Coachella/MMJ Press & Reviews

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/homepage/article_1124536.php

I can't really be sure which was more aggressively forgettable -- then or now -- as I re-read this ramble in the dark at 4:11 a.m., my senses fried, my memory of even the past 12 hours rapidly becoming one long blur. I do know that I never remember anything about the sophomore slump of Coachella '01 without scouring the archive for notes, whereas this time next year I'll likely still recall My Morning Jacket's jagged yet sumptuous spage-age Southern rock, Franz Ferdinand's wiry strength and the coolly detached yet potent half I saw of utterly odd Daft Punk's distorted rethinking of Kraftwerk's man-machine music.

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002425369

[JohnnyRage]

From the 1st article further down...

And while Niyaz took in Kanye (we'll see him again at Wango Tango on Saturday), Rox and I took in what was probably the breakout show of the day, from My Morning Jacket and its high-pitched wailer and flying-V guitarman Jim James.

It was a very short 45-min set. Shortest Run-Thru ever, no outtro on What A Wonderful Man. Sounded pretty good over the computer, but I think Rites of Spring was a different level.

Glad to see them touring.

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.calendarlive.com/nightlife/reviews/cl-et-coachsecond1may01,0,6695374.story?coll=cl-show-reviews

POP MUSIC REVIEW
Shining without help of spotlight
They're not the big names, but acts such as My Morning Jacket and Cat Power made their musical presence felt.

By Steve Appleford, Special to The Times

The big names sell tickets, but some of the finest moments of the Coachella Music and Arts festival can often be found elsewhere, surprising fans year after year on the smaller stages, scattered across the site's 78 grassy acres. On the weekend's opening lineup, those moments included stirring sets of varying styles by Cat Power, Damian Marley, My Morning Jacket and the Eagles of Death Metal.

Several memorable musical peaks came roaring from My Morning Jacket, which played a midafternoon set on the second stage, at its best sounding something like the Band on a raw Crazy Horse jones, transforming what can sometimes seem soft and pastoral on record into some raging modern rock. It was only when the Louisville, Ky., band slowed down for several songs of atmospheric, folky, jammy tunes that the momentum began to drift.

[BH]

BERMUDA HITCHHIKER'S MUSIC REVIEW

Off The Record was off the hook.  That outro was one for the ages.

*Note*  This review was based on a 2.5" x 2.5" screen that was dumbed down to 100 kbs stream rate so I could get it to play on my fucking computer at the last minute!  (You should have seen the way my wife and friends looked at me when I tried to explain why I was hooking up giant speakers to my laptop in the middle of a late dinner. Finally I just told them that I would talk to them in 50 minutes.  It was like I beamed myself to Cali and back.  What a treat.  Let's keep this technology going for Bonnaroo, etc....)

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2006/05/01/%C2%A1que-calor-coachella-saturday

(With Photo)

Then it was back into the outdoors for My Morning Jacket's shredness. We're not going to get super deep into, but this was a definite contender for set of the weekend. This band has got their shit together. No big deal.

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.thephoenix.com/OnTheDownload/PermaLink.aspx?guid=b32de6af-9b80-4114-ae94-f30249f9d93f

(With Photo)

Elsewhere on the field, My Morning Jacket had the unenviable task of being scheduled against last-minute-addition Kanye West; unsurprisingly, the pride of Louisiana throttled the shit out of Kanye, who repeated the "this is the only time white people can say nigger" schtick he's been throwing out before "Golddigger" all year while Jim James let his hair fly in his eyes during the Clash-on-acid "Off The Record" and its super-extended, beyond-rowdy solo.

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/titoperez/137597939/

A few photos up here.

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.myspace.com/coachella

May 1, 2006 7:38 PM
Subject: Coachella Webcast Footage /Submit your photos / Lost & Found
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[cmccubbin25]

http://www.thephoenix.com/OnTheDownload/PermaLink.aspx?guid=b32de6af-9b80-4114-ae94-f30249f9d93f

(With Photo)

Elsewhere on the field, My Morning Jacket had the unenviable task of being scheduled against last-minute-addition Kanye West; unsurprisingly, the pride of Louisiana throttled the shit out of Kanye, who repeated the "this is the only time white people can say nigger" schtick he's been throwing out before "Golddigger" all year while Jim James let his hair fly in his eyes during the Clash-on-acid "Off The Record" and its super-extended, beyond-rowdy solo.

the pride of Louisiana?

