Am I missing something? I know people went. How was it?
ser
Sillies.
Have you not learned anything from this tour? Clearly they're all still in recovery from last night. Give them a few more hours. Maybe even a day depending on the show's epicness.
According to the archive they only played one song last night... looks like a new one too, titled "setlist pending"
setlist pending is the hotness!
give to fly it was good meeting you in the l'ville airport. what a sick show.
QuoteAccording to the archive they only played one song last night... looks like a new one too, titled "setlist pending"
Oh man, I've been wanting to hear that one--apparently it's two and a half hours long. They've only played it once live before and no one made it out with their sanity still intact. The band doesn't really like to talk about that show. I'm surprised they played it again.
Quotesetlist pending is the hotness!
give to fly it was good meeting you in the l'ville airport. what a sick show.
haha yea based on the other people on the flight we figured you were the guys heading to the show... where did you guys end up at the concert?
we went jim james side about 15-20 feet in front of the soundboard. not as close as you guys got but still pretty decent and lots of room to dance.
Sounds cool. You guys are lucky you had some extra time in the city. I didn't want to leave, especially since our flight left about 6 hours after the show was over ;D
Anyway..... Red Rocks.
I need help to deal with my Jacketitis. Give me some Red Rocks!
anytime
Off the Record
Gideon
Evil Urges
Touch Me-1
The Way That He Sings
Wonderful Man
I'm amazed
Thank you 2
Sec Walkin
Golden
Two Halves
War Begun
Lay low
Aluminum Park
Mahgeetah
Phone Went West
Bermuda Highway
Librarian
Dondante
Smokin from Shootin
Touch Me-2
Encore
Wordless Chorus
Highly Suspicious
Cobra
Steam Engine
Run Thru
OBH
(there may have been another song after, not sure)
Another Anytime opener--love it.
Still *sort of* on the topic of Red Rocks--was last night their last outdoor show of the tour?
QuoteAnother Anytime opener--love it.
Still *sort of* on the topic of Red Rocks--was last night their last outdoor show of the tour?
philly is outdoor... not sure of any others
war begun again...... woo!
pleeeease play that at DC/Philly/NYE
the greek in berkeley is outdoors, too
^^I think a 1 in 3 chance of them playing "War Begun" at one of those shows is about right. . .
i NEED a war begun in Miami or Philly!!!!
wonder if they brought up Dan from the Black Keys
mid-set War Begun is huge
Quote^^I think a 1 in 3 chance of them playing "War Begun" at one of those shows is about right. . .
...and parts of philly look like a war zone... so maybe that boosts my chances as well. hmmm....
Quotewar begun again...... woo!
pleeeease play that at DC/Philly/NYE
I'm doing the dc/philly tandem and want War Begun bad!
QuoteAnother Anytime opener--love it.
Still *sort of* on the topic of Red Rocks--was last night their last outdoor show of the tour?
Stubbs in Austin Texas is outside. Very cool venue.
http://www.stubbsaustin.com/music_production_content.html
That was an absolutely killer show last night. I was a bit worried the Black Keys would take some MMJ time away, but we got a 2:45 long show. I am a relative newbie, third show, and only familiar with Okonomo and Evil Urges, which covered 90% of the set list. Still, the ones I hadn't heard before (War Begun?) were mind-blowing. I was also impressed by the size of the crowd MMJ drew, which I would estimate was 85% capacity. Red Rocks weather was perfect and the band was suitably awed to play at the world's greatest venue. MMJ are really hitting their stride. They look like they are having so much fun up there. We were dead center in front of the soundboard and met the keyboard dude's proud parents and his lady in the VIP section behind us.
Charles
War Begun, Cobra, and Steam Engine! That's awesome!
QuoteWar Begun, Cobra, and Steam Engine! That's awesome!
You got that right!!!!!!!
QuoteQuoteAnother Anytime opener--love it.
Still *sort of* on the topic of Red Rocks--was last night their last outdoor show of the tour?
Stubbs in Austin Texas is outside. Very cool venue.
http://www.stubbsaustin.com/music_production_content.html
That's cool to know--I didn't realize the Greek was outdoor, either, and I plain forgot about Philly. I wonder how different the feel of the indoor shows will be compared to the outdoor shows.
Epic show last night. War Begun Lay Low combo was the highlight - absolutely immense, thought the rocks might starting crumbling down during the peak of Lay Low. It was huge.
don't forget about Dancefloors - played between Run Thru and OBH.
