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das' it?
rain delays, no?
Oh my.
dunno...short one...unless there was a 45 min. dondante?
I don't know what's worse... the legnth of that set or the fact that mahgeetah was cut?
Rain delay + Curfew= short set.
This is what had just passed over the Uptown Amphitheatre (red dot).
9:45 pm
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on Twitter, @jacketheads "Seriously the best show ever. The most energy I've seen packed into a show."
There was a rain delay, rained just long enough to soak us for the night and they had to be done by 11:00. Despite that and the short set they were awesome :thumbsup: And thanks to the sound board guy who gave me his setlist. Its been a great day!
Oh, and they didn't play HOTBM like the set list says, they should have marked that out too.
Quote from: Chief Mageeetah on Aug 22, 2011, 01:01 AM
Oh, and they didn't play HOTBM like the set list says, they should have marked that out too.
Was gonna say...did I forget something?
Walking out of the venue I was not disappointed.. felt like they put on a helluva show. No encore break. Got home, saw Mahgeetah cut and started to rethink that! lol.
Seriously though.. I don't feel slighted. They played staples and less new stuff, which was fine by me... but the performance was fantastic. I'd much rather they handle it like they did than just say go home and we'll refund your money.
The curfew thing is just frustrating.. there's no residential near the venue.. I suppose the sound carries into the downtown area a bit where there is some residential.. but it can't be that bad. There should be some exceptions.
First time seeing them and I thought it was great. Was down on the 3rd row of seats taping, glad my gear didn't get soaked. They didn't waste anytime between songs so we got as many songs possible in there before 11. I'll post my recording on archive tomorrow and post it here.
Thank you for taping! Can't wait to hear it!
The curfew thing is frustrating, but it is what it is.
What disappointed me a little more actually is that I sat in my seat for 10-15 minutes after the storm passed before MMJ came back on. That's 2-3 more songs they could have fit in. They can't control the rain, and they can't control the storm, but I do think they could have come back out a little sooner. But they played hard for us, and fit in all they could with no encore break and short breaks in between songs, so I'm not trying to criticize them. Just pointing out that I sat in my seat with no rain for 10 or more minutes before the show started. Oh well. Still loved the show.
On another note, does anyone know what Jim said at the end? Pretty sure I heard "They're forcing us out of here" (or something to that effect). And then I understood nothing else. I got the impression he was trying to convey something "heartfelt"...like maybe "Sorry we had to cut it short, but we played our best for you" or maybe "We had a great time and will be back" or...heck if I know. Could anyone tell? With the acoustics I couldn't understand.
Quote from: NSLrecordings on Aug 22, 2011, 02:16 PM
First time seeing them and I thought it was great. Was down on the 3rd row of seats taping, glad my gear didn't get soaked. They didn't waste anytime between songs so we got as many songs possible in there before 11. I'll post my recording on archive tomorrow and post it here.
Did you have a red t-shirt on with a number on the back? I was to your right (in Section 101) on the aisle. I was going to say something to you, but you had so many people coming up to you I'd thought I'd leave you alone and was hoping you would do the right thing, which you are. Many thanks for recording the show.
Quote from: Ajay on Aug 22, 2011, 04:28 PM
The curfew thing is frustrating, but it is what it is.
What disappointed me a little more actually is that I sat in my seat for 10-15 minutes after the storm passed before MMJ came back on. That's 2-3 more songs they could have fit in. They can't control the rain, and they can't control the storm, but I do think they could have come back out a little sooner. But they played hard for us, and fit in all they could with no encore break and short breaks in between songs, so I'm not trying to criticize them. Just pointing out that I sat in my seat with no rain for 10 or more minutes before the show started. Oh well. Still loved the show.
