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Evil Urges | 
| Artist: My Morning Jacket
Label: Roughtrade
Category: Music
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2857
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.2
UPC: 883870046527
EAN: 0883870046527
ASIN: B0017V8QHA
Release Date: June 9, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Evil Urges | | • | Touch Me I'm Going To Scream | | • | Highly Suspicious | | • | I'm Amazed | | • | Thank You Too | | • | Sec Walkin' | | • | Two Halves | | • | Librarian | | • | Look At You | | • | Aluminum Park | | • | Remnants | | • | Smokin' From Shootin' | | • | Touch Me I'm Going To Scream | | • | Good Intentions |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Evil Star Ratings October 15, 2008
This star rating thing is funny old business, as I write Evil Urges has an overall rating of 3.5 stars, on the strength of some very negative reviews from MMJ fans comparing Evil Urges unfavorably with their previous output. I agree the album isn't as good as either Z or It Still Moves but in the grand scheme of things it ain't no two star album, nor is it naive or unintelligent. The title track, think Curtis Mayfield via Lambchop with a bit of Prog-Rock thrown-in for good measure, is worth the price of the admission alone.
thumbs up this end! August 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My morning Jacket never fail me. I wasn't impressed with Evil Urges on the first couple of listens, I suppose it wasn't what I was expecting if I'm honest but with each listen it grew on me. I now love it with the exception of one song, Highly Suspicious. It's got a nice soul sound in places, sometimes to my ears sounds a little Lenny Kravitz/Prince like on some of the songs. Yeah, Great Album and Great live band if you get a chance to see them. Worth a buy!
I keep going back again and again August 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't understand the number of critical reviews of this album. I think there are some truly wonderful songs on here, and for me, it's the one album I've returned to again and again over the last few weeks. Tracks like I'm Amazed, Aluminum Park, Thank You Too, Remnants, Smokin' From Shootin. I could go on and on. There are only really two or three tracks on here that I would have jettisoned, and they aren't really bad, just not very memorable. I even enjoy Highly Suspicious!
I agree with another reviewer that the spontaneous shouts and yelps that suggest this was a 'live in the studio' recording sound slightly contrived. But that's a minor complaint.
Overall, I love the variety of styles, the songwriting, the fabulous musicianship... I have trouble picking out some of the lyrics but I'll get them eventually.
I have never been disappointed by an MMJ album, and I'm not disappointed by this one either. Highly recommended.
 Unintelligent experimentation July 23, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
How was THIS the album that turned My Morning Jacket into a band that could play Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks, and Madison Square Garden?! Even weirder was all the press they got right before this album came out, as if it was going to be a masterpiece or something. Where was all the press when they came out with GOOD music? I usually love when a band moves onto something new in their songwriting, and "Z" was an excellent example of not making the same old album all over again and bringing the listener something fresh and exciting... but the new "ideas" on this album are shallow and lousy... don't expand yourself if you can't do it, MMJ.
Naive Over Indulgence July 13, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a huge fan of My Morning Jacket, I was eagerly anticipating Evil Urges, having listened relentlessly to It Still Moves and Z and purchased all the earlier albums too. The reverb drenched vocals, existential lyrics, beautiful melodies balanced superbly with some heavy guitar work, have drawn comparisons with Neil Young, but despite the grand nature of their sound, a playful exuberance is never too far around the corner and its that ability not to take themselves too seriously, which has made them so listenable. I can pretty much put them on at any time of day in any mood and their music fits. That fine balance of intensity and playfulness has been tipped very firmly in the playfulness direction and that harmony they've achieved in the past, is not to be found in this latest effort from them, Evil Urges. I get the feeling that with success and perhaps a lot of sex, Jim James has decided to just have some light hearted fun, making an album that could even be a homage to Prince in its attempt at sexiness. It sounds like it was made in the space of an evening (a friday night on the piss most probably), rather than the manifestation of years of profound introspective thought. The track Highly Suspicious made me want to adopt the brace position. I hope, like the morning after a night out, they will wake up smiling, but suitably ashamed and ready to start being serious again. I hope it sells though and wish them nothing but the best. I'm seeing them live next week and I just pray they play some of the old stuff!
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