Louisville...

[MMJCOBRA]

was good intentions played at the end of the regular set?  trying hard to remember but makers made its mark.

my fourth jacket show...probably the best!!

thanks

[getinthevan]

Does ANYONE have a recording of this?

Not to be a dick, but did you not read the rest of the thread?  He said he was it was in the process of being uploaded.  It hasn't even been 24 hours since the show, chill.

[ptmoore]

was good intentions played at the end of the regular set?  trying hard to remember but makers made its mark.

my fourth jacket show...probably the best!!

thanks

Yeah, Jim sampled it right before they left the stage before the encore.

And yes, a recording exists.  Samples have been posted, not 10 posts above yours...

[getinthevan]

After Good Intentions did they all run off the stage?

[ycartrob]

anyone tape this?

[Kapila]

Does ANYONE have a recording of this?

Not to be a dick, but did you not read the rest of the thread?  He said he was it was in the process of being uploaded.  It hasn't even been 24 hours since the show, chill.

No I didn't. Sorry.  >:(

[Salacious D]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ytcj8n

mp3 of Cobra from last night.  Like I said, should be finished uploading this afternoon sometime.  

Enjoy!

That Cobra is F'ing SICK!!! I hope you all had a blast last night. I'm crying inside but still super happy that you all got to be a part of what sounds like an incredible night!!

[megalicious]

aaahhh!

after nashville and then louisville, i am having a hard time coming back to the "real world."

we had an amazimg time. the show was insane, and the way they jammed out dondante BLEW MY MIND...

it was cool to chill with forum peeps at bearno's post-show...

more to follow when i get it together...

[ratchetisfake]

my husband got approached by velocity because of his bizarre indian head-dress get up. apparently he's going to be in an issue. everyone was taking pictures with him, and giving him free beer. it was hilarious.  ::)

Is this he? (snagged from Louisville Courier Journal site)

yes, that is my slightly insane significant other.
one guy kept yelling out "chief smackaho, where's your peace pipe?". funny.

[new orleans to kentucky]

awesome show. i was feakin out when i heard the cobra beat start up.

glow sticks were cool i thought. i was collecting them for a while and threw a huge bunch up right when jim started the guitar up in the middle of touch pt 2 and the guy next to me started goin crazy haha. there were some stupid kids tryin to hit jim with them tho, but i kept smackin their hand to mess up their throw.

besides ppl tryin to hit the band, it was a great show. headless abe was the best.

does anyone have a giant pic, like 1280 x 1024 ish, of them on stage with the puppets?

[easy way]

save the glowsticks for the Widespread Panic shows.

Awww...Penny. Let's not make gross generalizations. When the band and fans are subject to painful air attacks at any moment, I don't think glowsticks are welcome either. If used at the right time to enhance peak experience in the crowd, that's another story.FYI: Panic has a song called 'Big Wooly Mammoth' in which there's a line of lyrics stating, 'someone throw me a fire!' and back in the day the crowd would throw their lighters on stage (glowsticks in recent yrs.). The band would turn their backs, hide behind the percussion set-up or the curtains, etc. and this was a fun part of the show. Unfortunately, kids started using them more and more and would toss them at the band at random moments even when they didn't play this particular song...deeming them ineffective and just fucking rude. WSP started leaving this line of lyrics out and then cut the song out completely after a particular incident where David Schools(bass) was hit in the face. He was quoted as saying, "glowsticks are gay". Anyway, much respect to you on this board penny...I just don't like the connection between idiot fans and their toys and a powerhouse band like Panic.  ;) Now you know the bands' stance on this shit as well as a seasoned fan. Not to start an MMJ>glowstick>WSP>Drums>WSP>glowstick>MMJ sick ass sandwich thread or anything. ;D
BTW: LOUISVILLE! LOUISVILLE!  :o

[dhooseyawaddy1]

aaahhh!

after nashville and then louisville, i am having a hard time coming back to the "real world."

we had an amazimg time. the show was insane, and the way they jammed out dondante BLEW MY MIND...

it was cool to chill with forum peeps at bearno's post-show...

more to follow when i get it together...

This is no shit... Right after dondante finished... A guy that had to be pushin' 60-70 turned and asked me (in the middle of the crowd in front of the soundboard), "What was the name of that song?"

"Dondante," I said..

"That was fuckin' unbeleavable... my favorite song of the night," he said... then his wife pulled him out to leave.

Crazy... The encore was all I could have ever asked for...  Four concerts prayin' for Steam Engine live and there it was... THANKS FOR A GREAT NIGHT!

