File this under things I am contractually obligated to post on. For me, Badu and MMJ getting together is like giving John Belushi speed balls. I have no choice.
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MP3: My Morning Jacket ft. Erykah Badu-”Tyrone”
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9 comments
Shea says:
August 27, 2008 at 3:35 pm (UTC -7)
Fair is fair: If MMJ is going to add Badu tracks to their repertoire then I rescind my comment about them not being the best live band in the world. (Jim James is still a total homo though. And he looks like a fatter version of that nihilistic fellow from That 70′s Show. Incidentally, That 70′s Show is for total homos.)
-S
Passion of the Weiss says:
August 27, 2008 at 4:18 pm (UTC -7)
They’ve been doing “Tyrone” for years. It’s one of their best known covers.
Chef Rae says:
August 27, 2008 at 4:57 pm (UTC -7)
Jeff, unless I missed it, you never really said much about the latest MMJ album. It received some pretty middling reviews. Care to give us your take on said album…?
Passion of the Weiss says:
August 27, 2008 at 5:23 pm (UTC -7)
Yeah, I was sort of burnt out on writing about them after the feature for the Weekly.
In short, I liked it. Not as much as Rolling Stone/Spin did, but certainly more than the pans that Pitchfork and several other online outfits gave it. It’s probably my least favorite of their records but it still has some great moments and marked an interesting shift for the band. I sort of see it as their Get Behind Me Satan: a necessary change of pace for a band in transition. A little disjointed and inconsistent but compelling and an objectively “good” record.
Disco Vietnam says:
August 27, 2008 at 6:09 pm (UTC -7)
A Vergence in the Force
douglas martin says:
August 28, 2008 at 3:27 am (UTC -7)
have you been away or something? i totally expected you to post this first thing monday morning. the very first thing i thought when i saw that chris posted this was, “somewhere, jeff weiss is having an accident in his pants right now.”
OPP - 8/28/08 : EAR FARM :: music information helps grow ears says:
August 28, 2008 at 4:38 am (UTC -7)
[...] Morning Jacket & Erykah Badu Perform “Tyrone” in [...]
Thomas says:
August 29, 2008 at 8:00 am (UTC -7)
That’s awesome…I can’t wait to see Ms. Badu at ACL.
Louisville DJF says:
September 27, 2008 at 2:55 pm (UTC -7)
So pissed I didn’t get to see this live.
… every time you come around, you’ve got to bring JIM, JAMES, paul, and tyrone…