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LaurieBlue

#20
Jun 19, 2006, 08:57 PM
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10604418/the_patchouli_stays_in_the_picture?source=music_news_rssfeed

1 p.m.

My Morning Jacket's Jim James is checking out a set by singer-songwriter Andrew Bird at That Tent. This is James' fourth Bonnaroo and he's an unqualified advocate. "Festivals give people a chance to get out and live an alternate existence for a weekend," he says, "to forget about work and forget about their troubles and just come out and see a tone of music and have fun."........

But the best attended gig was a solo set from My Morning Jacket, the eclectic hard-rocking quintet, which made its fourth appearance at Bonnaroo in 2006. The band tread lightly on its experimentalism of its most recent album, Z, and played more straightforward, soaring rock, including covers of the Rolling Stones' "Loving Cup," the Who's "A Quick One While He's Away" and the Band's "It Makes No Difference." "Bonnaroo is kinda like Thanksgiving or Christmas for us," My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James says backstage. "It's another day on the calendar that you really look forward to."


BH

#21
Jun 19, 2006, 11:54 PM
"the band tread lightly on its experimentalism of its most recent album, Z, and played more straightforward, soaring rock"

Huh? 8 out of 10 songs off Z and new (experimental) versions of older songs.
I'm digging, digging deep in myself, but who needs a shovel when you have a little boy like mine.

tdan

#22
Jun 20, 2006, 12:25 AM
Found this extremely short video of what appears to be Tommy, Carl, KC, and Mike partaking in some freebies backstage.

http://bonnaroo.imeem.com/video/lVou-8Nq
Well the music is your special friend
Dance on fire as it intends
Music is your only friend
Until the end

LaurieBlue

#23
Jun 20, 2006, 10:50 AM
This is not a photo of the crowd in front of MMJ, but still, one can get a feel for what kind of crowd they did have there.  Unbelievable.



More here:

http://www.spin.com/bonnaroo06/2006/06/060617_petty/

tdan

#24
Jun 20, 2006, 11:08 AM
That is exactly why I decided not to make the trek to Bonnaroo.  We saw the PJ/MMJ show in Hartford from the front row of the lawn and had to watch the show on the big screens to see anything.  I felt like I traveled far and stood out in the cold to watch TV.  My seat in my home office was just as good if not better that being in that sea of people.  That is just my opinion.  I understand why others might think otherwise.
Well the music is your special friend
Dance on fire as it intends
Music is your only friend
Until the end

Hawkeye

#25
Jun 20, 2006, 11:36 AM
" That is exactly why I decided not to make the trek to Bonnaroo.  We saw the PJ/MMJ show in Hartford from the front row of the lawn and had to watch the show on the big screens to see anything.  I felt like I traveled far and stood out in the cold to watch TV.  My seat in my home office was just as good if not better that being in that sea of people.  That is just my opinion.  I understand why others might think otherwise."

I understand what you're saying...but honestly you can get to the front couple of rows at ANY show at Bonnaroo if you get there early enough and/or you're willing to be the asshole that pushes his way to the front...just sayin'...i understand where you're coming from though
We could.

cmccubbin25

#26
Jun 20, 2006, 12:15 PM
QuoteThat is exactly why I decided not to make the trek to Bonnaroo.  We saw the PJ/MMJ show in Hartford from the front row of the lawn and had to watch the show on the big screens to see anything.  I felt like I traveled far and stood out in the cold to watch TV.  My seat in my home office was just as good if not better that being in that sea of people.  That is just my opinion.  I understand why others might think otherwise.

yeah...i was able to get about 10 rows back for MMJ by getting there early...and progressively wound up about 4 rows back by the end of the show!!!
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tdan

