MoF Tour Setlists, Reviews, Pics, and Tour Posters

[Tieoptional]

Looks like this was the Oakland setlist.

New songs (compared to Vancouver, at least) underlined; and deleted songs struck out.

Say Please
The Right Place
Vincent O'Brien  (M. Ward)
Paul's Song (M. Ward)
Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)
Outta My Head (M. Ward)
Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
Bermuda Highway
Look At You
Lime Tree (Oberst)
Man Named Truth
Whole Lotta Losin'
Golden
The Big Picture (Oberst)
We Are Nowhere And Its Now (Oberst)
Smoke Without Fire (Oberst)
I Will Be There When You Die
Map Of The World
Soul Singer In a Session Band (Oberst)
Baby Boomer
Slow Down Jo
Poison Cup (M. Ward)
Sad Sad Song  (Oberst)
Sandman, The Brakeman And Me
Temazcal
At The Bottom of Everything (Oberst)
Smokin' From Shootin'
Hit the Switch
Losin Yo Head

[Encore]

At Dawn
To Save Me (M. Ward)
Another Travelin' Song
His Master's Voice


Ahead of the Curve
Goodway
We Are Nowhere and It's Now (Oberst)
Lenders In the Temple (Oberst)
Lullaby & Exile (M. Ward)
One Hundred Million Years (M. Ward)

[g4r1d]

Looks like this was the Oakland setlist.

New songs (compared to Vancouver, at least) underlined; and deleted songs struck out. Anybody know what the two "Oberst/Ward" songs were?

Say Please
The Right Place
Vincent O'Brien  (M. Ward)
Paul's Song (M. Ward)
Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)
Outta My Head (M. Ward)
Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
Bermuda Highway
Look At You
Lime Tree (Oberst)
Man Named Truth
Whole Lotta Losin'
Golden
Oberst/Ward
Oberst/Ward
Smoke Without Fire (Oberst)
I Will Be There When You Die
Map Of The World
Soul Singer In a Session Band (Oberst)
Baby Boomer
Slow Down Jo
Poison Cup (M. Ward)
Sad Sad Song  (Oberst)
Sandman, The Brakeman And Me
Temazcal
At The Bottom of Everything (Oberst)
Smokin' From Shootin'
Hit the Switch
Losin Yo Head

[Encore]

At Dawn
To Save Me (M. Ward)
Another Travelin' Song
His Master's Voice


Ahead of the Curve
Goodway
We Are Nowhere and It's Now (Oberst)
Lenders In the Temple (Oberst)
Lullaby & Exile (M. Ward)
One Hundred Million Years (M. Ward)

The CO/MM songs were The Big Picture and We Are Nowhere and It's Now, they weren't CO/MW songs. Smoke Without Fire is a CO/MW song though which came right after.

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

man these shows are fucking massive, can't wait to hear a recording of one.  what a great tour idea.  

[Tieoptional]

Thanks for the info!

Oakland Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36449709@N07/sets/72157622488541457/

[xmascriminal]

I'd be sad to lose Ahead of the Curve and Lullaby + Exile but I'd be glad to trade them for Sad Sad Song and At the Bottom of Everything. I was disappointed that those two weren't on the first setlist. Now we just need a little O'Brien and omnichord and everything will be perfect.

[Tieoptional]

My guess (hope) is that some of these are "gone, but not forgotten" and will show up again from time to time during the tour... It is still a work in progress and may end up being that until the last show.

I'd be sad to lose Ahead of the Curve and Lullaby + Exile but I'd be glad to trade them for Sad Sad Song and At the Bottom of Everything. I was disappointed that those two weren't on the first setlist. Now we just need a little O'Brien and omnichord and everything will be perfect.

[buymycar]

I Will Be There When You Die was not played in Oakland.

Map of The World was the first song of the encore.

I don't know where you got that set list from, Tieoptional, but it appears incorrect (at least the order is incorrect).  I wish I could help you out more, but I am not familiar with the catalogs of M. Ward and Conor Oberst.

[jaye]

Yes!  Map of the world was first song of encore.  I've been racking my brain over that - I knew At Dawn wasn't first because I had expected it to be.  

And Poison Cup was amazing.  What a great show.

[Tieoptional]

I was working with the best available information I had at the time, being what was said to be a photo of the Oakland setlist that was posted at the MoF forum. I guess one problem is that the band may not always follow the printed setlist, even if it is what it says it is...

[Tieoptional]

Based on comments here, the Oakland setlist may have been as follows:

Say Please
The Right Place
Vincent O'Brien
Paul's Song
Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)
Outta My Head
Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
Bermuda Highway
Look At You
Lime Tree
Man Named Truth
Whole Lotta Losin'
Golden
The Big Picture
We Are Nowhere and It's Now
Smoke Without Fire
Soul Singer In a Session Band
Baby Boomer
Slow Down Jo
Poison Cup
Sad Sad Song
Sandman, The Brakeman And Me
Temazcal
At The Bottom of Everything
Smokin' From Shootin'
Hit the Switch
Losin Yo Head

[Encore]

Map Of The World
At Dawn
To Save Me
Another Travelin' Song
His Master's Voice

[Tieoptional]

Here is a link to some YouTube's of last night's show at the Greek Theatre in LA:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22monsters+of+folk%22+%22greek+theatre%22&search_type=&aq=f

New song on playlist: Chinese Translation by M. Ward.

