one song to play for a new mmj listener?

[ben grimm]

Yep, I would put Lowdown in the same category as The Way That He Sings as a grabber  :D

and you'd be right.

[loper]

STEAM ENGINE!!!

This is, to me, their greatest achievement, although Dondante comes damn close.

But it is such a complex number that I think it would bamboozle 1st time listeners. Unless, of course,  you tied them up in a darkened room and played it non stop for 12 hours. Then they'd come out knowing it alright!

[Foxtrot76]

The Way That He Sings....that's what hooked me at first listen

[tripingbillies]

What about Hopefully from acoustic citsousa or really anything off that album.

[Willard1979]

I showed a friend Golden from Okonokos, cuz he likes country...he didnt say he liked or didnt like it. When Lay Low came on, he said he liked it. Pretty random, id say.

[EverythingChanges]

I always show people either OBH, TWTHS, I'm Amazed or Dondante.  It just depends on what person you are trying to introduce the band to.  Dondante is a good one if the person is heavily into something like Pink Floyd etc.  They'll catch on right away.

I'm Amazed was my first MMJ song and I sure was amazed!!

[robb]

I had success today with IWSYS.

My first was Wordless Chorus.

[CHIMMJFAN]

Well, I'll say the song that hooked me......."Laylow" after that my life had no choice but to religiously follow MMJ!


CHIMMJFAN

[Fully]

I Will Sing You Songs

[exist10z]

Obviously all these suggestions are great songs, but I think I would play something from Z or Evil Urges.  Probably - Anytime, Off The Record, Touch Me Pt.1, Shootin', or maybe even IB4U. 

I guess it depends on the kinda music the person you are trying to convert is into, if they primarily like country/folkish music, then I can see Golden or some of the early songs.  If they are into classic rock/jam, then I could see some of the other suggestions.  But if they are just an 'average' pop/indie music fan, I think Z and Evil Urges have the most 'accessible' songs.

On the whole though, unless the person likes 'good' music, it's probably hopeless, I don't think MMJ is that accessible for the standard music fan.

[e_wind]

Honestly, I'd go something off Z or just go I'm  Amazed (cringe). I loved Anytime, Off the Record, and Wordless first. Those are all really easily liked songs, that are right in the middle of their career...


on the other hand one time at a bar i played Steam Engine on the juke box and some dude freaked out cause he had never heard of it or MMJ. He said i changed his life with out knowing it. Being from louisville, its weird that he had never heard of them, but I'm glad to do what I can

[millerjustin]

Just let them borrow okonokos and tell them to put it on shuffle.   Guaranty that they'll be back for more.....

[dylyn]

I play the monumental "Phone" from Red Rocks ever since I've had the bootleg... but I usually would go with OBH/Steam/Run Thru... as it was stated earlier, it really all depends on their personal preference of music as MMJ is very very eclectic in genre.... throw in some covers too.

[justbcuzido]

Whats funny is that my brother had me listen to OBH and I really didn't care for it (at first). Maybe I was in the wrong headspace. So he gave me At Dawn and I put it on shuffle and heard Hopefully and I think listened to that song for 8 hours straight at work. Probably had something to do with calling off my engagement that week.

But to get new listeners, I go Lowdown, Gideon and the Oh! Sweet nuthin' cover just to show my friends a good range of guitar shredding and vocal godliness. Or I just let them borrow the Okonokos DVD.

[Jackets N Pones]

I have the most success with Wordless.