My Morning Jacket

Hi all,
I had the idea to do this and thought that it would be a fun thing to do in the fan community. I put together a fan tribute album for the Drive-By Truckers last year (and I'm doing another one soon) and we had shitloads of fun in the process. The Beck tribute that I tried putting together kind of fell apart.  :(

Here is how it would work:
You record your own version of one of MMJ's songs. Record it by yourself or with a band. 4-track ity or do it in a studio.    
It doesn't really matter how you get it recorded. Obviously, it would be better for everyone if it were of high quality, but some of the more charming tunes from the DBT tribute were sort of lo-fi.
When you are done with your track, you have several options:
You can put it on CD and send it to me in the mail. I'll post my e-mail address here later when some of you have your tracks ready. You can save it as a SHN or FLAC file and host it somewhere for me to download.
There are probably some other options but I can't think of them right now.
When I have them all compiled, we can put together some artwork and send them around B&P style or maybe we can host the files and the artwork on John's FTP. We distributed the DBTs tribute CD both ways...

What do you all think?

When your tracks are done, I would like to get some basic info from you all... like the name of the artist/band and who played which instruments and other stuff like that...

If you're interested in submitting a song, put your song submission here. I would prefer not to have several versions of the same song. I know that people will want to do some of the same songs, so why don't we claim 2 tracks? If I get 2-3 versions of the same song, maybe I can pick the track that will better suit the CD. And if you've submitted another track, then you still have a good shot of being on the final cut... I don't really want to cut anyone, so if you all have some other suggestions, let me know...

Who is in?  :)
I want to give "Just Because I Do" a shot...


CC Baxter: Can we get this stickied?

This is a fantastic idea! I'm all over it.  I'm going out to by a little multi-track recorder this weekend anyway. Will you have the ability to transfer tape to cd? Let me know.... I don't wanna pick songs right now, though I know one that I would like to do is 'I needed it most'. ANyway, lets get this started!

Peace
PapaJoeBEar

'wiggum, I'd still like to do Lowdown if I can.  I shall do my best to try and record something else (I'll ask you first if it's taken), but, you know, me in my little room takes a loooooong time.  

Anyhow, that's my one pick fer sure, and if it doesn't make the final cut, that's okay!  :)

This is effin' fun, and you are rock for organizing it!

Put me down for 'masterplan'. My studio is finally finished and this will be a nice test run.

HaHa! that post just moved me up to senior member status!

If you can get a mixed and mastered copy on cassette, I'll be able to get it on the computer.
Glad to see a few responses already!

I ain't a musician of any kind myself, but this is an AWESOME idea!!! A friend of mine has done a thing, well more than once actually, like this for Will Oldham a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy a.k.a. Palace et al., and I have been thinking of doing this for the Gun Club quite a while ago when I had a little more time on my hands compared to nowadays. I, however, hadn't thought of this concerning My Morning Jacket so far ... Anyhow, let me know if there's anything I can do to get this project going!? What about advertising on From Nashville To Kentucky? It's a fan's website, and this will be a fan's tribute, right!?

Yes indeed. It is exactly a fan's tribute. It'd be great if you wouldn't mind haven't something on your page about the tribute once it's all finished. Maybe we can have a little blurb about each of the artists that participate or something like that.
And for now, maybe you can put something up there about it and link to this thread of the board if people need more info. Any help would appreciated.

Thanks!

A really cool idea, and in fact, I've been wanting to do a recording of a MMJ song myself for ages... I'm gonna record my own weird accoustic voice-guitar version of, yes, "O is the one that is real". It might take a while, though, since I don't have recording stuff myself, but I really wanna do it, so... Yeah! Looking forward to it. :)

QuoteI'm gonna record my own weird accoustic voice-guitar version of, yes, "O is the one that is real"

My friend, we would expect no less from you!   :)

In Berlin on the street it sounded really cool, so... :)

Can any one teach me how to play guitar?  I want dibs on "Cobra," but I would feel guilty taking up 25 minutes of the CD.  My rappin' skills are so fresh that Cobra is right up my alley.  Also, if anyone needs more cowbell--I am your man.

O,
I figure I'll give everyone a couple of months to get their song recorded. I know that it can be tedious if you don't have your own gear. I'll post a deadline sometime soon.

I'm in.  I'll do "Bermuda Highway".  

Let me know the deadline.  

I got an e-mail from Jason Carroll. He wants to do "Death is the Easy Way".

Let's have a rough deadline of Mid-September. I'll get more specific as it gets closer to time.

This is fun!

dang it EC.  you know i wanted to do Lowdown.
crap.
maybe we could have a male version and a female version.

or maybe i could pick something else.
lowdown is my favorite though... :(

I just made some arrangements, and it might even be finished within a week. :)

It's gonna be mighty cool, I made a whole new arrangement and I even added a little new part myself at the ending. And I'm very curious to see how you all do... :)

HELLACIOUSC!!  

You can do lowdown.  It was just that I've been working on it for a while (since 'wiggum mentioned this to me a few weeks back).  And I thought I'd have to get it done before I leave.  

But if we have until mid-September, then that'll give me a week or so to get something together when I get back.

So you can have it.  (I can send you the chords if you think it'll be helpful, but I'm warning you, there's an F#- in there, and it's a bar chord, no getting around 'er.  It'd be good practise!)

OR, if you get something laid down, and you send it to me, I can mix harmony vocals on top of it, and then we can do it together.  That might be very fun, too.

I'll pick something else.  I'm really liking Chocolate and Ice right now, so something from that.  But not Cobra, because as much as I would like to think that I could do it, aint no way in hell.  And besides, I think it's picked.  (Good luck with that!)

Okay, sweet pea?  :)

'wig, I'm assuming that cover songs are not really playing the game properly?

It'd be best to stick with songs that MMJ have written. :)


Oh, and mid-September is just a rough deadline. If there are still a few people that are close to being finished, we can push it back bit.

OK folks, here's a little information page I set up to support this project:

http://www.magnix.demon.nl/mmj/tribute.htm

Participants can contact me to get their bio and/or other information on this very page!

I'd like to thank Ger for putting the info up on his site. Well, he's already been thanked, but I'd like for everyone else to know that it is appreciated.

I think it's a good idea to have a list of possible songs up there with info about the people or bands that are going to contribute. So if you have something that you want up there, let Ger know.

Word.  Props.  :)

Me and my bro are gonna do Old Sept Blues...its already in the can..its on its way...pretty tired better hit the hay.

Send me an e-mail and I'll send my address to you...

Someone named Nathan e-mailed me and wants to do "From Nashville to Kentucky". He should be added to the list shortly...

Hurray, I just recorded my version of "O"! It does sound pretty lo-fi, though, but I put some effects on top of it so now it sounds like it's coming through and old AM-radio, so it sounds lo-fi, but in a mighty cool way. It's all accoustic and I've put loads and loads of vocal harmonies in it... Anyway, I hope you'll like it.

Oh, and I would also love to contribute artwork. I'll try to make some MMJ-style photographs...

Sorry...but are you guys for real? I have to say I think you're taking this a little too far. It's one thing to like the band, but this is too much for me...this is WAY beyond the usual 'Yeah, these guys rock! Yeah!' posts that scare me away. Good luck though. I appreciate the enthusiasm but it just seems creepy and culty to me...

QuoteSorry...but are you guys for real? I have to say I think you're taking this a little too far. It's one thing to like the band, but this is too much for me...this is WAY beyond the usual 'Yeah, these guys rock! Yeah!' posts that scare me away. Good luck though. I appreciate the enthusiasm but it just seems creepy and culty to me...

ummm yeah.  Pretty much every band messageboard does this.  

Garth, I'm sorry you feel that way... but having a message board just to post shit like "these guys rock" seems like a waste of bandwidth to me.

I think it's going to be pretty fun... and apparently Jim James thinks it's a pretty good idea too.

From the response that we've had so far, so do several other people...

Like I said, good luck and have fun, but it still seems weird to me, like you're trying to latch onto the band somehow. My point of the 'these guys rock!' posts: basically it's one thing to continually post blankly positive messages NONSTOP, DAY AFTER DAY about a given band (which is a vast majority, at least 75% of what goes on here), but it's another thing entirely to record songs by the same band in the hopes that the actual band will hear them and have something nice to say. I'm sure Jim thinks it's a cool idea; so would I if they were my songs. But still...come on.

Maybe you and the mollusk can get together and form a mutual criticism admiration club.  

