What is everyone's favorite live version?
I have to say that Evil Urges from 1/27/13 OBH was pretty awesome, I like that way that he sings some of the song instead of high pitched all the way through.
Also, Slow Slow Tune from Port Chester 12/29/12... Patrick and that drum solo :drum: Wow.
Both of these versions are better than the originals for me.
This is my favorite version of PWW. Totally blew me away on Festival Pier in Philly:
http://youtu.be/vGZqj-2K4RY (http://youtu.be/vGZqj-2K4RY)
I Will Sing You Songs - Wiltern Theater, LA - 9-11-2012
Dondante -The lawn at White River 8/7/11 Indianapolis (seriously if there's a better one, I really wanna hear it. Seriously)
Carried Away- 2nd night Portchester. (Jim stomping on Carls white shoes. Fuckin Yeah!)
Quote from: tippitoes22 on Jul 24, 2014, 04:11 PM
Dondonte -The lawn at White River 8/7/11 Indianapolis (seriously if there's a better one, I really wanna hear it. Seriously)
Carried Away- 2nd night Portchester. (Jim stomping on Carls white shoes. Fuckin Yeah!)
I was at that Dondante show!
Am I nuts? Obviously I am, BUT I've looked, and there is somone near and dear to me who has been on the hunt. I've seen and listened to a LOT of Dondantes, and I keep comin back to that one.
It was the night after MMJ played Lalapalooza, (an odd choice, I thought at the time), then down to Indy(Carl's old stomping grounds?) to the Lawn at White River. Great venue! It's literally just a big lawn and the staff hands you your FREE lawn chair to use for the evening. It was about a 100 degrees outside and the sun was out for 75% of it. It was HOT! Thought we'd get a good show, but it was SOO HOT, outside. Figured it might slow the guys down a bit.
NO, SIR! They came out all cylinders firing!
And this isn't a dare. I really wanna hear a Dondante better than this one, IF one exists? It clocked in just shy of 19 min. DIRTY JAM! Baby makin music!
Ok where can i find a copy of that show? you make it sounds like a night i will alway regret not going to. also My favorite version of Dondante was Red Rocks 2012 night 2 of course.
Quote from: ffghtrs on Jul 24, 2014, 06:13 PM
Ok where can i find a copy of that show? you make it sounds like a night i will alway regret not going to. also My favorite version of Dondante was Red Rocks 2012 night 2 of course.
That's what my name is based off of.
I think that the Strangulation from Acoustic Chorale can't be beat. The intensity of the song is crazy.
I keep coming back to this version of Old Sept Blues because of Jim's voice and the guitars
My Morning Jacket - Old September Blues - live Wiltern, September 11, 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I61NAE0zAw#)
Also, this is the best version of Picture of You ever...it starts at 15:30
really, turn up the volume. Jim's voice is soooo pure
My Morning Jacket 2001-10-25 Mercury Lounge, Austin, TX (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR7-10CYkak#)
Quote from: ffghtrs on Jul 24, 2014, 06:13 PM
Ok where can i find a copy of that show? you make it sounds like a night i will alway regret not going to. also My favorite version of Dondante was Red Rocks 2012 night 2 of course.
Here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/131k9rpsv6hvygu/mmj2011-08-07.zip (http://www.mediafire.com/download/131k9rpsv6hvygu/mmj2011-08-07.zip)
Thank you Mr. Yac. You are a gentlemen and a scholar. I could'nt remember if it was media fire or off the steam engine... My lady friend does all the downloading. I'm computer illiterate. Emails, tix, and porn, is bout all I can find on the interweb. That "Dondante" is AURAL pornography.
DIRTY, DIRTY Dondante!
Quote from: tippitoes22 on Jul 25, 2014, 02:27 PM
Thank you Mr. Yac. You are a gentlemen and a scholar. I could'nt remember if it was media fire or off the steam engine... My lady friend does all the downloading. I'm computer illiterate. Emails, tix, and porn, is bout all I can find on the interweb. That "Dondonte" is AURAL pornography.
DIRTY, DIRTY Dondonte!
