Getting ready for NYC!!!!

[scosby2]

I'm getting fired up about my trip up to the Big Apple so I was just checking to see what some of you folks thought were the best recordings around the ISM era. I have a couple but I thought there might be one or two out there that were much better than the ones I have. I love the 04 Roo recording and I'm sure they played some more shows around that time period with that much intensity. If anyone feels free to run with this and talk about your favorite recording from whichever album's time period feel free to. Maybe we can get some real gems to resurface on here.

peace-
seth

[johnnYYac]

These are the only '04 recordings I've heard.  Each is available on the live music archive.  Setlists and comments come from the MMJ site archive.  Most have streaming, so you can sample them before you download.  I'll let you decide which are keepers (or grab 'em all like I did).

2004-01-21 Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC            
1. Mahgeetah
2. Dancefloors
3. Picture Of You
4. The Way That He Sings
5. Lowdown
6. Just One Thing
7. Sooner
8. One Big Holiday
9.I Will Sing You Songs
10. Phone Went West
11. Steam Engine
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12. Golden (Jim James solo)
13. how Could I Know (Jim James solo)
14. War Begun
15. Run Thru
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2004-01-21

2004-01-24 The Canal Club - Richmond, VA            
1. Mahgeetah
2. Dancefloors
3. Picture Of You
4. The Way That He Sings
5. Lowdown
6. Just One Thing
7. Sooner
8. One Big Holiday
9. I Will Sing You Songs
10. Phone Went West
11. Steam Engine
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12. Golden (Jim James solo)
13. Bermuda Highway (Jim James solo)
14. X-mas Curtain
15. War Begun
16. Run Thru
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2004-01-24.matrix.flac

2004-05-16 Fox Theater - Boulder, CO            
1. One Big Holiday
2. O Is The One That Is Real
3. Dancefloors
4. How Do You Know
5. The Bear
6. Death Is The Easy Way
7. It Beats 4 U
8. Lowdown
9. The Way That He Sings
10. Strangulation
11. Steam Engine
12. Run Thru
13. Cobra
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14. Golden
15. Mahgeetah
Special Guest: Andrew Bird - Violin (Death Is The Easy Way, Steam Engine)
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2004-05-16oktava.flac16

2004-05-28 The Opera House - Toronto, Canada            
1. One Big Holiday
2. Dancefloors
3. How Do You Know
4. Death Is The Easy Way
5. How Could I Know
6. I Will Sing You Songs
7. The Way That He Sings
8. Lowdown
9. Strangulation
10. Masterplan
11. The Bear
12. Steam Engine
13. Run Thru
14. Cobra
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15. Golden
16. O Is The One That Is Real
17. Mahgeetah
Special Guest: M. Ward (Death Is The Easy Way, Golden)
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2004-05-28.flac16

2004-06-12 Bonnaroo Festival - Manchester, TN            
1. Mahgeetah
2. One Big Holiday
3. Golden
4. It Beats 4 U
5. Lowdown
6. The Way That He Sings
7. O Is The One That Is Real
8. Dancefloors
9. Phone Went West
10. Cobra
11. At Dawn
12. Steam Engine
Note:
My Morning Jacket had an absolute blast at this show as it started as easily the hottest and most humid show they've ever played. Then, during "At Dawn" the wind started whipping, the sky turned black, and just as "Steam Engine" started sheets of rain careened off the crowd, the band, and the equipment. It was as life altering as it was life threatening and they had the time of their lives...
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2004-06-12.shnf

2004-06-18 Lebowski Fest - Louisville, KY            
1. The Man In Me (Bob Dylan)
2. Golden
3. Just One Thing
4. It Beats 4 U
5. Lowdown
6. The Way That He Sings
7. How Do You Know
8. Strangulation
9. One Big Holiday
10. I Will Sing You Songs
11. O Is The One That Is Real
12. Cobra
13. Dancefloors
14. Mahgeetah
15. At Dawn
16. Steam Engine
17. Run Thru
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2004-06-18.shnf

[e_wind]

that lebowski fest set list is pretty awesome. O, Strangulation, Cobra...