On another note, does anyone know what Jim said at the end? Pretty sure I heard "They're forcing us out of here" (or something to that effect). And then I understood nothing else. I got the impression he was trying to convey something "heartfelt"...like maybe "Sorry we had to cut it short, but we played our best for you" or maybe "We had a great time and will be back" or...heck if I know. Could anyone tell? With the acoustics I couldn't understand.
they can't control the rain, youre right, which is probably why they made sure everything was cool before they came back out. ya know, kinda like "pools closed until 30 minutes after the last lightning strike"
Yea, you know they were monitoring the weather. I am sure that Sugarland event has everyone scared. Neko finished at 8:15. It looked like they could have been ready to come out by 8:45, pre-rain. Then it started raining and that pushed everything back. I was not too happy with that venue and might not be back. I've never been to an ampitheatre where it was completely open like that. Rain or shine means the show goes on. I mean, look at the the Golden/Steam Engine video from Bonnaroo. I know that is edited, but it was raining. If it had been raining and they were playing, that would have helped the vibe. Everyone was just sitting in the rain.
I gotta say they sounded amazing as usual...but when you drive three hours from Raleigh for the show, and you get 14 songs...well I am so bummed right now. It isn't like it's cheap to go to a show, and they have not played less than 21 songs on a headlining show the whole summer, I felt really empty leaving last night. I wish they could add a make up date for tonight or something.
I should add...though they could have started 10-15 minutes earlier, no one that was on stage could have known that as easily as those of us in the open.
And anyone know what Jim said at the end? He went on for a minute and a half or more it seemed. It wasn't a simple "Good night, thanks for coming."
Quote from: jcoyote on Aug 22, 2011, 04:59 PM
Quote from: NSLrecordings on Aug 22, 2011, 02:16 PM
First time seeing them and I thought it was great. Was down on the 3rd row of seats taping, glad my gear didn't get soaked. They didn't waste anytime between songs so we got as many songs possible in there before 11. I'll post my recording on archive tomorrow and post it here.
Did you have a red t-shirt on with a number on the back? I was to your right (in Section 101) on the aisle. I was going to say something to you, but you had so many people coming up to you I'd thought I'd leave you alone and was hoping you would do the right thing, which you are. Many thanks for recording the show.
Yeah that was me, I had on an atlanta braves jersey, I was in the 2nd seat so right on the aisle pretty much. Sounds good from what i've heard so far.
Quote from: jcoyote on Aug 22, 2011, 05:18 PM
Yea, you know they were monitoring the weather. I am sure that Sugarland event has everyone scared. Neko finished at 8:15. It looked like they could have been ready to come out by 8:45, pre-rain. Then it started raining and that pushed everything back. I was not too happy with that venue and might not be back. I've never been to an ampitheatre where it was completely open like that. Rain or shine means the show goes on. I mean, look at the the Golden/Steam Engine video from Bonnaroo. I know that is edited, but it was raining. If it had been raining and they were playing, that would have helped the vibe. Everyone was just sitting in the rain.
Understand that it wasn't the rain that stopped the show.. it was the threat of lightning. I saw a concert there in 2009 and it poured the entire show, but the band played through. This wasn't an issue of discomfort, or rain coming on the stage. It was for safety.
Yea, I know. From that standpoint, we really got lucky. It could have been a nightmare. Not sure if it was covered and lightning if it had been any different. I saw a show at the big pavilion a few years ago and it was lightning/raining and it went on. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. How easy would life be if we had all the answers and knew what was going to happen 30 minutes from now? I can be disappointed that the show was not longer, the wait, etc. but could never fault the performance itself. What a great evening!
Quote from: jcoyote on Aug 22, 2011, 09:30 PM
Yea, I know. From that standpoint, we really got lucky. It could have been a nightmare. Not sure if it was covered and lightning if it had been any different. I saw a show at the big pavilion a few years ago and it was lightning/raining and it went on. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. How easy would life be if we had all the answers and knew what was going to happen 30 minutes from now? I can be disappointed that the show was not longer, the wait, etc. but could never fault the performance itself. What a great evening!
I saw a Nine Inch Nails show at the big ampitheatre in Charlotte several years ago, and they actually stopped the show because of lightning and asked everyone to go to their cars. It actually continued to rain but they said they were waiting for the lightning to pass. They said they were watching the lightning strikes and when that passed, they'd open the gates. When it passed, it was still raining but they let everyone back in and resumed the show. That seems to be what they did there. Just saying.. I don't think rain had anything to do with it.