Its my own upload, from archive.org, most likely.
JohnnYYac you are the Man!
Off The Record, first night of the Capitol Theater run. I wasn't there that night (was there for nights 2 & 3), so I'm guessing that was Jim with the sassy guitar jam intro and Bo's keys really sets it off. Just sick work all around from the band on this one
Ps, the guy screaming "they're not stopping! They're not stopping!" right at the beginning is pretty funny
Quote from: parkervb on Jul 27, 2014, 10:29 AM
Off The Record, first night of the Capitol Theater run. I wasn't there that night (was there for nights 2 & 3), so I'm guessing that was Jim with the sassy guitar jam intro and Bo's keys really sets it off. Just sick work all around from the band on this one
Ps, the guy screaming "they're not stopping! They're not stopping!" right at the beginning is pretty funny
This one is definitely a contender. All of those Port Chester shows were lights out though. I have to say that they certainly rocked this song out though.
My favorite PWW will always be that version on Celebracion. There have been spacier, jammier versions for sure, but good lord, that Carl solo just fucking EXPLODES. I've never heard another version that has that same explosion factor.
O Is the One That Is Real, at T5. It's always a mind-blower, but the crowd just absolutely exploded, and everybody was not only jumping, but trying to leap as high as they possibly could, trying to reach the top of the building, out of which it felt like the band and this song was going to shoot us like a cannonball out of a cannon. :cheesy:
This is really really hard...If I had to pick a live moment that stuck out to me it would definitely be Bonnaroo 2006....Loving Cup into the Easy Morning Rebel...it was amazing...The Port Chester Evelyn when Jim looked right at us during the 1-2-1-2-3-4 count and noticed we were counting with him and then he smiled really big...that has become one of the main parts of that song now, especially at shows like PC or OBH where you have such a huge gathering of hardcore fans that know what's coming next pretty much all the time
Quote from: parkervb on Jul 27, 2014, 10:29 AM
Off The Record, first night of the Capitol Theater run. I wasn't there that night (was there for nights 2 & 3), so I'm guessing that was Jim with the sassy guitar jam intro and Bo's keys really sets it off. Just sick work all around from the band on this one
Ps, the guy screaming "they're not stopping! They're not stopping!" right at the beginning is pretty funny
As far as the "best live version" of Off The Record goes, it is hands down, unequiocally the PC version! I may be biased since I was there, but it is hardly debatable... See what I mean:
http://youtu.be/-an8PiJSjjo?list=UUF9t0tNOelZmM3wRQsWcFVA (http://youtu.be/-an8PiJSjjo?list=UUF9t0tNOelZmM3wRQsWcFVA)
One more! I cant say as much, in absolute terms, about the ranking of Run Thru at PC but I personally thought they destroyed it. Maybe a more seasoned Jacket aficianado could provide versions to compare... See for yourself, folks:
http://youtu.be/p84zhQT9PUY?list=UUF9t0tNOelZmM3wRQsWcFVA (http://youtu.be/p84zhQT9PUY?list=UUF9t0tNOelZmM3wRQsWcFVA)
I fell in love with MMJ after seeing this performance of War Begun. There may be better versions of it, but I think Jim killed it on this solo.
http://youtu.be/oz2clCMFgdI (http://youtu.be/oz2clCMFgdI)
Still waiting for my first War Begun in person.... please!
Quote from: bhyman on Aug 13, 2014, 02:26 PM
I fell in love with MMJ after seeing this performance of War Begun. There may be better versions of it, but I think Jim killed it on this solo.
http://youtu.be/oz2clCMFgdI (http://youtu.be/oz2clCMFgdI)
Still waiting for my first War Begun in person.... please!
Good call. That's definitely the version of War Begun that made me fall in love with the song
Nashville, summer 2008. War Begun. If memory serves correct, it was one of the first shows they played after Evil Urges came out and they hadn't played War Begun in several years. The riverfront went NUTS when they started playing this. The fireworks from the football game across the river were the icing on the cake - starting as the song was unfolding into this beautiful jam. I get all giddy just thinking about it.