QuoteLike I said, good luck and have fun, but it still seems weird to me, like you're trying to latch onto the band somehow. My point of the 'these guys rock!' posts: basically it's one thing to continually post blankly positive messages NONSTOP, DAY AFTER DAY about a given band (which is a vast majority, at least 75% of what goes on here), but it's another thing entirely to record songs by the same band in the hopes that the actual band will hear them and have something nice to say. I'm sure Jim thinks it's a cool idea; so would I if they were my songs. But still...come on.

WTF is this shit?  A throwdown?!

Oh come on, I'm sure they're not doing this just to get a nice word from the band or anything. Ever heard of the letters F U N? Don't analyze this so much, it's all about having fun :D

Garth69's only saying what he feels, and that's OK, surely. He has said good luck and have fun, but that  he finds the idea a bit strange. I think the album's just a bit of fun. What I find creepy is the out of proportion offence taken at the merest hint of criticism of the band or anybody involved with it. Come on, we're all fans, but we're all different (thank god) and we don't all have to sing from the same hymn sheet.

agreed, but to state that out of 9,639 posts there are 75% that are no more than affirmations of the band is silly.  

(BTW, that's 7229.25, to be exact-get busy scanning them and prove me wrong)

I defend the band when I know for a fact that rumors, half-truths, or misunderstandings are being posted in the name of "criticism".  I defend the band when I hear unfair or uninformed criticisms. There isn't a damn thing wrong with that, nor is there anything wrong with being critical.  Just be truthful and/or informed about it, and imagine walking a mile in their shoes before dismissing my logic.

no love loss here, i'm just sayin'.

Yeah, I didn't mean to sound defensive. Sorry if it came across that way... Garth is entitled to his opinion and I respect that.

But yeah... the main reason that I started this thing was for F U N. It's just a good way for the fans to interact. At least, I think it is. I'm looking forward to hearing what you all record...

groovy!

Opinions are fine, but it seemed rather "out of left field" to start saying putting together a tribute to a band which has given so many people pleasure is "cult-like".  You can quietly think people are weird without feeling compelled to throw bombs at their attempts at fun--tribute albums are made all the time so is it weird because MMJ is relatively "new".  I look forward to hearing what comes out of this project

you know mmj fanatic, we agree so often that it gives me hope.  you rock man.

remember jc:  beers, beers, beers.... :P

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One final word, and I'll get out of your way: please realize that I'm just as big of an MMJ fan as anybody here. I just think fan-dom to this degree is unhealthy. I'm glad to see them do well, but I feel like most of the people who post here have some deep, dire personal stake in the band's success, as indicated by tribute albums and non-stop positive postings everyday. Seriously, some of you must spend most of your day on this message board! I like coming here to see news and fan reviews and ask questions, but stuff like that is usually hard to come by, which is why I don't come around very often. I nearly gave myself a migraine rolling my eyes when I read somebody was pissed that Entertainment Weekly gave the new acoustic album 'only' a B rating. Seriously? Seems like a good review to me.
MMJ rocks, we know. Now can't you talk about something else?  

some of us are never satisfied.  'nuff said.

i have a full time job and am very busy being an IT manager for a city gov't.  i post here all day as a distraction from being bored into tears at the thought of changing another print cartridge.  that's bad, somehow?  

positive feelings are good.  if you knew me personally, you'd know I'm an angry motherfucker politically, so being in love with all things MMJ is my mental health break.

i have no "stake" in anything.  this is one of my hobbies. i love the bands music so much that it has a personal meaning for me, a concept that is missing from the shit music out there.  if this is bad, then I don't want to be good.

you are really reading too deeply into what is said here.

hoo boy I'm drained  :P.  hopefully I can recharge on this interesting tribute when it comes out :)

You know guys, sorry if I went overboard. You go and have your fun. I'm not saying I'm taking back what I said, but I shouldn't be so harsh to fans of such a good band. I still think it's a little much, but oh well. Take it easy...

I can't believe Jim played in that tribute concert for Gram Parsons.  Weird and almost cult like.  

OMG--that is totally weird.  I feel like I'm in the twilight zone...

I wonder if the folks that disagree with the tribute's existance will still want a copy when it comes together?:o And why should we talk about anything else on this thread when we have so many other threads to use for other topics.  Or better yet... you guys know what!?!?!  I think if I move my mouse I could probably figure a way to start a totally new thread!!!  How exciting is that!!! ;D

QuoteYou know guys, sorry if I went overboard. You go and have your fun. I'm not saying I'm taking back what I said, but I shouldn't be so harsh to fans of such a good band. I still think it's a little much, but oh well. Take it easy...

yo, we're all still friends and it's okay.  of course we'll disagree-that's what humans do.  come to louisville and i'll buy ya a round of bourbon...

peace and harmony restored courtesy of makers mark ;)

Jack Daniels or Crown Royal... never let it be said that I don't indulge in extremes! ;D

ah yes the crown--my first love ;)

QuoteJack Daniels or Crown Royal... never let it be said that I don't indulge in extremes! ;D

nope, MAKER'S MARK.  or, buffalo trace...the bomb.

i had a friend in from Montreal this week.  he was here to do some work for the office I work at.  I took him to several establishments and introduced him to Maker's.  needless to say, he left the country with a fifth of Maker's in hand!  apparently, you can't get Maker's in Montreal...a travesty of international proportions, IMHO...

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MAKER'S MARK.  

I would have to agree jc, tried it not long ago and found it great but still have very warm fondness for the crown ;)

Besides the 2 people that already have their songs recorded, has anyone else started working on your tracks yet?
Just curious...

Yes, I'm working on mine currently.  I have the main tracks recorded just working on some other stuff.  

Hey Guys,

I just noticed this thread. And I also think it's a lot of fun to do.  So I will try to record "evelyn is not real", but I don't have the right equipment right now, so I have to sort this out.  I didn't see a deadline for this project.  So anyone an idea?

There is no definite deadline, but we're gonna shoot for mid-September. I'll probably nail one down when we get closer to time...

i've started working on mine.
we've had some technical difficulties (somebody stole my guitar player's mic stand).

but i'm hoping to have it finished by the end of the month.

Quotei've started working on mine.
we've had some technical difficulties (somebody stole my guitar player's mic stand).

but i'm hoping to have it finished by the end of the month.

bummer on the mic stand dude--what song are you guys gonna do?

Mic Stand? We don't need no stinking mic stands...
:)

Just prop that shit up on top of a chair.  

that's what i'm sayin!!

heck, i'll go over there and hold the mic while he records the guitar track, and then just hold it when i sing it.

"lowdown" is what we're singin by the way.
(or at least attempting to sing!)

QuoteMic Stand? We don't need no stinking mic stands...
:)

Just prop that shit up on top of a chair.  

2 words:  duct tape ;)

'wiggum, you just made everyone in this internet cafe think i'm weird.  prop that shit up on a chair.  you are terrific.  

i am currently not recording anything, because i currently can not.  i did, however, try to pay props to mmj at an open mic in edinburgh, but i failed.  i failed so miserably, that it was funny.  i had my lowdown notes in my book for some reason, and because hellacious made me hand it over (heh, just kidding), i had to play it at least once.  but dudes, you can't even imagine a worse performance.  i sounded like a sheep because i was so nervous.  and people in edinburgh are loud, and i'm quiet.

sooooo, you know, hopefully i'll get something done when i get back.  if i don't make it to the big album, maybe we can release a single for the latecomers with possible remixes from the main album?  ;)

got this email from my guitar player today:

I never did get my mic stand, so I duct-taped my
microphone to a yard stick and jammed the yard stick under some equipment on
my desk. Damn if it wasn't the PERFECT height for recording my guitar. So I
cracked open a high life, hit record, and did my best.


ha!  
so we are rolling now.  
sorry i stoled it from you EC

ducts tape is the answer to everything ;).  when you're feelin' blue just grab a roll of duct tape and yank off a hunk--that peeling sound will always raise a smile :D

Evelyn is not real:

Recording foreseen at the end of september.

I can use the "studio" and recording material from a friend of mine... For this, many thanks...

How is it going?

Is there any progression?

i've got mine recorded.
at least one version of it.

i might try to go back and redo some of the vocals.

the mp3 version that we've got now is up at our website if you feel like checking it out.

www.clayford.net/hutch

I have 2 people that have contacted me in the last week and said that their songs are in the mail(or will be within the next couple of days).
How is everyone else doing?

Tonight we'll make the plans to book our "studio". So hopefully by end of september on the net.

Quotei've got mine recorded.
at least one version of it.

Nice version too.  Great guitarwork!

Is it to late to send in music for the tribute?

