new here, new instant fan

[idealflaw]

hey, i heard MMJ on XMU (satallite radio) and the reverb on this guys voice made my spine tingle. They played mageetah.  witin 1 second i knew it was brilliant.


i listen to a lot of music, and  i love music, but i'm not fooled by posturing indie-bands.. but this is the real f*cking deal, i can tell.

Holy crap, the breakdown in mageetah at about 3:10 kicked my ass; i felt like it was the 50's again, and his voice nearly clips the speakers........ It's real, it's not overproduced...

I'm kind of pissed off that i didn't know about these guys before today.  

So from researching these guys I hear a few comparisons, very few of which i agree with.  The main one being "alt country" and "southern rock".  That is so far from the truth of what i've heard so far that it kind of irks me.

to me this is it's own thing.  it does make me feel the spirit of some of the mid 50's surf music, with the reverb and all.  and i get some roy orbitson feelings in this.  I don't quite know why, i just feel roy orbitson.
and some of the more mellow neil young...

So i'm enamoured.  but my next question will be: what ungodly gear are they using?  I've got to get my fingers on what ever reverb units their using!!  ITs' the most gorgeous reverb i've ever heard in my entire life...

[Bobby Hurley]

Hey man, you've just begun.  Good luck on your journey through the music history of the band.  Do yourself a favor and buy Tennessee Fire.

[trippyhippy]

Had a friend & fellow fanatic burn some bootlegs for me recently...had never heard anything by them before now.  MMJ is my new fav!!  They are beyond anything I have ever heard before, a mix of all kinds of music, alt, country, blues, jam.  He told me "At Dawn" was his fav; I'll have to trust his judgment & go get it!!

Also, good to be here, hope to be meeting everyone soon!!

Peace! :D

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

yo,
if you'd like more "bootlegs"  ;), drop me an email and I'll hook ya up with the details on the FTP server...lots of shows to choose from!

[otter]

Man you hit it right on the nose.. that was almost my exact post when I came to this board...mine came from stumbling upon them live as an opener.

Let me ask you this...did you ask yourself "is this really that good" or "Do I like this as much as I think I do"

How many times before you finally accepted the fact that you did.

Welcome.

[lfish]

And you have nothing heard yet! Wait untill you see them live!!

[wordawg]

And you have nothing heard yet! Wait untill you see them live!!

Oh yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!