If there's a full video of the song out there, could someone please post it?
http://youtu.be/Q4XMsUmOEVY (http://youtu.be/Q4XMsUmOEVY)
The best, most memorable Dondante I saw.
My Morning Jacket - Dondante - Lollapalooza 2011: http://youtu.be/0RHQd8TyT0A
Quote from: getinthevan on Aug 13, 2014, 07:34 PM
Nashville, summer 2008. War Begun. If memory serves correct, it was one of the first shows they played after Evil Urges came out and they hadn't played War Begun in several years. The riverfront went NUTS when they started playing this. The fireworks from the football game across the river were the icing on the cake - starting as the song was unfolding into this beautiful jam. I get all giddy just thinking about it.
Oh yeah!!! That is pretty wicked. The guy on the tower had a great view haha
Dondante
Tuesday August 17, 2010 at Charter One Pavilliion. As one fan put it after the show, it was his favorite part and when he looked around he realized he was not the only one crying.
Quote from: johnnYYac on Aug 14, 2014, 12:43 AM
The best, most memorable Dondante I saw.
This was a great version. This Lolla set was a good one to be at! I wish they would have thrown a few more goodies in there though :smiley:
Was hopeful to see a special appearance of Jim this year.. :(
Quote from: pattilovesmmj on Aug 14, 2014, 11:59 AM
Dondante
Tuesday August 17, 2010 at Charter One Pavilliion. As one fan put it after the show, it was his favorite part and when he looked around he realized he was not the only one crying.
Do You remember the "Rollin Back" opener tease!?! from that Charter One Pavilion (Chicago,IL) 8/17/10.
It was a full on 30-45 seconds of "Rollin back" with the "AAAHHH (vocals)>Guitar intro" then they just pulled the rug out, right before YIM would have sung "Just in the nick of time, etc..." Then they went straight into "The Way He Sings"(Also a pretty cool opener! And a Killer show!)...
Biggest tease EVER :) I still don't think I've gotten over it...?
the way that he sings from philly 2011. thanks dills!
The Way That He Sings - (Mann Center) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNU3mK57dVI#ws)
Lay Low from the Randolph Street Festival (June 18, 2005)
I think this might be the only time Lay Low has been the opener... the recording isn't great.. but jim's voice and the guitars are unbelievably good!!
https://ia600201.us.archive.org/9/items/mmj2005-06-18/mmj2005-06-18d1t01_vbr.mp3
i think they might have been "under the influence" because jim's banter throughout this set is very out there. after lay low he commented about how today they had the best sound check of any band of all time in the history of the universe. later on he talked about something with a kitten being beautiful.
Setlist:
Laylow
Mahgeetah
Lowdown
How Do You Know
Golden
I Will Sing You Songs
Tonight I'll be Staying Here with You
Off the Record
The Way that He Sings
Don Dante
Run Thru
_________________
into the woods
What a Wonderful Man
One Big Holiday
That's so funny, in a good way. That was my very first MMJ show. If I remember correctly there was a storm coming, so there were these great thunderhead clouds coming in with sun rays shooting through them right behind the stage. MMJ finished and it started POURING rain a little while after they finished. GREAT FIRST SHOW!
At tippitoes: I remember the opening of the show I kept thinking I must have been confused because the song I thought I was hearing suddenly was a different song. I thought it was my imagination, and never even thought to check my brain against the set list.
:shocked:
Gotta go with Dondante at Red Rocks Amp in Colorado. The venue is so great and its arguably their best song. Good stuff
Yeh, Im a huge Dondonte fan, Red Rocks is one of the best venues in the country, and those shows were FUCKIN GAME CHANGERS!!!, but the "everything changes" part kinda gave me a weird vibe after the Jason Molina news. :cry:
Again just one guys opinion....