It was definitely the lightning. I saw it from afar in the pit, knew it was coming our way. Sucks. As other posters have said, the guys did their best to try and cram as much in. I was disappointed with the weather and venue restrictions, but give MMJ props for putting on an incredible show in the amount of time they had. I just hate it b/c for once, they were in my back yard and I didn't have to travel. Oh well, them's the breaks. Hopefully they'll come back. Thought it was a good crowd, especially for a rainy Sunday night. Had fun partying in the pit, videos to follow after this post.
Here's some of Dondante ....
My Morning Jacket-Dondante-Time Warner:Charlotte 8/22 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvmHY8x5TJk#ws)
And here's some of Wordless, including disrobing of the cape! Jim seemed to have fun with his "whooos" in CLT.
My Morning Jacket-Wordless Chorus-Time Warner Charlotte 8/22 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQX0eY-6bec#ws)
Here is my recording - http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15457.0 (http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15457.0)
Quote from: NSLrecordings on Aug 23, 2011, 01:26 PM
Here is my recording - http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15457.0 (http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15457.0)
Thanks!!! :thumbsup:
Quote from: NSLrecordings on Aug 23, 2011, 01:26 PM
Here is my recording - http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15457.0 (http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15457.0)
Awesome, Thanks!! Sounds Amazing
NSL - Thank you, it sounds GREAT!
I don't know if it was being in the pit, the alcohol, the anxiety from the threat of a cancelled show... but this show, while everything pointed to disappointment, was anything but. The energy was great. Yes, I wish we would've got a full set... but what we got was nothing short of 100%.
The one thing that pissed me off was several members of the stage crew (I'm assuming Amphitheater employees and not MMJ's) were laughing and waving goodbye very condescendingly when the rain was coming down like they were happy to get off early. Did anyone else see this?
Until next time!
This was my lucky #13 (#17 if you include Jim James related shows)...
My girlfriend was able to obtain a setlist. Behind it was the original setlist.
Would anyone like to see the original setlist? Or should we just leave it alone?
Quote from: ba-ba-bananas on Aug 23, 2011, 05:47 PM
This was my lucky #13 (#17 if you include Jim James related shows)...
My girlfriend was able to obtain a setlist. Behind it was the original setlist.
Would anyone like to see the original setlist? Or should we just leave it alone?
Ooh. That's a tough one. I'll stay out of it...
Quote from: ba-ba-bananas on Aug 23, 2011, 05:47 PM
This was my lucky #13 (#17 if you include Jim James related shows)...
My girlfriend was able to obtain a setlist. Behind it was the original setlist.
Would anyone like to see the original setlist? Or should we just leave it alone?
That's awesome! I wanna see it ;D
Quote from: Ruckus on Aug 23, 2011, 05:56 PM
Quote from: ba-ba-bananas on Aug 23, 2011, 05:47 PM
This was my lucky #13 (#17 if you include Jim James related shows)...
My girlfriend was able to obtain a setlist. Behind it was the original setlist.
Would anyone like to see the original setlist? Or should we just leave it alone?
That's awesome! I wanna see it ;D
I'd love to take a look at what we could have gotten @ Alpharetta! Up to you though :thumbsup:
Quote from: ba-ba-bananas on Aug 23, 2011, 05:47 PM
This was my lucky #13 (#17 if you include Jim James related shows)...
My girlfriend was able to obtain a setlist. Behind it was the original setlist.
Would anyone like to see the original setlist? Or should we just leave it alone?
haha, YES, I Wanna See!!!
There is no way I'll regret what we got, the energy and experience made it one of my favorite shows I've seen them play.....just FIRE from start to finish.
Victory Dance. Great Video (captures the energy) and Great Sound
My Morning Jacket - Victory Dance @ Charlotte Time Warner Ampitheater (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiOiQdNFPiU#)
Quote from: ba-ba-bananas on Aug 23, 2011, 05:47 PM
This was my lucky #13 (#17 if you include Jim James related shows)...
