THE DETROIT DOUBLE WHAMMY

[the_other_sun]

Saw a taper last night but forgot to talk to him before I left. Did anyone get any details on where he was planning on posting the show?  best MMJ set I've ever witnessed!!

[paulcalypse]

Saw a taper last night but forgot to talk to him before I left. Did anyone get any details on where he was planning on posting the show?  best MMJ set I've ever witnessed!!

He told me etree. The sound was great last night and he was standing right next to me.  Hopefully will be a good recording.

[the_other_sun]

Sweet! yeah the sound was great. Excited to see how the recording turns out.

[robb]

Saw a taper last night but forgot to talk to him before I left. Did anyone get any details on where he was planning on posting the show?  best MMJ set I've ever witnessed!!

He told me etree. The sound was great last night and he was standing right next to me.  Hopefully will be a good recording.

any idea if he was at the first show, too?

[oistheone]

Just got back safely from a oh-so-sweet trek to the Motor City.

I may be in the minority here but I stand by the fact that Night 1 was the best I've ever seen 'em. Steam Engine into Only Memories Remain was fucking magical. Beyond magic actually, it was some voodoo witchcraft type shit. The set was perfect, the crowd (where I was) was unbelievable and the positive energy was flowin' like a waterfall. Or river? Can't pinpoint exactly what type of body of water it was, but it was oh-so refreshing.

Night 2 was fantastic and I am SO HAPPY to have finally made good on my chase for Twilight!! The only bummer was that a bunch of chicks and their stupid boyfriends pushed past me and my girlfriend right as that song was starting and then the girls decided to hop on their boyfriends shoulders, completely blocking us. Did a Hawk Harrelson-esque YOU GOTTA BE BLEEPING ME and told them to get down, which they did, but then they just broke out into a selfie shoot so we had to get the fuck out of that spot. Which was awesome because we found the folks we were rockin' with on Night 1 and the good vibes returned! If you're here, great rockin' with you guys!

Another vibe report, brought to you by oistheone

[johnnYYac]

So they decided on no posters for Detroit?  Bummer.  C'mon, people.  Didn't anyone grab one and/or take a picture?  Artist?  Run?  Anything?

[oistheone]

There were definitely posters, didn't snap a picture unfortunately. I swear a saw a picture floating around somewhere. Did you post one, robb??

[CountSA]

I found this on instagram for night 2:

[BH]

Wow, I love that poster!

[johnnYYac]

Thanks!  Me, too!  Is Jim's signature hiding?  Any info on artist, run, etc. appreciated.

[Emb1528]

Yes, that poster is awesome!

[easy way]

Thanks!  Me, too!  Is Jim's signature hiding?  Any info on artist, run, etc. appreciated.

The artist is James Flames. Not sure on the run...

http://jamesflames.com/posters.html

[robb]

I'll post pics when I get home, but there were two prints.  that green one in an edition of 150, and the same design on orange paper instead of green which was a run of 125  I believe.  Also, Jim's signature is tucked on the lower left near the axe.

[paulcalypse]

Saw a taper last night but forgot to talk to him before I left. Did anyone get any details on where he was planning on posting the show?  best MMJ set I've ever witnessed!!

He told me etree. The sound was great last night and he was standing right next to me.  Hopefully will be a good recording.

any idea if he was at the first show, too?

He said he was, so hopefully we will see both shows. He did say it takes some time to process everything and get it uploaded. Kudos to him tho...I don't see a lot of tapers at Detroit shows, sadly.

[RobRoy286]

WOWWWWW.

Okay. First shows since 2011, only 3rd and 4th shows ever.

We were on the balcony the first night, which wasn't even half full. EVERYONE was sitting down. Pretty weak, but I got over it. Our group stood up the whole show and rocked out. I really like how they're opening shows with the curtain and the waterfall sounds. Believe was a great tempo setter.

The second night we were on the floor, and it took me a while to get comfortable. My girlfriend and I got to the 3rd row between the opener and MMJ, but felt extremely uncomfortable. I told myself I'd stay for the first song or two. It happened to be Spring and Compound, the two new tracks I was looking forward to hearing the most. Unfortunately I didn't get to enjoy them that much since I felt so trapped. After moving around to a few spots throughout the show, we spent the encore with this GREAT group who was rockin out. I've never seen so much air guitar in my life. If the two dudes rockin out on the second level of the floor, Carl's side, are on here -- thanks for the good vibes!

The greatest thing was that the songs I enjoyed the most were the ones I least expected, particularly the Circuital tracks. First Light rocked. Wonderful was beautiful. My girlfriend and I got to a clear spot on the steps and just stood there and took it all in - had a great view.

The encores both nights were sooo dirty. Hopefully/Victory Dance/Gideon/Touch Me 2/Mahgeetah. Are you kidding me? Touch Me of course ended with Good Intentions, and as soon as it got to "okay, cool," Jim went straight into the Magheetah riff. Very cool.

The second encore. My god. Circuital was maybe the song of the night for me, which again, surprises me as I've been kinda burned out on that song. It was cool though because I hadn't seen them since the Circuital tour, and it was nice hearing this song as a MMJ staple instead of a new song. Holdin On To Black Metal will always be one of my favorites. Don't understand the hate. Anytime --> One Big Holiday...I don't know if there's a better way to end a show.


Aw hell, I'm rambling again. Just an amazing time.

[oistheone]

Hear ya loud and clear RR! As sweet as it is to be up close and personal, it's not worth it if you can't enjoy it. Had some similar experiences on the second night -- had a sweet spot right in the middle about 10 feet from the stage but some dude kept elbowing me in the back and I had to bail.

Cannot wait to get my hands on these tapings. Really hoping they surface soon!

[bhyman]

Circuital was maybe the song of the night for me, which again, surprises me as I've been kinda burned out on that song.

Amen to that. I wasn't at Detroit, but I've been telling my friends that Circuital is one song I'd like to see less of. I had seen MMJ live 9 times now since becoming a giant fan in 2011 and Circuital was in every set list. The Cleveland show was the first time Circuital wasn't there for me. I was grateful at the time (made room for Masterplan and other goodies), but then I watched the Bonnaroo live stream. Circuital sounded soooooo good!!!

[johnnYYac]

I'll post pics when I get home, but there were two prints.  that green one in an edition of 150, and the same design on orange paper instead of green which was a run of 125  I believe.  Also, Jim's signature is tucked on the lower left near the axe.

Detroit poster pics, courtesy of our Robb.

[johnnYYac]

And from James Flames.

[TheKingOfCool]

Great artist with always impressive work