QuoteAnother Anytime opener--love it.
Still *sort of* on the topic of Red Rocks--was last night their last outdoor show of the tour?
Nice to see something different from EU as the opener. Portland is an outdoor show. It is a super early start time as well 6:30.
As is Charlottesville, VA (outdoor that is)
But alas enough!!! More about RED ROCKS please!!
anyone got a black keys reveiw? those guys rule. This is one show I'm very jealous of.
portland is outdoors
QuoteThat's cool to know--I didn't realize the Greek was outdoor, either, and I plain forgot about Philly. I wonder how different the feel of the indoor shows will be compared to the outdoor shows.
The only beef with Stubbs outdoors is that one, i dont think it is as loud, and 2 they have a curfew, but they usually just start their shows earlier. Other than that, its an awesome experience. MMJ there would be epic, but its SOLD OUT.
So last night was surreal for me.
I showed up at Red Rocks around 4:05 and parked in the Upper North Lot and was first in line up there, in fact there was nobody up there. I crack open a beer when all of sudden this white van pulls up next to me and shouts "are you waiting in line for MMJ?" When I said yes they asked if I wanted to go to the "soundcheck party" I was like FUCK YES and they said get in. I asked if I was going to lose my place in line and they said Nope, you'll be in the show!!! Fucking amazing, I guess they were with some radio station and the record label or just dropped down from Heaven. So I get the laminate and me and about 15 people are sitting in the first 5 rows when MMJ comes out. Surreal, they came out and played "Look at You" and then asked for requests. Some people throw out some tunes and they decided to play "Nashville to Kentucky." Then they asked for some more requests and I threw out "Anytime". They were still deciding what to play and people were throwing out more tunes and I said "Cobra." Jim James basically looked at me and starting laughing saying that they weren't going to play that for soundcheck and saying it was too hot out for a song of that magnitude or something to that effect. Then they played "Bermuda Highway
" I think, it was a slower song. Again they asked for some more and I said "Anytime" again, probably because for the last two weeks, no matter what I was doing I was humming that song and it was in my brain, so good ole Carl was like "can we please blast this?" So sure enough they turned it up to 11 and ripped it up. Fucking Awesome. Then they played "I'm Amazed" and that was it. Surreal, nothing like that has ever happened to me and it was so Random.
So then we had to wait at the gate, the ramp entrance next to Ship Rock but we were on the top portion where as everybody else waiting in line was at the bottom. So we got in first and I got 5th row center and got to save spots for about 8 friends. Fucking Awesome.
The Black Keys were great and loving life playing at Red Rocks, for the first time I believe but I could be wrong.
Then MMJ came on and sure enough they opened with "Anytime" and it was such a cool feeling that the song that I have had in my head for about 2 weeks now, and the song that I asked for at the Soundcheck, was now being played for real as the opener. I felt so special, no joke, I felt that it was because of me. And then they played "Cobra" as one of the encores! Fuck Yes! I know I'm fluffing myself but I don't care, everybody has a story like this and this is mine. It was a great night with friends and a dream show.
Thanks My Morning Jacket
What a great story above. Came from New York yesterday and flew in to Denver mid-afternoon and I must say Red Rocks is now one of my favorite venues to see live music. It really felt like I was in a painting or something along those lines, with those illuminated rocks, the Denver skyline in the background, and the moon rising as MMJ was hitting their stride. War Begun, Cobra, and having them open with Anytime made this an epic show. I'm in the high teens in how many times I've seen the Jacket live and this is definitely near the top. Went with an old buddy from high school, who had never seen MMJ live before and didn't know them that well, but as we all do, he got caught with the energy that the boys bring every time they play. Denver is awesome, hell of a show, and now onto a sold-out Stubbs show!!! Life is good!
Great story, BlackMamba.
It was an amazing show. I hate to break it to you but they've been opening with that song at more than a few shows lately. Still, I can't imagine being invited to a sound check party and getting asked for requests. Once in a lifetime for sure.
Can't wait until next time through.
QuoteSo last night was surreal for me.
