MMJ

And as far as the Come to Iowa! link goes, first I'll say MMJ is coming nowhere near here, which is bad, but if you have a dog and you live in Iowa City, he or she can spend the day at Lucky Pawz and hang out with other dogs, which is good.

It Beats for You

I don't recall MMJ ever being represented as something it's not.

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MMJ allowed you, among other things, to make recordings using the cheap microphone included with the PC, and save the file in mp3 format.

Boing Boing

The big ballad "Gideon," a staple of MMJ live shows, allowed Mr. James's voice to soar, while the folky "Wonderful The Way I Feel" from the new disc rode a country lilt provided by Mr. Broemel on pedal steel.

My Morning Jacket of Many Styles

The truth of MMJ is that it can play any kind of contemporary music it chooses, and deliberately tinkers with its sound on each album it makes.

My Morning Jacket of Many Styles

A warm midrange is the appealing platform that supports Jim James's voice, one of the most alluring in rock, as MMJ delivers songs that incorporate elements of rock, folk, funk and, on the track "The Day Is Coming," a charming bit of old-school jazz-pop vocalizing.

My Morning Jacket of Many Styles

In between, MMJ supported Ms. Badu in a reading of her "Twinkle."

My Morning Jacket of Many Styles

Whereas most jam bands put the emphasis on playing and regard songwriting and recording as a chore, MMJ realize that the jams are sweeter when the songs are solid.

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And during the concert break, a short SNL "backstage" skit featuring Rachel Dratch introduced MMJ to itself cloned in retro-goofy outfits which the band appeared in when it returned to the stage.

Mike Ragogna: Review: My Morning Jacket "Unstaged," Plus Chatting with Erykah Badu and James Tormé

However, this sum was way bigger than its parts in that the show, as a whole, delivered more than any previous concert by MMJ, except, possibly, its four-hour Bonaroo outing.

Mike Ragogna: Review: My Morning Jacket "Unstaged," Plus Chatting with Erykah Badu and James Tormé