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Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
edited February 2010 in Other Music
Anyone have some suggestions or favorites. I have been digging MMJ a lot lately, just interested to here what some of your favorites are.
For me right now its "Phone Went West"
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    "Golden" is my favorite.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Oh man, you came to the right place.

    These guys are my clear cut #2 behind Pearl Jam for some time now.

    First off, you need to obtain It Still Moves, Z and Evil Urges, their last three studio efforts. They will take you on a journey the likes of which you have never before seen. It Still Moves explores the depths of reverb-heavy spacey garage rock and still rocks my world every time I listen. Z is their masterpiece. It has everything and anything you want in a record. Evil Urges is their newest record, finding the band exploring the depths of their creativity and talent. All are awesome, all will blow you away.

    However, the only way to get the full MMJ experience, my friends, is with a little buddy called Okonokos. MMJ is great in the studio, but their true grit is measured in their live act. Try "One Big Holiday", "Golden" "Xmas Curtain" "Off the Record" and "Gideon". Sit back, crack open a beer and enjoy.

    If you want to dig deeper, Jim James (Yim Yames) released an EP this fall of a collection of George Harrison songs, as well as doing the first Monsters of Folk record with pals M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Moogis.

    They also have two earlier studio efforts before It Still Moves, At Dawn and The Tennessee Fire, both of which are rugged and raw and will rip you apart and haunt your dreams.

    These guys are the best. Period.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    phone went west is great. if you're listening to at dawn, then definitely check out just because i do and honest man. honest man is crazy. the song at dawn is great too.

    check out it still moves as well. that album is just filled with great tunes. one big holiday, run thru, mahgeeta, dancefloors.

    z is one of the easiest albums to listen to period. wordless chorus, it beats 4 u, dondante, off the record, and fucking law low. all great songs.

    evil urges might take a little while to get into if you're starting off with at dawn. the songs are more...different. they're still likeable though. evil urges, i'm amazed, aluminum park, librarian, touch me i'm going to scream pt. 2, remnants are all great songs.

    hope this helps.
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  • Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
    Thanks for all the help, really appreciate it.
    I just watched Okonokos DVD again, unreal.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    My personal favorites are:

    Two Halves (Evil Urges)
    Dondante (Z)
    Golden (from Okonokos)
    The Dark (Tennessee Fire)
    Smokin from Shootin-->Touch Me Im going to scream pt2 (Evil Urges)
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,949
    Dondante, especially if we're talking live. Hoo boy.

    As a matter of fact, the NYE 08 show when they went Dondante->Smokin' From Shootin'->Touch Me Part 2 was one of the five best concert moments of my life.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    pjl44 wrote:
    Dondante, especially if we're talking live. Hoo boy.

    As a matter of fact, the NYE 08 show when they went Dondante->Smokin' From Shootin'->Touch Me Part 2 was one of the five best concert moments of my life.
    +1
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,424
    I like

    It Still Moves- Mahgeetah, One Big Holiday. Actually just listened to this album yesterday, not really a bad song on it.
    Z- Gideon (probably my fav MMJ song), Off The Record, Dondante
    Evil Urges- I'm Amazed, Evil Urges, & Librarian
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    the bear

    the way that he sings

    golden- the way this song feels is amazing.

    mahgeetah
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    I'm obsessed with "I'm Amazed," but I've never really listened to anything else by them
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  • BremertonBremerton Posts: 279
    One Big Holiday on Okonokos is as good as it gets.
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Get their last 4, counting the live one.

    Some great tunes and a great progression stylistically so it never gets old.
  • slightlystonedslightlystoned Posts: 229
    cant get Off the Record out of my head
  • redmosquito10redmosquito10 Posts: 568
    Listening to Rollin' Back right now. Never paid a ton of attention to this song in the past, but good lord. Jim James is absolutely ridiculous, and their drummer is one of the best in the business at the transition from soft, mood-drumming that fits perfectly into the background, to kick your ass jam/solo drumming
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  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    i understand people wanting to discuss their favorite songs by such and such a band, and i also understand that the o.p. asked for song suggestions......but i would strongly suggest to anyone who is trying to get into a certain band or musician, that has at least some sort of artistic merit, to listen to the albums first. i understand the whole i-pod generation thing where people just want to shuffle songs and make playlist and what not, but to really gain a full appreciation of the music you are hearing, i think it's important to hear the songs in the context that they were meant to be heard....that said, my mmj recommendations to you (o.p.) would be in the following order-

    at dawn
    z
    it still moves
    tennessee fire
    okonokos (live)
    evil urges

