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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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Dec 22, 2010
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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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Jul 27, 2020Z is a great album in its own right, but feels almost too over rated. There are a few standout songs, but not enough for this to be critically accclaimed.
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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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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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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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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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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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DavidMMar 9, 2006
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PatrickMApr 10, 2006This is a terrible album by a terrible group!
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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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AaronAOct 17, 2005This is their best record yet. A little discipline goes a long way.
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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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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]