My girlfriend was able to obtain a setlist. Behind it was the original setlist.
Would anyone like to see the original setlist? Or should we just leave it alone?
I do.. for sure.
Hell yeah I wanna see it
Victory Dance
Circuital
It Beats 4 U
Off The Record
Anytime
Gideon
Golden
Outta My System
Phone Went West
Wonderful
Slow Slow Tune
Dondante
Smokin' From Shootin
Run Thru (Full Length)
Touch Me Pt. 2
Movin Away
I'm Amazed
Mahgeetah
Encore:
Black Metal
Wordless Chorus
Day Is Coming
Stop Draggin' My Heart w/ Neko
One Big Holiday
No way full length run thru
Yeah, it seems when they put "Run Thru" on a setlist these days, they mean "(end of) Run Thru". Great list - IB4U, PWW, Anytime, Dondante, Movin' Away (rare this tour) - but no :o
Quote from: johnnYYac on Aug 23, 2011, 08:24 PM
Yeah, it seems when they put "Run Thru" on a setlist these days, they mean "(end of) Run Thru". Great list - IB4U, PWW, Anytime, Dondante, Movin' Away (rare this tour) - but no :o
That's what I was thinking, I have 5 set lists from this year that say run thru (not end of) and none were full length
PWW into Wonderful...OUCH!! :)
Well the recording of this show is awesome. I haven't listened to an audience recording in a while, I love how intamate it is, really captures the crowd interaction. Wordless and OBH ruled. One of the best Golden's ever. Reallly all the songs were played at 11 for this show.
wish i wouldn't have ever seen the full setlist...tuscaloosa was great...atlanta ranks up there with t5...i think after this setlist i might have thought that about charlotte...rained really screwed the time up...wonderful weekend though...three shows were awesome...front and center at all three shows.got 2 setlists, drumstick, and a fist pump from jim in charlotte after i'm pretty sure he recognized me from being at all three shows and the atl soundcheck...tom definitely recognized me...especially at charlotte. pretty cool stuff...longer review to come
wish i hadnt seen that original setlist. thats rough. i know they felt bad about it, and maybe theyll keep us in mind for something cool. Patrick tweeted some form of an apology which was really nice. GD this would happen to Charlotte. energy was high though
Eh.. I'm not bummed about seeing the original set... I'm glad to see it wasn't going to be a show without some special stuff. Phone Went West would have been sweeeeet.
But you have to imagine something toward the end would have been cut anyway.
I was disappointed, not in the band, just the fact it was a short show. I only get to see them once every few years so was a bit of a let down. But, again stuff the band can't control, only thing I would do in the future is not play a venue with a curfew.
I guess the thing to do is maybe avoid places with a curfew and that would be prone to storms. So if they were indoors, it shouldn't matter.
Quote from: ba-ba-bananas on Aug 23, 2011, 08:09 PM
Victory Dance
Circuital
It Beats 4 U
Off The Record
Anytime
Gideon
Golden
Outta My System
Phone Went West
Wonderful
Slow Slow Tune
Dondante
Smokin' From Shootin
Run Thru (Full Length)
Touch Me Pt. 2
Movin Away
I'm Amazed
Mahgeetah)
Encore:
Black Metal
Wordless Chorus
Day Is Coming
Stop Draggin' My Heart w/ Neko
One Big Holiday
NO WAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!ยก
Quote from: Ajay on Aug 24, 2011, 11:26 AM
I guess the thing to do is maybe avoid places with a curfew and that would be prone to storms. So if they were indoors, it shouldn't matter.
This is a rare occurrence guys.. really. That little amphitheatre is quite popular, it holds around 5,000 and just remember that MMJ had not been to Charlotte in 8-10 years. It wasn't until we got a venue of this size that we could get MMJ here. So if you put no curfew and no outdoor places, it's likely that MMJ never comes to Charlotte again unless they start playing big arenas. I can live with the risk.
