Bonnaroooo Livestream

[scosby2]

explosions in the sky are playing right now and i just happend to look up right about the time one of the guys was playing the roland wave sampler thing jim has. exact same model. looks much cooler around the neck though...

[darkglow]

explosions in the sky are playing right now and i just happend to look up right about the time one of the guys was playing the roland wave sampler thing jim has. exact same model. looks much cooler around the neck though...

their song "your hand in mine" is what got me hooked on the Friday Night Lights train.. I loved the music in the beginning of that show.. it's kind of tapered off but in the first few seasons there were a lot of mellow guitar jams going on in the background of just about every scene

[Tropical_Robot]

Don't know if this has been discussed, but am I the only one really bummed out by the demotion of "Run Thru" to mere snippet status?  :'( That and Dondante are the two epic musts for every show for me. Are they just tired of playing it?

[Dillsnufus]

Don't know if this has been discussed, but am I the only one really bummed out by the demotion of "Run Thru" to mere snippet status?  :'( That and Dondante are the two epic musts for every show for me. Are they just tired of playing it?

agreed but it seems jim's voice is straining right now.

[johnnYYac]

It was nice to fit in Run Thru and Lay Low jams, even only parts, to allow for other songs during the 2010 tour.  I do agree, it would be nice to see a full Run Thru and Lay Low.  But I'm writing this with Okonokos streaming into my head with primo 'phones, so its all good.

[darkglow]

funny that people don't realize that MMJ are trying to not recreate history right now and trying to promote a back catalogue to brand new fans. those who bite onto this abbreviated version of old stuff along with the stuff on the new album.. they'll buy those last few tickets up to shows that will happen on the album tour.. where they'll be completely fucking blown away by a 2-3 hour show full of rare and stretched out old tunes

[jordan]

I thought the show was great but the crowd seemed lame, as in less than energetic.  Maybe the hot sun took it out of folks all day.  Did anyone else notice this?

I was there at 'Roo and felt the crowd was as good as any other crowd of the weekend except maybe Mumford and Sons.  M&S had a huge crowd and everyone was really, really into them.  Of course, I didn't watch every show of the weekend so I cannot speak for every performance.  I digress, many people  I talked with really were excited to see the Jacket prior to the show and people seemed to really enjoy the performance afterwards.  But yes the sun was extremely hot and zapped the energy from us all.

[jordan]

This is the saddest thread I've ever read on here....and it a thread about MMJ and Bonnaroo.  :'(

From the pit, he show was fucking brilliant. Not sure if I've ever heard Jims voice in finer form.

And I agree about slow tune into steam engine. WOWWOWWOW!!  You Wanna Freak Out sounded great live. Hope that one stays in the setlists for quite some time.

I agree.

I'm on page 18 of this thread and have started to think that if everyone in the thread could all be at a show live, we will all forget the complaining, and back and forth stuff going on.  "Setlist", "Jim's Voice"-don't matter much when watching them live.  They are better at 50% than pretty much any other band at 100%.  Not that they were at 50% at 'Roo, but just saying.

[jordan]

but that did not happen this year at bonnaroo.  it did at mountain jam and the unstaged show, but not the roo.

I agree with this statement. I could hear that alot of the sound issues were not just from the live feed but were actually at the concert itself. Maybe the feeling (from the band) of not having 3-4 hours of playing live again made this the inferior show of the 3?

I thank the internet, MMJ, and whoever puts on the free live feeds. But out of all the 3 shows the roo was very far at the bottom.

*side note- I'm fortunate to see the band twice in the next coming month. LA & SB. One great indoor and outdoor show. I hope the band can make both shows different. Not asking for much.

Yes indeed.  The sound issues were at Bonnaroo itself.  Bonnaroo 2011 did not have a good year with the sound in my opinion, other bands included.

[MarkW]

With regard to the lack of variation in the set-list: fuck it. It's live Jacket, it rejuvenates me every time, and we don't know their reasoning for their decisions. I go for the feeling and the experience, not the names on the little white lists. It was truly an incredible show 

This.

