CHICAGO! NOW WITH ROLL CALL!

Penny Lane · Aug 18, 2010, 10:20 AM

i think this is the best setlist so far....!! damn....

joey_rogo · Aug 18, 2010, 10:28 AM

the setlists lately have been amazing. it's makin me super excited for 8/20 + 8/28 :D

Dingo · Aug 18, 2010, 10:34 AM

Last night was incredible! Were there any tapers at the show? Man, I hope so! If anyone knows where to find the show, please let me know!

Ruckus · Aug 18, 2010, 10:39 AM

QuoteLast night was incredible! Were there any tapers at the show? Man, I hope so! If anyone knows where to find the show, please let me know!

Don't you know that shows in Chi don't get taped? ;D

Dingo · Aug 18, 2010, 10:44 AM

Nope. Didn't know. Thats too bad... :-[

johnnYYac · Aug 18, 2010, 10:48 AM

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QuoteLast night was incredible! Were there any tapers at the show? Man, I hope so! If anyone knows where to find the show, please let me know!
Don't you know that shows in Chi don't get taped? ;D

I'm sure Jason (aka The Steam Engine) will search the ends of the Earth for a recording.

Ruckus · Aug 18, 2010, 10:49 AM

QuoteNope. Didn't know. Thats too bad... :-[

Kiddin man in case ya weren't sure. It's just that u guys got a killer setlist again. The only recordings that haven't popped up from recent shoes were the Chi shows of late '08. We've all been cravin 'em

marino13 · Aug 18, 2010, 11:06 AM

Nothing will ever top the first time I saw MMJ in a club with about 500 people in 2004, when they blew all of my expectations out of the water. However, of the six shows I've seen, this is a close second. Best setlist of all of them, and Jim's voice was absolutely perfect. Show lasted 2 hr and 20+ minutes, and it was jam packed. Very little banter, a very short encore break and many of the songs blended together with little or no time in between.

-To end the set it was a full Smokin into the breakdown and finish of Run Thru, then a full Touch Me 2. At the end of this, the scream and "All right, now what?" kept repeating as the fellas congregated at the drums and started rocking out again. Surprisingly, they went right into the guitar jam and finish of Laylow. Awesomeness. Wish we could have gotten a full Run Thru, but just including the jam of Laylow was the perfect touch to end the main set.
-Loved the extra jam at the end of Gideon and the new Dondante as well.
-I'm Amazed seemed to have some extra crunch to it, liked it.
-First time hearing Rebel and Masterplan and they didn't disappoint.
-During Califone we were off to the side, fairly close to the stage. I could tell the sound was off, so we walked closer to the middle and it made all the difference in the world. We weren't quite as close for the Jacket, but we could hear the mix much better. Best decision we made all night.

MMJ, thank you for another great night with the most transcendent live band around.

Dingo · Aug 18, 2010, 11:08 AM

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QuoteNope. Didn't know. Thats too bad... :-[
Kiddin man in case ya weren't sure. It's just that u guys got a killer setlist again. The only recordings that haven't popped up from recent shoes were the Chi shows of late '08. We've all been cravin 'em

Well I hope one shows up. Took my girlfriend to her first MMJ show last night and she was blown away. Was hoping to get her (and myself, of course) a copy to tide her over until the Louisville show. October 29th can't get here soon enough!

Caseydog · Aug 18, 2010, 11:10 AM

There was one taper that I saw right in front of the soundboard.

This was my 10th MMJ show. Amazing setlist. Kind of dug the new stuff. Wish I was up on the rail with Alady but we were in a VIP box and kind of got to Charter One late. Great venue. Really nice sound mix. Pretty loud. The arrangements were pretty different than the last time I saw them. Hard to describe what the difference was. Different jams too.
What a band!

BTW-Still looking for the first night from The Chicago Theater last year.

Caseydog · Aug 18, 2010, 11:12 AM

BTW-still looking for the first night at The Chicago Theater. HELLO!!!

Honest Man · Aug 18, 2010, 11:13 AM

Chicago got an amazing setlist. WOW! I hope the Philly show is just as good.

twofingers · Aug 18, 2010, 11:16 AM

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QuoteLast night was incredible! Were there any tapers at the show? Man, I hope so! If anyone knows where to find the show, please let me know!
Don't you know that shows in Chi don't get taped? ;D

I'm sure Jason (aka The Steam Engine) will search the ends of the Earth for a recording.

I will tear this planet down in my search! What a night. Not sure about tapers, I don't think I looked behind me even once. I'm still a little shakey, still a little drunk and still completely high off that show (not like, in an actual drug sense, haha). Wow wow wow. "Circuital" is amazing, it's just an instant connection. AHHHH!! Dammit NYC can't come soon enough!

Dingo · Aug 18, 2010, 11:23 AM

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QuoteLast night was incredible! Were there any tapers at the show? Man, I hope so! If anyone knows where to find the show, please let me know!
Don't you know that shows in Chi don't get taped? ;D

I'm sure Jason (aka The Steam Engine) will search the ends of the Earth for a recording.

I will tear this planet down in my search! What a night. Not sure about tapers, I don't think I looked behind me even once. I'm still a little shakey, still a little drunk and still completely high off that show (not like, in an actual drug sense, haha). Wow wow wow. "Circuital" is amazing, it's just an instant connection. AHHHH!! Dammit NYC can't come soon enough!

I thought I saw one taper set up by the soundboard but I am not sure if it was actually part of the soundboard setup or not. I was close to the stage so I really couldn't get a good look back there.

dlweiss2 · Aug 18, 2010, 11:24 AM

Can we talk more about Easy Morning Rebel?

mahg33ta · Aug 18, 2010, 11:29 AM

QuoteCan we talk more about Easy Morning Rebel?

I said this on another show thread but I'll say it here too (and keep saying it probably) - I think the the NYC 5 Show run has shot such a great charge into all these setlists!

johnnYYac · Aug 18, 2010, 11:32 AM

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QuoteCan we talk more about Easy Morning Rebel?

I said this on another show thread but I'll say it here too (and keep saying it probably) - I think the the NYC 5 Show run has shot such a great charge into all these setlists!

AMEN, Kyle. That's why I have high hopes for August and, especially, the Portland show, 4 days prior to T5, as the ultimate rehearsal for some of them dusty tunes, and perhaps some new ones yet to see the light of day.

e_wind · Aug 18, 2010, 11:58 AM

Saw Bermuda Highway, Rebel, and Steam Engine for the first time. Dondonte was amazing. The end of set run starting with Smokin was incredible. Amazing show!

dlweiss2 · Aug 18, 2010, 12:16 PM

Alright, somebody else read this just so I'm not the only person who thinks this is one of the worst reviews they've ever read.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-live-0819-my-morning-jacket-review20100818,0,6428251.story

marino13 · Aug 18, 2010, 12:33 PM

QuoteAlright, somebody else read this just so I'm not the only person who thinks this is one of the worst reviews they've ever read.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-live-0819-my-morning-jacket-review20100818,0,6428251.story

I think some of what he was trying to say was not far off, it was just so horribly written that it practically made no point at all.