RCMH Setlist

[roberthunter]

Another request for what songs Zooey Deschanel played  on.

[EgoTesticle]

Say what you want ....

But when I realized I was standing with a bunch of guys I had never met before from SC, smoking and drinking and DANCING with no women around us to a big bearded redneck sining in a falsetto ....

THAT, ladies and gentlemen ... is rock and roll.

And to my boy from SC who got tossed by the Gestapo for smoking a cigarette ... We all felt your pain

Best part of the night for me was after "Touch ME" I said out loud "Damn! That made my dick hard!" and a guy in front me turned around and said "You, too?"

That's GOLD, Jerry! GOLD!!   ;D

[evil horn]

Another request for what songs Zooey Deschanel played  on.

yeah, I must have missed that.

[BIGVICLBI]

Seriously amazing show. No complaining here. I can't believe how many MMJ fans were there, down on the floor people were singing the entire time. It suprised me that Wordless Chorus is such a fan fave, that was the biggest reaction by the crowd along with run thru, Lay Low, and OBH. After the show I loved the random screaming and applause that were breaking out amongst the crowd. I went with someone who's apartment we crashed at and he had never heard a song before, and after he was amazed at how genuine the band was and how happy they seemed to be there. Perfect description for me.

[gideons]

Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon was sitting in the orchestra behind me and he was loving it. SO that was a plus. The crowd on the orchestra kicked ass compared to balcony. Phone went west was epic. :)

[AMightyCaporal]

hey all

new to the board but long time jacket fan

just got back from the show...it was incredible!!!

the sound was perfect, lights were incredible

the band was into it for sure and it showed

i personally loved tonights set list even if some of the older stuff was missing, the energy stayed high and it was a blast!

only complaint is i didnt get to snag a poster before they sold out :'(

cheers

Now THIS is the attitude you people need

Sorry, Regular MMJ Concert Goers

If you go to see a band ALOT you will hear ALOT of the same songs

Also, you need to realize: Every time a band puts out a new album, that means new songs replace old songs in the set.

Just go and enjoy yourself.

Because for the people who had never seen MMJ before, it was probably the night of their lives.

I know it was one of mine.

And not only have I been going to concerts since before 3/4's of the crowd last night was even born .... I also own a concert promotion firm.

THAT is how amazing last night's show was ... Without cover songs ... Without a horn section ....

Just a great goddamn concert.

i completely agree with the first timers concert.  This concert was EPIC... an unreal show I just witnessed!

[October]

a couple thoughts on last night:  

really great concert for me.  i've seen them about 6 or 7 times and had heard most of the songs, but god, they just put on an excellent show time and time again.  i brought my friend who had only heard a few mmj songs and doesn't really go to concerts.  he was blown away.  it was really fun to watch him get into it.

acoustics were great, though i should have brought ear plugs.  i've got a little ringing today.  venue was beautiful, but i was sitting close to the back in orchestra and during the slow songs people were talking a bit much for my taste.  with bigger venues come the problems of bigger venues and larger crowds.  to every turd who spent half the show sitting and using their blackberry: get a goddamn life and give the ticket to somebody who will enjoy the tunes.  otherwise, i met a lot of nice folks who had come from all over the u.s. to enjoy the jacket.

musical highlights:

steam engine:  i always seem to miss this one.  this was my first time hearing it and it was incredible.  loved every second. definitely in my top three mmj tunes, if not my alltime favorite.

the bear:  amazing.  also in my top three tunes.

bermuda highway: spotlight, that voice. perfect.

phone went west: it was funny, because a lot of folks started to sit at the beginning of this one because it's kind of mellow, but gradually the whole place started to get into the song and by the end everybody was rockin.

dondante/laylow/run thru:  the usual suspects, but these seemed to be great versions to me.

off the record: usually don't like it, but this one kicked ass.

new tunes:

of the new tunes the one that really got me was Touch Me Part I.  i loved the "i need a human, right by my side, untied" part at the end. the lyrics really hit hearing jim sing them live.  wish we would have gotten remnants, but oh well, next time.  

on posters:  i got there early and managed to get a poster.  it's really beautiful i think.  i felt bad because a ton of people all night were asking to see it and were bummed to not have gotten one.  definitely should limit it to one per person next time.  it was kind of a pain in the ass to keep up with it all show because i didn't have a tube.  one lady even tried to snatch it from me after the show! got it home in one piece and am looking forward to framing it.

just some initial rambling, i'll add more later....