It's not too late. There's a still a few weeks left... and I may extend the deadline if people aren't done in time...
(I still haven't recorded mine).


What song do you want to do?

Just bear with me, I'm working on it slowly but surely...........

Last night we put the finishing touches on "Lowdown".
I like the finished result A LOT better than the previous version we had.

The final version is up at our website.

Wiggum-  I'll put a copy in the mail to you on Monday.

www.clayford.net/hutch

nice job hellaciousc!  like the acoustic take on lowdown

I'll second that! guitars sound great man, nice work

thanks a lot.
that's my buddy on guitar.  he did a great job playing it.

I haven't heard from anyone in a while about this. Do we need to shoot for the end of September? Is that do-able?

O, I still haven't received your CD. It may be lost in the mail.  :(

I need a few more weeks if possible.  My laptop took a crap and I lost the file.  

hey Wiggum-

i need your mailing address.
i'm down in Austin now rocking out though, and won't be home until sept 26.   i'll send the hard copy of the CD to you then.

'wiggum, I'm planning on getting into the studio in the next few weeks.  Could we make it mid-October?  If that's too late, don't wait for me, though.  :)

I'll record this very weekend. I'll hope to send it to you somewhere within two weeks from now on.

Hey Wiggum pm me your mailing address and I'll send my effort.

I'm wondering...I know I've been a bad monkey and haven't visited this site in too long, but I'm just hearing about this project today, and wondering if you've yet extended your deadline for these slackers it sounds like youre working with...

In other words...Is it too late?..Can I get a WITNESS?!?

Let me know...


Thanks..

By the way, this is something I thought should have been put together some time ago...Way to get it together, dawg..

anyway...

yo, I can personally attest for Gene, give him a chance...

hey Gene, what's up??  haven't seen ya around here in a while...welcome back.

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mr. olwiggum--will you be publishing the means to acquire this comp once it's finalized? :)

Evelyn is not real is covered and recorded.  WAW it sounds really nice.  I never would have thought we pulled this one together.  We played with a drummer who only touched the drums two times in his whole life.  A basist who learned the chords this very morning.  But hell hell hell, it sounds great and most important of all... It was great fun.  

Being there and using this magnificent equipment (thx brecht), we also did a very fine version of Cortez the killer ( this is a neil young song, neil young...)If someone like to here this one, maybe I can send it to john to put it on the ftp, but I don't know if he still has some room for a eight minute version of cortez the killer.  (read: please, pretty pretty please with sugar on top)

Anyway, this idea was just great. Thx.

I have no problems with pushing the deadline back... especially if it means that we'll have more tunes. Hell, I still haven't even recorded my cover yet.  :)

So for those of you that are asking, let's shoot for the middle (or end) of October.
Once it's done, we can do B&P's and/or put them on the FTP if that's cool with Mr. Conaway.

sounds good man!

'wiggs, what's a B&P?  (If you told me already, I'm sorry, I forget...)

Damn, it's still not there? I guess I'll have to send it again... Hmm, I sent some photos along with it, as an artwork suggestion, and I don't have copies. Ah, too bad... I'll send the CD again.

B&P stands for Blanks and Postage.
You send someone a blank CD and a self addressed stamped envelope so that they can send the disc back to you.  :)

I'm thinking about doin Alabama Come Clean. MMM.

So, after finally sending my version of "O" for the second team (I hope it's gonna arrive this time, otherwise we're gonna have to find some other way to arrange this, Ol'), I was wondering: how many contributions have arrived yet? How are things going? Any news, etc.?

Just responded to your PM.
I actually got the CD on Thursday, but I was out of town until Wednesday night and had a bunch of stuff to do when i got back.
So,it's the first official entry!  :)
I've had a few other people tell me that they are done or near done. I still haven't received anymore though.

EC, what about you? Are you still doing one?

The first?! Really? Guys, this isn't gonna be a Tribute Single, is it? Get up from your asses!

O

Mine is recorded too, but I still have to send it to Ol', but I didn't find the time, yet. But I'll hope to do it within two weeks.

I'll keep in touch.

What happened to hellacious'?  

Oh, wiggum.  My computer woes.  Did you know that if you download a certain free spyware protection program that it can screw up your Windows XP?  I sure didn't.  Free software, my ass.  

And there has been some serious craziness happening.  

I'm so still in.  

I'm gonna email you separate from this.  A deadline might help me get my ass in gear.  

How come when I decided that all I wanted to do was focus on music that life seemed to make it so that I had to focus on everything BUT music?

(Don't cry for me, I'm seriously whining today.)  :)

Hee! Someone from another board told me that you were having computer woes. I can see in my e-mail that I have a message from you , but I can't open it until I get home from work.
Hellacious has his track finished. He just hasn't mailed it to me yet.

O,
I got your 2nd package yesterday. I wonder how that one got here so much quicker.  :)

That's weird, yeah. Well, now you've got yet another picture.  :)

Well, guys, I've already sent my contribution twice! What are you waiting for?

I want a copy when this comes together.

That's kick ass O. For really doing it.. and sending it...twice. And to all of those in the process...good for you too.

I want to be in the Vol 2 a few years from now. I'm not nearly as creative to do a track for this one in earnest...and in a timely fashion. But someday.

What's the total # of tracks so far that are either done or almost done?

Yesterday sended my copy to the USA.  I hope customs don't see it as a dirty bomb.

It should arrive end of next week at latest.  How many versions did you already receive Ol'Wiggum?
Enough to compose an entire tribute album?

Not yet. I need to send out some e-mails and PMs to see if some of the people are close to being done...

I finally started working on my track today. I programmed the drum track and recorded 2 guitar tracks. I may be able to finish recording on Friday morning...

You've got a drum computer on your version? That's so cool!

Yeah, I'm using Fruity Loops to put some beats together. I actually got my kick drum from the beginning of "Xmas Curtain".  :)

So I was thinking'... some of you have been pretty responsive and I haven't heard anything back from some of the other people that wanted to do a song. I sent out some follow-up e-mails last night, so I'm hoping to hear back from those.
Would some of you want to send 2 tracks? I'm not opposed to it if you want to do that...

Son of a gun.
It's sounding like it might be more of an EP than a full length.   Hopefully some more people get theirs done.
I'm looking fwd to this.

Mine should be there any day now Wiggum.

And if any of yall didn't hear the finished version of my version of "Lowdown" its at www.clayford.net/hutch

'wiggs, did you email me?  I didn't get one...

I didn't e-mail ya this week. I just posted in the YR forum for ya...  :)

Yeah, it's probably going to be a short project unless some people are up for doing a couple of tracks... :(

I really hope the people who were originally keen manage to get their contributions done, even if it takes a bit longer. I was really looking forward to hearing it.

It'll still be cool as an EP  8)

Although I haven't been able to work on it for the past weeks (I just added a few bits and pieces), be sure to check out the little information page I set up to support this project:
 
http://www.magnix.demon.nl/mmj/tribute.htm
 
As said before, participants can contact me to get their bio and/or other information on this very page!

Personally, I wouldn't mind this takes a little longer if that would mean this project ends up with more contributions ... How 'bout a nice New Year gift  ;)

Hi 'wiggum.  I just emailed you my finished version.  I hope it wasn't too big of a file to send (3MB or so).  Let me know if it comes through okay.  Or let me know if you need a better quality version, or even if ...  I was going to put it up on my website, but it seems like my website is down, which is of course bad.  

Yeah.  Just let me know.  

(p.s.  I went ahead and recorded Bermuda Highway, but I know that someone else picked it first, so if they finish theirs, it's all good, no sweat.)

And thanks again for doing this.  You're really great at getting things organized.  :)

nice work EC!
i just heard your song.

very very cool.

I can see that it's in my e-mail, but I can't open the messaage here. I'll have to give it a listen when I get home.
(excited)

All that I need to finish is the bassline. It's already mostly mixed, so it shouldn't take long to finish. I just have to get a bass from someone.  :)

Yay!!

Wow.  I can't wait to hear these.  

So, when's the tour?

QuoteSo, when's the tour?

