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MMJ's James Honors Harrison |
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Written by KZYR
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 |
Calling George Harrison his favorite Beatlle that inspired him greatly, My Morning Jacket's Jim James is set to release a solo album of the late Beatles songs. With a Free Download available.
My Morning Jacket's Jim James (under the
name Yim Yames) is slated to release his first solo offering on
August 4 - a tribute to the late Beatle George Harrison. Fans will
be able to get a taste of the entire EP starting on July 7 when the
set becomes available via Yimyames.com for purchase. One track, "Behind
That Locked Door," is available now as a free download on the
website. Pre-orders for CD and vinyl versions will start on July 7
and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Woodstock Farm
Animal Sanctuary.
"I felt like I was in the weirdest head space when I did that EP,"
James tells Billbaord.com of the 2001 recording session that took
place just days after Harrison's death. "I felt really confused a
lot of the time. I wanted to just do it and let it come out even if
I messed stuff up. It's definitely not the tightest or most
professional recording you're ever going to hear in your life but I
like that. I think it lends it a more childish atmosphere."
"I wanted it to exist as a version of me back then, a person who is
in love with George Harrison's music," he adds.
While fans can expect to hear James in a more raw, minimalist way
he says that it's not just his voice and an acoustic guitar. "Love
You To" is augmented with a banjo and "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp
(Let It Roll)" has James on piano. He also describes the
arrangements of "My Sweet Lord" as "pretty faithful to the original
version."
"It doesn't have any drums or anything like that, but it's a bit
slower," he says. "I'm just playing the acoustic and singing; I
just went in to overdub some backing vocals to create the all
important backing vocals within that song."
Although James has been sitting on these recordings for quite
awhile, he says the time "never felt right until now" to release
them - and his participation in David Lynch's "Change Begins
Within" concert provided a small catalyst in renewing his interest.
"That was one of the things that made me want to release it again,"
he says. "Being at that benefit, George's name came up a lot.
Talking with people who had known him, his spirit was very big at
that event
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