PWW @ RR2
Quote from: scosby2 on Jul 31, 2014, 07:30 AM
This is really really hard...If I had to pick a live moment that stuck out to me it would definitely be Bonnaroo 2006....Loving Cup into the Easy Morning Rebel...it was amazing...The Port Chester Evelyn when Jim looked right at us during the 1-2-1-2-3-4 count and noticed we were counting with him and then he smiled really big...that has become one of the main parts of that song now, especially at shows like PC or OBH where you have such a huge gathering of hardcore fans that know what's coming next pretty much all the time
PC's Evelyn is the version by which all versions should be measured.
At the top of my list:
Merriweather Post 2012: Cobra part 1 --> part 2 --> right into a full, rocking Run Thu --> seamlessly right back into Cobra part 3 .
I'm a big Dondante fan also and have seen some great ones. And I agree about PC Evelyn being just amazing. There are so many great moments, it's hard to remember them all.
Quote from: APR on Nov 19, 2014, 04:11 PM
Merriweather Post 2012: Cobra part 1 --> part 2 --> right into a full, rocking Run Thu --> seamlessly right back into Cobra part 3 .
This is also at the top of my list (via a recording. What I would've given to see it live...). I wish they incorporataed this more somehow, but I also understand that they don't have
too many songs that they can break off mid-song and return again with out it being a little awkward.
Quote from: APR on Nov 19, 2014, 04:11 PM
At the top of my list:
I'm a big Dondante fan also and have seen some great ones. And I agree about PC Evelyn being just amazing. There are so many great moments, it's hard to remember them all.
One of my favorites (again via recording), is the 06/29/11 show where the band mistakenly (?) goes straight into the second half of the song, then recovers, plays the first half, and finishes with the second half again. It's such a good transition of explosion-calm-explosion again.
Phone Went West at Terminal 5 was EXCEPTIONAL!
Thrilled to have been there to witness it! :thumbsup:
so many to choose from. But i think my mind exploded during Red Rocks 2012 Dondante.
This very forum introduced me to a live war begun from https://archive.org/details/mmj2004-01-21 in an earlier version of this thread. I would say from shows I have been to that the one big holiday from it still moves night at t5 was the best version of that song they will probably ever play considering it had johnny quaid and Carl and danny cash and bo playing on it...
Quote from: FetusTree on Jan 20, 2015, 04:56 PM
This very forum introduced me to a live war begun from https://archive.org/details/mmj2004-01-21 in an earlier version of this thread. I would say from shows I have been to that the one big holiday from it still moves night at t5 was the best version of that song they will probably ever play considering it had johnny quaid and Carl and danny cash and bo playing on it...
:beer:
Also, on archive.org they have two Louisville shows from2003 up and the Phone is incredible... The whole crowd screams along. Even though thru the years the jams on phone have gotten more intricate I myself still love the simple power chord breakdown they used to do when quaid was still w them. I also love the video from Texas in 2003 where Jim spins around and around during it. LinksMy Morning Jacket - Phone Went West (6/3/03) - https://archive.org/details/mmj2003-09-26.shnf
Holy shit! I love that Johnny Cash song! I've never heard Jim play that before...
Thanks for posting.
Great version of PWW too
Seen a lot of good Dondantes but that one at OBH2 was probably the best IMO
Cobra at the Wiltern 2012 is up there too. Floor was shaking.. Went right into Run Thru. That was just the end of the first set too!! Damn that was a good show!
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
Quote from: MrWhippy on Feb 08, 2015, 06:35 PM
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
ABSOFRICKINLUTELY!!!
Why isn't anyone talking about this?!
Quote from: Sassbox on Feb 09, 2015, 09:33 AM
Quote from: MrWhippy on Feb 08, 2015, 06:35 PM
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
ABSOFRICKINLUTELY!!!
Why isn't anyone talking about this?!
There was a little lull in there about 3/4 in, and then it picked up and became something extra special. The last few minutes of it..... wow.
Quote from: Sassbox on Feb 09, 2015, 09:33 AM
Quote from: MrWhippy on Feb 08, 2015, 06:35 PM
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
ABSOFRICKINLUTELY!!!
Why isn't anyone talking about this?!
Good question! I actually forgot about that, but I remember being blown away when Jim just wouldn't let the song end and they ended up jamming for another 3-4 minutes.
