''It Still Moves'' is the third album by the
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My Morning Jacket
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. The album garnered positive reviews and is often considered the band's best work alongside ''
Z''. The song "Run Thru" is included in ''Rolling Stone's'' "100 Greatest Guitar Songs". The album also marks the first appearance of drummer
Patrick Hallahan
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The ...
, as well as the final appearances of guitarist Johnny Quaid and keyboardist Danny Cash.
The album was remixed and reissued by
ATO Records in May 2016.
Album art
The album cover and art work for ''It Still Moves'' shows one of the giant stuffed bears that are always displayed on stage when the band performs live. Drummer Patrick Hallahan told ''
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he bears areour spirit animal guides. They make sure we're going in the right direction."
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My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The ba ...
may be a journey through the past, but it's also a solid step into something rock & roll has been missing...melody, extremely catchy and well-written songs... and a love of the great pop continuum that translates into something new." Grade: 4/5
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'':"It Still Moves...
san album by turns beautiful and possessed, by others raucous and fiery.
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The ba ...
have made the move to the bigs in tremendous style...
he album's length, its one major flawis a small concern considering the riches that await inside." Grade: 8.3/10
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'': "This time, the band lug the still-smoking amps from their lightning-strike live show into the studio and let the noise chase the midnite vultures away." Grade: 9.1/10
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Jim James
James Edward Olliges Jr. (born April 27, 1978), professionally known as Jim James or Yim Yames, is an American vocalist, guitarist, producer, and primary songwriter of the rock band My Morning Jacket. He has also released several solo albums.
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's) boys are trickier than
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, just not in any way you haven't heard before. Then there's his filtered drawl, his straitened tune sense, his lyrics you feel cheated straining for, his 12 songs in 72 minutes." Grade: C
The album currently has a score of 83 at critic aggregator site
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The album has sold 265,000 copies in the United States as of April 2016.]
Track listing
Personnel
*Jim James – vocals, guitars, artwork
*Johnny Quaid – guitars, vocals, artwork
*Tom Blankenship – bass
*Patrick Hallahan – drums
*Danny Cash – keyboards, artwork, graphic design, layout design
*Niko Bolas
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– studio construction
*Bill Burrs – A&R
*Greg Calbi – mastering
*Sam Erickson – photography, cover art
*Jim James
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– producer
* Danny Kadar – engineer, mixing
*Michael MacDonald – A&R
*Archie Mitchell – engineer
*Kathy Olliges – artwork
*Linda Park – artwork
*Jojo Pennebaker – photography, cover art
*Steve Ralbovsky – A&R
*Lester Snell – horn arrangements
Charts
Album
References
External links
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My Morning Jacket albums
2003 albums
ATO Records albums
Albums produced by Jim James