    ...and then all the b-sides/eps/demo compilations they have, because after hearing all of their lps, you will surely want to hear whatever is left. mmj is magical.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    It also stands to mention that these guys didn't truly take flight until Carl Broemel joined the group. His sax in Dondante is sublime.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Librarian is just absolute perfection; the way the lyrics flow with the music.
    I also like Lay Low, where the neverending guitar solo comes in.
  • chimpatchimpat Posts: 590
    "One Big Holiday" and "Lay Low" are two of my favorites. Also love "Smokin' from Shootin' "

    Great band, love these guys.
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  • deadmosquitodeadmosquito Posts: 729
    I'll just write you a list, in no particular order, except for the first one:

    My favorite song: Strangulation!

    At Dawn
    The Way that He Sings
    Death is the Easy Way
    Just Because I Do
    Phone Went West
    Evil Urges
    Highly Suspicious
    I'm Amazed
    Smokin From Shootin
    Mahgeeta
    Dancefloors
    One Big Holiday
    Run Thru
    It Beats For You
    Off the Record
    Anytime
    Dondante
    The Bear
    Old Sept Blues
    I Will Be There When You Die
    By My Car


    I would really just recommend buying all of their records. Amazing band.
  • jr19jr19 Posts: 338
    just listen to em. pick a starting point and just go. this band is one of the most talented out there today. they are amazing. do yourself a favor and watch the okonokos dvd. cant wait to catch live myself in charleston april 28th. watch out for the bears!!
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    deadmosquito wrote:
    I'll just write you a list, in no particular order, except for the first one:

    My favorite song: Strangulation!

    At Dawn
    The Way that He Sings
    Death is the Easy Way
    Just Because I Do
    Phone Went West
    Evil Urges
    Highly Suspicious
    I'm Amazed
    Smokin From Shootin
    Mahgeeta
    Dancefloors
    One Big Holiday
    Run Thru
    It Beats For You
    Off the Record
    Anytime
    Dondante
    The Bear
    Old Sept Blues
    I Will Be There When You Die
    By My Car


    I would really just recommend buying all of their records. Amazing band.

    Hell of a list! The live versions of Old Sept Blues are godly

    I'd add
    War Begun (live preferably)
    Hopefully
    Thank you Too
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • InHerOwnWorldInHerOwnWorld Posts: 592
    By My Car
    Phone Went West
    Tyrone
    Bermuda Highway
    Smokin From Shootin
    Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt 2
    Steam Engine
    The Bear
    Gideon
    It Beats 4 U
    Golden
    Into The Woods

    I'm sure there are more but that's all I can think of right now. :D
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,902
    God I couldn't pick

    One Big Holiday is one of the best live songs ever
    Run Thru- seeing them play this/hearing them play it opening for PJ made me a fan of theirs

    fuck just about all of them I like,

    Off the Record

    Highly suspicious is a blast live

    love their quiet ones, lour ones....

    no help sorry
  • bkeels9bkeels9 Posts: 1
    mmj is an unreal band. best live band out there right now behing pj. heard them for the first time a few years back when they opened for pearl jam at the fleetcenter. okonokos is one of the best performances ever, they kill it with one big holiday. no ones mentioned tennessee fire but its their first album and its awesome.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    bkeels9 wrote:
    mmj is an unreal band. best live band out there right now behing pj. heard them for the first time a few years back when they opened for pearl jam at the fleetcenter. okonokos is one of the best performances ever, they kill it with one big holiday. no ones mentioned tennessee fire but its their first album and its awesome.
    Nice 1st post...I like it! Welcome to the club!
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    My favourite MMJ songs:

    Into The Woods
    Highly Suspicious
    Devil's Peanut Butter
    Golden
    Off The Record
    Honest Man
    War Begun
    Wordless Chorus
    Phone Went West
    Heartbreakin' Man
    At Dawn
    It Beats 4 u
    Smokin' From Shootin'
    Look At You
    One Big Holiday
    The Bear
    Picture of You
    Death Is The Easy Way
    Bermuda Highway
    Evelyn is Not Real
    Librarian
    Gideon

    INCREDIBLE band :mrgreen:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    my favs-

    Strangulation
    The Bear
    One Big Holiday
    Golden
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    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
    Ohana Festival 24 x2
  • Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
    I have been just checking out the Early Recordings CH 1 & 2.
    Some really cool songs, I'm really enjoying "Tyrone".
    Some great suggestions for all you guys, thanks.
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