Bonnaroo Reports

[Angry Ewok]

I almost feel sorry for the folks who can't "feel it" like we do... Especially considering MMJ put on the best show this year. They're missing out.

The fact that all of the tunes came off as "Chicken-Fried Rock" to this guy, though, makes me wonder which performance he considered the best of the weekend.

[BH]

I probably wouldn't be on this board if it wasn't for this Bonnaroo show. Before the 'roo, I owned Z, saw Elizabethtown, and knew I liked this band, but . . . . something hadn't quite clicked.

The magical funk and fuzz of their unlikely yet eternal arrangments, the purple hazy aura that filled and surrounded the tent, tne hypnotic sound of Jim James' voice getting under my skin, it all clicked and it's sticking with me now forever.

MMJ are now one of my absolute favorite bands. I've listened to a bunch of shows online, poked around these boards like an old lady at a yard sale, and today, I added It Still Moves to my collection.  I'll probably be buying the rest of their records soon.

At a time when so many bands don't even come to Tennessee, they've made it another home. They're like the freaking house band of Bonnaroo, and they came to Nashville twice in one year's time when too many bands skip us altogether. I'm only sorry I missed the show in April, and I am now waiting until the next time I can see them.

Now, I have to admit, I left the MMJ show early to see Common. That was the story of my 'roo: I wanted to be everywhere and pretty much pulled it off (saw 32 acts in 4 days). But reading the rest of this, well, I kind of wish I stayed for the whole set.

Some lovely lesbians poured glitter all over me at the Common show, but other than that . . .

Another one bites the dust! ;D Let us know when you need the number for Jacketaholics anonymous.

[CC]

http://www.americansongwriter.com/?em1125=67004_0__0_~0_-1_7_2006_0_0&content=news

[ratsprayer]

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/article/bonnaroo2006.html


there's a large portion of the article talking about the writer's disdain for hippies, but he gushes about the jacket quite a lot, eventually.

[Chills]

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/article/bonnaroo2006.html


there's a large portion of the article talking about the writer's disdain for hippies, but he gushes about the jacket quite a lot, eventually.

Pretty well-written article.

"They're not really into music that much; what they're into is being into music."

That's recognizable.
Cool description of MMJ's show as well

"Never before have I been confronted by rock and roll like that, not as something to live by or an idea to adhere to but as an actual physical act, sweated out, second by excruciating second, for over three hours."

[CC]

http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=8706&pageNum=2

[CC]

review+pics:
http://www.icecreamman.com/festivals/bonnaroo2006/article_1027.shtml

review:
http://www.readbuzz.com/media/storage/paper755/news/2006/07/06/ListenHear/Dont-You.Wish.Youd.Been.There.2-2120694-page2.shtml?norewrite200607101016&sourcedomain=www.readbuzz.com

[TEO]

Great Reviews! Even more glad now that I was a part of it.

[CC]

CNN report with a short mmj clip:

http://www.hotsupe.com/site2/movies/movie_bonnaroo2006.html

[Ghosts_on_TV]

It really was the best set of music played by anyone ever in the history of people playing music. I feel bad for the people that didn't watch them. I'm going to see Jim solo next saturday as well! I'm pretty stoked.

[CC]

jj/welch/rawlings/oberst from the roo site:

[cmccubbin25]

what tattoo does Jim have on his right arm?

[MMJ_fanatic]

looks like a cartoon face?
That jacket on Welch looks like a Nudie item... 8)

[CC]

..... "Two hours later and chemically rebooted, I'm ready for My Morning Jacket. Or so I think. After 45 minutes, I feel spent and leave my friends some 30 feet from the stage. I doubt I'll have a bigger Bonnaroo regret. The band goes on to play almost three more hours after I leave. I later hear that they played covers by the Stones, the Band, and the Misfits. People will go on to talk about this set all weekend long (in line for the crappers, in hushed tones around 4 a.m. fires, and in their sleep).

Most people mention Jim James when talking about My Morning Jacket, most specifically his Neil Young/silo-drenched reverb voice. When the band plays live you do initially notice James' haunting voice through the bushels of hair atop his head and on his face, but slowly your attention spreads around the stage. A few songs in, you forget he is even out front. The band headbangs through the entire set (at least what I see of it) like they probably did as kids listening to their favorite Poison ballads. They drag out each song without pulling the thread out of its soul, and stop on a dime in the middle of their joyous collaborations. This is only the beginning of the chemistry they possess.

Playing their third consecutive Bonnaroo, My Morning Jacket epitomizes the reasons why a festival like Bonnaroo is such a memorable experience. They set the standard for the entire festival I think to myself as I lay in a patch of moonlit grass in the middle of nowhere Tennessee. And I can't even claim to have seen the majority of their set.

Shame on me for puttering out, and blessed are those who stayed for its duration. This is a show that will be talked about by those who witnessed it for years to come, that much I promise you."

http://www.popmatters.com/music/concerts/b/bonnaroo-2006-2.shtml