I showed up at Red Rocks around 4:05 and parked in the Upper North Lot and was first in line up there, in fact there was nobody up there. I crack open a beer when all of sudden this white van pulls up next to me and shouts "are you waiting in line for MMJ?" When I said yes they asked if I wanted to go to the "soundcheck party" I was like FUCK YES and they said get in. I asked if I was going to lose my place in line and they said Nope, you'll be in the show!!! Fucking amazing, I guess they were with some radio station and the record label or just dropped down from Heaven. So I get the laminate and me and about 15 people are sitting in the first 5 rows when MMJ comes out. Surreal, they came out and played "Look at You" and then asked for requests. Some people throw out some tunes and they decided to play "Nashville to Kentucky." Then they asked for some more requests and I threw out "Anytime". They were still deciding what to play and people were throwing out more tunes and I said "Cobra." Jim James basically looked at me and starting laughing saying that they weren't going to play that for soundcheck and saying it was too hot out for a song of that magnitude or something to that effect. Then they played "Bermuda Highway
" I think, it was a slower song. Again they asked for some more and I said "Anytime" again, probably because for the last two weeks, no matter what I was doing I was humming that song and it was in my brain, so good ole Carl was like "can we please blast this?" So sure enough they turned it up to 11 and ripped it up. Fucking Awesome. Then they played "I'm Amazed" and that was it. Surreal, nothing like that has ever happened to me and it was so Random.
So then we had to wait at the gate, the ramp entrance next to Ship Rock but we were on the top portion where as everybody else waiting in line was at the bottom. So we got in first and I got 5th row center and got to save spots for about 8 friends. Fucking Awesome.
The Black Keys were great and loving life playing at Red Rocks, for the first time I believe but I could be wrong.
Then MMJ came on and sure enough they opened with "Anytime" and it was such a cool feeling that the song that I have had in my head for about 2 weeks now, and the song that I asked for at the Soundcheck, was now being played for real as the opener. I felt so special, no joke, I felt that it was because of me. And then they played "Cobra" as one of the encores! Fuck Yes! I know I'm fluffing myself but I don't care, everybody has a story like this and this is mine. It was a great night with friends and a dream show.
Thanks My Morning Jacket
Epic first post.
awesome story BlackMamba, thanks for sharing!
Great story BlackMam! Keep 'em coming.......
QuoteSo last night was surreal for me.
I showed up at Red Rocks around 4:05 and parked in the Upper North Lot and was first in line up there, in fact there was nobody up there. I crack open a beer when all of sudden this white van pulls up next to me and shouts "are you waiting in line for MMJ?" When I said yes they asked if I wanted to go to the "soundcheck party" I was like FUCK YES and they said get in. I asked if I was going to lose my place in line and they said Nope, you'll be in the show!!! Fucking amazing, I guess they were with some radio station and the record label or just dropped down from Heaven. So I get the laminate and me and about 15 people are sitting in the first 5 rows when MMJ comes out. Surreal, they came out and played "Look at You" and then asked for requests. Some people throw out some tunes and they decided to play "Nashville to Kentucky." Then they asked for some more requests and I threw out "Anytime". They were still deciding what to play and people were throwing out more tunes and I said "Cobra." Jim James basically looked at me and starting laughing saying that they weren't going to play that for soundcheck and saying it was too hot out for a song of that magnitude or something to that effect. Then they played "Bermuda Highway
" I think, it was a slower song. Again they asked for some more and I said "Anytime" again, probably because for the last two weeks, no matter what I was doing I was humming that song and it was in my brain, so good ole Carl was like "can we please blast this?" So sure enough they turned it up to 11 and ripped it up. Fucking Awesome. Then they played "I'm Amazed" and that was it. Surreal, nothing like that has ever happened to me and it was so Random.
So then we had to wait at the gate, the ramp entrance next to Ship Rock but we were on the top portion where as everybody else waiting in line was at the bottom. So we got in first and I got 5th row center and got to save spots for about 8 friends. Fucking Awesome.
The Black Keys were great and loving life playing at Red Rocks, for the first time I believe but I could be wrong.
Then MMJ came on and sure enough they opened with "Anytime" and it was such a cool feeling that the song that I have had in my head for about 2 weeks now, and the song that I asked for at the Soundcheck, was now being played for real as the opener. I felt so special, no joke, I felt that it was because of me. And then they played "Cobra" as one of the encores! Fuck Yes! I know I'm fluffing myself but I don't care, everybody has a story like this and this is mine. It was a great night with friends and a dream show.
Thanks My Morning Jacket
So...jealous...