#27
Jun 20, 2006, 12:42 PM
Quote" and/or you're willing to be the asshole that pushes his way to the front

yeah, but that's just not my style.  If I were taller it would not be a big deal.  If I have the opportunity I will gladly move up but I won't push my way through.  Unfortunately I am also not likely to be the guy you will find on the rail waiting for the show four hours early.
Well the music is your special friend
Dance on fire as it intends
Music is your only friend
Until the end

LaurieBlue

#28
Jun 21, 2006, 10:34 AM
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2

My Morning Jacket. Not only the highlight of the weekend, but perhaps of our entire concert going lives. They went on at Midnight and played nearly straight through till well after 3AM. Over 30 songs total, hitting on their entire body of work, as well as covers ranging from The Misfits to Phish (ok, The Rolling Stones, but we think of Loving Cup as a Phish song). Every song had the energy and excitement as if it was the last song they'll ever play. Andrew Bird jumped in for a number of songs to add some violin and whistle parts, and newcomer Mike Desalvo brought the energy level over the top into the night with his spastic guitar parts and stage presence. It was honestly like nothing else we had ever seen. We were sore, tired and desperate for a break, but we could not bear to leave this show. You can download a video of the set here. We've already watched it twice since we've been back.

MyLifeISought

#29
Jun 21, 2006, 11:13 PM
I love the pic on the gothamist archives of Jim at Amadou and Mariam:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbaum/171058883/in/set-72157594171506408/
"Music is my savior
I was tamed by rock and roll
I was maimed by rock and roll
Got my name from rock and roll"
-Wilco

LaurieBlue

#30
Jun 22, 2006, 05:43 AM
http://www.cw.ua.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/06/22/449a33efe33c4

However, the performance of the day, night and possibly the entire festival occurred at That Tent when My Morning Jacket took the stage at the stroke of midnight and played until just after 3:00 am. My Morning Jacket is a band out of Louisville, Kentucky with an outer space like sound full of echoes and reverb. Jim James has such a powerful voice filled with passion and also is one of the greatest guitar players I have had the pleasure of seeing. Hundreds of glow sticks flew through the air as James sang the opening notes of "Wordless Chorus." The set featured a mixture of My Morning Jacket's old songs and a healthy dose of songs off their new album, Z. The roof of the tent almost blew off when James howled out the words to "What a Wonderful Man." They also covered The Band's "It Makes No Difference" which they just recorded for a Band tribute album. My Morning Jacket is one of the best live bands I have seen in my life. They are worthy of comparisons to Radiohead and I believe they could be the American version of Radiohead. That Tent would have stayed filled past dawn if My Morning Jacket would have kept playing.

LaurieBlue

#31
Jun 22, 2006, 09:52 AM
http://jambands.com/News.phtml?newsfile=redesign_news280.html#6-19-16

"Perhaps the most anticipated late night act was Roo veterans My Morning Jacket. Delivering a three-hour set of pristine rock 'n' roll, Jim James lead the band through thunderous guitar-driven epics while throwing in achingly beautiful ballads and euphoric bombast for good measure. However, some of the crowd's favorites weren't originals: the Rolling Stones' "Loving Cup," The Who's "A Quick One, While He's Away" and The Band's "It Makes No Difference." It was a tall order delivered with goose-bump perfection. James, prior to even stepping foot onstage last night, was already riding high with experience and anticipation: "All my fantasies have been fulfilled." And, after tonight's set, seeing the band elsewhere could ring true to what Steel Train's Jack Antonoff said about playing the festival: "It's like having sex, so it's hard to go back to holding hands. The rest of the tour, the energy can't touch it."

LaurieBlue

#32
Jun 22, 2006, 02:17 PM
http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles250.html

and they just keep on coming......

The whole article is worth reading for quotes not only from Jim, but some amusing and poignant ones from other artists as well.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival: 2006
Manchester, TN 6/16-18/2006
Glide staff
Thursday, June 22, 2006  
 
Now in it's fifth year, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has hit an unparalled stride. With a continual evolution of acts, stellar performances, numerous sit-ins and a festival setting unlike anywhere else, the annual trek to Manchester, Tennesee has become an essential summer roadtrip. When you throw Radiohead into an already top notch line-up of heavy jam staples and indie breakouts - and take out the rainstorms of previous years - 2006's Bonnaroo may just be the best one yet.

