My Morning Jacket

stylo17

seriously, not enough anyone can ever say about these guys. Been into them for about 2 or 3 years now, and really, wow. at first I didn't really like "The Tennessee Fire" or some things on "At Dawn," but these two albums have some GREAT songs and are fantastic all around. and just like with Pearl Jam, I feel that when I listen to their albums in order, you can really hear these guys GROW musically. I know the lineup is different now, but this band has SO much to offer in its wide variety of music. and I don't just think it's the kick-ass rock out songs that made them stand out to me, it's the "Strangulation," "At Dawn," "They Ran," "Steam Engine," "Golden," type of songs that make Jim James and this band's genius shine and appeal to me. anyone have similar or contrasting opinions?

I secretly hope this band doesn't hit the mainstream, I don't want anything changing. and plus, I kinda like that not a whole lot of people know about them

Jesika537

Great show last night in Detroit. They are just so good.

brainofPJ

Jesika537 wrote:

Great show last night in Detroit. They are just so good.

hell yeah it was.

had the pleasue of meeting a PJ fan right after the show ended...made it even better.

mfc2006

i caught them in Austin and they were so much better than the last time i saw them! (which was a great show as well!)

mdigenakis

They opened for PJ in June '06. I loved One Big Holiday, but i didn't really like their other stuff, until Evil Urges. That is an aweome record.

restlesssoul

glad to see a thread about them again!!! There is absolutely no way i can get enough of this band right now, or jims voice. I agree about the slow songs, filled with soul and Jim just doing his thing. The rocking out songs are just a bonus in my mind. If the slow one hit you and its for you, there is nothing better.

I just bought this vinyl yesterday:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61LgOsacbbL.jpg

It was recorded on Oct 31st at a friends Halloween party in 2004. All acoustic, 25 minutes long. GREAT!

I've seen them 7 times. Evil Urges came out this year and is EASILY one of my fav albums of all time. Probably cracked the top 30 even.

This band is absolutely incredible and I am so glad that I have found something that makes me feel so great when I listen.

LONG LIVE MMJ! I hope they just keep growing...

stylo17

restlesssoul wrote:

glad to see a thread about them again!!! There is absolutely no way i can get enough of this band right now, or jims voice. I agree about the slow songs, filled with soul and Jim just doing his thing. The rocking out songs are just a bonus in my mind. If the slow one hit you and its for you, there is nothing better.

I just bought this vinyl yesterday:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61LgOsacbbL.jpg

It was recorded on Oct 31st at a friends Halloween party in 2004. All acoustic, 25 minutes long. GREAT!

I've seen them 7 times. Evil Urges came out this year and is EASILY one of my fav albums of all time. Probably cracked the top 30 even.

This band is absolutely incredible and I am so glad that I have found something that makes me feel so great when I listen.

LONG LIVE MMJ! I hope they just keep growing...

"Acoustic Citsuoca," nice, I have it on vinyl too. just a little correction though about when it was actually recorded. The packaging claims it was recorded at the Startime Pavilion in Braintree, Massachusetts on October 1, 2003, a show which did not, in fact, occur. The actual recording dates were October 17, 18, and 20, 2003, in Dallas, Austin, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. your story sounds a lot better though haha.

I also bought "Chocolate and Ice" but I've seen that there are two different vinyls for it. one is blue & white and the other is brown & yellow. it's the same songs, just different colors. I have the brown & yellow one.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

am I the only one who thinks Tennessee Fire is their best album? i wasnt that into it at first, but now i cant stop listening to it. its really the only album of theirs i like listening to start to finish (not counting Okonokos).

"If All Else Fails" is my favorite MMJ song.

Gardenparty

Saw them last week. Highly Suspicious was so suprising. Didn't care for it on the new record but it absolutely slays live

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

Gardenparty wrote:

Saw them last week. Highly Suspicious was so suprising. Didn't care for it on the new record but it absolutely slays live

its insane live!

stylo17

MrSmith wrote:

am I the only one who thinks Tennessee Fire is their best album? i wasnt that into it at first, but now i cant stop listening to it. its really the only album of theirs i like listening to start to finish (not counting Okonokos).

"If All Else Fails" is my favorite MMJ song.

I love Tennessee Fire, but I do skip 2 songs: "It's About Twilight Now" and "The Dark." just don't like them.

and I don't know what it is about "They Ran," but I love the beginning of it. "somebody stole my lighter, and where it'd go is higher." I love how it's sung, beautiful.

gobrowns19

brainofPJ wrote:

hell yeah it was.

had the pleasue of meeting a PJ fan right after the show ended...made it even better.