Mamba, that is amazing. I honestly thought you were making it up after the first few sentences - unreal! Lucky punk.
And don't let anyone steal your thunder. Actually Anytime was only used as an opener one other time this whole year, and that was Louisville, another big time setting.
Black Mamba, I know it's already been said but, so completely jealous!
The concert was amazing. I am a fairly new fan and was sooo pleased to like a new band so much (doesn't happen often) that I play evil urges completely through over and over. And loving that album still didn't prepare me for how good they are live. between their song rang and how they just completely jam out every song they played last night I was in awe! you could just feel the music across the audience. I have never seen them live before, are their shows always that good? Truly they rock!
I stand corrected. Sounds like your lobbying paid off.
QuoteI have never seen them live before, are their shows always that good? Truly they rock!
Yes. And yes they do.
Ok, so I am coming out of the fog from the KC show and back home in Denver last night. The KC show was great. Lots of new fans which is a little weird if you've been around a while. I think a lot of the new fans don't get the old stuff and both shows were really long and a good mix of new and old. I liked it but I could see people getting restless.
That said, MMJ rocked it both times. in KC OBH rocked the place down, beers flying etc. In Denver it was great to hear so many people howling with Wordless Chorus.
My wife summed it up at one point during the show. "Your favorite little band isn't so little anymore..." They're not, MMJ is the freshest and biggest band of our time.
Hope they get another DVD together!
Great post. It sounds like you sat right in front of us. Actually, the line from the upper North lot started about 2:30. You had to go down the trail to find us. My wife and I were 4th and 5th.
We couldn't believe how long the soundcheck was. Eight songs and then a half hour break and then three more songs (One of the EU songs was done twice).
Another guy in line mentioned he got to see a soundcheck in another city, and they took requests. If I got a chance, I would request "A Quick One". It really shows the band's versatility and I wish they would drop it into their shows more than once a year.
Charles
QuoteSo last night was surreal for me.
I showed up at Red Rocks around 4:05 and parked in the Upper North Lot and was first in line up there, in fact there was nobody up there. I crack open a beer when all of sudden this white van pulls up next to me and shouts "are you waiting in line for MMJ?" When I said yes they asked if I wanted to go to the "soundcheck party" I was like FUCK YES and they said get in. I asked if I was going to lose my place in line and they said Nope, you'll be in the show!!! Fucking amazing, I guess they were with some radio station and the record label or just dropped down from Heaven. So I get the laminate and me and about 15 people are sitting in the first 5 rows when MMJ comes out. Surreal, they came out and played "Look at You" and then asked for requests. Some people throw out some tunes and they decided to play "Nashville to Kentucky." Then they asked for some more requests and I threw out "Anytime". They were still deciding what to play and people were throwing out more tunes and I said "Cobra." Jim James basically looked at me and starting laughing saying that they weren't going to play that for soundcheck and saying it was too hot out for a song of that magnitude or something to that effect. Then they played "Bermuda Highway
" I think, it was a slower song. Again they asked for some more and I said "Anytime" again, probably because for the last two weeks, no matter what I was doing I was humming that song and it was in my brain, so good ole Carl was like "can we please blast this?" So sure enough they turned it up to 11 and ripped it up. Fucking Awesome. Then they played "I'm Amazed" and that was it. Surreal, nothing like that has ever happened to me and it was so Random.
So then we had to wait at the gate, the ramp entrance next to Ship Rock but we were on the top portion where as everybody else waiting in line was at the bottom. So we got in first and I got 5th row center and got to save spots for about 8 friends. Fucking Awesome.
The Black Keys were great and loving life playing at Red Rocks, for the first time I believe but I could be wrong.
Then MMJ came on and sure enough they opened with "Anytime" and it was such a cool feeling that the song that I have had in my head for about 2 weeks now, and the song that I asked for at the Soundcheck, was now being played for real as the opener. I felt so special, no joke, I felt that it was because of me. And then they played "Cobra" as one of the encores! Fuck Yes! I know I'm fluffing myself but I don't care, everybody has a story like this and this is mine. It was a great night with friends and a dream show.