[beeblebrox]

aaahhh!

after nashville and then louisville, i am having a hard time coming back to the "real world."

we had an amazimg time. the show was insane, and the way they jammed out dondante BLEW MY MIND...

it was cool to chill with forum peeps at bearno's post-show...

more to follow when i get it together...

This is no shit... Right after dondante finished... A guy that had to be pushin' 60-70 turned and asked me (in the middle of the crowd in front of the soundboard), "What was the name of that song?"

"Dondante," I said..

"That was fuckin' unbeleavable... my favorite song of the night," he said... then his wife pulled him out to leave.

Crazy... The encore was all I could have ever asked for...  Four concerts prayin' for Steam Engine live and there it was... THANKS FOR A GREAT NIGHT!

I think i know what old guy you were talking about.

it was a great show, i had a great time.

[suspiciousK]

The Louisville show was my first MMJ show.  I went with Meg & Brad (my sister and her fiance!), and my face melted wayyy off.

I'm *hoping* to go to the Chicago shows. MMJ + Chicago in October? I can't think of anything better.

I'm Kayla, btw.

[ms. yvon]

aaahhh!
we had an amazimg time. the show was insane, and the way they jammed out dondante BLEW MY MIND...

yep. yep.  yep.   :D

i can't wait to read all the comments that trickle in as all of us make our ways home.

it's sunday afternoon.  i'm sitting in the indianapolis hairport w/a dbl cappuccino.  james brown's "night train" playing...

before the show started i milled around, grabbed some water, took in the setting a bit.  only got to visit the louisville leopards booth before the music started.  there were also booths there for ko-pilot (rad!), the center for women and families (the recipient of the bands' ticket revenue donation, oh, and cumberland brewery.  i did stop there.   [smiley=beer.gif]

the louisville leopards were fantastic!  imagine an ensemble of 20-30 kids, 2 or 3 to a set of marimbas or vibes (xylophones?  not really sure...just very cool) all playing together.  that someone arranged these songs for so many people was impressive!

the kids ranged in age from about 8-16.  some of them were soooo focused and serious.  there were a few who were comfortable enough to swing it though while playing.   ;D

there were two ensembles, although some of the players played in both.   after each song, the ensemble would leave the stage, and the other would rotate in.  there were some kids throwing down off stage when they weren't playing!  i do believe i saw some cabbage patching.   ;D

which was the song with the big shaker egg breakdown and dance moves in the middle?  awesome!

highlights were "late in the evening", "hit the road, jack"--you can never have enough ray charles!, "low rider-->oye como va" w/mmj.

these kids were playing everything FROM MEMORY!  in an ORCHESTRA!
just crazy impressive.  the conductors would tap or pat their heads to signal something to the kids.  they counted off measures by holding their fingers up.

fucking brilliant.

i bought one of their t-shirts.  i might just go on tour.   [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

there was also a trio of players that played fiddle, banjo (couldn't see, but sounded like a banjo), guitar and a pennywhistle of some kind.  GORGEOUS!  they played a bluegrass song and a killer irish reel or jig.  talented, talented, talented.

after the leopards finished, as the stage was cleared, the sun got low in  the sky.  we'd heard that the park had an event curfew so when the band wasn't on the stage right at 8p we were all wondering what was brewing.

the program director from wfpk came out and explained that the crowd  had grown to 10,000 and they wanted to get everyone in before starting the show.  don't know if that was a safety concern, or just consideration. either way:  a-ok.

my friend paul took a pic of the mayor addressing the crowd:  he's got his right hand raised up, waving to the crowd.  directly in front of him:  pooch, with his right paw raised up, waving to the crowd.   ;D tremendous!

before the band came out, the crew hung the eye ring scrim behind the stage.  after the sun set they had two white spots on the eyes.  it looked like two eyes peering out from the dark behind the band.  later in the night there were some red spots on them.  (the glowing eye backdrop and the giant puppets were enough to make me think, "i'm glad i'm not high."  ;D  it's hard enough to keep my shit together at a show without throwing something like that into the mix.  :o )

the setlist has been posted but here are some notes on moments from the show:

--Anytime--HUGE opener:  this is is gonna be BIG!
--OTR--the smoke machine kicked into overdrive here!  noticed here that they're using some new lights that have a ring of smaller lights all around the center spot.  VERY.  COOL.  after this song i turned to paul and said, "this is a rock show."

--Gideon--woo!  cameras out of the press pit, carl ditches his jacket...
--Evil Urges--the crowd is LOVING the songs from the new record!  so many people singing along all night.  sounded fantastic!