It starts next month.  We begin in Toronto at a joint called Stanley's, which is usually the home to KISS and Led Zepplin coverbands, alternating as a karaoke bar with the biggest selection of country tunes in the province.  From there we journey to Virginia where we're going to open for Billie Joe Shaver and Todd Snider.  Then we move to Alabama as the Drive By Truckers opening act.  From there we fly to Europe, and take Belgium and Holland by storm, pretending to actually be My Morning Jacket, finally making our way back overseas to bring peace and harmony among the fans there.  I'll play Jim, because we have the same hair, and I'm just gonna cover my face with it and wear a nudie suit or a t-shirt about someone loving me in Winnipeg, so no-one can tell it's me.  (Everyone knows that the Dutch just smoke pot all day and hang out in saunas, so I'm sure we can fool 'em pretty good.)  Hellacious can be Tommy, and 'wiggum can be Patrick.  (I have a wig you can borrow, 'wiggs.)  lfish and 'o' are gonna have to fight over Bo and Carl, but I don't mind letting other people take turns as Jim if they want to.  My friend has a special pedal from his old Peter Frampton cover band days that he said I could borrow.  I've notified everyone on my street to put their pumpkins in the freezer, so we've got that covered.  If anyone has any interplanetary travelling connections, that might help with the spaceship.  I have a few gobos left over from a show I did in the summer, so the rock and roll lights should be okay.  Our tour is going to end in Nashville.  We're going to play two venues:  Robert's and the Exit-In.  My rider won't say anything except that I will need a constant supply of Pabst in a can, and I don't mind carrying my own guitars.  Hellacious, did you remember to include that bit about making sure that every hotel room has an electrical outlet somewhere near the beds so that you can plug your fan in?  (;))
Oh yeah, we're going to do a Christmas Special (a version of Oliver, but way more fun) at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.  We're going to replace most of the existing songs ("Consider Yourself" will be replaced by "One Big Holiday", "Where is Love" will be transformed into "Lowdown", and "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" will be taken out altogether, and "X-Mas Curtain" added for that holiday feel.)  As a treat for the kids, we're gonna give 'em chocolate syrup poured over ice, and interactive, multi-media booths equipped with answering machines will be set up during intermission so that kids can record their own voices and listen to them.  This event will take place on December 24th, so as not to make a difficult choice for people on the 25th, when Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic opens.

Does anyone know if you can get a live feed to an ultrasound machine?  John, it might be a great way to include the kids...

I think it's gonna be great.  Who's with me?  :)

That's the best thing I've ever read. I don't have anything to add. It's perfect.  :)

Sounds flipping fantastic.  Can I come along?  I was a roadie once for Metallica... Speed of Sound tour. (Bunch of assholes).

I can pick a little, and I've got backing vocals covered.  Plus, you might need someone to dress as the bear...

ROCK!
let's do it.
you're a trip EC.  Pabst in a can. awesome.

i laughed out loud at your post too tundra.
i was the Dude for halloween.
white russians made my head hurt.

Can I sing the high parts? Pleaease....? I don't know if I'm any good at it, but I just love singing the high parts...

I don't believe in PBR unless it's in a can, btw. I've had it in bottles and that's just blasphemous.

So far, I have these tracks:
Lowdown by HUtch and the Hookers
Bermuda Highway by EC
Phone Went West by Buddy
O is the one that is Real by O

Evelyn is not real by Lfish should be at my house any day now. I think there is another on it's way to me as well, but I don't remember. I'll have to go back through my e-mails and see.

I sincerely wish I could lay down a track, but I suffer from a lack of recording devices (among other things).  If anyone ever wants to come over and jam, though, just let me know.

Everybody is allowed to come on tour with us - we'll need a lot of help.  'O', of course you can sing the high parts.  We'll just have lots of helium balloons and angry women around if you get stuck in your lower register.  

tundra, don't worry about your recording device.  Just concentrate very, very hard, and send your selection telepathically to 'wiggum.  He's very receptive.  It helps if you elevate yourself beforehand - takes away any feedback and self-made walls.

Now all we need is a jet...

QuoteNow all we need is a jet...

It seems like Kerry won't need his jet anymore.
Hey hey, every defeat has new opportunities.  :o

QuoteEveryone knows that the Dutch just smoke pot all day and hang out in saunas, so I'm sure we can fool 'em pretty good

Haha, But you forgot the belgians, we just smoke pot, but don't take sauna's.  Way difficult to fool us.  ;D

Where the hell did the sauna thing come, by the way? I have never set foot in one my entire life... Smoking pot, okay, but saunas?  ???

But you would like to take one if you could O, wouldn't you?
If we follow the reasoning of mr Bush (just for rembembering: Iraq would like to have weapons of mass destruction --> Iraq has weapons of mass destruction -->let's bomb that stupid country), that will do to say you're taking sauna's.

Sorry for the moment I'm politically frustrated. Just ignore.

QuoteWhere the hell did the sauna thing come, by the way?

Sorry...  I did one of those things where I was going on second-hand knowledge.  My friend has gone to Holland a few times, and the people she hangs out with to go saunas (steam baths?) all the time, and she says that it's a common social thing there...

Sorry.   :-[

I got Lfish's "Evelyn is not real" today!
I also have a PM from BenGrim that says that "Masterplan" should be on it's way to me.

So does that mean it's almost done?  Is there anything I can do to help with the artwork?  Let me know if you need anything, 'wigg.

Hooooooorraaaaaaayyy!

When I get the one from BG, we'll have 7. When I do my bassline and mix, we'll have 8. I'd really like to have at least 10. Buddy is working on doing "The way that he sings" to send as well. I think they're the only ones that have volunteered to do 2 tracks.

Hey y'all.  I recorded a little version of Tonite I Want to Celebrate With You this morning.  I can't remember if anyone picked it, but if they did, it's no sweat to not include it.

It hasn't been picked, so it's yours...  :)

 :)

(If there's time still, 'wiggs, maybe I'll try to work it a bit and get rid of those damn plosive b's and other little bombs that might make ears explode.  Although, I kind of tried to do that this morning, but, it kept seriously fucking with the sound in those sections.  And I feel terrible that on this, one of the few occasions where I can actually apply practical skills that I learned in theatre school [namely how to speak into a microphone without killing people], I have failed miserably.  How disappointed my microphone technique prof would have been.)

Yes.  I had a prof for microphone technique.  Crazy.

If you can do it, that's cool. If not, it's not a big deal.
I have a little foam thingie that goes over my mic and that SOB still pops sometimes.

Hey, Ol', have you got any plans with the artwork yet? If you like the pictures I send you, could you scan them and e-mail them back, I could start working with them...

so w/ EC's "tonite" that makes 9 right?

come on!  someone else send one.
10 is a respectable #.

Can't we ask jim to play a song for his own tribute album?

That would be nice? Amongst the fans, the master himself...

I liked a couple of those pics. I need to see if I can find a scanner to use.

There have been a few people mention that they can help with artwork. If anyone wants to put together a cover, that would be cool. We can work on the inside once all the other details are nailed down...

Yeah, we're getting close.

I received "Masterplan" by BenGrim today...it's very, very cool.

I'm getting excited about this project.  Can I put in a pre-order? :)

can someone post what songs have been recieved and what songs are on the way?  I'm considering doing bermuda highway or pictures of you if they haven't been taken.

thanks,

Brian

EC did "Bermuda Highway" and sent it to me already. I'll post a full list this evening when I get home.
("Pictures of You" hasn't been taken.)

Lowdown by HUtch and the Hookers
Bermuda Highway by EC
Phone Went West by Buddy
O is the one that is Real by O
Evelyn is not real by Lfish
Masterplan by BenGrim
Tonight I want to celebrate with you by EC
Just because I do by Olwiggum

We'll have 9 if Buddy gets their 2nd track done... and 10 if Sweatboard does one.

Hey wiggum, is there any chance you put the received songs on John's ftp server?  I'm pretty curious for the other songs.  Or will you keep the tension into this project and wait until the full cd is composed?

I'd rather wait until it is all finished. It'd be kind of like showing you the ending of a film before we shot the first scene.  :)

hello. long time member here, but my old email address got deleted and i forgot my login information so i had to re-register

is it too late to contribute to this tribute? i would really like to do "I NEEDED IT MOST" for your album. My Morning Jacket is a great band and it is awesome you guys got the idea put together so quickly...i hope it's not too late...

EDIT: also, if you have room for me, can you let me know how long i have to contribute this? i dont expect to be given any kind of an exception for deadlines because i only found out about this now but yeah, if you could let me know and ill do my best to get started on it asap

How long will it take to do your version and send it to Ol'wiggum?  If it takes another two months, I guess your chances are rather small.  If it takes two weeks, well I guess we can wait another two weeks.  

QuoteI'd rather wait until it is all finished. It'd be kind of like showing you the ending of a film before we shot the first scene.  