Thanks My Morning Jacket
Hey all -
first post though i have been reading for a while. been super into the band since 2004. i am in rocky mountain national park following the red rocks show last night ( my seventh show i think. there may be more i can't remember exactly). this band moves me about as much as the phish did but in a totally different way of course. I adore them with all my heart. Last night was simply epic. At first the show didn't seem to start with as much energy as I would have liked, albeit with an anytime opener. But things were paced beautifully and it all came together and grew throughout the night. The Way that He Sings, War Begun > Lay Low, and the last eight songs of the night were incredible. the run from phone went west through the end of the night continually built and built to incredible levels. my gf wanted cobra and steam engine and they dropped both. they played so many of their huge songs it was astounding to here them back to back to back. the encore was over the top. suspicious live is the real deal. and the dancefloors was gravy at that point following shaky knees. chorus>suspicious>cobra>engine>dancefloors>run thru>holiday. wtf.
going to be hitting berkeley, portland (live there), seattle, and new years of course.
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Another guy in line mentioned he got to see a soundcheck in another city, and they took requests. If I got a chance, I would request "A Quick One".
"A Quick One" is also one of my all time favorites. But I wouldn't call it out at soundcheck. I think they might be a little offended if you didn't pick one of their songs.
Thanks for the cool responses. I'm usually good at checking setlists and such, so I might have not asked for "Anytime" but it was so random and I just shouted out what was on my brain. It is a bad ass song though. It was so dope that they played "Cobra" as one of the encores, I don't think they play that as much any more . . . I know they played it in Louisville.
I also forgot to mention that after they soundchecked everybody that was there got an Evil Urges poster signed by the band. Jim James signed his name and the number 37. I wonder what that is all about? Old sports jersery number perhaps? Once again, it was a perfect night.
First off, i need a recording of the show. Amazing time had by all of us that were there. Row 8 middle. BlackM, that is a great story. Glad for you. If anyone saw these guys open for Bob D at the Rocks last year you knew last night was going to be the heat.
Did they start Cobra differently than normal? All around great mix of new and old. From listening to Highly Suspicious more I have to think this song is a funny, "Ok you guys sound as mean and surly as possible and I will hit the highest note possible while singing about surprises.....peanut butter pudding surprises..."
Epic show and now the epic recovery continues. Ive got a pic up from last night on my site. Camera needs updating but the blue stage lighting was perfect backdrop. First post here too.
savethemixtape dot com
GLH
J
^^It's a PT/RT invasion. I love it.
Sorry if I missed it, but is there a complete setlist somewhere...the one on the first page is missing Dancefloors?
My third MMJ show this week and I was breathless...they get better and better and were clearly inspired at playing Red Rocks. Dallas tomorrow, then DC and Philly coming up. I can't get enough!
http://www.mymorningjacket.com/archive/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=723&Itemid=26
QuoteHey all -
first post though i have been reading for a while. been super into the band since 2004. i am in rocky mountain national park following the red rocks show last night ( my seventh show i think. there may be more i can't remember exactly). this band moves me about as much as the phish did but in a totally different way of course. I adore them with all my heart. Last night was simply epic. At first the show didn't seem to start with as much energy as I would have liked, albeit with an anytime opener. But things were paced beautifully and it all came together and grew throughout the night. The Way that He Sings, War Begun > Lay Low, and the last eight songs of the night were incredible. the run from phone went west through the end of the night continually built and built to incredible levels. my gf wanted cobra and steam engine and they dropped both. they played so many of their huge songs it was astounding to here them back to back to back. the encore was over the top. suspicious live is the real deal. and the dancefloors was gravy at that point following shaky knees. chorus>suspicious>cobra>engine>dancefloors>run thru>holiday. wtf.
going to be hitting berkeley, portland (live there), seattle, and new years of course.
I would have loved to see them at Red Rocks. I almost made the trip, I was deciding between there and Louisville and settled on their hometown. Its funny you mention Dancefloors as gravy, because thats how I felt about it at Louisville. Once they said goodnight and went into Run Thru I figured after that they would end it with One Big Holiday. Then they went into Dancefloors, and it was totally unexpected. It was also almost too much, I was freakin' exhausted lol.
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Another guy in line mentioned he got to see a soundcheck in another city, and they took requests. If I got a chance, I would request "A Quick One".
"A Quick One" is also one of my all time favorites. But I wouldn't call it out at soundcheck. I think they might be a little offended if you didn't pick one of their songs.
eh, i doubt it.
