CONAN

[dwight]

Believe me... before I get any jacket-heads panties in a twist - mmj's worst song, on their worst night, sounds better than 99% of the crap on FM radio these days....

Peace, Love, and Crack

D

[LaurieBlue]

I love Anytime as the last song of the shows.  It's such an uplifting ending to a marvelous evening of great music.

[ratsprayer]

Believe me... before I get any jacket-heads panties in a twist - mmj's worst song, on their worst night, sounds better than 99% of the crap on FM radio these days....

Peace, Love, and Crack

D

speak your mind!  personally, i think anytime is the weakest song on the album, one of my least favourites theyve ever done.  im in the vast minority, but 3 months later, and its still not grown on me.

[primushead]

speak your mind!  personally, i think anytime is the weakest song on the album, one of my least favourites theyve ever done.  im in the vast minority, but 3 months later, and its still not grown on me.

You don't like anytime?  dude....the lemonade has been cut off >:(

[CC]

anytime is sneaky. started out as my least favourite but after a while I found myself humming it all day long. lately I found myself screaming the 'express yourself' line at random moments. it cracks me up. G-unit knows what i'm talking about. be warned!

[biscuitbobo]

i'm going to be speared for this...but, i have to say, it might be the very first mmj song i don't like....to me it sounds like it should have been in "Over the Top" or something...or at the end of a show on Nickelodean in '87, when the kids (wearing ripped acid washed jeans and neon green t-shirts) jump in the air (freeze frame) and then slap five...maybe the "Danger Zone" of '05?  Please don't kill me, as i've tried 54 times to listen to it, maybe hoping i wasn't listening right or something...mmj, if you read this, please don't be insulted, as you're probably one of my all time favorites....ok..commence to tying me to pole and lighting the hay...

[aMillionDreams]

the masks were funny but what is it with Jim and not showing his face on Conan?  Great performance!  I am so glad that they played Anytime rather than Off the Record.  Off the Record is the weakest song on the album in my opinion and I've been rockin to the jacket since '99 for those who are keeping score.

[dwight]

If if were all up to me... I'd just have Jim sing 'Death is the Easy Way' or .."I'll be there when you Die" acoustically on every talk show there is until the whole planet whent "Holy Shit.. the second coming!"

 :-*

[dwight]

sorry for my mispullings and pur gramar...

it's the crack!

[ratsprayer]

in 3 months time, its gone from 'big time fucking horrible' to just 'mediocre' which is a vast improvement.  maybe in a few months, itll be a fave of mine, not now though!  

maybe all the lemonade has skewed my perception of the song?   [smiley=bier.gif]

[antoniostrohs]

Hey I love "Anytime". Thought it was a pretty good choice.I used to think "Into the Woods" was the my least favorite but after seeing it played live in Nashville I've changed my mind on that. But I'm so biased I would be glad to see them play anything.And Dwight is right,even your least favorite tune is better than 99% of anything on the radio.Also Dwight is a great long time fan seen him and numerous shows outside the state of KY and more in the state.

[DrivenToJam]

thanks for clearing up the banner thing...i was wondering.  figured "anytime" would make the most sense for Conan from this album.  It rocked hard and sounded really good.  Got me ready for Saturday night.  The sound at Avalon is pretty fucking tight.  the only bad thing is it is an early show and ends before 10:00.  oh well, just have to start drinkin early. ;)  see ya there Fanatic...you'll fit right in with the pirate theme. ;D

The Avalon show is early?  I didn't know this.  What time does it start?  I'm glad I found this out now.

[TheLink]

opener will be on right at 7 pm like all Avalon shows.  this is so they can kick you out and have their gay dance nights after.  it is worth it though if you have seen a show at the Middle East or Paradise, both inferior sound and rooms.  MMJ should be on at 8:00 so they can play the close to 2 hours they have been playing at the other shows.  I would head in by 7:30 if you plan to grab a drink or 2 and find a good spot.  Good luck. 8)

[DrivenToJam]

opener will be on right at 7 pm like all Avalon shows.  this is so they can kick you out and have their gay dance nights after.  it is worth it though if you have seen a show at the Middle East or Paradise, both inferior sound and rooms.  MMJ should be on at 8:00 so they can play the close to 2 hours they have been playing at the other shows.  I would head in by 7:30 if you plan to grab a drink or 2 and find a good spot.  Good luck. 8)

Thanks alot.  I saw Ben Harper there this summer.  He went on around 9 and played until midnight.  It was a week day though.  It's a great place to see a show.

[corey]

Well..... here's my take on it.

Besides being probably the most accessible song on the album (although not appealing to everyone here apparently), I think it is a highly energetic live song.
The Jacket ripped shit up the last time they were on Conan and I think they wanted to keep that going this time.
While I love "off the record", it doesn't have the same energy. It's got a nice groove, but the only quote unquote rocking part is around the 2:38 marker in the song. That part just comes apart live, especially when Jim freaks out and stumbles toward the front of the stage to hold his guitar over the crowd. I don't think that would play the same way on Conan. Just my opinion.

I do like that he said "damn" at the beginning. He didn't do that in Nashville. :)

I thought that gave a great performance and I, for one, love this song.

My opinion is the only one that counts.   ;D

[ratsprayer]

its definitely a much better song live.  i just thought from the beginning when i downloaded the leak, it was an obvious single like no other album has had before.  now its come out as the single, and ive been confirmed.  it just seems sub-mmj standards.  it still has time to grow, though.  i totally hated gideon at first, and now i think its fucking awesome.   [smiley=rock.gif]

[aMillionDreams]

its definitely a much better song live.  i just thought from the beginning when i downloaded the leak, it was an obvious single like no other album has had before.  now its come out as the single, and ive been confirmed.  it just seems sub-mmj standards.  it still has time to grow, though.  i totally hated gideon at first, and now i think its fucking awesome.   [smiley=rock.gif]

which song are you referring to?  I'm confused.  Off the Record is the first single.  Anytime is the song the sounds better live and rocks harder which is why they played it on Conan.

[ratsprayer]

which song are you referring to?  I'm confused.  Off the Record is the first single.  Anytime is the song the sounds better live and rocks harder which is why they played it on Conan.

well i was talking about anytime.  i know off the record is the technical first single, but most bands play the single in all public performances.  i really dig off the record, but i agree it wouldnt work too well to play on conan.  they should have played lay low.

[Chills]

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[ycartrob]

I like to rock.

"Anytime" rocks.

I got so many slow, intimate MMJ songs in my arsenal that "Knot Comes Loose" is the song I go to the least off Z.

There's a time to rock and a time to kick back and be all pensive (I think that's in the Bible somewhere).

I like "Alex Chilton" by The Replacements. The guitar in "Anytime" is more sonic than that. Sonic is good.

Closing shows with "Anytime" is proper. 'Specially watching how into the song the boys are.

I love the line about:
"I know we didn't wait to long/because anytime's a good time to move on"

Wonder what the next album will be like... ???