Which reminds me, I LOVE how much they were improvising at OBH2 (or at least seem to be improvising). They pushed the limits a bit, weren't afraid to make some mistakes - which is a great sign of an ever improving band (see Dead, Grateful for reference). That's what it takes to be one of the great psychedelic rock bands.
BTW, another tidbit from the guys whilst at OBH. Apparently they've been listening to a lot of Grateful Dead recently.
Quote from: Sassbox on Feb 09, 2015, 09:33 AM
Quote from: MrWhippy on Feb 08, 2015, 06:35 PM
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
ABSOFRICKINLUTELY!!!
Why isn't anyone talking about this?!
That was, hands down, the best "War Begun" I have ever seen!!!
HOLY SHIT was that a BIG & DIRTY jam...!!! (clocked in a lil' over 10 min, I believe)
Quote from: MrWhippy on Feb 08, 2015, 06:35 PM
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
I wish I was there! I can't wait till livedownloads releases the shows... man! :cheesy:
Quote from: MrWhippy on Feb 08, 2015, 06:35 PM
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
100% agree. I realized when this song was over that I hadn't moved an inch... I just stood there, overcome with emotion from the raw energy of MMJ. Man, that was epic. I will NEVER forget how I felt throughout OBH2's War Begun. God bless MMJ.
How about Port Chester I Think Im Going To Hell? I know Okonokos is a sick version, but Port Chester is bone chilling!
Quote from: MrWhippy on Feb 08, 2015, 06:35 PM
I think War Begun from OBH2 should get a nomination for best live version of that song.
I don't think I've ever heard a version that got as out there as that version did.
My first and only live MMJ experience so far was OBH1, and I listen to the War Begun from that show at least every week (and it plays on my mental MMJ Radio almost every day).
So if the OBH2 version is even better, I can't wait for the download.
Didn't make it to OBH2 as I live in Hong Kong, so it's quite a way. Regrets? Oh yes.
My initial impression was that the War Begun from OBH1 was better
PWW and Dondante from Red Rocks 2012 need to be mentioned. I also remember Off the Record from the Mann in Philly 2011 being pretty damn epic but have yet to see any recordings surface from this show. Anyone?
Quote from: Woody on Feb 19, 2015, 01:47 PM
PWW and Dondante from Red Rocks 2012 need to be mentioned. I also remember Off the Record from the Mann in Philly 2011 being pretty damn epic but have yet to see any recordings surface from this show. Anyone?
Mann Center in Philly in 2011 was such a great show. I remember looking for a while after it for recordings, but I couldn't find any at that time. I don't know if any ended up surfacing since then, but I don't think so.
Meriweather Post 2012 had a really killer Cobra. Loved the Cobra from Port Chester too, but the MPP Cobra > Run Thru > Cobra was something else......
There are recordings of this show out there although not the quality of the official ones. Great show though, one of my favorites. Have a feeling they will be hitting MPP in July, can't wait.
Man, it's hard to decide...
IWBTWYD RR 2012 - I had never even heard the song before and it made tears come out of my face.
As far as Dondante...MSG '11 got me hooked, RR 2012 blew my mind and OBH1 & 2 took it to another level. As far as shows I wasn't at the Dondante from the Somerset show with Trampled By Turtles '12 had a ridiculous version.
Steam Engine from OBH2 killed it.
NYE 2012 Phone was unfuckingbelievable. I'm not religious at all and it made me see God. It was way better than the Red Rocks version that year.
for me the best PHONE WENT WEST was the one i personally had the great pleasure of witnessing at my first ever Jacket show (missed the SLC 2007 show cause they were playing at a 21+ venue :cry: ) . its basically the same jam they would play at the Red Rocks shows the next two days after this show, except i felt this version from Salt Lake City 2012 was just disgusting. Also the WAR BEGUN that was played at that show was fucking nuts...it separated my spine...seriously if you guys wanna hear a really really really good War Begun check that version out.
also, How Could I Know from the Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas 2004 as an OPENER is THE BEST EVER VERSION OF THIS SONG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O698fxngNHo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O698fxngNHo) Where To Begin from 12/29/2012 at the Cap was brilliance and beauty combined
of course the greatest version of One Big Holiday will always be Bonnaroo 2004.
god....with Steam Engine now that's a tough one to pick...i've always absolutely considered the Okonokos version Definitive but lately so many new versions have been blowing my mind.
