24, 2005Looking forward to many more amazing releases
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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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PlatoOct 21, 2005"boughten"??
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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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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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RobOct 20, 2005
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JeffMOct 20, 2005
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DrGoobOct 20, 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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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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AaronAOct 17, 2005This is their best record yet. A little discipline goes a long way.
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NabilAOct 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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DocDOct 15, 2005
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MusicMavenOct 15, 2005
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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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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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widespreadfredOct 12, 2005Z was the CD I most anticipated this year. Unfortunately, it fails to move me like It Still Moves and At Dawn both of which I still listen to repeatedly. Good CD? yes, but I haven't listened to it for a few days.
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daxrOct 12, 2005
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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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deOct 11, 2005Best album of the year
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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]