I love this band!!!!!!!!!!!

[MMJ_fanatic]

I love these guys.  I have never been knocked out so quickly by a group to the point where I had to immediately run out and get everything they have put out!  It all started last fall for me and I wish I had heard about them SOONER as I know they have been around for several years now.  Anyway, my path has finally crossed theirs and you can bet I am on for the whole ride. ILOVETHESEGUYS!ILOVETHESEGUYS!ILOVETHESEGUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!  Does that need any clarification?

[Brigham]

     I TOTALY AGREE THIS IS THE FIRST BAND THAT HAS EVER JUST TOOK MY SOUL SINCE CSNY. FINALLY I HAVE A REASONE TO LOOK FORWORD TO TOUR DATES.  I'M IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM AGIAN.  THE FIRST TIME WAS AT THE FOO FIGHTERS, PETE YOURN IN OHIO.      

[wordawg]

I totally understand the emotion.  That's why we come back here so often.  Keep coming back!

[ben grimm]

Some of us live here! Just ask John.

[Oz]

I know for a fact that the guys love you too.   :)

[Brigham]

I'LL KEEP COMING BACK TILL MY LAST BREATH.  MMJ DESERVES MY SUPPORT AND HAS MY TOTAL ADMIRATION AND RESPECT OF THEIR TALENT. ;)

[Rabid_Washcloth]

Kind of funny that you posted your reaction to hearing MMJ the first time.  

My neighbor and I had a pretty big get together this weekend and he broke out At Dawn toward the end of the night.  Everyone was outside talking and getting right as the intro started up.  By the end of the song, the place was dead silent.  Halfway through Lowdown, a guy looks up like he's seen a ghost and says, "What is this?"  After I informed him, he then asked, "It's brand new, right?  Just released?"  He was shocked that he hadn't heard it yet.  I'm pretty sure he was at the front door of the record store when they opened this morning.

[MMJ_fanatic]

I love your description of the scenario rabid--that is like the best "blow somone'e head off" story I've heard yet.  Two thumbs up!

[lovemytree]

i love these guys too, for making the music that they do. it's my chicken soup for the soul. it's very light and airy... at the same time deep and heavy...thank you for being a band and sharing your magical music...

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

i think we all like these guys.

[CousinEddie]

i think we all like these guys.

eh, they're ok.

[mlbrady89]

sometimes i get mad at their music for having me by the soul like this and i try to listen to other music but always end back up to them. its a pretty awesome problem.(as the solo from okonokos sooner plays through my room.) theres no space left in my soul so ill have to move onto my body. mmj tatt coming soon.....

[capt. scotty]

they def already peaked....its all downhill from here

[Soulshine]

they def already peaked....its all downhill from here

Way to keep it positive Capt...   ;)

[Grandpaboy]

they def already peaked....its all downhill from here

Damn right. This thread was pertinent in 2004 but at this point in time it only makes sense as a reminder of past greatness. Not that that's a surprise though. Most bands only make two or three really good albums before they start sucking. I guess you need to be a little bit young and stupid to make an awesome rock n roll album.

[MMJ_fanatic]

Wow!  Way to go digging into the threads jjsmalls!  I still remember the night I started this thread--drunk, jeans freshly creamed from a blow yer head off show in Northampton MA, and highly jazzed about a band that has stormed my musical castle.

Grandpaboy--lighten up with some carbon monoxide or something, maybe go see em live (that will def cheer ya).

[Grandpaboy]

Grandpaboy--lighten up with some carbon monoxide or something, maybe go see em live (that will def cheer ya).

"Go see em live". What? How? Where? I'm from Denmark, and it's pretty obvious these guys hate Europe in general and Scandinavia in particular. Whenever it's time for MMJ to come anywhere near the peaceful, freedom-loving kingdom of Denmark, Jim develops some lethal heart condition or throws himself off stage, landing vital organ first on one of the most deadly angles of his Flying V. So you'll excuse me if I refuse to lighten up. As for carbon monoxide, that stuff can be pretty dangerous too, but you probably already knew that, right?

[johnnYYac]

Grandpaboy--lighten up with some carbon monoxide or something, maybe go see em live (that will def cheer ya).

"Go see em live". What? [highlight]How?[/highlight] Where? I'm from Denmark, and it's pretty obvious [highlight]these guys hate Europe[/highlight] in general and Scandinavia in particular. Whenever it's time for MMJ to come anywhere near the peaceful, freedom-loving kingdom of Denmark, Jim develops some lethal heart condition or throws himself off stage, landing vital organ first on one of the most deadly angles of his Flying V. So you'll excuse me if I refuse to lighten up. As for carbon monoxide, that stuff can be pretty dangerous too, but you probably already knew that, right?

From their 2008-2009 tour, it looks as though MMJ spent a hell of a lot more time in Europe than in my part of the United States (the northeastern region).

The percentage of shows by continent for 2008-2009:  
North America - 56%  (northeastern US - 5%)
Europe - 24%
Australia - 17%
Asia - 3% 

I've only seen them once since I discovered them in May of 2008.  Since then, I've caught up on the history of the band and it seems pretty clear to me that MMJ owes a lot of their early success to the European fan base, particularly Belgium and Amsterdam.  And they keep coming back!  Hardly suggests they "hate Europe." 

I look at European countries as, geographically, similar to our states.  And since they recently announced a number of dates in the American southeast and virtually nothing near me (in New England), I am taking advantage of the modern modes of human transport to get my ass down there for a few shows.  

Do I wish they'd play down the street?  Fuck, yeah!  Not gonna happen, though.  

Cheer up, my dour European friend. If they haven't made it close to you lately, go to them.  Or don't.  

By the way, mileage data between European stops on the 2008-2009 tour and Denmark (I picked Copenhagen as a central location).  Your welcome  :)(I'll let someone else convert this to kilometers).  

FYI, the distance from my home to the first of three shows I'm attending in a few weeks:  Hillsboro, NH to Birmingham, AL is 1246 miles!
 
2008-07-19 Benicassim Festival - Benicassim, Spain   1590 miles
2008-07-15 The Forum - London, UK    876 miles
2008-07-13 T In The Park Festival - Glasgow, UK    1270 miles
2008-07-12 Oxegen Festival - Kildare, Ireland   1274 miles
2008-07-11 Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK  1006 miles
2008-07-09 Le Trabendo - Paris, France  863 miles
2008-07-08 Melkweg (The Max) - Amsterdam, The Netherlands  574 miles
2008-07-06 The Hop Farm Festival - Kent, UK    830 miles
2008-07-04 Rock Werchter Festival - Werchter, Belgium   656 miles
2008-07-02 Luxor - Cologne, Germany   549 miles
2008-07-01 Gruenspan - Hamburg, Germany    292 miles!
2008-06-29 Glastonbury Festival - Pilton, UK   957 miles
2008-06-27 Academy - Manchester, UK   1083 miles
2008-06-26 Academy - Bristol, UK   992 miles
2008-06-25 Leadmill - Sheffield, UK  1049 miles

Compare this to only 5 shows in the northeastern US, including two shows in New York City.  Having a hard time feeling sorry for Denmark, sorry.

[mlbrady89]

BOOM good shit johnyyac

[johnnYYac]

BOOM good shit johnyyac

Thanks, MLB.  I'll be seeing you in Atlanta, yes?

(I see your from NC.  I lived there for 11 years (1990-2001): Chapel Hill, then Greensboro for school, Durham, then Mebane.  My first teaching job was Roxboro, north of Durham.  And I love the Boone and Asheville areas.  They remind me of my native NH.)