[Penny Lane]

hee!!

[Penny Lane]

funny that people don't realize that MMJ are trying to not recreate history right now and trying to promote a back catalogue to brand new fans. those who bite onto this abbreviated version of old stuff along with the stuff on the new album.. they'll buy those last few tickets up to shows that will happen on the album tour.. where they'll be completely fucking blown away by a 2-3 hour show full of rare and stretched out old tunes

I don't see why they can't switch it up and still make their label happy and still sell the album. Love and appreciate all the webcasts,  but predictability takes away something for me. Shoulda slipped a little something in extra for all the ROO goers if ya ask me (which no one is). That was their biggest crowd to date, could have turned it up. (I wasn't at the show, though, so if Easy Ryder said it was otherworldly, then it was) :-)

[vespachick]

This is one of my favorite recipes, Vespa. Hope you find it as yummy. Also, I play around with how much sugar I put in and usually add extra fruit like raspberries and sometimes a little bit of pineapple juice.

•1 Bottle of white wine
•1/2 cup Peach Schnapps
•1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
•2 sliced peaches (can be frozen)
•1 sliced orange
•1/2 mango peeled and sliced
•1/2 liter of ginger ale

I dont drink sangria (although this sounds tasty), but I really gotta ask, how does one correctly slice a mango?! I love mangoes, but I havent figured out how the hell to cut it up. Ive just resorted to peeling them and eating it like an apple because its a pain in the ass to try and cut the fruit off the irregularly shaped awkward ass core they have. I have hope you have a solution to my mango troubles.

.......also good news the stream is lookin pret-tay, pret-tay, pretty good now 

The best way is to leave it peeled, cut it in half and cut away all the hard parts that you don't want to eat. Then holding a half in the palm of your hand, cut the fruit into squares without cutting through the peel. Then push the skin so the fruit is inside-out and cut the squares away.

Oh yeah, the stream, WOOOO!

Thanks for this recipe Ky!  I made it (x6) at our BBQ this weekend and it was a huge success.  I didn't add any sugar at all because it was soo sweet to me already,  nd I also included some grapefruit and a bit of apple.  Yummmmmmmmmy!   

[scosby2]

(I wasn't at the show, though, so if Easy Ryder said it was otherworldly, then it was) :-)

my thoughts exactly

[EasyRyder]

(I wasn't at the show, though, so if Easy Ryder said it was otherworldly, then it was) :-)

my thoughts exactly

it's pretty much always otherworldly for me 

(Seriously though, Tom's bass lines in First Light?? The I dont give a f*ck-ness that newly emerged from Outta My System?? I could go on and on...but definitely check out that bass in the AUD on archive  ;))

[el_chode]

but that did not happen this year at bonnaroo.  it did at mountain jam and the unstaged show, but not the roo.

I agree with this statement. I could hear that alot of the sound issues were not just from the live feed but were actually at the concert itself. Maybe the feeling (from the band) of not having 3-4 hours of playing live again made this the inferior show of the 3?

I thank the internet, MMJ, and whoever puts on the free live feeds. But out of all the 3 shows the roo was very far at the bottom.

*side note- I'm fortunate to see the band twice in the next coming month. LA & SB. One great indoor and outdoor show. I hope the band can make both shows different. Not asking for much.

Yes indeed.  The sound issues were at Bonnaroo itself.  Bonnaroo 2011 did not have a good year with the sound in my opinion, other bands included.

I read it was a HUGE problem during Buffalo Springfield, like you could have a conversation with people no problem

[ellisintransit]

Wow.  I can only chuckle toward whoever said this was a bad show.  It may have been a bad STREAM, but you can leave MMJ out of it.  I was 1 person off the rail right in front of Jim, and the show sounded and looked bad ass.  The crowd was rockin and singing where I was, and it was as hot as it was at the Palace show.  (Meaning, sweat-soaked clothes type hot with NO BREEZE...and hilariously there were also people in THAT show's thread sitting at home watching the internet stream in the air conditioning complaining that the crowd was too lame.)  This was my 20th show.....I've seen all the Bonnaroo shows IN PERSON minus 2003.  They are all different beasts.  This one was too.  And that ain't no elitist-old-timer shit.  That's from an I-get-goosebumps-every-time-I-see-them-live person. 

