Red Rocks - August 14

sillyboob · Aug 20, 2015, 12:34 PM

Great review Jayhawk! The wife & I were just a few rows behind you, and I totally agree with your review - the music, the lightning, the billowing smoke, the crowd - it was all amazing!!

Glad you're hooked!

dookie shoot bandit · Aug 20, 2015, 02:30 PM

Anyone get the MP3 download yet? I know they said by tomorrow... Just curious?

Shug · Aug 20, 2015, 02:36 PM

Quote from: mynameiscurt on Aug 20, 2015, 10:11 AM
Quote from: Shug on Aug 18, 2015, 02:43 PM
I'm also not a fan of Tucker Martine's production. Guitars are buried too deep for my tastes, but my tastes run more towards Led Zeppelin and Humble Pie.

I'd like to hear the results of someone like Glynn Johns engineering and producing a Jacket album.

Not to be "audiophile guy", but....... the guitars are far from buried on this recording in a hi-fi environment. Honestly Waterfall and Circuital sound significantly better than any of the other albums on my set up, it's not even close. My buddy ParkerVB brought over some special pressing of It Still Moves that was super hot, but beyond that the studio albums are a little flat on hi-fi. Honestly, The Waterfall is one of the best sounding records I own, I put it on when trying to impress someone with the system. I am a big fan of most of the songs, but the production itself is a real nice touch.

As for Glyn Johns - the only contemporary albums he has done that I am aware of (Band of Horses and Ryan Adams) were snore fests IMO.

I think that's because both Ryan Adams and Band of Horses are snorefests themselves. While things like whether the guitars are buried in the mix or not are subjective matters of opinion and I get that you think they aren't buried and you like the sound of The Waterfall and Circuital, I don't. To my ears, the synthy keyboards are a lot more prominent in the mix than the guitars. The recordings/mixes also tend to mush the sounds together, leaving little space or separation between them. Its just a contemporary style of recording that I don't like. Compare it to Led Zeppelin I for example, and you can hear all the space and separation and breathing lifeforce in the instruments. Everything stands out, nothing mushes together, its sounds like you are in the room with the band. I don't hear that on most modern records, maybe on stuff that Rick Rubin or George Drakoulias have done. Its pretty much the way most records were made in the late 60s and early 70s and its the way I wish records were still made. Glynn Johns, being the stubborn grumpy opinionated old man that he is (his book was so disappointing to me) still insists on making records that way and I can get behind his results.

Tucker Martine makes mellow records that aren't nearly aggressive enough for me (with maybe the exception of the stuff he's done for Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter). He's done it for Tift Merritt and for MMJ. I'm not a fan of his production. I get that some people think he does a great job, though, and he probably does, if you like his style.

parkervb · Aug 20, 2015, 03:17 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zIQ00ehgt0

sillyboob · Aug 20, 2015, 03:30 PM

Yes Yes Yes!!!

Thank you parkervb!

mynameiscurt · Aug 20, 2015, 03:34 PM

Quote from: parkervb on Aug 20, 2015, 03:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zIQ00ehgt0

Wooha

parkervb · Aug 20, 2015, 03:45 PM

Quote from: sillyboob on Aug 20, 2015, 03:30 PM
Yes Yes Yes!!!

Thank you parkervb!

shoots, all i did was a little CTRL-C, CTRL-V action.... the person who captured and uploaded is the hero here. Enjoy while it lasts...

Bernard · Aug 20, 2015, 06:22 PM

Red Rocks poster up in merch store!

"Due to demand, we're reprinting a limited edition run of the Red Rocks show poster by Clinton Reno from August 14, 2015. Posters will be screenprinted on high-grade, French Paper, making this edition's color scheme vary slightly from the original. Preorder ends on August 24 at 9am PT. Limit to 1 per person.

Poster is 18" x 24"

Take that flippers!

Fritz · Aug 20, 2015, 06:26 PM

Quote from: Bernard on Aug 20, 2015, 06:22 PM
Red Rocks poster up in merch store!

Too bad it's not a better design...

Bernard · Aug 20, 2015, 06:35 PM

Yeah... too bad a bunch of fans who really want this can now get it, without paying a ridiculous price to someone who bought it with intent to make money on it.

1st MMJ poster reprint to my knowledge. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks to Clinton Reno, and to the band for making this happen

Lonndown27 · Aug 20, 2015, 06:44 PM

I love Reno's work! FUCK THE FLIPPERS!

walterfredo · Aug 20, 2015, 07:06 PM

Quote from: Bernard on Aug 20, 2015, 06:35 PM

1st MMJ poster reprint to my knowledge. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Burwell Radio City Music Hall was reprinted.

The fan in me loves this, the collector in me hates this. I'm generally opposed to reprints.

(that said, I'm eagerly awaiting the reprint release of one of the GD50 Soldier Field posters that I was unable to obtain)

Fritz · Aug 20, 2015, 08:06 PM

Quote from: Bernard on Aug 20, 2015, 06:35 PM
Yeah... too bad a bunch of fans who really want this can now get it, without paying a ridiculous price to someone who bought it with intent to make money on it.

Glad you're happy. I just don't think this is one of the better poster designs.

parkervb · Aug 20, 2015, 09:10 PM

Quote from: Fritz on Aug 20, 2015, 08:06 PM
Quote from: Bernard on Aug 20, 2015, 06:35 PM
Yeah... too bad a bunch of fans who really want this can now get it, without paying a ridiculous price to someone who bought it with intent to make money on it.

Glad you're happy. I just don't think this is one of the better poster designs.

arms look off to you? I like several of the other Renos from this tour better. Cleveland being my favorite

MyMorningSweatshirt · Aug 20, 2015, 09:50 PM

Quote from: parkervb on Aug 20, 2015, 03:45 PM
Quote from: sillyboob on Aug 20, 2015, 03:30 PM
Yes Yes Yes!!!

Thank you parkervb!
shoots, all i did was a little CTRL-C, CTRL-V action.... the person who captured and uploaded is the hero here. Enjoy while it lasts...

Lonndown27 · Aug 20, 2015, 10:51 PM

He IS a hero :) are you seeing all this Sweatshirt??? Hahaha you're our hero !!!!

Lonndown27 · Aug 21, 2015, 07:11 PM

http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2015/08/17/my-morning-jacket-closes-its-u-s-tour-at-red-rocks-amphitheatre-photos-review/106938/#25

Sad to hear the casual fans weren't grooving they were bored ...

Lonndown27 · Aug 21, 2015, 07:22 PM

They played a set list FOR YOU Mr. CASUAL FAN. ..and some of them still didn't like it...I wish after this tour they realize the shows should be for die hards and if people who are new and wanna embrace that then sweet...but this would deter the musical ADD people away

CHIMMJFAN · Aug 21, 2015, 07:33 PM

I didn't see much of the sitting around from casual fans where I was at, but I did get pissed during "Dondante" as there were too many damn people just having conversations around me. Maybe it's just me but damn that song is so damn beautiful and you never know what version you are going to get when played live and to see some people just blowing it off and chatting was pretty lame.

CHIMMJFAN

Lonndown27 · Aug 21, 2015, 09:50 PM

Quote from: CHIMMJFAN on Aug 21, 2015, 07:33 PM
I didn't see much of the sitting around from casual fans where I was at, but I did get pissed during "Dondante" as there were too many damn people just having conversations around me. Maybe it's just me but damn that song is so damn beautiful and you never know what version you are going to get when played live and to see some people just blowing it off and chatting was pretty lame.

CHIMMJFAN

They will regret that heavily as this band becomes acknowledged as the greatest ever