In the midst of all the overlapping sets and absolute craziness that abounds at Roo, we captured some of the magic on stage and plenty off - with quotes straight from the artists themselves.

2006 Festival Highlights

A tremendous 3 hour late night set by My Morning Jacket, as Jim James & Co. continue to top themselves in Manchester each growing year.

 

LaurieBlue

#33
Jun 22, 2006, 02:22 PM
http://www.metropulse.com/articles/2006/16_25/cover_story.shtml

This article was extremely entertaining.  From a couple of middle-agers making their first trek to Bonnaroo...

"The industrial "tents" seemed oppressive in the daytime, maybe because they remind me of long-ago warehouse jobs, but late at night they were something different. My Morning Jacket, a band I'd never seen before, was weirdly transcendent at That Tent after midnight. Opening with a recording of "When You Wish Upon a Star," from the 1940 Disney movie, Pinocchio, the band boarded the dark stage lit by camera flashes, then put on a show of melancholic, country-tinged psychedelia that went deep into the night, and somehow blended with it. I don't remember going back to the tent. But I must have, because there I was. "

LaurieBlue

#34
Jun 22, 2006, 04:47 PM
http://domnit.org/

(I'm a big TPATH fan, too, so I'm getting double the pleaure out of all these reports lol).

Bands I came to see and rocked even harder than I expected
    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played the classics along with unreleased new music, improvised songs, and brought Stevie Nicks out. Over 30 years, Petty has perfected the art of crowd-pleasing.
    I found out about Bonnaroo by looking at My Morning Jacket dates. Their midnight to 3 am set, which ran half an hour over schedule, reminded me why they became one of my favorite bands in the short year that I have been listening to them.

LaurieBlue

#36
Jun 22, 2006, 04:59 PM
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/06/21/bonnarooist_200_1.php

After walking by and catching a brief glance at both Rusted Root and Damian Marley's sets, we settled in at the Other Tent for Amadou and Mariam, who were the surprise of the weekend. We knew they were good, and had liked the album from what we heard, but finally seeing it translated live was really exciting. The entire tent was dancing around and absolutely loving it, including our new day 1 hero Jim James from My Morning Jacket (proof!). We don't usually pick up on stuff like this on a first experience, but the guitar work displayed by Amadou was really impressive. Some of the most jaw-dropping instrumentation we saw all weekend.

LaurieBlue

#38
Jun 22, 2006, 05:05 PM
http://mcgrupp.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_mcgrupp_archive.html#115056178767373060

The highlight of Bonnaroo has been the midnight show from My Morning Jacket. It was my first MMJ show and they surpassed expectations. Andrew Bird sat in for two songs. They also covered a Velvet Underground tune.

LaurieBlue

#39
Jun 22, 2006, 05:14 PM
http://outsiderstatus.blogspot.com/2006/06/having-just-gotten-back-from-bonnaroo.html

01. My Morning Jacket
I don't know how to explain how amazing this set was. They played a late night show (12-2:30), but played well over their time limit, and they were insanely good every second of it. More than ever, they reminded me of The Flaming Lips, and they seemed to bask in the glow of all the acid trips going on around them. The set opened in pitch black with the old victrola record of "When You Wish Upon a Star" playing, and then they kicked in with "Wordless Chorus", and pretty much kept the intensity up the entire time. They played almost every song on Z, and a sprinkling of older stuff, especially in the second half of the set. On top of that, they covered "Head Held High" (anyone who covers a track off of Loaded other than "Sweet Jane" is alright by me), "A Quick One While He's Away", and "Lovin' Cup", among others. It was an amazing show, and one of the (if not THE) best shows I've ever seen.

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