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Encyclopedia > Z (album)
Z
Z cover
Studio album by My Morning Jacket
Released October 4, 2005
Recorded Allaire Studios, Shokan, United States
Genre Indie rock, psychedelic rock, southern rock, jam band
Length 47:00
Label ATO
Producer John Leckie, Jim James
Professional reviews
My Morning Jacket chronology
Acoustic Citsuoca
(2004)		 Z
(2005)		 Okonokos
(2006)

Z is the fourth album by rock band My Morning Jacket. This collection features a much spacier sound than previous MMJ releases, making heavy use of synthesizers throughout and incorporating small bits of reggae and dub. The heavy reverb present on the band's past recordings is largely missing here, now only vaguely noticeable, after being cleaned up by producer John Leckie, famous for previous work with bands such as the Stone Roses and Radiohead. Image File history File links MMJZ.jpg Summary album cover of My Morning Jackets Z. Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... My Morning Jacket is an American rock band known for their reverb-heavy sound, enthusiastic live shows and hipster following. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Mortal Kombat mythology, it is a race of half-human half-dragon warriors. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music. ... The term jam band is commonly used to describe psychedelic rock-influenced bands whose concerts largely consist of bands reinterpreting their songs as springboards into extended improvisational pieces of music. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... According To Our Records (or ATO Records) was founded in early 2000 by Dave Matthews (of the Dave Matthews Band), Coran Capshaw, Chris Tetzeli and Michael McDonald as a division of RCA. ATO Records is based in New York City and currently distributes its records through Sony BMG. ATO Records... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the British music producer. ... Jim James (born James Olliges) is American vocalist for the Kentucky-based rock band My Morning Jacket. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Prefix logo Prefix Magazine is an online resource for daily music reviews, interviews, features and breaking news. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Yahoo! Music, provided by the Yahoo! network, is a provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming. ... Image File history File links Stars10090. ... My Morning Jacket is an American rock band known for their reverb-heavy sound, enthusiastic live shows and hipster following. ... Acoustic Citsuoca is a 5-song EP by My Morning Jacket. ... Okonokos is a live album by My Morning Jacket. ... This article is about the type of musical group. ... My Morning Jacket is an American rock band known for their reverb-heavy sound, enthusiastic live shows and hipster following. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... For other uses, see Dub. ... This article is about the British music producer. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ... Radiohead are an English rock band. ...


This is the first My Morning Jacket album to feature a producer, as vocalist Jim James had assumed the production duties on the band's previous efforts. The album marks another first, as the band recorded away from the Quaid family farm, which had served as the inspiration for their first three albums. Instead, My Morning Jacket decided to record in New York's Allaire Studios, nestled deep in the Catskill Mountains. The change of scenery, influence of an experienced producer, and the addition of two new members contributed heavily to the transformation of the band's sound. Jim James (born James Olliges) is American vocalist for the Kentucky-based rock band My Morning Jacket. ... This article is about the state. ... The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills), a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. ...


The first single from the album is "Off the Record".


Although the fourth track, "What a Wonderful Man" has an upbeat, happy sound, singer Jim James stated in "Velocity Weekly" that the song was written as a tribute to friend (and former bandmate) Aaron Todovich, who had committed suicide. The closing track, "Dondante", also deals with the death of someone close to James. Velocity is a free, weekly publication first published December 3, 2003 by The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky. ...


The album was the second most highly rated of 2005 according to Metacritic, behind Sufjan Stevens' Illinois. Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... Sufjan Stevens (IPA pronunciation: ) (born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petosky, Michigan. ... Illinois (pronounced or ill-i-NOY), also known as Come on feel the Illinoise, is a 2005 concept album by American songwriter Sufjan Stevens, with songs referencing places and people related to the U.S. state of Illinois. ...


The CD was one of the more high-profile releases in 2005 featuring Digital Rights Management technology to prohibit owners from playing the music on a computer or creating digital copies. Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. ...


A double-live album, Okonokos, was recorded during the Z Tour and was released on September 26, 2006; it features live versions of eight of Z's 10 songs. Okonokos is a live album by My Morning Jacket. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Track listing

All songs were written by Jim James, except where noted.

  1. "Wordless Chorus" – 4:12
  2. "It Beats 4 U" – 3:46
  3. "Gideon" – 3:39
  4. "What a Wonderful Man" – 2:25
  5. "Off the Record" (James, "Two Tone" Tommy, Patrick Hallahan) – 5:33
  6. "Into the Woods" – 5:21
  7. "Anytime" – 3:56
  8. "Lay Low" – 6:05
  9. "Knot Comes Loose" – 4:02
  10. "Dondante" – 8:01

B-sides available outside of the U.S. and/or through preorders/digital downloads: "Chills" and "How Could I Know" (AKA "Oxen") Gideon is a song by rock band My Morning Jacket. ... Patrick Hallahan is an American Drummer for the Kentucky-based rock band My Morning Jacket. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...


Digital Rights Management

 v • d • e My Morning Jacket
Jim James | "Two-Tone" Tommy | Patrick Hallahan | Bo Koster | Carl Broemel
Johnny Quaid | Danny Cash | J. Glenn | Chris Guetig
Discography
Albums: The Tennessee Fire | At Dawn | It Still Moves | Z | Okonokos
Compilation Albums: Early Recordings: Chapter 1: The Sandworm Cometh | Early Recordings: Chapter 2: Learning | At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos Package
Extended plays: Heartbreakin Man | "My Morning Jacket Does Bad Jazz" | We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! a.k.a. My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style! | "My Morning Jacket Does Gold Hole" | "Split EP" | "Chocolate and Ice" | Sweatbees | "Run Thru" | Acoustic Citsuoca | "Off The Record"

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My Morning Jacket - Z (Album Review) (411 words)
Z was produced by James along with Abbey Road Studios veteran John Leckie (XTC, Pink Floyd, The Verve), and the entire disc is a richly textured trip through modern rock.
Z is decidedly less jam-oriented than its predecessor, and the production duo also turned down (but not off) the vocal reverb that lent such a cavernous air to It Still Moves.
Z is not a flawless record, but its best moments are some of the finest in recent memory.
The Black Album (Jay-Z album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (203 words)
It is supposedly his last studio album and has generally been well received by the critics.
The album mixes sentimental quotes from Jay-Z's mother in "December 4th" with defiance and anger in tracks like "What More Can I Say" and "Threat", delivering an emotionally driven final statement to the world.
Most notably, the controversial "99 Problems" music video shows him being shot at the end, which he says signifies the death of Jay-Z. An a capella version of this album, with the Beatles' self-titled album (the "White Album"), was in 2004 remixed into The Grey Album by DJ Danger Mouse.
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