It would be indeed.  Got your point.   :)

QuoteHow long will it take to do your version and send it to Ol'wiggum?  If it takes another two months, I guess your chances are rather small.  If it takes two weeks, well I guess we can wait another two weeks.  

well how about.......give me two weeks....if i get it done, i get it done, if not, then too bad for me. how does that sound?

suplendid!

Btw good choice.  I really like I needed it most.  

Two weeks is fine. Keep me informed of your progress. I look forward to hearing it.

In the meantime, wiggy, is there anything else the rest of us can do to help you out?  Like, for example, is there going to be a physical "album", or will you be putting it out as a file transfer thing?  Do you need bios or anything like that?  If you are doing an "album" (ie an actual physical cd), would you like people to volunteer their burners and be responsible for sending out cd requests to their area?  (If there is such a need...)

Anyhow, just let us know what we can do...

Well...
I plan on putting it on John's server when it's done. I also would like to have people that can help send out CDs to the people that are bandwidth-challenged. SO, for those of you with broadband AND a burner, I may ask you all to send them out. I don't expect them to be sent around for free, so we'll probably take the B&P route.

If you have bios that you would like to send to Ger for the "From Nashville to Kentucky" site, please do so.

I have a couple of artwork submissions, so I'll probably choose one of those when it's all done. (I kind of have a favorite of the ones that have been sent to me).
I'll upload the artwork to John's server as well for the people that want to print it out. We'll probably ask Ger to host it on his site as well.

If broadband means highspeed, then I volunteer to be the Canadian connection.  (I can do the Northeast States, too.)

Hey Ol',

I've sent you a blank cd but I forgot to send you the franked enveloppe.  Can we sort something out?  Or I can download from John's server and print the artwork myself (and you can keep the cd) or we can sent it by post, but that will cost money.

Hellaciousc..I liked the lowdown

I want weeks go by like days or war begun for vol 2...feel like a dumbass for not getting in on this one.

I'll buy 2 one to play and the other as a collectors addition.

How many are going into print?

thanks Otter!  appreciate it.

wiggum- what the link for Ger's website?

http://www.magnix.demon.nl/mmj/tribute.htm

I'm still waiting on one or two tracks. Buddy wants to do one more and is almost done with the track but is in the process of moving. Shamu had his recorded, but accidentally erased it. :)
... So I'm waiting for him to re-record it.
It shouldn't take long though.

And how's YOUR song coming?  Didja get the new vox laid down?  (That's my cool music recording lingo.)

Not yet. I'm pretty much by myself in the house today, so I may try to record them while I can. If not, I'll just keep the ones that are on there now. (God help your ears)

Quote(God help your ears)

Are the songs that bad?

No, I think he's worried about his.  :)

I meant that my vocals are bad.  

 ;D

Don't worry.

That contributes to the charm of the CD  :)

Yeah, 'Wiggum, my recording is awful, so don't worry if your vocals aren't perfect!  ;)

That's what I say!  It's all about the love, and not about the quality.  :)

Because love always wins over quality.  Unless there's love and quality, and then there is nothing better.

I don't think you can have quality without love -- it's the most essential part!  ;)

QuoteThat's what I say!  It's all about the love, and not about the quality.  :)

Because love always wins over quality.  Unless there's love and quality, and then there is nothing better.

BRAINCRAMP!  :P

QuoteI don't think you can have quality without love -- it's the most essential part!  ;)

You're absolutely right.  My dumb.  

Hey, no worries :) -- my brain is in an overly analytical mode as final exams approach....

And with that I just got all that I wanted for Christmas -- to become a senior member!!!!!! Woooohoooooooo  ;D

wow! you must be cheap to shop for! ;)

Any news on the tribute album?
Wouldn't it be a perfect christmas present?

Yeah, it would be.  :)
I still haven't heard from a couple of the people, so I'm pretty much giving up on them. My friend that was supposed to record Hard Helmet is going to be in town for Christmas. He's going to come over and record it at my house, then it's in my hands from there... so we should have everything ready at the first of the year...

I'm thinking about loading mp3s on archive.org to make them available for everyone. I don't know the rules about that yet, but I assume there is some sort of copyright issue. If not, that will probably be the easiest way for everyone to get it. If we can't put it there, can someone host the mp3s for the folks that are FTP illiterate?

I think I could, 'wiggs.  I think I still have a lot of space...  

The only thing that I don't understand is "bandwidth", and the definition of that.  

But anyhow, yeah, I think I could do it!

Word... maybe a couple of people can help out.

yo 'wiggs  whats the latest on this long anticipated work  :D!

The dude that's gonna record "Can you see the hard helmet on my head" is going to be in town for a week over the holidays. He's going to come over to my house to record it. If for whatever reason we don't get around to recording it, I'm just going to put the album together with the tracks that we have and get it ready for everyone to hear.

Word.

Maybe we could send out a holiday teaser?  (Just not one of mine, cuz I've heard them already.  Maybe O's?  ;))

Well, since I send both of my copies to 'wiggum, I haven't heard mine in quite a while either, so why not? :)

Mighty fine by me.

Hey y'all,
Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I don't have broadband or webspace to host a clip so I'm sorry that didn't happen. SHAMU is in town this week and I plan on recording him doing something. He's not sure if he still wants to do "Hard Helmet" since it wasn't feasible for him to put his drumset on a plane, but he still wants to do something...

yo, need that hosted?  let me know, drop me an email...

Check yer box, wig.

Any news, yet?

Can we download it on John's ftp?

I'm gonna try to go ahead and put it together this weekend. It's still only 9 songs though. I was really hoping to get a 10th song, but my buddy and I didn't have time to record his track while he was in town last week.
I may throw another song together. The idea of having only 9 songs bothers me.

Indeed 10 makes it more complete than 9.

Guess I can wait a little bit longer then.  :)

QuoteThe idea of having only 9 songs bothers me.

Don't let it. Let's go for quality not quantity  :D

Well, wiggs, my version of At Dawn might be done soon (depending on my pal-o's time), but again, I don't want it to become the "EC" record.  

(Maybe, if it gets done, we could put it on as a secret track, and that way YOU know we have ten, but...)

I don't know.  Or nothing.  

Maybe someone could make a midi version as their contribution?  (<-- just kidding.)

I may try to record my own version of "At Dawn" this weekend as well. I don't think it would sound nearly as good as the vocals that you would contribute though. I already told you that. Just wanted to let the other folks know that it may be an option.

GOOD!   :D

(and thanks for the nice thing you said!)

my ftp site is available if it will help.  My friend that sings is coming over tonight.  Mabey we'll submit something.  No need to wait though.

Cool. It will probably be this weekend before I get a chance to master the songs that I have so far. Let me know if you get something done.

word

You lot have been going on for ages about this album. When is going to be available to General Public, eg me?

Word

I'm going to *try* to master it this weekend. The key word here is *try*.

Ok everybody. I'm working on mastering the songs now. I have to go to work in a little over an hour, but I might be able to finish most of them. This thing should be done by this weekend... at least the songs part of it. We're still going to need artwork.

here's the thing. There are only 8 songs right now. I thought that we already had 9. I plan on recording "At Dawn" sometime this weekend, so that was supposed to be song #10, but it's only going to be #9.

Would you guys rather wait and add another song to make it ten, or go ahead and call it quits with 9?

Sweatboard, did you guys get anything done?

Can you list 'em again?

Tonite I want to celebrate with you - EC
Bermuda Highway - EC
Just because I do - wiggum
Lowdown - hutch and the hookers
Phone went west - buddy
Evelyn is not real - lfish
O is the one that is real - O
masterplan - ben grim

Thanks, dude.  

Okay, so do we need to rally for artwork and notes and stuff?

Do we need details of who played what, where it was recorded, funny stories involved in the making of...  why we chose the song?

Do you have a cover?  Would you like submissions?  Or are you just gonna host it on the ftp?

Also, do you need help with stuff, and if so, what kind of help do you need?

(that's the organizer me speaking, so you can just tell me to shut the eff up if you'd like!)

(Actually, don't.  I might cry.  :))

I want to use the picture of that lightbulb that you sent to me a while back. I don't know if I still have it or not. I'll check tonight when I get home.

I'm thinking that it should be titled "The Way That He Sings : Fans sing the songs of My Morning Jacket".

Once the artwork is done, it can be hosted on the FTP as well. I'm going to try to upload all of the songs to it this weekend. It would be really great if someone else could host them for the people that don't understand the FTP thing.
I may look in to hosting them on archive.org. I don't know what all goes in to that. Our old bass player put some of our songs on it, but I didn't ask him what he had to do to put them there...