--jim dons the cape for...
--Touch Me pt 1--jim was showing some great new cape moves!  BIG HOWL!
--Way He Sings--soooo good

--Wonderful Man--the stage was crazy with flying bugs!  :o the lights were filled with moths and whatever hangs out down by the river at twilight.  
--white lights on the eye backdrop

--I'm Amazed--Huge bass in the mix! great way to dive into this one. Carl!
--Thank You, Too--jim's solo on this was gorgeous!  he looked like he was dancing while playing it.

--Sec Walkin'
--HEARTBREAKIN MAN!!--fantastic to hear this!

--Two Halves--there was some low-key, funny tom-carl face making going on here.    ;D
--Lay Low--i wrote: big scream-crowd response, but i'm not sure what that means.   :-?

--Aluminum Park--CARL!!  worth stating right now:  carl was just ON FIRE last night.  man alive.  
during AP...so began the glowstick hail from the crowd...at one point it looked like there was a glowstick fountain out there.  people throwing stuff at the stage always makes me nervous, but they seemed to take it in stride.  perhaps there is a certain amount of rough-necking that they appreciate (open bar @ the parish show, for example.   ;) )

-jim takes a minute to thank louisville "for coming out in full mother fucking force"

--Mahgeeta--carl catching air with a scissor kick (what did i tell you?)
--Phone!!   :D MUCH SINGING from crowd!
--jim looks out at the sea of audience and says:  wow.  wow.  wow.
rap about being lucky to "pop out in mf louisville ky."

--Look At You--first time i've seen this one live!  lovely!  jim solo standing on a stage covered in glow sticks...

--Where To Begin--didn't know this song--Elizabethtown, who knew?  thought it was a cover of a country song.  gorgeous!
--Golden

--Dondante.  Let's just stop right here:  SWEET CRACKER SANDWICH.  THIS HAS BECOME A MASSIVE VORTEX IN PERFOMANCE!   :o :o there was some kind of serious spell casting happening.
 started off noticing the lighting: fog!  magenta spots backlighting the guys...then it kept shifting subtly and completely.  at times the fog was so thick the musicians would disappear...the fog would drift off and reveal them in silhouette.  at one time carl and jim were on opposite ends of the stage bent over their guitars playing.
BASS!  can't describe this.  nope.   :o
and those crisp cymbal hits and haunting keys weaving in and around.
it just draws you in and further in...STUNNER!  

--Smoking From Shooting--thought we were dealing with one thing, now we're dealing with something else...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
-->noise bed-->
--Touch Me Pt. 2--THIS FEELING IT IS WONDERFUL!!--they did the full outro here, with Good Intentions.  bo was watching jim closely for the cue to hit the scream. i don't remember them running off stage, at the scream, but they did leave.

--encore--
--Wordless Chorus--...TA-TERS!  Jim knee slide through all the glow sticks still on the stage  ;D   man, i could hear the crowd singing with this one!
--Highly Suspicious--this has come a long way since they played it in houston!  GREAT crowd response!  HUGE FUN!  have i mentioned carl's badassery, yet?  christ.

--Cobra!!--fucking a.  i love this live!  there were a couple of guys next to me who were unfamiliar with the song but didn't miss a beat dancing
--Steam Engine.

cobra --> steam engine.  jesus.

BREATHTAKING.  just jaw droppingly, head shakingly, heart fillingly gorgeous.
i could hear bo's playing but at one time couldn't see that he was on stage for the fog over there.

--jim rap about the ghosts of your former selves still active where you left them...next time we come to the waterfront to throw a frisbee or whatever we'll all still be here in this night.

--Run Thru--from the first notes tt was laid all the way back, carl was snapping at his guitar, patrick was owning us all.  i was so laid out by steam engine that before the jam started i turned to paul and said, "i don't think i'm ready for this."  
--Dancefloors!--shake it out!

--OBH--yowyowyow!!  all six of the giant puppets came out onto the stage to dance:  giraffe, geisha, abe lincoln, crazy mantis-bug, owl w/mirror eyes, giant guy.
seeing carl facing three of these characters while burning it up was a lewis carroll moment!   :o :o :D ;D

ok.  my plane is boarding.  i have to pack it up.

TERRIFIC TO SEE AND MEET SO MANY OF YOU!

between the music, the event, the old friends and new i am blissed out.  
what a FANTASTIC WEEKEND!

it was wonderful to be part of the whole thing!   [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

[kymomandstuff]

I'm 42 years old and I've been seeing live shows on a regular basis since my dad took me to see Jerry Lee Lewis when I was three.I've seen Bob Dylan in three states,Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers rocking a sold out crowd on a hot summer night,and alas My Morning Jacket melting the faces off of 10,000 devoted  worshippers.
Never have I experienced a live show even close to the caliber of what I witnessed last night and my body and mind are still numb and somewhat shocked by what I felt,saw,and most of all HEARD!!!!!
I think I've figured out the reason behind this experience you had to feel to understand.I've seen many shows but never before have I been such an intricate part of the show.I've never felt more embraced or touched by a live performance,I've never felt so embraced and loved by a band,and I've never seen five guys become one and then reach out and pull the crowd into a mind boggling soul humping orgy with them and all 10,005 of us combusting for three funfilled hours.