Still on a high from the show last night....unbelievable. This was the 4th time I have seen them this summer and they didn't disappoint. We flew in from Louisville after seeing them last week and still on a high from that show. This was my first Red Rocks experience and it was a surreal night. Not knowing exactly how GA works, we got there early, had lunch at the grill, and planned on walking around the grounds but at about 3 PM, we saw there were a few people in line at the lower lot entrance so we jumped in line behind about 10 people. We experienced the "sound check" of 8 songs and 3 more a few minutes before they opened the gates. Even though we weren't lucky enough to be able to see them, it was extraordinary to hear them from just a few feet away. After entering the gates, I was brimming with excitement after landing seats in the 3rd row, center. I had been that close to them at the Ear X-tacy record release back in June which was amazing in itself with 500 of Jacket's most loyal, but being inside this historic venue, it didn't feel real.
The Black Keys were great, playing about 10-12 songs. Hadn't seen them before but after seeing their brief but fantastic set, can't wait to experience them at their own gig in Louisville in October.
When Jacket took the stage, the place was nearly maxed out. So glad they had such a full house to witness the nearly 3 hour mind blowing night. We couldn't have asked for a better night; perfect weather, glorious breeze in our faces, shining moon, humbling venue and soul touching Jacket experience.
Driving through the Rocky Mountain National Park today listening to Jim's haunting voice with the windows rolled down and the miraculous landscape around us, this is a weekend that will not soon be forgotten. Already looking forward to making my return to Red Rocks. Thanks Jim, Patrick, Tommy, Carl and Bo for another gut wrenching, magical night.
yeah, truly awe inspiring. the breeze, rising moon, and wonderfully paced set was a thing to behold. its wonderful to see suspcious be such a quick monster live. love the electro bass level in this , is it triggered by bo? it rattles you. the groove of amazed, touch me 2 (straight up throb at the end), and cobra was sublime.
this band is astounding.
QuoteSo last night was surreal for me.
I showed up at Red Rocks around 4:05 and parked in the Upper North Lot and was first in line up there, in fact there was nobody up there. I crack open a beer when all of sudden this white van pulls up next to me and shouts "are you waiting in line for MMJ?" When I said yes they asked if I wanted to go to the "soundcheck party" I was like FUCK YES and they said get in. I asked if I was going to lose my place in line and they said Nope, you'll be in the show!!! Fucking amazing, I guess they were with some radio station and the record label or just dropped down from Heaven. So I get the laminate and me and about 15 people are sitting in the first 5 rows when MMJ comes out. Surreal, they came out and played "Look at You" and then asked for requests. Some people throw out some tunes and they decided to play "Nashville to Kentucky." Then they asked for some more requests and I threw out "Anytime". They were still deciding what to play and people were throwing out more tunes and I said "Cobra." Jim James basically looked at me and starting laughing saying that they weren't going to play that for soundcheck and saying it was too hot out for a song of that magnitude or something to that effect. Then they played "Bermuda Highway
" I think, it was a slower song. Again they asked for some more and I said "Anytime" again, probably because for the last two weeks, no matter what I was doing I was humming that song and it was in my brain, so good ole Carl was like "can we please blast this?" So sure enough they turned it up to 11 and ripped it up. Fucking Awesome. Then they played "I'm Amazed" and that was it. Surreal, nothing like that has ever happened to me and it was so Random.
So then we had to wait at the gate, the ramp entrance next to Ship Rock but we were on the top portion where as everybody else waiting in line was at the bottom. So we got in first and I got 5th row center and got to save spots for about 8 friends. Fucking Awesome.
The Black Keys were great and loving life playing at Red Rocks, for the first time I believe but I could be wrong.
Then MMJ came on and sure enough they opened with "Anytime" and it was such a cool feeling that the song that I have had in my head for about 2 weeks now, and the song that I asked for at the Soundcheck, was now being played for real as the opener. I felt so special, no joke, I felt that it was because of me. And then they played "Cobra" as one of the encores! Fuck Yes! I know I'm fluffing myself but I don't care, everybody has a story like this and this is mine. It was a great night with friends and a dream show.
Thanks My Morning Jacket
That's a very cool story. 8-) :)
Sooo worth the 16 hour drive roundtrip!
We rolled up to the upper north lot at about 3, cracked a beer, then a black caddy pulls up and asks if we want a private sniffing of Jim's beard! I never thought it could happen to me! ;D
Anyway, fabulous show. Tha Black Keys were AMAZING. I've heard a couple of their albums and was impressed but holy shit they rocked it! I was actually on my way to the merch table and Dan (guitars, vocals for black keys) was standing by the wall just outside backstage chatting with a few people. I yelled 'give us a good show!' He said' yep, we will'. That was my real brush with celebrity!