Quote"The Way That He Sings : Fans sing the songs of My Morning Jacket".

Another suggestion could be:

The Way That they Sing:Fans do my morning jacket fiascostyle


I certainly like the word fiasco in it  ;D

Oh that's really good, too lfish.  Yeah!  I'm getting excited now!  

wiggs, if you don't still have that picture, I've got it.  (If you decided to change the title, or whatever, I can do that, too.  I also just got a couple of cool new fonts, so... word.)

I can put mp3s for downloading on my website.  (I'm assuming that if I'm using too much bandwidth or whatever, that they'll let me know or something?)

I can also email songs to people's gmail accounts, or other accounts.  Or I can do transfers via msn if we schedule a "date".  heh.  I can also burn copies for people (which might be the nicest way - although, it'll take the longest.)  I guess the deal with that is that you mail a cd to me with a returned stamped envelope?  I could do that, too, yo.

And then what about the liner notes?  Would you like me to be in charge of compiling that, wiggs?  If you're mastering, you might have a LOT to do, so I could take everyone's words and just make them into an easy form to deal with.  If you'd like...

Word, dudes.  Fun is just around the corner!

EC, if you could do the liner notes that would be great. I'm pretty much done with the mastering, but I still have another song to record, so there's my weekend.  :)

Word up, wiggum.

Okay, so wiggum,  hellaciousc, buddy, lfish, O and ben grim, can you please send to me the following (all or some of, depending on what you feel)

1.  Names of people involved, and what they did
2.  Date and location in which your song was recorded
3.  The reason why you chose this song
4.  Any interesting stories related to what you did

Hmm, I'm still a bit nervous to post my email address, so if you'd like to pm me, then I'll send it to you.  Does that work for everyone?

Okay, I also just im'd everyone except buddy.  Does he have a different board name?  I can't seem to find him...

EC,
I have some of that info. I'll send it to ya in an e-mail since I already know it.  :)

Word, rocker.

Okay, I think I've been in touch with everyone.  I forgot to mention that maybe if you want to send pictures, too, that would be fun.  They don't have to be of yourself (if that scares you), they could be of, I don't know, your backyard, or your dog, or your favourite tree, or whatever.  And then the inside could be like a collage of the pictures.  Hey!  They could be your favourite pictures from MMJ concerts, too.

Okay word.  Seriously.  I'm glad I'm sick today, now.  (kind of)

And also, if anyone else has fun pictures and would like to include them, that would be cool, too.  (ie people who aren't musically inclined, but are brothers of rock.  ie people who post on this board that would like to be included.  Is that okay, wigg?)

E.C. I just sent you some stuff, hope its ok.

It's great!  Thanks!

Hey guys,

Can everyone send me their email addresses (I have olwiggum's and hellaciousc's and o's)  I guess I just need lfish's and ben grim's.

Also, does anyone have any information about "buddy"'s submission?  He may have moved, and I made a little blurb from an email, but I want to make sure he's okay with the blurb.  Anyone remember his board name?  Does he post here?

The liner notes are complete!  Well, the word part.  Design still in the works.  Pictures still welcome (and if you don't send them, you know I already have some of you, and I'm not afraid to use them!)  Or else I'll just scrap the pictures idea alltogether.  Might be easier.

Dearest people.  It is done.

http://www.medusaproductions.ca/mmj/home.html

p.s.  John let me know when the server's up again, and I'll upload it there.

word

That looks great!!!!! 8)

It looks fucking smashing! Now I'm gonna have to find a computer where I can actually listen to it.

The liner notes are really funny! Especially those of Evelyn Is Not Real by The Rockefellaz (lfish) and Just Because I Do by Corey Hannah (olwiggum). Man, I'm so looking forward to hearing those tracks! Tomorrow I'll bring my headphones to the library. :)

Riny: I'd say there should be a huge link to this on the front page of the site. Word?

And Corey, I wouldn't change a word of your 'personal notes'. They're hilarious this way! :)

Hey,

It's just amazing!  Thx very much to all folks who contributed to make this thing happen, especially Wiggum, Megan,magnix and all others.

It was a lot of fun!

Oh and the songs are amazing!

This is getting really exciting. Can't wait to hear the songs  :D

just listened to it and really enjoyed it.
everything sounds really cool!
GREAT job!

when's the big tour?

Hey EC,

In the current webdesign, it is not possible to save the art cover as a picture file to print it. Could you change that or, if you don't want that for copyright reasons, perhaps mail it to me? I'd like to have this on an actual CD. I'm a bit old fashioned in those things.

:)

Could someone with a highspeed connection please see about uploading them to archive.org? I thought about that this morning. The bandwidth is free and it would ease the hits to EC's site so that all of her bandwidth isn't used up.
Any help would be appreciated.

holy crap EC!
incredible job!

thanks EC and Wiggum for organizing this.

tremendous.

I can look into that today, 'wiggum.  :)

QuoteHey EC,

In the current webdesign, it is not possible to save the art cover as a picture file to print it. Could you change that or, if you don't want that for copyright reasons, perhaps mail it to me? I'd like to have this on an actual CD. I'm a bit old fashioned in those things.

Ha ha, even if I DID care about copyright (which I don't, not for this little project anyhow), I wouldn't know how to make the picture unsaveable.  HA HA.  I wonder what I did?

I'm just about finished a printable album cover layout.  In order to make the file nice enough, it would be pretty big to send ...  wait.  I keep forgetting that everybody has a lot of memory in their accounts, now. ... If you want me to send you a file that you can print out to make your own album cover, let me know.

Anyhow, the answer is sure, I can send you the album cover, but I can also send you an actual physical album cover in the mail (not the email, the actual real letter mail) if you'd like, as well.  (I just need a couple of days to get it done.)

Which reminds me that if anyone doesn't have high speed, or if they just want a plain old cd in their hands, let me or 'wiggum know.  (I think I'm covering Canada and "abroad", and 'wiggum's doing the US, and I can help him out if he gets too swamped.)

(p.s.  the picture with the big "word" on it is for greggy.  well, it's for everybody, but especially for greggy.)

(p.p.s.  thanks hc)

Yeah, I'm more than willing to do B&Ps for people that want the CD. I am terribly broke right now or else I'd offer to send them out for free.

I'm already lookin' forward to putting another one together. :)

Maybe more people will submit next time. I had a bunch of people contact me initially, but I never heard back from them.

I also still need to e-mail everyone that contributed (that doesn't post here). Actually, I think the only other person that doesn't post here is Buddy.

Yeah.  I don't know if he checks that email address - although, I've never had anything sent back...

How did he find out about this if he doesn't post here?

Just listening to olwiggum's At Dawn. Love it! Well done man. Does anybody know what the band think of this by the way?

Thanks doc!
I haven't sent the link to JJ yet, but I sent him a message last week saying that it was almost done. He said that he is very excited about hearing it.

I think the group listed as Buddy may have found out about it from the Yahoo list. I posted over there when I first posted here about it.

Oh my God! This is fantastic! Covers, but not copies. I am so proud of you guys. You should be proud of yourselves.

heh.
Mine were more or less copies b/c I couldn't think of anything clever to do with them. Well... also, I recorded "At Dawn" pretty quickly so we'd have 10 songs so I didn't have much time to think of anything.  :)

[size=24]YEAH![/size]

I've just updated the web stuff so that you can see the album images.  And I think you can save them, now.  They're just jpegs, but if anyone want the pdf images, I can send them.  They might be better quality.  I'll try and print them as is and see how they look.

(here's the link again:  http://www.medusaproductions.ca/mmj/home.html)

I can't stop listening to these songs.  

I just want to say that this has been really fucking fun.

I wish I was here sooner...I took part in a project just like this for the black crowes...

I just got into MMJ and it would be very hard for me to throw something together now but this seems awesome...

I would also have to play everything on my own...I play guitar but taught myself everything else....thats how I record my stuff.... its hard to find a good band...

QuoteI would also have to play everything on my own...I play guitar but taught myself everything else....thats how I record my stuff.... its hard to find a good band...

Well, I think that 'wiggum said he might be into doing another one soon, so you could aim for that!

I did most of my recording on my own, too.  It can be kind of fun that way.

I do want to do another tribute CD sometime in the next few months. I'll start another thread when the time comes.

EC, the artwork looks great. I think it fits well with the album concept...

(thanks!)