The Palace show was amazing and it was hot and they played to 2700 people.  It looks like Mountain Jam's total attendance is around 10,000 people.  I couldn't even make an educated guess about attendance at this show at Bonnaroo, but the vibe from the crowd was just massive.  I could not see how far back or how big the crowd was after waiting in line 3 hours to get that close in the pit, but I knew I was at the head of a giant mass of people, and you HAVE to represent.  I gave everything I had for this show and it didn't disappoint at all.  When the bass kicked in the first time on Victory Dance, it felt like my chest was going to explode.  Hahaha.  Anyway, this was the biggest crowd they've played for, so I feel confident they gave it their all too.  (Steam Engine alone was worth the price of my Roo ticket...but then i guess I'm easy to please. ;D  )

I think it would be wise to attend a show before you totally discount it. It wasn't EPIC or LEGENDARY or a MARATHON or peppered with deep tracks and covers, and a children's choir, or a symphony orchestra, or Squallis Puppeteers, or Kirk Hammett or Zach Galifinakis or Erykah Badu or Andrew Bird, or a prom king and queen...but it was My Morning Jacket in the effing flesh and for me at least, I've yet to see a sub-par show from them.

[tdb810]

Amen, brother.

[jordan]

but that did not happen this year at bonnaroo.  it did at mountain jam and the unstaged show, but not the roo.

I agree with this statement. I could hear that alot of the sound issues were not just from the live feed but were actually at the concert itself. Maybe the feeling (from the band) of not having 3-4 hours of playing live again made this the inferior show of the 3?

I thank the internet, MMJ, and whoever puts on the free live feeds. But out of all the 3 shows the roo was very far at the bottom.

*side note- I'm fortunate to see the band twice in the next coming month. LA & SB. One great indoor and outdoor show. I hope the band can make both shows different. Not asking for much.

Yes indeed.  The sound issues were at Bonnaroo itself.  Bonnaroo 2011 did not have a good year with the sound in my opinion, other bands included.

I read it was a HUGE problem during Buffalo Springfield, like you could have a conversation with people no problem

The Buffalo Springfield show was the absolute worst as far as sound goes.  Biggest disappointment of the weekend.  Sad that this was likely the last ever show for these guys together and nobody could fully enjoy it besides the few really up close.  I was plenty of close enough where I should have had no problem hearing it, and struggled to hear it.  Bright side of this show, this was when I met Jim after leaving the porta potties. 

[NoVa_NoLa]

Got this review from an acquaintance whose ears I trust.  I missed the broadcast and have basically only seen the setlist.  I am reposting some of his review here because I like what he says and he's got good ears.  ;)


... following the Dr. John/Meters/ Toussaint "Destively Bonnaroo" late set on Sat, there was a walking parade though Centeroo which included The Pres Hall Band, members of MMJ including Patrick and Jim (i can't really recall if was playing anything but was marching with all of us) and Stanton and prob others from Galactic. It started with a few dozen of us then seemed like we picked up a lot of passengers as it took the long way towards the cinema tent. Where next to it was a giant Mr. T head Mardi Gras float cloaked in smoke and lights with Portugal The Man on top waiting for the circus to arrive. They then played about 30-45 min where they REALLY catered to the mindset of the assembled. It was one of my favorite experiences, musically and otherwise, from all 10 years I've been to the festival.

other quick highlights:
- MMJ set (further) established them as arena rock superstars. Although their past Bonnaroo sets have used things like giant puppet troupe, ridiculous covers and sit-ins from Kirk Hammett and Mother Nature to set them apart from any MMJ shows have seen anywhere else but on the farm, this year they slayed the crowd on their terms with their songs and inhuman intensity. I've seen every single set they played at Bonnaroo and this one and each one really represented a huge step forward for them and this one might have been the longest stride.