Short review of Greek show: http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/10/19/review-monsters-of-folk-at-the-greek-theatre/

[Ghosts_on_TV]

I'd love to hear the big picture.

[Tieoptional]

Flickr set from Greek: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coldengrey/sets/72157622492172449/

And another Greek Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/starbright31/sets/72157622616739648/

[kydiddle]

At Dawn.

My excitement runneth over...

Thank you to all the MMJ fans for being such great reporters from the field. It's nice to hear it all...the good and the bad.

[jaye]

 
[Encore]

Map Of The world
To Save Me
Another Travelin' Song
His Master's Voice

At Dawn was 2nd song of encore :)

[Tieoptional]

Thanks! (Can you clarify which show?)

 
[Encore]

Map Of The world
To Save Me
Another Travelin' Song
His Master's Voice

At Dawn was 2nd song of encore :)

[Tieoptional]

Greek Theatre review: http://webinfront.net/?p=2625

"It was My Morning Jacket's Jim James, however, who stole the show, his shimmery tenor becoming the de facto star of the evening as well as the lovely binding that held it together; his performances not only elicited the most fervid crowd reactions (especially during his solo take on MMJ's "Golden"), but the most stirring emotions as well, most powerfully so during his spectral, wrenching duet with Oberst on "I Will Be There When You Die" and his gentle closing take on Monsters of Folk's "His Master's Voice.""

[jjb45148]

Good morning all, hope the day finds you well!

I celebrated my 30th birthday last night at the Greek with MoF, and just wanted to share a couple of thoughts.  

I saw mmj for the first time last fall, and have been looking forward to last night since the date was announced.  I was almost a little bummed before the show because I figured that I had really ridiculous expectations.  Well, the show lived up to everything I had been hoping for, and maybe then some.  

I've never been a huge Conor fan, but I really enjoyed the majority of his part of the set, he's a little too showboaty for me, and seems to try a bit too hard from time to time, but I was impressed, and completely satisfied with the role he played throughout the evening.  

Ward is fucking sick.  He is the member that I have heard the least amount of music from, (only post war) and he just killed it last night.  As a bonus, one of my dear friends left for a drink mid-set and ran into him smoking a cigarette.  She told him it was my birthday, and he gave her the pick he'd been using, so I got an excellent birthday present in addition to the amazing music!

I could write an essay about Jim James, but I will condense it to this:  This man's energy is unique.  My friends were laughing at me because of the ridiculous shit-eating grin spread across my face every time he sang.  I got to hear three songs I never thought I'd be lucky enough to catch:  I Will Be There When You Die, At Dawn, and Bermuda Highway.  My mom came with us last night, and I had to profusely apologize for almost crushing her to death from the hug I gave her when they started ...When You Die.  Watching Jim James play and sing is, along with one or two other experiences in my life, the closest thing I have ever felt to a religious experience.  I would dearly love to just give that man a hug and say, "thank you!"  

Mogis was fantastic, jumping around to different instruments and playing them all well, he was quite the workhorse, and the unsung hero of the night in my opinion.  Johnson was a perfect fit for this group on drums to my ear, he held everything down perfectly and never tried to do too much or be flashy.  

All in all, last night was a fantastic show, and the best birthday I've had in years.  I knew this last year, but it has been firmly re-established that I will go see Mr. James any time or place that it is even remotely possible, forever.

Sorry for no specific song reviews, suffice to say that everything was played well, regardless of whether or not I happened to like the particular song, that stuff all comes down to personal opinion, I think.  These five guys put on a show properly, and if you like good music, you will like them.  Thank you Monsters of Folk!

[Tieoptional]

Great comments, JJB!

Here is Rolling Stone's review of the Greek show: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/19/monsters-of-folk-show-off-killer-chops-at-marathon-gig-in-l-a/

[Tieoptional]

Greek Theatre setlist according to Rolling Stone:

"Say Please"
"The Right Place"
"Soul Singer in a Session Band"
"Vincent O'Brien"
"Man Named Truth"
"Lullaby + Exile"
"One Hundred Million Years"
"Chinese Translation"
"Outta My Head"
"Golden"
"Ahead of the Curve"
"Baby Boomer"
"I Will Be There When You Die"
"We Are Nowhere and It's Now"
"The Big Picture"
"Smoke Without Fire"
"Sandman, the Brakeman and Me"
"Goodway"
"Whole Lotta Losin'"
"Magic Marker"
"Lime Tree"
"Bermuda Highway"
"Look at You"
"Wonderful (The Way I Feel)"
"Map of the World"
"Slow Down Jo"
"Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)"
"At the Bottom of Everything"
"Smokin' from Shootin'"
"Hit the Switch"
"Losin' Yo' Head"
"At Dawn"
"To Save Me"
"Another Travelin' Song"
"His Master's Voice"