As someone else has said above or in the other Charlotte thread, there's union rules that affect a lot of this stuff relating to curfew, working conditions, etc. It's frustrating, but there's no perfect answer.
As I've said, MMJ was back in Charlotte after a long hiatus and I was there for their triumphant return. I know that no one in the bands camp can make us any promises, but I do hope that they witnessed enough demand to come back on a regular basis. That would be enough for me.
Quote from: Robbman on Aug 24, 2011, 02:34 PM
Quote from: Ajay on Aug 24, 2011, 11:26 AM
I guess the thing to do is maybe avoid places with a curfew and that would be prone to storms. So if they were indoors, it shouldn't matter.
This is a rare occurrence guys.. really. That little amphitheatre is quite popular, it holds around 5,000 and just remember that MMJ had not been to Charlotte in 8-10 years. It wasn't until we got a venue of this size that we could get MMJ here. So if you put no curfew and no outdoor places, it's likely that MMJ never comes to Charlotte again unless they start playing big arenas. I can live with the risk.
As someone else has said above or in the other Charlotte thread, there's union rules that affect a lot of this stuff relating to curfew, working conditions, etc. It's frustrating, but there's no perfect answer.
As I've said, MMJ was back in Charlotte after a long hiatus and I was there for their triumphant return. I know that no one in the bands camp can make us any promises, but I do hope that they witnessed enough demand to come back on a regular basis. That would be enough for me.
Not knocking on the venue -- I for one really liked the place. Not huge like the one in Raleigh, so you get more of a quaint feel. Also I like that it's not in the middle of a field (again comparing to Raleigh). And the parking is free (again comparing to Raleigh). And there's a few bars around (again comparing to Raleigh.)
Can you tell which ampitheatre I prefer...the one in Charlotte or the one in Raleigh? ;-)
I didn't mean to imply you didn't like the venue. Just saying that it filled a void for Charlotte music relative to its size, and there are few alternatives locally. It's gotten a welcome reception from the community, so it's been successful. My point is that with a facility like this, coupled with the turnout the band got at this venue, MMJ will probably be back.. but I can't conceive there's a facility that will fit them unless they play bigger venues like our 20,000 seat (or so) basketball arena or the 18,000 capacity Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre near the speedway.
According to the MMJ setlist archive, they were here only once before -
2003-04-25 CityFest Live! - Charlotte, NC
And that was a big outdoor festival. I don't think it will be that long before they return.
Quote from: Robbman on Aug 24, 2011, 06:24 PM
I didn't mean to imply you didn't like the venue. Just saying that it filled a void for Charlotte music relative to its size, and there are few alternatives locally. It's gotten a welcome reception from the community, so it's been successful. My point is that with a facility like this, coupled with the turnout the band got at this venue, MMJ will probably be back.. but I can't conceive there's a facility that will fit them unless they play bigger venues like our 20,000 seat (or so) basketball arena or the 18,000 capacity Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre near the speedway.
According to the MMJ setlist archive, they were here only once before -
2003-04-25 CityFest Live! - Charlotte, NC
And that was a big outdoor festival. I don't think it will be that long before they return.
I think this show would have been great at the Ovens Auditorium. Saw the Pixies there a few month ago at was a great place.
Ovens auditorium barely holds 1,000 people. TWC Amphitheatre holds around 6,000 and it was sold out if not extremely close to it.
The Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC is the perfect place for them to play.
There, I said it.
I heard the Uptown Amphitheatre only holds 5,000... Bojangles might be possible, but it holds around 8,000 and might be too expensive for a promoter. Then again, maybe they could get that many. If this show sold out, it seems they should give it a shot for the next one. The acoustics in that building aren't the best, but it could work.
Another source up on Archive.org. I haven't listened to it yet. It's in the show taping thread, and I've linked to that post below -
http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15494.0 (http://www.mymorningjacket.com/forum/index.php?topic=15494.0)
I have to go with NSL's as the best source. I'm no audiophile, but it sounds the best to me. Seems to have a little more bass in it than Hadella's source. Hadella's isn't bad and it might just be microphone position.
Either way, thanks to both for taping and sharing.