My Morning Jacket

Tiki Barber wrote:

jr19 wrote:

haha... come on cobra is only 14 mins. just listen!!

actually he was right. the studio version of cobra is about 25 minutes long. it's a lot shorter when they play it live and it is awesome. the studio version kinda drags, but still a killer song.[/quote]

Yea 25 minutes of music seems like it would drag a bit but could be awesome! I hate how iTunes won't allow you to purchase songs that are over 10 min without buying the whole album. Happens to me with Phish all the time, I just wanna buy "David Bowie" for christ sake without having to purchase all of Junta

Zoso wrote:

only PJ and wilco are better bands in my book.

^
what this guy said
add radiohead to the mix as well
The MMJ show I saw at radiio city was one of the best performances Ive ever seen


Zoso, did you get to a Wilco show on this leg? They were just fantastic

Tiki Barber wrote:

i'm not zoso, but i hit up two of those wilco shows on the tour. scranton and philly. they were amazing. 38/39 songs respectively, one short encore break. just 3+ hours of great music and guitar shredding. definitely one of the best tours i've been a part of.

i have to slighty disagree with the comments though. at this stage in their career i put mmj above pj. wilco and mmj, then pj, then somewhere in the mix radiohead. pj is my band though, so at this point we're just splitting hairs....but... i was fortunate enough to witness mmj at bonnaroo '08 from the rail, having seen that, it's hard fore me to believe that there is a better live band on the planet right now.

you are not Zoso :?: :?:

That last wilco tour was amazing-I caught three NJx2 and hartford. Just amazing. 3hrs no break. $45. Perfect.
MMj is great live, but I prefer Pj's music-thats the only difference.
When you get the level of these bands, its just a question of musical preference.

pearl spam wrote:

seen mmj years ago @ glastonbury. was not mad into them at the time but came away very impressed.
now i have grown into a big fan and have everthing they have done, fecking amazing band!!
would love to see them support pj

i don't think they'll be supporting PJ again. glad i got to see them together in 2006. MMJ is selling out MSG themselves now.

dcfaithful wrote:

Dillsnufus wrote:

okonokos changed my life. good headphones and that is like pure heroin in the veins(not that i know but you get the hyperbole) . dondante is one of the best songs ever. great jam and emotional .

Okonokos = One of THE best live albums. Ever.

that and kicking the televison by wilco are the 2 best in my book.

fans should check out ole' sweet nuthin cover on that best of bonaroo compilation that is free by the way....

josevolution wrote:

Ed & MMJ in East Rutherford in 06 2nd night cover of " It Makes No Difference" is one of the best musical moments i have witnessed up close & personal ...Love MMJ ...

mmj's cover of this song can be found online and itunes. It's almost as good or better than the original. MMJ need to play near philly soon!

Get_Right wrote:

I am not happy they are playing with Tom Petty in NJ

I mean I like Tom Petty and he is great live, but thats not the way I want to see MMJ

agreed MMJ deserve 'an evening with'. same went for wilco when they opened for Neil Young and even the black keys with pearl jam.

i'm headin to the show tonight a merriweather post!

Drop1The0Leash wrote:

"Steam Engine" is giving me the body chills right now

THE FACT THAT MY HEARTS BEATING, IS ALL THE PROOF YOU NEED!!!!!!

What can be said about this band that hasn't been said already on this thread??? They're my favorite band of all time not named Pearl Jam. New Years Eve was the shit. Can't wait to see them with Petty later this summer.

choop wrote:

so last night was on fire.

jim james reminds me a lot of eddie vedder a lot now, seems like they learned a lot from their tour with pj.

the crowd last night was incredible. everyone was so into it. the band really fed off of that, especially jim. i thought the curfew and the 2 hour set list would make this a weaker show in comparison to a typical 2 and half to 3 hour mmj set, but on the contrary, the band made up for it with their energy. i left feeling no disappointment. besides the three times i've seen them open for pj, and their lollapalooza set in '07...i've seen these guys 4 times. bonnaroo '08 (the greatest concert i'll ever see), red rocks and philly the same year, and now this one. i have to say, although bonnaroo was the best, i think as far as performance and crowd goes, this may have been the best i've seen them play. words can't describe the atmosphere in the pit last night and jim was just on.

by the way, not to argue, but i think jim was jim before the '06 tour with pj. these guys really are their own animal. best live act ever. to anyone who hasn't, see these guys now. it's like seeing zeppelin or the who in their prime...only better. just assuming, because i wasn't around for that era, but i can't imagine anyone putting on a better show in the history of rock. i've seen a lot of great bands. they're the best.