MMJ Ciruital Unstaged May 31st Roll Call (and chat room thread?)

[firesofcanning]

The audio mix was really werid, though....

I had the same issues at times. I could barely hear Erykah Badu until Tyrone. And other times it seemed like someone kept fucking with the volume. But I can't complain, as my video stream was HD and near perfect the entire show.

watched the songs they have posted on the vevo page today and the audio mix was the same...still amazing that i was able to witness/participate in that event to spite not being anywhere near KY.

[gardenparty]

Yeah, my video feed was perfect the whole show barring a second blip or two.

I did notice the audio was a little odd at some points.  In particular Jims guitar was much lower than Carls in the mix.  That's to be expected from live streams though, i suppose.

[jbaruch76]

fyi i am using this site keepvid.com and it let's me download the videos they posted today in hd, they look and sound really good on my tv, hopefully they put up the rest.

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

This was the best part.  Can I use the word EPIC?? pleeeeeease!


10. Wonderful
11 Dondante
12 I'm Amazed
13 Dancefloors
14 Steam Engine
15 Smokin' From Shootin'
16 Run Thru (End)
17 Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. 2
18 Slow Slow Tune
19 Movin' Away

[wakebord]

Dancefloors was a big highlight for me.  I've seen them 5 times and no Dancefloors ever.  But man they rocked it hard last night. 

[cmccubbin25]

I haven't posted on here since Evil Urges came out, but I used to be a daily reader and poster and overall die hard MMJ fan.  Age and the direction of the band with Evil Urges killed some of my spark, but last night brought it all back home (no pun intended).

This was my 15th MMJ show since 2005 and I'll have to say it was by far the best since Bonnaroo 2006 (still think that is the greatest MMJ show ever, even though 'Roo 2008 gets all the hype).  I saw them at The Tabernacle in Atlanta in 2008 and that show almost brought that old church to its knees.  I also saw Jim's epic first Rudyard Kipling solo show.  This show topped almost all of them.

I noticed some commented the crowd was "lame," but this was just not true.  This truly felt like a celebration of Louisville, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and everything MMJ.  The Palace was alive last night and it was one of those moments at a show where the energy and the vibe were palpable.  This band almost lost me with the show in Louisville at the Yum! Center in October last year (terrible sound, bad setlist, terrible crowed), but by God they made me believe again with this show!!!  Hope has been restored.

Get your tickets for this tour because it's going to be great!!!

[Seeker]

On regular non-festival summer tour shows, do you think 3 hours in length will be the norm?

[BH]

On regular non-festival summer tour shows, do you think 3 hours in length will be the norm?

No, I would guess 120 to 140 minutes since there is an opener.   Just an educated guess though.

[rmpotsy]

ok, who is the dude on tambourine?

dude on the tambourine is kevin ratterman.  sound engineer on circuital, a good friend, and probably the finest drummer this city has ever produced... sorry patrick.

check out wax fang and if you like ambient yet screamy music, elliot.

[ellisintransit]

Okay....
1.)  The thing around Jim's neck is a sampler. 
2.) Kevin Ratterman from 2 amazing Lousiville bands (Elliott in the 90's/early '00s and currently Wax Fang...AND co-engineer on Circuital) was the auxiliary percussionist.
3.)  I dare whoever said the crowd up front was lame to have been in that hot box.  I thought everybody was into it, but the Palace was HOT HOT HOT with NO air circulation whatsoever.  Everyone around me (at the front) had shirts completely soaked with sweat.  I thought we rocked it, but whatever.
4.)  When the mayor announced Steam Engine, I had to say "Nice fucking choice" to those of you who voted for it.  My favorite MMJ song.  Always a treat.  A little extended action at the beginning too.
AND
5.).....Was that the first performance of The Day is Coming?  If so, very interesting to have a live debut with someone else singing along.

I want to see the whole show on my computer now.  I hope they'll post the entire shebang and not just a few songs.

[ellisintransit]

ok, who is the dude on tambourine?

dude on the tambourine is kevin ratterman.  sound engineer on circuital, a good friend, and probably the finest drummer this city has ever produced... sorry patrick.

check out wax fang and if you like ambient yet screamy music, elliot.

Well, you got your reply in before me haha.  I was a fan of Elliott before I ever heard of My Morning Jacket.  I used to come from Nashville to Lousiville just to see them, (my screen name is the same as my email and it's based on the Elliott 7" elliottintransit.  It's been pretty amazing to watch one of my favorite drummers ever become part of such an awesome band in Wax Fang, and then also have a part in my favorite band's albums.

[wolof7]

So many highlights from that show....it really sparked my excitement for Boston this summer. Circuital really came alive, esp. the songs I was on the fence on (e.g. Outta My System, Moving Away) were both amazing live. Daniel Martin Moore/Ben Sollee, Erykah Badu was amazing, loved Twinkle, great underrated track....How bout carl on that horn!!

favs of the night:
Steam
Dondante
Smokin from Shootin (seriously rocked)
dancefloors
slow slow tune
touch me 2
you wanna freak out
first light
wordless chorus
tyrone
victory dance

[rmpotsy]

ok, who is the dude on tambourine?

dude on the tambourine is kevin ratterman.  sound engineer on circuital, a good friend, and probably the finest drummer this city has ever produced... sorry patrick.

check out wax fang and if you like ambient yet screamy music, elliot.