[LaurieBlue]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060501/en_nm/coachella_dc_2

My Morning Jacket were a highlight of the smaller outdoor theater in the late afternoon, its members thrashing their bearded heads to rockers like "Mageetah," "Wordless Chorus," "One Big Holiday," "Gideon" and the stoner jam "Off the Record." TV On The Radio got the crowd in the Mojave tent moving with skewed, arty tracks such as the set-closing "Ambulance," which featured an impressive beat box rhythm by Dave Sitek.

[EC]

the pride of Louisiana?

Louisiana is VERY proud of My Morning Jacket.  Didn't you know? ;)

[cmccubbin25]

Louisiana is VERY proud of My Morning Jacket.  Didn't you know? ;)

ha ha..i do now!

[LaurieBlue]

http://hollywoodreporter.com/thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002425869&imw=Y

Among Saturday's snapshot moments were My Morning Jacket summoning Claptonesque guitar firepower for the extended coda of "One Big Holiday,"

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.dailynews.com/music/ci_3773060

The first truly spellbinding set of the day came from My Morning Jacket, during which he channeled the spirit and style of vintage Neil Young & Crazy Horse with several intense jams. Singer Jim James was quite the sight, letting that heavenly falsetto loose as long bushy hair and beard covered his entire face. Notable standouts included the reggaefied "Off the Record" and spacey "Gideon."

[dragonboy]

http://www.dailynews.com/music/ci_3773060

The first truly spellbinding set of the day came from My Morning Jacket...

Fucking A'! Way to go boys!  :)

[LaurieBlue]

"My Morning Jacket - OMGWTF. I was floored. This probably was my favorite set of the weekend."



Ha ha...add this to the list :-).  From the Coachella.com message board.  A lot of people seemed to have missed MMJ, but it sounds like a good time was had by all.  Nice.

[LaurieBlue]

http://passionweiss.blogspot.com/2006/05/beards-blazers-and-glasses-coachella.html

There was a moment during the My Morning Jacket set, directly after they finished an awe-inspiring, thrashing, wild and brilliant rendition of "One Big Holiday" from their "It Still Moves" album, where there was a second of quiet between songs. At that moment, a loud cheer erupted from the main stage where Kanye West played. Loudly, so that everyone around me could hear, I sarcastically stated, "Oh my God!!! He just played 'Golddigger' OH My God!!" Everyone started laughing and I'm pretty sure that at that moment, humanity could have been divided up in two camps. There were those who gravitated towards authenticity, towards true unadulterated genius, towards craft and dues paid, of years spent laboring and struggling on the road, those who wanted to see the consciousness-shifting excellence of My Morning Jacket's set, vs. those who get their news from MTV and the tabloids. Those who prefer flash over substance, glitz over grit, arrogance over modesty. The ones who chose to watch the set of a man who actually had the nerve to tell the Coachella crowd, "This is our National anthem and the best song of the year even if the Grammy's don't think so," about his good until the 7th time you hear it track, "Golddigger." I am certain that the crowd that gathered to watch the epic performance by MMJ that unfurled before us, were in the right, fighting on the good side of humanity, against the darkness of manufactured pop music, against eccentricity for the sake of the Sony/BMG marketing department, against the major labels of the music industry that seem to just run an endless conveyer belt of banality. Now MMJ might now be on a major label, but they don't play like it, they don't act like it and the truth is, in a just world My Morning Jacket should be one of the five most well-known bands. Instead, we live on earth, where a far-smaller crowd gathered to watch MMJ play on the small stage, where they turned in one of the three best performances I've ever seen. Running through a variety of tracks from their catalogue (though slanting harder towards stuff off of "Z"), every song by My Morning Jacket seemed about 10,000 times better live than on their albums. And I'm a big fan of their albums. I don't think I could even begin to do justice to how incredible the performance was, Jim James' celestial voice echoing loud and crystal-clear into the early evening air, the palm trees lilting in the background, as the band roared and wailed hard. It was mind-blowing. Everyone couldn't help but mouth "wow," over and over again. It was perfect. With the White Stripes now on hiatus due to Jack Whites Raconteurs project, this is the best live band in America. Everyone needs to see them. Immediately. Passion of the Weiss Rating: 10 crucifixes out of 10 crucifixes

[primushead]

I dig the 10 crucifixes out of 10 8)

[PapaJoeBear]

While I know I would be with MMJ were I at the show, I respectfully disagree with that gentleman's assessment of Kanye West.  While most hip that is popular focuses on the money one has and the hoes one sleeps with, Kanye is a bit diffrent.  Hes no Mos Def, or Talib Kwali, but the man writes excellent rhymes.  And he writes amazing beats too. Give me Kanye over Puff Daddy any day. Just because your popular doesn't make you bad.And Kayne's been arouynd for years.  He's just now getting a chance to shine. Dont be a hater.