I have the inside liner notes in a Word file (ha ha, I can't even open "word" anymore without thinking of this forum)

The sizes are 12cm x 12cm, which is a cd case size.  So my thought is to organize the two album covers back to back (back cover on the left, front cover on the right) and print them, and cut them out attached, and fold them.  Then print the liner notes, and cut them out, and glue them to the back of the album covers, and presto!  You've got your front bit.  Then, print the insert, and cut it out, leaving a bit of white on either side to hold it in place, and then pop it into the little place behind where the cd sits in the case.

Word?

And I can also make them for people who want cds burned, and I will send some to 'wiggum for the US folks who want cds burned.

Just a quick note on bandwidth - it's waaaay better for me if you save the file and listen to it, as opposed to listening to it from the site.  It's a bandwidth thing, and I have (I think) 5 or 7 gigs of transfer a month.  (I'm on a low-end plan)  So the more transfers that happen, the more it gets used up.

(But wiggum I'm about to check out that link you just sent me.)

WOW!!

Just checked out the site and downloaded the music.  Will listen to it tomorrow.
Just wanted to say how fucking proud I am to know each and everyone of you involved with this!
You did it.

Far fucking out man.

Deep respect.



Word, indeed.

Way to go all involved...I haven't been here in a while, and It's nice to see that this actually happened...Can't wait to hear them all.

Congrats.

Yeah, it took us long enough...   ;D
And yeah, I'm glad that I waited and kept extending the deadline 'cause I think we have a nice little project here.

I see the link to the album cover....where are the songs?

Click on the cover

I am not able to click on the cover...I click on the link that says word...then it takes me to the cover, but I cant click on the album cover to hear them; Must hear these songs. HELP!!!

It took me a couple of goes first time. Try it again and wait a few seconds. If it still doesn't work the technobods will help you.

guys, i'm listening to this right now and it sounds fucking amazing. i am so impressed that i had to pull out the f bomb. but seriously, it's beautiful and i think jj will love it.

Okay, firstly, for otter - it may seem weird because when you move your mouse over the album cover (which is not the "word" picture of my smoke in my backyard) the little hand doesn't come up, so you don't think to click there, but you should.  If it still doesn't work, click on http://www.medusaproductions.ca/mmj/options.html
word?

Okay, and this is really important.  I have uploaded everything to the archive.com ftp.  Everything is set, and then they say this:

QuoteI agree that I have all rights to make this recording to the public, and that I am not violating anyone else's copyrights by doing so

Well I don't know!  Do I?  I mean, I know that you guys that made the songs don't care, but do we have the rights to make this public?  They're not our songs...

I think we need to ask Jim if it's okay, and 'wiggum, I know you haven't had the chance to email him, yet because I did this in the middle of the night, and you're at work, and your STUPID BASTARD job won't let you email from their computer.  (just kidding on the stupid bastard thing, I'm sure they're nice people)

Is John around?  Anyone know what's going on with the ftp?  I can't get in...  If anyone has downloaded the songs, if you could upload them to the ftp (if you're able to get in), it would be very much appreciated.  

Word.  Props.

p.s.  greggy, your new picture has made me smile!

QuoteWay to go all involved...I haven't been here in a while, and It's nice to see that this actually happened...Can't wait to hear them all.

Congrats.

Hey otter you picked a good day to come and see us  :D

Well, it probably wouldn't hurt to get permission to have them out there. I thought that it would be OK because I saw a Wesley Willis tribute on archive.org once before so I figured it was OK. Also, this isn't for profit so there are no toes being stepped on. I'm at work and will be for several hours so I can't e-mail Jim about putting them on archive.
One more thing, they gave permission for their live stuff to be on the archive site, so don't you think they'd be down for letting us put the tribute up there?

Riny?

EDIT: I have an e-mail from John in my Yahoo box. It just won't let me open it. I assume it's about the FTP.

yo, i would LOVE to host the tribute album, just as soon as the connection issues here are resolved.  gimme a few days.

yes, that's what the email is about...some ISP's are being blocked for whatever reason.  you asked for the new details as well, so the new address is there.

 :)

QuoteWell, it probably wouldn't hurt to get permission to have them out there. I thought that it would be OK because I saw a Wesley Willis tribute on archive.org once before so I figured it was OK. Also, this isn't for profit so there are no toes being stepped on. I'm at work and will be for several hours so I can't e-mail Jim about putting them on archive.
One more thing, they gave permission for their live stuff to be on the archive site, so don't you think they'd be down for letting us put the tribute up there?

Riny?

EDIT: I have an e-mail from John in my Yahoo box. It just won't let me open it. I assume it's about the FTP.

Oh for sure.  I'm sure they wouldn't mind, I just feel weird about doing it without asking...

Do you think that's silly?  Maybe I'm being too cautious...

It's definitely the right thing to ask. Don't feel silly.

Thanks John!

Am listening....and...Iv'e been smiling for the past twenty minutes this is fun. I can't imagine the guys from MMJ would not be flattered and I'm sure they will enjoy this.

I am.

Oh good! I'm glad you got in!!

Very Cool!!Two thumbs up!! Many thanks to all involved.It truly was a labor of love for all you talented fans that performed.Well Done

I think it'll be cool
but i'm in no position to decide so just shoot an email to let em know.

Okay.  I just got an email from my web hosts, who, it seems, are very cool.  They don't penalize for going over bandwidth.

So we're good until we get the okay from the big J, and then we can host it forever at archive.com, which, by the way, has one of my favourite things:  the goback machine.

Word.

(I need to get the hell away from this computer, now.)

I'll be home (for at least a few minutes) in a couple of hours, so I'll e-mail Jim then.

Word to yer ma!

(that's a new/old one for you, greggy, and I don't know what it means.  But it's fun to say "ma", even though my Mother doesn't like it very much.)

You need to get the hell away from that computer. You need a break. You deserve it. Go. Now  ;)

Just got up. Put it straight on. Still fab  :D

Just listened to the cd.
Great stuff.  
I am still smiling.  Tickled pink by the whole thing.

Just wanted to say thanks to Wiggum and E.C. for putting in the work on, this and having the patience. Its been wicked fun and it seems everyone likes what they hear. Thanks again guys it looks and sounds fantastic.

QuoteJust got up. Put it straight on. Still fab  

Me, too.  

All last night I had nightmares that I'd forgot to lock the back door and that I went to see a Merle Haggard show, and he played Phone Went West.

Aside from the nightmares about the back door, the Merle show was pretty good.  :D

(cheers bengrim!  Hey, I changed my little quote line because every time I see yours, I start singin' it.)

Listening to it now. Absolutely love it. :)

I'm going to be able to put this on CD myself someday, but not in a week or two. But the site will still exist then, won't it? I won't need any of you guys to send me anything, therefor. :)

I've listened to the first four tracks now and I'm beginning to worry... My track is not the only one with a fucked up cheap lo-fi sound, is it?

Fuck, Lfish, that track of your band sounds like a drugged-up Nirvana!  ;D

O,
I used the lo-fi mix because I thought it would be a nice change from the rest of the stuff. I think I put "AM Mix" in the title to distinguish it. It reminded me of some of the more stripped down stuff that's on "The Tennessee Fire".

QuoteI've listened to the first four tracks now and I'm beginning to worry... My track is not the only one with a fucked up cheap lo-fi sound, is it?

Um, I would say that mine sound lo-fi, but that wasn't necessarily intentional, ha ha.  

O, I really dig your song, by the way.  I played it for my roommate the night I got them all, and she was like "Wow.  I really like that.  Can I burn it and play it when I'm at the gym?"

Hehe... That must be the best compliment I ever got. :)

I don't mind mine being lo-fi, I liked that version the best as well, I just hoped I wouldn't be the only one sounding like a poor bastard. :)

i like all the tracks.
seriously.

listening to them again now.

wiggum--you surprise me w/ your version of 'just because'.
nice work

QuoteListening to it now. Absolutely love it. :)

I'm going to be able to put this on CD myself someday, but not in a week or two. But the site will still exist then, won't it? I won't need any of you guys to send me anything, therefor. :)

We could post you a copy from the UK if you need it O.

QuoteO,
I used the lo-fi mix because I thought it would be a nice change from the rest of the stuff. I think I put "AM Mix" in the title to distinguish it. It reminded me of some of the more stripped down stuff that's on "The Tennessee Fire".

Definately a good move, olwiggum. It adds to the balance and 'wholeness' of the album.

Thanks y'all. I kind of cringe when I hear myself sing. I don't like my voice at all. AT. All.
When I listened to "Just Because I do" the other day when I was mastering them, I almost re-did the vocals. Then I said "Fuck it" and left those in there. There are parts of it that sound OK, so I didn't feel like re-doing the whole damn vocal track.  :)

As I said to Kumar, "You must sing!"