[DavidCrosby]

....I don't think this got mentioned yet but the energy after the show when everyone was just freaking out in the lobby was amazing....proves what they do to people when they play live, I have never seen people so into the music after it was over.....MMJ, you guys did it again.....

.....I want to go back and hear Phone Went West again, my two friends that were with me don't know the music as well as I do and they both fell in love with that song and today my friend Joe told me he was listening to At Dawn.....success......

[Samverrill]

Phone Went West, has been and probably will remain my favorite live MMJ song, since the first time I saw them.  I wish they would bring it back as a set closer, it always brought the house down.  Still hearing it anywhere in the set is an absolute treat.

If you haven't listened to it back in like 2002-2003 though, I highly recommend it.

[CTdeadhead]

this evening was simply magical.  I took several friends that knew the songs but never saw them live and they were blown away.  I feel like this show served a different purpose almost, than Bonnaroo just a few days before.  Bonnaroo was more of a party vibe almost seemed like a very different vibe somehow, this show was more of an intro the new album in front of a high profile audience.  So the lack of covers was not a really big downer for me, but I am soooooo glad I got to Bonnaroo.  

As for the crowd, I had these dudes with All Access passes in front of me, I suspect they were record company or press or something and almost every person that walked up and down the aisle was stopping and socializing with these guys.  Don't know who they were but they got me stoned a lot, so I didn't complain about the distractions.   ;)  
As for the songs, top shelf performance and the climbing up the sides was the best, great the hear the Bear, and Dondante was un-freaking believeable.  

[EgoTesticle]

Seriously amazing show. No complaining here. I can't believe how many MMJ fans were there, down on the floor people were singing the entire time. It suprised me that Wordless Chorus is such a fan fave, that was the biggest reaction by the crowd along with run thru, Lay Low, and OBH. After the show I loved the random screaming and applause that were breaking out amongst the crowd. I went with someone who's apartment we crashed at and he had never heard a song before, and after he was amazed at how genuine the band was and how happy they seemed to be there. Perfect description for me.

Unfortunately, this is what almost every NYC concert has become lately:

Johnny Come Latelys who know only the 2 most popular albums now buy tickets and come and talk all night and take pictures with their cell phones.

Radio City has become an absolute nightmare lately for every show I see there.

The last time I saw Ben Harper at RCMH, I must have had to tell every single slapnut in a 360 degree curve around me to shut the fuck up at least once.

I don't mean they were whispering "Ooo I love this song!", these were simply drunk rude upper middle class yuppies literally trying to talk OVER the band onstage.

I got news: No one has any right to make fun of Adrican-Americans talking in movie theaters, because white folks can be just as unthoughtful and inconsiderate.

[didyouevernotice]

I just want to speak up for the 1st Mezz. I was in Section 300 and I was thrilled with the energy around me, dancing non-stop. Were there some on-lookers? Sure, I'm not sure where you guys have been seeing the band, but this is the first time I've seen them in anywhere near that size. Last two were Roseland and Webster Hall.
Thought the acoustics were great, and it was a blast for Jim to have a bigger stage - he totally used it.
Sure I would've loved some of those covers that I only get to hear when someone posts them, but this was the best MMJ show I've ever been to.

