Cover of CMJ photo by Drew Goren September, 2003In September 2003 CMJ New Music Monthly published an interview with the band, written by Steve Klinge.
Keywords: genre, One Big Holiday, band members, band chronology
The Hog Pit, perched on the edge of New York's Meatpacking district, is sort of a family-friendly version of notorious faux biker bar Hogs & Heifers, down the street. It has barbeque, bottles of Lone Star in buckets of ice, classic rock and country on the jukebox and lady bartenders in cowboy boots. It's sort of the place that inspires futile questions. Like asking My Morning Jacket to describe their own music.
"Rock 'n' roll. That's all I can say," singer/guitarist Jim James says in a standard, but deceptively appropriate response. "It's everything; Rock 'n' roll encompasses all the emotions."
And then the jukebox in the next room kicks in and drummer Patrick Hallahan smirks. "I can't help it, this song is just amazing as the backdrop to this conversation. It's Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin. Fuckin' amazing."
"That's one of the things about your question," keyboardist Danny Cash interjects. "This [Led Zeppelin song] is rock 'n' roll, Chuck Berry's rock 'n' roll
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Photo by Drew Goren, from the article, 2003
Photo by Drew Goren, from the article, 2003
