jam band?

[The DARK]

There is only one genre that this band can be considered:

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[Jaimoe]

The jam band genre is near death, so lumping MMJ into it is lazy. If this was the latter part of the 90's and Z or It Still Moves dropped then, then I could see MMJ getting put into the jam genre quite comfortably, even though it would be wrong to do so. Don't forget the mainstream is slow or unable to embrace genres they don't understand  like "alternative" and especially the sub-genre called "jam", so I wouldn't take it too personally. Any band that plays different set-lists and improvises rock-based music with a fanatical following without the aid of big record sales constantly gets lumped into the jam genre. Most of the music literature I read regarding MMJ describes them as indie rock or southern rock - take either description for what they are, right or as wrong as they may be. Hey, if you don't want to be called a jam band, then don't play Bonnaroo.

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

All rock and roll bands "Jam"...all good ones atleast.  

So is Built to Spill a "jam band" now?

[Jaimoe]

All rock and roll bands "Jam"...all good ones atleast.  

So is Built to Spill a "jam band" now?

They are with some people I know. They certainly are embraced by some in that community as are MMJ, Bruce Hornsby, Modest Mouse, Ween, Flaming Lips, Primus etc...

[folieadeux322]

does anyone else get perturbed when mmj is brushed off as a jam band..i know i do

Never heard anybody refer to them as a jam band. I have, however, heard them called a county band, which I thought was really odd.

[jrat]

I think you could almost toss any "Label" on them and you could find a few songs where it makes sense, they are that good and diverse. i Just doesnt get old either, not matter how often i listen to them

[searchinbig]

Here's my $.02:

These guys are so unique that nobody can figure out what they do, so they guess at what kind of band MMJ is.

But then again we all know better.    [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

MMJ is a lot of everything good!!!!   :)