This cd will take you back to your free days in college and every relationship you had with the opposited sex. Each song grows on you with every listen. This cd just haunts me. Genius.

Simply put just a great debut. One that IMHO Pete Yorn hasn't topped yet. Yorn is a very versatile singer/songwriter. He gets compared to Springsteen alot, although aside from the fact he's from Jersey and a great songwriter like the Boss, I don't really see any similarity. His voice at times sounds a little like Eddie Vedder. He can do the upbeat stuff like "Life on A Chain" and "Closet". Great slower tunes like "Just Another", "Lose You". And he can do flat out rockers like "For Nancy", and "Black" (my personal favorite). Not often that one artist can cover so many styles and not sound cheesy or out of place. Great stuff!!!!

pete yorn has released three major albums, and it seems like everyone is agreeing his first one, musicforthemorningafter, is still the best. he has light tunes that are good for sunny days or reflecting on things. he doesn't come off as obnoxious or conceited, and he doesn't seem to care if he's on mtv or not. i love this album. "life on a chain", "strange condition", and "closet" are the favorites from this album.

Really enjoyed this CD, could listen to it over and over and not get bored.

I remember reading a review once which called Pete Yorn "the best thing to come out of New Jersey since Bruce Springsteen." In my mind, Kevin Smith was the best thing to come out of New Jersey since Bruce Springsteen, but Pete Yorn is definitely the best thing to come out of Jersey since Kevin Smith. Yorn became the critical darling of the music scene in 2001 when, at age 27, he released his debut album, "musicforthemorningafter." It's not hard to see why; at the start of the new millennium, pop music consisted of soulless alt-rock from bands like Limp Bizkit and Blink 182. With his debut record, Pete Yorn brought the soul back to popular music with his traditional, hearty American rock reminescent of Springsteen, albeit with a less gritty and more soft edge. "musicforthemorningafter" consists of 14 spirited songs, at least half of which are gems, and the other half makes for some great listening as well.

The album gets off to a rollicking start with "Life on a Chain," which, with its thumping, soaring music and Yorn's everyman voice and lyrics, sounds the most like a Springsteen composition out of the songs on Yorn's debut album. Immediately it's followed by two equally wonderful tunes, "Strange Condition" (which was featured on the "Me, Myself & Irene" soundtrack), and the dreamily dazzling "Just Another," which has been featured in at least three WB teen dramas. Just as the album begins to sink into its own mellowness, Yorn showcases his impeccable ear for timing by placing the hit "For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)" next. "For Nancy"'s fast-pace and high-powered guitar is just what the album needs to keep it going and going well. The rest of "musicforthemorningafter"'s highlights are more easygoing, though, like the charmingly sweet plea "June," the shiningly sincere "On Your Side," and the smooth, optimistic "Simonize," which closes the record on a high note. And even those songs that wouldn't be considered stellar are considerably better than just about all pop music, resulting in an overall highly satisfying listening.

Maybe it was the down-to-earth, "everyday life" sound of Yorn's music, in comparison with the overblown angst of a Blink 182 composition, that made the young Jersey boy such a star. If ever there was an album designed for some riveting listening on the way to work in the morning, sipping a cappucino, it was Pete Yorn's "musicforthemorningafter." Living up to its title, "musicforthemorningafter" has the same sort of cheery optimism and dreaminess that one experiences waking up on a sunny morning. Yorn's debut was certainly a ray of sunlight in the increasingly gloomy land of pop music, and deserves every bit of praise it has garnered. Yorn himself is surprisingly astute for one so young, perfecting every melody and even playing most of the instruments himself. (He wrote all the music and lyrics as well.) "musicforthemorningafter" wound up as the first in Yorn's "day-in-the-life" trilogy, which he continued with 2003's underrated "Day I Forgot" and 2006's "Nightcrawler." "musicforthemorningafter" remains Pete Yorn's undisputed masterpiece, though, and if you're looking for some hearty, fresh rock, you can'd do much better.