Concert doesn't really fit what we experienced and I'm writing Webster's tomorrow and suggesting they make a new word for what we all felt at the dusty dirty core of our souls.I was thinking "SOULATIO" or possibly "SPIRITLINGUS" because last night if you were within earshot of the magic you got vibrations
in places you didn't know you had.
I guess this post could seem weird and overly passionate to a MMJ virgin but it's actually a pale weak attempt to verbalize something there are no words for.
I thank them all for what they gave us and I only hope we gave them 1/10th of it back.I truly LOVE this band and I don't just mean their songs but I mean them.The greatest singer/writer/performer in history,the greatest example of what you can do with a bass if you really want to,the best drummer since......................oh yeah I almost forgot there is and has NEVER been a better drummer,the best "I can play anything" man doing things with strings that are illegal in 48 states and lastly our beautiful Bo tickling the ivorys and 10,000 people similtaneously without ever moving a muscle.They are rock GODS and they are also the most humble appreciative band I've ever encountered.They are what bands should be but rarely are.They are the epitamy of perfection and thankfully they are sharing time and space with us.I thank them,I respect them,and I fall on the ground on my face when I hear them.Perhaps I've rambled on too long,perhaps I should have chosen two simple words for My Morning Jacket...........
Thank You.Somehow that doesn't seem like enough but what can you really say about something you can't explain and something you've never felt before.Last night they changed my 42 year perception of music and what it is and is not.A grassy field became the foundation of something bigger than the sum of it's parts.Reality as we know it went up in flames and Louisville became an experience instead of a great city.I'm tired but not stoned and I'm sore but not broken.I don't know everything but I do know that on August 16,2008 somewhere on the banks of the Ohio River the five most talented musicians
and their following left something besides empty cups and scattered cigarette butts,I simply don't know what it's called.

[LaurieBlue]

http://backseatsandbar.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/review-my-morning-jacket-waterfront-park-816/

[j_rud]

OK, now Im awake...sort of...

After knocking back a few drinks at Bearno's near the Waterfront we heard the faint whispers of the sound check wafting over the buildings and into the small outdoor patio. Although it was only 3:30 we agreed that it was time to go get in line. While waiting we met and talked with a nice group of people from Virginia. They told the people in front of them that we were from Philadelphia, so they should probably let us to the front of the line.  ;D

Once the gates opened we put into action our previously decided upon plan: GiveToFly gets us posters, I get to the lawn to get the best spot possible. Unfortunately for me they were only selling posters 1 per customer. Thats a good policy though, and Im not too bummed. It was a small price to pay for getting right up front. As I sprinted, in flip flops, down the lawn a security guard told me to stop. I yelled "Im not gonna!". It reminded me of the scene in SuperBad when Jonah Hill kicks the soccer ball at gym. People who werent in the venue yet cheered as people poured across the lawn, jockeying for position. It was exciting lol.

Speaking of that, it took me a good half hour to realize I was 5 feet from the stage. That feeling only intensified once the lawn filled up. I reached up with my camera and took a "blind" pic of the audience ans was shocked to see a sea of humanity. I felt like the luckiest guy on the planet. Not even the TigerBeat teen girl next to me who bragged about having a backstage pass because she had "a cousin whose friends who goes to school with etc etc etc who knew Jim" could bring me down. "I saw him at Ear Xtasy, I touched his arm like, 70 fucking times!".  ::)

The Leopard Percussionists were awesome. We were standing right near some of their parents. Nice people. Some of the kids were shy but some were really getting into to. One girl in particular was rocking her little ass off. It was cool to see them get comfortable as their set progressed, to the point where they were really loving the applause. From the looks on their faces the directors were surprised by the response. Guess they werent familiar with Jacket crowds ;D. It was also awesome to see the band on the side of the stage watching the kids. Patrick in particular was really into it, giving high fives and encouragement as each kid exited the stage. Perhaps it is because he has children of his own. I also have to say that I thought it was awesome that the band played with them, but that they didnt overpower them. They were very subtle and didnt steal the stage one bit. Very classy and humble. Is their anything not to love about these guys?