Well, you got your reply in before me haha.  I was a fan of Elliott before I ever heard of My Morning Jacket.  I used to come from Nashville to Lousiville just to see them, (my screen name is the same as my email and it's based on the Elliott 7" elliottintransit.  It's been pretty amazing to watch one of my favorite drummers ever become part of such an awesome band in Wax Fang, and then also have a part in my favorite band's albums.

ive known kevin for years.  his cousin is one of my best friends and they lived together for most of the elliot years.  it was in that place that kevin built his first studio.  actually chris higdon (singer) lived in the same repurposed warehouse for part of that time and i know him as well.  we had some crazy times in that warehouse...

in fact, chris and his wife shot our wedding.  they are both amazing photographers.

thats funny, i havnt talked to anyone about elliot in years, they really were a great band.  the funny thing is that if you put kevin on the kit with you on lead and my singing, it would be still be a great band.  im sure even patrick would say hes the best this towns ever produced.


edit:
and youre spot on about the crowd.  everyone i could see was bouncing and sweating like crazy.  ive probably seen 50 shows (i know im blessed) at the palace and it is always hot, but its never been even close to that hot.  it felt like a sauna in hell in there.  i shed my fancy about one bar into circuital and rolled my sleeves up by off the record.  about 15 minutes later i was wondering if i could take my pants off.

[MarkW]

I haven't posted on here since Evil Urges came out, but I used to be a daily reader and poster and overall die hard MMJ fan.  Age and the direction of the band with Evil Urges killed some of my spark, but last night brought it all back home (no pun intended).

Good to see you back, McC.  Glad you enjoyed the show!

[iLikeBeer]

All I have to say is, that show last night would land solidly in the top 5 concerts I have had the pleasure of attending and would probably make a strong case for #1!  I always fear whenever I hype something up in my mind as much as I was hyping this show, that when it actually happens, it doesn't live up to my lofty expectations.  Well, that certainly was not the case last night!  There was a lot of face melting moments in the show and it wasn't because of the heat in the Palace!

BTW, Slow Slow Tune is fast becoming my favorite tune on the new record.  It makes me think of my 3 girls growing up and last night's performance of this song moved me to tears as they sang it! 

I had never been to the Palace before last night, so I wasn't sure on how strict security would be as far as burning a joint.  I brought one to the show with me, and although I caught a couple of whiffs during the show, it wasn't enough for me to take the chance of getting kicked out of such and amazing show so the joint stayed in my pocket.  I did burn one right before the show as I was staying just down the street at the Brown so that did the trick pretty good for the most part!   8)

and youre spot on about the crowd.  everyone i could see was bouncing and sweating like crazy.  ive probably seen 50 shows (i know im blessed) at the palace and it is always hot, but its never been even close to that hot.  it felt like a sauna in hell in there.  i shed my fancy about one bar into circuital and rolled my sleeves up by off the record.  about 15 minutes later i was wondering if i could take my pants off.

Agreed.  No way was that crowd lame last night!  I wasn't down close by any means, but I didn't let that stop me from working up a nice shirt soaking sweat.  That was my first time to the Palace, so I can't go by comparison, but damn it was freaking hot in that place and if you say it's never even been close to that hot, I can believe it.  Personally, I think the energy from the crowd contributed to the heat as well!


Lastly, I fucking love this band in case anyone was wondering!   

[Jon T.]

This show made me feel like a "noob" again and I freaking love it.  Really hoping they'll announce a NOLA date. But so far I'm planning on the "unconfirmed" but confirmed T'loosa date.  Looking forward to checking out the new amphitheater.

[scosby2]

  Looking forward to checking out the new amphitheater.

This is gonna be great...good for the area too. tuscaloosa needs all the help it can get and i'm sure people will turn out. 4/20 at the bama theatre was sold out i'm pretty sure...on a sidenote, they have added a bunch more videos from the show on the youtube channel. hopefully they will just go ahead and add all of them

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

I think moving away was the highlight of the main set. 

[Paulie_Walnuts]

I can't comment on the show because I literally saw one song as I briefly turned on my computer at 7.30am UK time.

Maybe I was unlucky because it was a rather uninspiring version of Highly Suspicious. Most perturbing was the sight of the band in those horrid white suits, but worst of all was Jim James in furry moon boots! Now if this outfit was worn purely for this song I can see the irony.

But if he wore that combo for any longer than the duration of Highly Suspicious......well then he was in danger of crossing into "knob" territory!

Someone please tell me the furry boots were for one song only.....?

[MarkW]

I think this explains it (from another thread):

If you watched the webcast, you know that the encore break is where things started to get really interesting. Rachel Dratch was in the pre-recorded video; she introduced My Morning Jacket to a Elton John'ed-up version of themselves who would play while the original band took a rest. In all the excitement of the show, never once did I wonder if there would be any crazy costumes. As the photos show, it's sort of an Aztec formal wedding look from the next down and all Elton from the neck up. All it made me think was how glad I was to be catching this band in their prime, when things like this aren't weird. I'll definitely go see My Morning Jacket thirty years from now, but nobody wants to see 60-year-olds dressed like KISS.

Full review here: http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/