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My Morning Jacket

kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
edited February 2008 in Other Music
I haven't seen a thread on this in awhile (I've been around in awhile either...) so let's talk about how good they are. :D


To begin, Jim James. The dude sings, and his voice is very intense and yet totally cool at the same time. Furthermore, according to Wikipedia, he "cites the Muppet Show as one of his biggest musical influences."

I think with any band, the singer is the most important element, unless maybe it's a guitar driven band. But if you sing, you gotta have that passion, and know how to meld it with music. You can hear Jim James' influences (Neil Young, John Lennon...) but it's still his own soul... and I'm sure his soul gravitated towards those musicians, as did mine.

Anyway, I'm rambling, and I gotta buy Bonnaroo tickets...
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    GOT THEM! (and now we do the dance of joy)
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Probably my second favourite band, right next to PJ.:D No matter what kind of sour mood I'm on, listening to The Way That He Sings on Okonokos can put a smile on my face. And then the masterpiece that is Steam Engine...

    I'm jealous that you're getting see them at Bonnaroo... They'd better hit Ireland on this Evil Urges tour.:p
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  • stateoflove79stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    MMJ are fantastic.

    I am not a huge fan of their first album...The Tennessee Fire, but everything after that is pretty phenomenal.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    been listening to 'a quick one' all morning.
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,968
    yeah MMJ rocks.
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    i hope they come to vancouver soon. i would love to see them headlining a show of their own
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Awesome man...I'd be seeing you there if I hadn't gone to Lolla last year :P

    I gotta give MMJ another chance I guess. I saw them at Lolla as well, and I wasn't feeling it...but many people here said that was not a good night for them.
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Probably my second favourite band, right next to PJ.:D No matter what kind of sour mood I'm on, listening to The Way That He Sings on Okonokos can put a smile on my face. And then the masterpiece that is Steam Engine...

    I'm jealous that you're getting see them at Bonnaroo... They'd better hit Ireland on this Evil Urges tour.:p

    holy shit, i totally agree, that song warms my heart everytime.

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  • trappedinmyradiotrappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    absolutely one of the coolest bands in the world!
    Kenny Olav wrote:
    I haven't seen a thread on this in awhile (I've been around in awhile either...) so let's talk about how good they are. :D


    To begin, Jim James. The dude sings, and his voice is very intense and yet totally cool at the same time. Furthermore, according to Wikipedia, he "cites the Muppet Show as one of his biggest musical influences."

    I think with any band, the singer is the most important element, unless maybe it's a guitar driven band. But if you sing, you gotta have that passion, and know how to meld it with music. You can hear Jim James' influences (Neil Young, John Lennon...) but it's still his own soul... and I'm sure his soul gravitated towards those musicians, as did mine.

    Anyway, I'm rambling, and I gotta buy Bonnaroo tickets...
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,227
    Can't wait for the Radio City album release show!
  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,121
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    No matter what kind of sour mood I'm on, listening to The Way That He Sings on Okonokos can put a smile on my face.
    Me too!!! I LOVE that song.
  • warehousewarehouse Posts: 124
    Absolutely amazing band. I was blown away when I saw them two years ago, hopefully I'll be able to see them again some day. Okonokos is probably the best music DVD I've ever seen as well.
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  • Blind MelonBlind Melon Posts: 911
    I cannot wait for Bonnaroo now... they're soo ooooo good!
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