Then the sun started to go down and they took the stage. I was expecting what has become the customary Evil Urges opener, and was floored when Anytime started. It was like a firm, open hand slap in the face. In a good way. I liken it to roller coasters. Some roller coasters start slow by going up the hill and then dumping you. Some roller coasters shoot you like a bullet 500 feet into the air with no warning. This was the 2nd kind. They grabbed the crowd by the balls from the opening bars and didnt let go.

The next 3 and a half hours would prove to be amazing. I figured there would be glow sticks but I wasnt prepared for it to be raining with them. Combined with the music it was absolutely beautiful. During the opening line of Magheeta my new best friend next to me, whose name I never learned, passed me a bottle of whiskey. It was wonderfully appropriate (Sittin' here with me and mine...), and I took a deep pull. All was right in my world.

I was very excited to hear Where to Begin. After seeing War Begun on the Nashville setlist I was sure we'd get something old and/or rare, but that was quite a surprise. Dondante was absolutely amazing, and I think it nearly killed the kid next to me. It was his first MMJ show, and by the time Carl pulled out the sax he had his head in his hands and a catatonic look on his face. Just another happy customer.

The encore was excellent. I finally got to see Cobra live and it didnt disappoint. The finale trio of Run Through/Dancefloors/OBH  was a killer. Ive gotten used to them totally killing it with the closer, but it still shakes you to the core every time. After finally getting out of the venue we had to sit and regroup. I was totally fried. It felt like my brain had shattered into a thousand pieces that were bouncing around my skull. The combination of standing/dancing/jamming/jumping, the music, and not having anything to drink left me a little disoriented lol.  We had 6 hours to kill before our plane left though, and no hotel room, so we had to regroup and drive on.

That took us to Bearno's on Bardstown, where we refueled and met some of the members. It was great to meet everyone and I look forward to doing it again. Soon it was 3:30 and the place emptied out. Over our last beer LoveDog and I pontificated on the lack of the modern rock star, and how Jim is one of the true few around. It was the perfect end to our time in Louisville.

As we pulled away from the Philadelphia airport my friend commented that 24 hours prior we were just arriving. It made me wonder if the whole thing was a dream. An amazing, kick ass, face melting dream :D

[Penny Lane]

save the glowsticks for the Widespread Panic shows.

Awww...Penny. Let's not make gross generalizations. When the band and fans are subject to painful air attacks at any moment, I don't think glowsticks are welcome either. If used at the right time to enhance peak experience in the crowd, that's another story.FYI: Panic has a song called 'Big Wooly Mammoth' in which there's a line of lyrics stating, 'someone throw me a fire!' and back in the day the crowd would throw their lighters on stage (glowsticks in recent yrs.). The band would turn their backs, hide behind the percussion set-up or the curtains, etc. and this was a fun part of the show. Unfortunately, kids started using them more and more and would toss them at the band at random moments even when they didn't play this particular song...deeming them ineffective and just fucking rude. WSP started leaving this line of lyrics out and then cut the song out completely after a particular incident where David Schools(bass) was hit in the face. He was quoted as saying, "glowsticks are gay". Anyway, much respect to you on this board penny...I just don't like the connection between idiot fans and their toys and a powerhouse band like Panic.  ;) Now you know the bands' stance on this shit as well as a seasoned fan. Not to start an MMJ>glowstick>WSP>Drums>WSP>glowstick>MMJ sick ass sandwich thread or anything. ;D
BTW: LOUISVILLE! LOUISVILLE!  :o

i'm not trying to start any kind of war here, not ripping on WSP or any of their fans--just seems more like something that goes w/their shows--every WSP show i've been to, everyone is tripped out throwing glow sticks, using hula hoops, doing magic tricks, doing some kind of animal dances, etc..the last WSP show i've been to, i'm not even sure anyone was there for the music (which is a shame)--i thought the glow sticks were awesome at bonnaroo but annoying at radio city--it wasn't sweeping generalization, but an observation made over the years from going to shows. much RESPEK ali G style.

[Sassbox]

I was lucky enough to see both the Nashville and Louisville shows this weekend.

Mayhap I'm getting a little long in the tooth, but I found the Louisville crowd to be one of the most disrespectful gathering of people ever.  I was about four people from the rail, stage left, and was surrounded by people who continually talked throughout the performance, urinated on the ground, pushed, shoved and couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the music, let alone offer applause or appreciation for a MAGNIFICENT SHOW.

To the jerk (yeah, you in the checkered shirt) who purposely threw a glowstick that hit Jim in the collarbone during "Touch Me...II," then laughed hysterically, why?  Ditto to the bonehead standing to my right.