[Dillsnufus]

Also, Patrick's drum solo at the end of Steam Engine was a life changing experience...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=THPbaVFrmsI

[doEVILslittle]

ALL POINTS BULLETIN: I LEFT A BLUE ZIP-UP HOODED SWEATSHIRT AT THE VENUE LAST NIGHT, I WAS SITTING IN THE 700 SECTION IN THE ORCHESTRA ROW G SEAT 704 IT HAD A A WHITE LINING AND A PAPERCLIP AS A ZIPPER...I LOOKED AND THE HOODIE WASN'T IN THE RCMH LOST AND FOUND THE DAY AFTER THE SHOW.....IF YOU FOUND IT PM ME

and now some thoughts on the most epic journey that was that show:


zooey deschanel was definitely not on stage last night, at least from what i saw....but dear god the jacket was....steam engine left me shaking, i was so fucking frightened for my life because of how beautiful jim's voice sounded bouncing around the venue, as the regular set started it seemed more and more like it was following exactly what they played in canada...and i was completely alright with it because they gave their all on every song. then came the encore....dear god what an emotional rollercoaster....run thru and OBH I gave my all and by the end of OBH i had literally nothing left in me.....i was sitting in orchestra 7 row g and i apologize if i scared anyone by giving my all for everysong (or if i sweated on you)

I really wished i had remembered about the glowing drink stirrers at RCMH because we totally could have organized a glowstick war of sorts

It was my sister's first time seeing them besides seeing them open for pearl jam and she was completely blown out of the water (she took some pics ill post later)

the only complaint i have about the crowd is people leaving to get beers then coming back, or people sitting down for some songs

seemed next to me an older guy who was a huge fun brought his kid to the show. the son seemed to not even know a single song by the band, and his body language gave the impression that he was entirely unimpressed and he was sitting through almost the entire show with his feet up on the seat in front of him....thats the type of body language that tells me he never was going to be impressed so he shouldn't have bothered going....didn't really bother me at the moment, just in hindsight really, and it's the smallest thing to harp on, but c'mon!

once the show let out i also crossed the street and took it all in and as the crowd outside got bigger and bigger the mood got happier and happier and i turned to my sister and said, "the jacket fans have descended upon new york city....look out"

on the walk to the train to brooklyn to stay with a friend i heard some kids talking about how after hearing the EU songs live they're love for the album has really solidified, but they'd still rather hear more older stuff....it'sa the worst kind of catch 22 for a band and it's fans because even though you can really appreciate the band's progression with new albums and so on and so forth, you still like to keep the the songs they built their fanbase on...regardless of all this i had a blast and cant wait for the philly show in september and NYE IN NYC!!!

[SirDignan]

I just want to speak up for the 1st Mezz. I was in Section 300 and I was thrilled with the energy around me, dancing non-stop. Were there some on-lookers? Sure, I'm not sure where you guys have been seeing the band, but this is the first time I've seen them in anywhere near that size. Last two were Roseland and Webster Hall.
Thought the acoustics were great, and it was a blast for Jim to have a bigger stage - he totally used it.
Sure I would've loved some of those covers that I only get to hear when someone posts them, but this was the best MMJ show I've ever been to.

I was in 300 on the 1st Mez too, row G. The crowd around me mostly sucked as far as always hearing the murmur of conversation. There were three girls 2 rows ahead talking every time the volume was low enough for them to do so. I could easily tune it out and just focus on the band, and I did. But looking down at the orchestra and seeing people going absolutely nuts, made us realize just how much better the show could have been if people were as interested in MMJ as they were in having a conversation.

I wish I could blame it on new fans who just didn't care about anything prior to Z, but it was happening all night regardless of song. If it was mellow, they chatted.

[October]

the lobby after the show was electric.

[Dillsnufus]

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Stylesclash450/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20RMCH/


here r some pics and vids I took at the concert not great but decent.

[EgoTesticle]

ALL POINTS BULLETIN: I LEFT A BLUE ZIP-UP HOODED SWEATSHIRT AT THE VENUE LAST NIGHT, I WAS SITTING IN THE 700 SECTION IN THE ORCHESTRA ROW G SEAT 704 IT HAD A A WHITE LINING AND A PAPERCLIP AS A ZIPPER...IT WASN'T IN THE RCMH LOST AND FOUND THE DAY AFTER THE SHOW.....IF YOU FOUND IT PM ME

.... If we found what?

..... The hoodie or the paperclip?

[doEVILslittle]

the...hoodie

[The DARK]

I was on the ground and the energy around me was incredible. Can't speak for the mezz. The highlights were Phone Went West and Steam Engine. And the pre-show was great, it was loads of fun meeting everyone from the forum.  :D