We were on row six stage left right in front of the speakers. The sound for the keys was awesome but when MMJ came out it was alittle off for a couple of songs. They quickly took care of it and after that it was just mindnumbingly LOUD. Great show, I was totally spent by the time it was over. I finally met up with crispy and some of his buddies, Hi guys!
Was annoyed at the amount of texting going on during the show.
Highlights for me were steam engine, phone went west, dondante, dancefloors, laylow, run thru...I could go on! Would have loved to have heard the bear or strangulation but with 29 songs I really can't complain. I'm just sad it's over :'(
lotsa new red rocks shots in the gallery:
http://www.mymorningjacket.com/gogo/gallery/2008/08212008-red-rocks-amphitheatre-denver-co/
Whew, just got back last night after the big trip to Colorado. Awesome to finally meet you mtngurl! And NJtoKY and Ted, great guys.
I'm kicking myself for not getting in line early enough to get down really low, I ended up in the 12th row (sounds good but Red Rocks rows are deep), but at least it was close to center. The show was incredible, I just felt like I was the only one around me going nuts while I could see all the peeps below totally rockin it. I don't know why I should feel any sort of disappointment when I have the ability to see the best live rock band out there today, and every time I see them I just want to go to the next stop and see them again!
The Black Keys killed! It was great to see everybody there get totally into the opener.
Run Thru absolutely blew me away!
And it's fun to see Highly Supsicious turn into the Evil Urges crowd favorite. The giggles, that long high scream - so amazing!
its gonna be hard for them to top that show damn! its gonna be hard for any band coming to red rocks to top them. war begun, cobra, and phone went west were just a few of my favorites.
Finally recovering and have my mind around what happened on Thursday. First off.....Highly Suspicious into a longer intro to Cobra to Steam Engine was fantastic. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Was about 20th in line at 3:30ish and met some cool cats (see you guys at Dr Dog?)....I bought down my portable PA system and played some deep MMJ tracks ( Get Down on IT!, Oh Sweet Nuthin, etc), I was repaid with free beer (thank you!!)....sound check was pretty cool( 10 or so songs with nashville to kentucky). I guess I should've gone down to the lower entrance to get in on the soundcheck party though (lucky bastard, BlackMamba).
We all raced in and we were about 6th row left, the closest I've ever been at Red Rocks. We had 12 people strong including mtngurl & ahydell from the forum (heard there was a crispy sighting too) so it was a blast to have a group to stake some area to jam in. Black Keys absolutely tore it up, they did their best with the time allotted but it is nothing like their full show (they are on tour, go see them), they have much deeper tracks and range...
The pace of the MMJ show was perfect...just when i felt somewhat tired, Jim and the gang ratcheted it up a notch. First ratchet was I'm Amazed (the bassline there was awesome, great song live))...then War Begun ( i saw fireworks)/Lay Low really got things going. Ascending peaks at Phone Went West then Smokin/Touch Me 2 were unreal.
After seeing them here last year with Bob Dylan, you could tell it was special for them to be playing here, it was not just another show.
During Steam Engine there was a prolonged trippy scene with Jim and a white tiger's mask praying on his knees for a good 30 seconds. My thought at the time was he was definitely paying tribute to the sacred grounds of Red Rocks, and even maybe he was trying to get the crowd to get on their knees as well.......it's not a stretch to believe that there is not much difference between Native American tribal ceremony and a Red Rocks show of this nature. Everyone in the audience and band was in awe of the surrounding scene, and in our own way we wanted to thank a higher power for the experience.
And the guys brought forward their version of the best tribute encore possible. Wordless Chorus/Highly Suspicious/...Cobra....Steam Engine!...then just a ramp up to One Big Holiday with Run Thru and Dancefloors.
We were all nearly out of breath when we stumbled down to get our posters....1 per person wristband which wasn't that inconvenient. We had enough friends to nab a few extras...
I've been to a lot of shows over the years and this one will stay in the forefront of my memories....