Rollin Back from Red Rocks 2012, as the opener WAS BRILLIANT....
Evil Urges as the opener from the SLC 2012 show was soooo sick...the guitar breakdown after the chorus is absolutely played perfectly and those guitars are vicious as all hell :evil:
I Will Sing You Songs from OKONOKOS will never be topped....its absolutely perfect...it can never be fucked with...that version is THE VERSION for me....i feel it in my blood and DNA like its a part of me.
Sooner off Acoustic Chorale was really really beautiful, and kudos to the person who put Strangulation! from AC, that is THE VERSION too :grin:
Hopefully - MMJ, "At Dawn" , T5, NYC 10/19/10: http://youtu.be/rFcmE7Touyc (http://youtu.be/rFcmE7Touyc) another highlight of the terminal run... Hopefully w Carl going jimmy page on us w a violin bow guitar accompanying... I never really see this mentioned and I'm not sure if its something they ever really do very much but I loved it that night. And while I am glad to see war begun getting so much love I must once again posit that the rendition from 2004 I posted is better than the ones people have been putting up from obh... But only just. Its funny how too 04 isn't getting mentioned as much in this thread too because for the longest time that show was like the alpha and omega of best mmj concerts... But if any band was gonna be able to top themselves it'd be them. I also like what they have been doing with touch me pt two in the last few years... Just some subtle differences but they used to do it pretty much note by note from EU... They also changed up EU itself at obh 1 in ways that improved the song considerably I thought. I count myself lucky to have been to some of their best shows, roo 06, the t5 run, the msg nye, radio city, red rocks in 08, Boston in 2006 which had an awesome easy morning rebel w horns and dancefloor before they had horn sections at a ton of shows...https://archive.org/details/mmj2006-12-02.4022.flac16 (https://archive.org/details/mmj2006-12-02.4022.flac16) of all those shows the most fun I think I had was a quick one at too, and run thru and cobra at langerado 2007, steam engine from radio city where Jim played in the balcony( may be misremembering) and their cover of miss you at terminal 5 at dawn night. Turned the place to a disco. Also did like a thirty minute cobra which was INSANE. I think the acoustic stuff fromhttps://archive.org/details/mmj2001-03-17.KVRX_Radio are some of the finest versions including perhaps a definitive Nashville to Kentucky esp. How beautiful Jim's voice was when he was still practically a teenager....
Forgot a link to langerado which should be discussed more I think as a classic show...https://archive.org/details/mmj2007-03-10.4011s.flac16
This acoustic version of up on cripple creek into blue moon of Kentucky when he opened for lamb chops Kurt Wagner rules too..https://archive.org/details/mmj2000-12-15.early.aud.flac16 also has cool suspicious minds and acoustic think I'm going to hell also... Oh and I love just the sound of the planetarium bootleg... Sorta lo fi but so what... Love the picture of you at this show https://archive.org/details/mmj2001-09-08.Gheens_Planetarium
Evil Urges w horns during their NYE MSG show in 08. Or 09. That show just has great energy they put their all into playing for that whole room.
Dondante 9/13/2012 Wiltern, the 21 minute epic version
Steam Engine at Bonnaroo 2008 :smiley:
Quote from: FetusTree on Mar 25, 2015, 04:01 AM
Evil Urges w horns during their NYE MSG show in 08. Or 09. That show just has great energy they put their all into playing for that whole room.
was just thinking the same thing
10/29/2010
KFC YUM CENTER
This show blew my mind. The Louisville Youth Symphony Orchestra played on:
Gideon
The Way that He Sings
Thank You Too
Wonderful
Bermuda Highway
Librarian
& Move On Up
Steam Engine on April 7th... :thumbsup: