Jim James and friends at the Rud on June 3rd....

[sweatboard]

Ok, I could very well be wrong but the impression I got was that the song "Ordinary" was written by Aaron.  Did anyone else get that impression?  

[cmccubbin25]

i can say with 1,000 % certainty that this show was taped.  i sat in the seats facing the stage against the wall and the guy next to me (white t-shirt, cargo shorts) taped the entire Jim set.  he had this little bag and then he and his GF would take turns holding up a U-shaped microphone.  thus, i didn't sing all the words like i wanted to, b/c i didn't want to ruin the recording...but i'm afraid this drunken chick yelling throughout the show may have (if you were there you know who i'm talking about!).  

nevertheless, i recorded 4-5 videos of some of the songs.  the lighting was so low you can't really see anything, but the audio came through fairly well.  i will talk to Dylan about trying to post these on savefile and will get them up on YouTube...so watch for them!

without going into much detail...the show was amazing.  will add more later!

[The DARK]

Thank you cmccubbin! I look forward to seeing them. Did you get any of the new songs on video?

[cmccubbin25]

Thank you cmccubbin! I look forward to seeing them. Did you get any of the new songs on video?

i did...i got "Wonderful (The Way I Feel)"...i knew it was a new song b/c Jim started talking about writing it after he got out of the hospital...they are being uploaded to YouTube as we speak.  i will post the links here! let's see....i got "At Dawn," "Bermuda Highway," "Hopefully," "Wonderful (The Way I Feel)," "The Way He Sings," and "I Needed It Most."  i could have got more but i was selfish and wanted to watch the show!  

as a disclaimer...the video footage is NOT good at all b/c the lighting was SO low, but maybe someone smarter than me can rip/separate the audio file out of the video file if i send it to them?

[cmccubbin25]

pics:

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/cmccubbin25/JimJamesBenefitShowTheRudyardKip-10.jpg

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[dragonboy]

What an amazing setlist! Thanks for all the reports & pics  :)

[cmccubbin25]

Here are videos from the show (video quality is bad, but the sound is all that matters, right?):

"At Dawn" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElIpDryvXg

"Bermuda Highway" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fRAiXV-nRA

"Hopefully" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7hBoyKgSTs

"Wonderful (The Way I Feel)" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqpyYF6JWvc

"The Way That He Sings" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phy3C74cXy4

"I Needed It Most" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Jk50jmFaE

[mjkoehler]

WOW! I really wish I was there. I will rub the Buddah belly, prey to Jobu, sacrafice a live chicken or a bucket of the Colonial to hear this.

[KC]

"At Dawn" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElIpDryvXg

"Bermuda Highway" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fRAiXV-nRA

You were right. the vid quality is horrid. Are you sure you didn't have your blindfold over the camera phone? ;)

Seriously though thanks for uploading these I am happy to hear Wonderful (the way I feel) again. It was in my head all day.

[The DARK]

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Great vids, thanks for posting!

I wonder how Wonderful (The Way I Feel) will sound finished...

[cmccubbin25]

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Great vids, thanks for posting!

I wonder how Wonderful (The Way I Feel) will sound finished...

yeah...i thought the same thing.  it is way more literal than any of Jim's other songs.  doesn't seem like it would fit on a MMJ record, unless they do another TN Fire!

[jordan]

My first chance to post since the show.  I'm am so incredibly thankful to have the chance to make this show.  Jim is an unbelievable musician and singer song-writer. It was great to hear some songs you wouldn't normally hear at a show with the full band.  I'm so glad  to have seen Into The Woods.  It's one of my favorites from Z and he rarely plays that song.  Anyways, this show was by far a one of a kind show, and I'm glad I got to go.  

Now, I'm looking forward to seeing MMJ open up for Dylan at Red Rocks in July. I can't wait.

[sweatboard]

Here are videos from the show (video quality is bad, but the sound is all that matters, right?):

"At Dawn" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElIpDryvXg

"Bermuda Highway" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fRAiXV-nRA

"Hopefully" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7hBoyKgSTs

"Wonderful (The Way I Feel)" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqpyYF6JWvc

"The Way That He Sings" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phy3C74cXy4

Great Work Friend!!!  I was excited to hear "Wonderful" again.  I think "Look At You" is the same song he played when he opened for Bright Eyes, I think we can safely say that "Wonderful (the way I feel)" and "Look At You" are new songs.  "Ordinary" was a GREAT song but I'm still not sure who wrote that one.  

[sweatboard]

I might be willing to go in on the building just so I can get my hands on those soundboard tapes! ;)

 ;D  I like the way you think.  I'll go in on that venture.  I thought for sure I would be able to get all of Jim's set, the longest they ever play as a band is 1hr 45min (besides Bonnaroo last year and maybe one or two other shows) and he's never played more than about 10 songs solo/acoustic.  I never imagined in a million years that he would have played that long last night.  On one hand I'm glad he played that long and on the other he outplayed my fucking recording.:'(  This show reminds me of the Planetarium show in many ways, just as Epic, just as Legendary.  When everyone put on the blindfolds and then the show ended with no one on stage I couldn't help but think back to that moment during "Evelyn" during the Planetarium show.  I think the venue and the people envolved with this show across the board made for a magical evening.  Jim talked about the importance of keeping places like the Rudd Alive, I couldn't agree more.  After Ron and Sarah's set was done I told Dylan it was already worth the trip and the ticket price.  If it wasn't for the Rudd I would have probably never heard of Ron or Sarah and that would have been a shame.  It just makes me want to get out and support local music and art even more.  Places like the Rudd are all over the country createing environments that are magic friendly.  We have a place like that here in Knoxville and the poor guy that owns the place is doing good to break even...It's just another reminder to get out and support these places as much as possible!!!!!  

[Chills]

wow.  i would have really loved to see that show.  it sounds like it was magical. :)

That is what everybody's thinking  :)

[Scott D]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nolessthanthetreesandthestars/

I just posted 169 of my photos from the show to my new flickr site.  Enjoy!  I used a variety of cameras and lenses, so the pics aren't really in chronological order.

If you happen to want a higher-resolution version of a photo, just send me an email, and I'll get it to you.

I'll try to post pics from other MMJ shows to my flickr site soon.  (I'm pretty sure I have some pics from every Louisville MMJ show from 2003-present.)

-Scott

[sweatboard]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nolessthanthetreesandthestars/

I just posted 169 of my photos from the show to my new flickr site.  Enjoy!  I used a variety of cameras and lenses, so the pics aren't really in chronological order.

If you happen to want a higher-resolution version of a photo, just send me an email, and I'll get it to you.

I'll try to post pics from other MMJ shows to my flickr site soon.  (I'm pretty sure I have some pics from every Louisville MMJ show from 2003-present.)

-Scott

Absolutly Beautiful.  Thank you!!

[BH]

Great post Brian!

Thanks for the pics Scott.  Those are great!

The sound on those videos are great too, cmc, I got all fucked up last night on red wine and pretended for just a moment that I was there. :)

[Mr. T.]

Great work Scott!! Thanks

[bridget]

Those pictures are stunning, Scott - excellent work!