Fucking amazing in Detroit. Holy shit. By the way, were you wearing the Eddie Vedder shirt?

i like matt.c

stylo17 wrote:

"Acoustic Citsuoca," nice, I have it on vinyl too. just a little correction though about when it was actually recorded. The packaging claims it was recorded at the Startime Pavilion in Braintree, Massachusetts on October 1, 2003, a show which did not, in fact, occur. The actual recording dates were October 17, 18, and 20, 2003, in Dallas, Austin, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. your story sounds a lot better though haha.

I also bought "Chocolate and Ice" but I've seen that there are two different vinyls for it. one is blue & white and the other is brown & yellow. it's the same songs, just different colors. I have the brown & yellow one.

What colour is your Acoustic Citsuoca? I had the most pleasant surprise when I took mine out of the sleeve and it was orange!

restlesssoul

stylo17 wrote:

"Acoustic Citsuoca," nice, I have it on vinyl too. just a little correction though about when it was actually recorded. The packaging claims it was recorded at the Startime Pavilion in Braintree, Massachusetts on October 1, 2003, a show which did not, in fact, occur. The actual recording dates were October 17, 18, and 20, 2003, in Dallas, Austin, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. your story sounds a lot better though haha.

I also bought "Chocolate and Ice" but I've seen that there are two different vinyls for it. one is blue & white and the other is brown & yellow. it's the same songs, just different colors. I have the brown & yellow one.

way to steal that straight from wikipedia! but my packaging claims nothing of the sort, it says right on the front that it was recorded OCT 31st, halloween night at a buddy's halloween party in braintree, mass. just another reason not to trust wikipedia. i read it earlier too, and was puzzled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Citsuoca


nice wintersleep quote in your sig by the way, insomnia is the greatest fuckin song of theirs. my fav.

pearljam_addiction

There is only one word i can say about this band:
FantasticGreatAmazingAwesomeIncrediblePhenomenal

stylo17

i like matt.c wrote:

What colour is your Acoustic Citsuoca? I had the most pleasant surprise when I took mine out of the sleeve and it was orange!

I always thought it was red but yea I guess it's kinda orange.

restlesssoul wrote:

way to steal that straight from wikipedia! but my packaging claims nothing of the sort, it says right on the front that it was recorded OCT 31st, halloween night at a buddy's halloween party in braintree, mass. just another reason not to trust wikipedia. i read it earlier too, and was puzzled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Citsuoca


nice wintersleep quote in your sig by the way, insomnia is the greatest fuckin song of theirs. my fav.

straight off my packaging says the same thing, and although I don't really like wikipedia, I'll actually believe that a group like MMJ would make something up like that to add a certain "feeling" and "atmosphere" to the listener.

and yea, I really like wintersleep, glad to hear ab another fan.

i like matt.c

stylo17 wrote:

I always thought it was red but yea I guess it's kinda orange.

Mine's really orange. Maybe they have more than one colour for it. Other than black of course.

dcfaithful

These guys are awesome, I'd do anything to see them! Okonokos is the cleanest live album I've ever heard..

restlesssoul

dcfaithful wrote:

These guys are awesome, I'd do anything to see them! Okonokos is the cleanest live album I've ever heard..

AMG is a great and respected site and listen to this GLOWING review of okonokos. i smiled when i read it, becauase my okonokos vinyl has been played a million times.

its a good read:

click read more and read the whole article

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fcfpxqrdldfe~T1

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

stylo17 wrote:

I love Tennessee Fire, but I do skip 2 songs: "It's About Twilight Now" and "The Dark." just don't like them.

and I don't know what it is about "They Ran," but I love the beginning of it. "somebody stole my lighter, and where it'd go is higher." I love how it's sung, beautiful.

i like Twilight but i'm not too crazy about the Dark either. love the rest though

Sian-of-the-dead

stylo17 wrote:

anyone have similar or contrasting opinions?

I secretly hope this band doesn't hit the mainstream, I don't want anything changing. and plus, I kinda like that not a whole lot of people know about them

I have a very similar opinion!

I love the band and also hope they don't hit the mainstream. They're like a little secret we don't want discovered...

I only got into them this year (Thanks to Audiodave) and saw them for the first time. Absolutely incredible. I'm seeing them again in November for 'An evening with...' and I can't wait!

I only owned 'Z', 'It Still Moves' and 'Evil Urges'... until this morning I uploaded 'At Dawn', 'The Tenesee Fire' and 'Chocolate and Ice' and can't wait to listen to them over and over again like I did with the others