Jim James as Yim Yames

Jim James’s of the band My Morning Jacket has just released an EP of 6 George Harrison Songs under the name Yim Yames. Which he recorded shortly after the Death of Harrison. Jim’s version of Dylan’s “Going to Acapulco” from the Film I’m Not There was stunning and his unique voice added so much to that one song, and made the movie somewhat worth it. So I figured I would give this EP of Harrison's song a try. Lets face it Harrison wrote some of the best Beatles songs of all time and his solo albums were pretty damn great. I am always extra critical of covers of Beatles Songs or Post-Beatles Solo Projects covered. However, there are some outstanding covers out there, but for the most part they fall short. So back to Jim’s 6 song album, it’s ok. The album is kind of what I expected, but I was hoping for something more. It is suppose to have the raw acoustic feeling where his voice and an acoustic guitar are the only means of expressing the deep emotion and power of Harrison’s music. However they all kind of sound the same and even with out his backing band he still sounds like he is singing in an empty silo. Which works great with his band and their heavy ‘Southern Rock” style (I use that term lose with MMJ), but with 6 songs all acoustic they seem to all sound the same. If you are a huge Jim James fan then go get the album. If you are a huge Harrison fan then you could pass on it.