See everyone at the next one,
Dave
QuoteFinally recovering and have my mind around what happened on Thursday. First off.....Highly Suspicious into a longer intro to Cobra to Steam Engine was fantastic. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Was about 20th in line at 3:30ish and met some cool cats (see you guys at Dr Dog?)....I bought down my portable PA system and played some deep MMJ tracks ( Get Down on IT!, Oh Sweet Nuthin, etc), I was repaid with free beer (thank you!!)....sound check was pretty cool( 10 or so songs with nashville to kentucky). I guess I should've gone down to the lower entrance to get in on the soundcheck party though (lucky bastard, BlackMamba).
We all raced in and we were about 6th row left, the closest I've ever been at Red Rocks. We had 12 people strong including mtngurl so it was a blast to have a group to stake some area to jam in. Black Keys absolutely tore it up, they did their best with the time allotted but it is nothing like their full show (they are on tour, go see them), they have much deeper tracks and range...
The pace of the MMJ show was perfect...just when i felt somewhat tired, Jim and the gang ratcheted it up a notch. First ratchet was I'm Amazed (the bassline there was awesome, great song live))...then War Begun ( i saw fireworks)/Lay Low really got things going. Ascending peaks at Phone Went West then Smokin/Touch Me 2 were unreal.
After seeing them here last year with Bob Dylan, you could tell it was special for them to be playing here, it was not just another show.
During Steam Engine there was a prolonged trippy scene with Jim and a white tiger's mask praying on his knees for a good 30 seconds. My thought at the time was he was definitely paying tribute to the sacred grounds of Red Rocks, and even maybe he was trying to get the crowd to get on their knees as well.......it's not a stretch to believe that there is not much difference between Native American tribal ceremony and a Red Rocks show of this nature. Everyone in the audience and band was in awe of the surrounding scene, and in our own way we wanted to thank a higher power for the experience.
And the guys brought forward their version of the best tribute encore possible. Wordless Chorus/Highly Suspicious/...Cobra....Steam Engine!...then just a ramp up to One Big Holiday with Run Thru and Dancefloors.
We were all nearly out of breath when we stumbled down to get our posters....1 per person wristband which wasn't that inconvenient. We had enough friends to nab a few extras...
I've been to a lot of shows over the years and this one will stay in the forefront of my memories....
See everyone at the next one,
Dave
what a good time that was my friend...an epic show.
Epic indeed. Can't believe it's almost been a week! :'(
Rowdy Roddy (Dave)- Well put man!! It was a night for the history books for many of us and no doubt the band too! I read that you said you were able to get an extra poster or two? That's where I messed up this year. In our amazement, we spaced the merch tent. I'm really searching for a poster to frame for our room (or wherever- it'll make any room shine!). We have a Bob Dylan/MMJ poster from Telluride new condition)that I'd love to trade you for the Red Rocks poster, or hell, if you didn't go to that one maybe we can still talk. Let me know if anything interests ya!
QuoteRowdy Roddy (Dave)- Well put man!! It was a night for the history books for many of us and no doubt the band too! I read that you said you were able to get an extra poster or two? That's where I messed up this year. In our amazement, we spaced the merch tent. I'm really searching for a poster to frame for our room (or wherever- it'll make any room shine!). We have a Bob Dylan/MMJ poster from Telluride new condition)that I'd love to trade you for the Red Rocks poster, or hell, if you didn't go to that one maybe we can still talk. Let me know if anything interests ya!
Thanks for the kind words...I'm still buzzing from the show and have listened to the show via taping in its entirety twice. unfortunately my extra went to trade for a bonnaroo. And I went to the telluride show and was able to nab one of those too. I need to frame them all as a set i think...
I'll definitely keep an eye out, check out expressobeans for people willing to trade and I'll do the same....I have some other friends that missed out on the poster as well and they are looking my way for an extra.....just a rare poster for a great show....
For everyone, just make it a rule ALWAYS buy a poster for every concert you go to. Repeat, make it a rule. If you don't want it as a memento, someone else will.
Dave
Dave
Thanks for the response RowdyRoddy. Damn good advice, I must say! We hit the Wilco Grand Junction show in April and didn't nab one there either ("we shouldn't spend the cash"). You always regret that move. Live and learn, right?! I will try espressobeans and thanks again for info and your time man. Hopefully there's a "next year" (at Red Rocks) to correct my ways. I love the whole wristband deal though. No fretting the spilled beer or random passerby in the dark or inevitable freak dancing! I just started my 2nd spin through the show too. I must say The Black Keys set sounds great too!
One year ago tonight! :D... ;D... :'(