Facebook perspective on MMJ popularity **UPDATED

[tbear]

Good to hear! I am far from giving up on them. They are very, very dear to my heart, and I look forward to seeing them in Central Park this fall (if not sooner).

[joey_rogo]

I just remembered that I also saw them at Mountain Jam last year, lol. Somehow I had forgotten that. That was fun but I liked their regular show better.

[Penny Lane]

I just remembered that I also saw them at Mountain Jam last year, lol. Somehow I had forgotten that. That was fun but I liked their regular show better.

yeah--remember Simone Felice joined them on stage..it was awesome!

[ManNamedTruth]

(Side Note: I have LOVED the Avett Brothers for several years now, but I am pretty worried about their current direction. I did not love the last album (I consider their album Emotionalism in my top 10). And the last time I saw them, at RCMH, it felt like they were trying to change their sound to fit bigger rooms - e.g. adding a drummer. RCMH IS murder (in the city) on allot of bands, though.)

Not to sidetrack the thread but I just saw the Avett Bros this past Sunday and thought it was awesome. It was my first show of theirs, and I am totally late to the party, but I dig their style. The did have a drummer, but he only played on fewer than half of the songs. I look forward to hearing more of their older albums

Agreed with most said about Avett Brothers, and have been making the M&S comparison for awhile.  It seems like most Mumford and Sons fans don't even know about Avett Brothers. Disagree with the comment about I & Love & you though, I think it's their best album. Do Avett Brothers fans actually think drums are a bad thing? They may have opened their sound up more but they still sound like the Avett brothers. I'm seeing them soon for my second time, can't wait!

[AMightyCaporal]

Mumford and Sons continue to be overrated.

I gotta claim clueless when it comes to Mumford and Sons. They're playing 3 shows in a row at The Ryman and my sister wanted me to get a couple tix for her son. So I'm like, all-right, and went waltzing into Ticketmaster about 15 minutes after they went on sale and the best I could find was singles for each night. They sold out 3 shows in about 20 minutes and I still can't tell you 1 song they do. Weird.

How is Mumford and Sons playing 3 shows? Don't they only have one album?  Also, isn't every song on the album the same?

[Fully]

Mumford and Sons continue to be overrated.

I gotta claim clueless when it comes to Mumford and Sons. They're playing 3 shows in a row at The Ryman and my sister wanted me to get a couple tix for her son. So I'm like, all-right, and went waltzing into Ticketmaster about 15 minutes after they went on sale and the best I could find was singles for each night. They sold out 3 shows in about 20 minutes and I still can't tell you 1 song they do. Weird.

How is Mumford and Sons playing 3 shows? Don't they only have one album?  Also, isn't every song on the album the same?

My guess is that every night it's the same set. They are the AC/DC of pop folk rock - which I have no idea if it is a thing.

[Tracy 2112]

"Likes" on Facebook-

5 month updated #

Wax Fang- 563 / 1,803
Heartless Bastards- 9,934 / 26,970
Plaxico Burress- 25,735 / 26,111
Alabama Shakes- 48,386 / 124,416
Built to Spill- 105,772 / 110,935
Neko Case- 132,679 / 145,193
My Morning Jacket- 297,932 / 323,692
Flaming Lips- 383,860 / 417,752
Jenna Jameson- 412,203 / 476,492
Wilco- 487,272 / 513,737
Band of Horses- 846,403 / 909,307
Planking- 854,253 / 1,063,174
Arcade Fire- 1,401,381 / 1,508,725
The Black Keys- 1,940,483 / 2,425,244
God- 2,074,300 / 3,172,313
Mumford and Sons- 2,693,585 / 3,116,018
Pearl Jam- 5,458,320 / 5,938,006
Ice cream- 7,837,567 / 11,200,372
The Rolling Stones- 9,584,786 / 10,920,223
Rafael Nadal- 10,200,852 / No longer on FB
Kings Of Leon- 10,539,699 / 10,886,638
Nickelback- 13,211,579 / 14,379,197
Adele- 24,899,850 / 33,837,078
Barack Obama- 25,917,507 / 28,215,006
Lil Wayne- 36,591,348 / 40,326,085
Justin Bieber- 42,022,582 / 46,426,850
Lady Gaga- 49,811,987 / 53,235,275

Updated 5 month later #'s above in bold

[ItBeats4Jew]

i am not one of those who "like" Plaxico Burress.  you ruined our repeat! 

[el_chode]

How does Band of Horses have more likes than Wilco and MMJ? Mumford and Sons continue to be overrated.

Easy. I know many sorority types who OMG LOOVEEEEEE Band of Horses. Well, that one song anyway. You know, the one that's like a slow MMJ song, except more sleepy.

[lpkell2145]

How does Band of Horses have more likes than Wilco and MMJ? Mumford and Sons continue to be overrated.

Thank you! I really don't get the obsession with Mumford and Sons. Whenever I hear them I'm just like...meh

[scosby2]

How does Band of Horses have more likes than Wilco and MMJ? Mumford and Sons continue to be overrated.

Easy. I know many sorority types who OMG LOOVEEEEEE Band of Horses. Well, that one song anyway. You know, the one that's like a slow MMJ song, except more sleepy.

(sorority girl voice)

I mean you know i think it's about somebody dying or something...funeral!!! Funeral! it's that one

[Devil Ledbetter]

Band of Boring.

[Fully]

Band of Snorlaxes.

[Shug]

Bored of Horses (credit:  my friend Zane)

[Devil Ledbetter]

Bored of Boring.

I've seen them in concert twice now. They are not "bad" just zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. And then I look at that itty bitty lead singer and he's all sweaty and I can't even understand why, because he's not really doing anything.

Maybe he has glandular issues.

I do like their guitarist though, the tall one, whatever his name is. My guitar teacher makes me grow my fingernails long on my right hand for finger picking, and in Detroit I noticed he keeps his that way.

Forgive me for not knowing their names.

[Tracy 2112]

Bored of Boring.

I've seen them in concert twice now. They are not "bad" just zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. And then I look at that itty bitty lead singer and he's all sweaty and I can't even understand why, because he's not really doing anything.

Maybe he has glandular issues.

I do like their guitarist though, the tall one, whatever his name is. My guitar teacher makes me grow my fingernails long on my right hand for finger picking, and in Detroit I noticed he keeps his that way.

Forgive me for not knowing their names.

that post wins some award...

how about this:

[Fully]

Best award I never received. Ben is a sweaty, oily thing, Devil. You should have seen him at Alpharetta - I just wanted to wash him.

[Devil Ledbetter]

Thank you Tracy. I am going to put that award on my mantle.

Best award I never received. Ben is a sweaty, oily thing, Devil. You should have seen him at Alpharetta - I just wanted to wash him.

And not in a good way, the way I want to wash 1970s David Gilmour's hair.



You guys could probably start a drinking game based on every time I work David Gilmour into a conversation that has nothing to do with Pink Floyd.

[Crispy]

I've never felt that way about boys, but loving Pink Floyd the way I did when I was a teenager and pictures of Gilmour like this made me feel funny:




It was pretty much the guitar god thing, I mean, I sure didn't want to wash his hair.


Drink, DL! 


Oh HEY, bathtub man!

[Tracy 2112]

I've never felt that way about boys, but loving Pink Floyd the way I did when I was a teenager and pictures of Gilmour like this made me feel funny:




It was pretty much the guitar god thing, I mean, I sure didn't want to wash his hair.


Drink, DL! 


Oh HEY, bathtub man!

I can relate to this post. I, too, never wanted to wash his hair but I did think that someone might mention to him that HE might want to wash his hair.