****** - Verified Buyer
4.5
Every once in awhile an album comes along that catches you off guard and delivers beyond your expectations. "Regions of Light and Sound of God" does just that.I've been a My Morning Jacket fan for a while. Despite my loving the band, I have been critical of their work. For some reason more-so than any other band. What I have found is, more times than not I may think an album of theirs is weak when it is released, only to become infatuated with it later. Sometimes it just takes time... or I need to hear the songs live... or listen to the album all the way through a few times, before I "get it."With "Regions of Light and Sound of God" I got it right away. This is an album/sound I have been looking for, but didn't really realize I needed it or could articulate the void in my music catalog.I'm not going to list what I think of each song, because they are all good. The album's style makes me think of Radiohead's "OK Computer," Eddie Hinton's "Hard Luck Guy" and "Very Extremely Dangerous," and various Pink Floyd, Sam Cooke, and Wilson Pickett undertones. What I also will do is caution everyone that you should not expect a My Morning Jacket album if/when you buy this. There are obvious influences from the band, but Jim James takes this album in another direction (which is a good thing... not that MMJ is bad).Overall, this is an outstanding effort. If you like good music, you should buy it.
