My Morning Jacket

As I was reading this article in "Under the Radar," I was pleased to read and learn about what the band My Morning Jacket had in store for me. They described how they wanted to do something different and out of the ordinary with their new album. They weren't looking for any crazy over-credited guitar solos that made your head hurt, or something that was so calm and slow that it bored you. My Morning Jacket wanted to incorporate what they already had, and add in other things to really bring them together. Some of them, are very musically inclined and experienced, others not so much, like the vocalist and songwriter- Jim James, but he knows what he wants, and of course what he doesn't want. He really didn't want to have anything stereotypical. He wanted to have a more soul-like effect with this album. Also, many of their songs were written on a drum machine, which ended up in a sound that made you want to move and dance, but James wanted a real band. He eventually had bassist ("Two-Tone Tommy") and drummer (Patrick Hallahan) play together, which worked out well, and he got his "special sound." They were thrilled when this soulful sound, but they still kept a lot of rock and roll in it to keep some of the same stuff as what they had before. My Morning Jacket created an album that will hopefully make rock fans move on to something a little more soft, and people who don’t think they enjoy soul music will hopefully listen to their form of it and enjoy it. I was really pleased to hear all about what My Morning Jacket had planned and I am looking forward to listening to their individual and lovely sound.