Nothing sounds better than somebody totally enjoying themselves.  Your tracks are wicked!

(NOBODY really LIKES to hear their vocals!  It's always weird!!)

Oh no, Corey. You sound great, on both tracks. And I should know, I've been listening to music for a very long time   ::)

All the tracks are great. I love the live version of Phone Went West' "Is there a doctor in the house tonight?"  8)   I love those sounds in the background.

I'd heard Hellascious's Lowdown before, it sounds even better fitting in with the other tracks.

Well done everybody. Especially you. You were the guy with the big idea  :D

Awwwhh... shucks.

I probably shouldn't say that I'm blushing since I'm a dude...

Blush on dude  8), you're amongst friends.

Word.  It's cool when dudes blush.  Chicks dig it!


DAMN.  I'm on another computer, and I just checked out the site, and I realized that I was dumb, and that all the font work I did won't work for people who haven't downloaded the fonts that I have.

Bum-mer.  It looks so fun with the fun fonts.  

It's so plain without 'em.

Ah well.

QuoteFuck, Lfish, that track of your band sounds like a drugged-up Nirvana!  

Thx O!

'Though no drugs or bullets were involved here  :)

Hey,

I appreciate your multivocalling thing on O is the one that is real. I bet you had a lot of success in the streets of Berlin?

Did you record it on an 8-track?

Btw, Which equipment did you guys use after all?

Here's my list:

Rhytm guitar: Folkguitar on a peavey amp transtube 112S (no effects involved
Lead guitar: Copy of gibson les paul on peavey  transtube 112S, effect pedals: zoom 3030(sucks big time, any one an idea for a new good floorprocessor?)

All sounds transferred to mixtable and recorded on mp3 recorder.

lfish you've just got all Startrekky techno.

 ;)

Ehm, a friend of mine recorded in on his computer with just a cheap microphone, but his computer program could handle a real bunch of overdubs and at one point he went away to make us dinner and I went berserk adding overdubs. "Okay, I've got the vocals and the guitar, let's add some handclapes. Mmm, nice. Now some extra vocals. And some extra vocals. And some extra vocals. And hey, that tight space over there, I might add some extra vocals over there. And some more..."  :D
And then he made this crazy AM mix of it and now everything sounds like one big blur. :)

Lol!

Seems like you enjoyed yourself big time  :D

I used Fruity Loops to program the drum loops.
I have a "Shenandoah by Martin" guitar that I used for the guitar tracks. It's supposedly Martin parts that were assembled in Japan.
I used a cheap-ass Radio Shack mic to record the vocals and some of the guitar tracks. The rest of the guitar tracks were recorded using my Fender Princeton Chorus amp.
I have a cheap little Fender bass that I used for the bass parts.
I used Vegas Studio to record the tracks and used Sound Forge for EQ, reverb, etc....

I used a washburn acoustic and an 80's Japanese strat into pro tools on a mac.

HEY!  There's new information on the website about the band "Buddy" that did Phone Went West.  YEAH!

Ummm, I used, jesus let me check, my YAMAHA F-130 acoustic guitar that I got used for $100 because a dog had chewed on it, so the "aesthetics" weren't as good.  Which is retarded, because I LOVE the fact that a dog chewed on it, and I also love the sound.  (My next guitar is the big early 50s Gibson jumbo-body that I was drooling over in the guitar store yesterday.  It's only $6000. [!]  I tried to sweet-talk the owner into thinking that it would be EXTREMELY cool and very good karma of him to sell it to me for less.  Say $400.  But he wasn't buying my charm that day.)

The xylophone doesn't have a brand name, but it was made in Belarus.  

I recorded on my computer using GoldWave (which is a free program).  I used the microphone that came with my computer.

I don't know what kind of equipment Mark used.  A very nice microphone, that's for sure.  He's pretty fancy, so I can safely say that his mixing program is WAY better than mine.  (He probably bought it.)  Um,  he uses a mac, so pro tools sounds familiar to me...  (Shit, is pro tools a video editing program?  I can't remember what's what.)

Pro tools is what many studios use these days, it can be very fancy and you can polish turds with it, but its also very fast and has lots and lots of lovely re-verb thingies on it.

You can polish turds with it?  Shit!  I gotta tell Mark - his Dad has a farm in Saskatchewan!!

Really nice work, everybody!! The tribute sounds and looks great!

Extra Special THanks to Wiggy and EC for their initiative!  I only wish I had the technology necessary to contribute - I could've done 'Hopefully' with my new Xmas Banjo.

Oh, well.  You'll all have to come over one day and we can have a big, messy jam session.

So you got your banjo? Awesome!

Can you play G yet?  ;)

QuoteYou'll all have to come over one day and we can have a big, messy jam session.

That sounds great. Unfortunately I have no musical talent so would there be room for a cheerleader of sorts?

how about drink service Dr.?

Booze certainly 8)    I would be ashamed to serve my coffee to any Americans  :-/

QuoteBooze certainly 8)    I would be ashamed to serve my coffee to any Americans  :-/

Nonsense, I'm sure your coffee is just fine!  Besides, our coffee is all homogenized, what with Starbucks and whatnot...I'm certain it would be great!  Bring it on!

Great job on the tribute album.  I love all the tracks.  I really love what O did with the layering and what EC did with the xylaphone very creative stuff.  Olwiggum, I love your voice very cool and unique, I imagine Jim will be very flattered.  Also the mastering of all the tracks was very well done.  Can someone tell me how to print a cd sized version of the cover art?  Thanks,

Brian  

Yo dawg! I just sent you a pm!

I am presently rocking out to O.

Thanks Sweatboard. I appreciate it. I still can't believe that I recorded something and let other people hear it. Most of the stuff that i try to sing on just sits around and never gets heard by anyone but me.
I may actually work up the nerve to write/record some stuff in the next few months.
I kind of want to record a few other covers just to work on the production side of things. I have a pretty basic set-up here at home, but I think the production on my tracks is OK. I also want to practice recording some banjo and mandolin stuff, so I have a few songs in mind to try them out on...

Oh, I am already thinking about which track I want to record for the next MMJ tribute CD.  :)

Ha ha, me, too.  Which one for you?

(I'm thinking Hopefully)  (today,anyhow.)

Well done guys and girls the albums great...E.C YOUR VOICE IS GREAT.i.love " I wanna celebrate with you".
 Like a few other people i never managed to get my track in on time and now the project is completed, regret that i did'nt. The studio in my Bro's house is now fully functional..so im definitely up for recording on the next one. I'll start recording during the next few months, so by the time Olwiggun posts again ..i'll have em in the bag. Im considering a track of the "Learning" album. My brother has a song in the pipeline and our band has one too. So thats three songs for a start.
Olwiggum sorry i never replied before..im a busy man.
Hopefully next week i'll have a less stressful job (interview) and that means plenty of more time on my hands to get the creative juices flowing.

Once again well done guys ;D

Hmmm... Count me in for a pianoballad version of 'One big holiday.'

 :) (<-- that's for writing pianoballad all in one word.  actually, that's just to everything.  I am enjoying today so far.  It even looks possibly sunny...)

Okay,  here's an idea to throw into the mix...  heh, I just realized that I made a pun.  You don't because I haven't got that far, yet...

What about combining efforts for songs?  This might be too crazy, I'm not sure.

But, let's say that olwiggum got this really great track, but realized he needed a little xylophone from belarus and female harmony in there...  Couldn't he send me the layers, I could add to them, and send them back to him for him to mix (<--that's the pun, ahhhhhh)?  (I'm also thinking that a little banjooobido might be nice in Hopefully, if you're up for it, 'wiggs!  OR, tundra!!  You got a banjo, too!)

See, I think that would be very cool.  But possibly difficult.  

hellacious, we could duet on Golden...

If anybody would like to try to mix it up with me, I would be into it.  :)  (p.s.  I wouldn't be using my good 'ol GoldWave freeware stuff - I'd get Mark to do it with his fancy, lovely, special, good-vibe gear.)

Word.

Smog,
That would be awesome if you guys get those songs recorded. Buddy is already working on another song as well.

EC, I like your idea. I actually thought about sending you an mp3 of "At Dawn" so that you could add some backing vocals, but I couldn't pick a spot where I thought backing vox would work. But I definitely love the idea.

Oh. As far as banjo work goes, I can't handle that much. I can only swing a handful of chords. So unless the song has G, C, D, or Em I can't handle it right now. :)
If we find a song that has some other chords, I could start learning them though...

Dude, that's awesome.  I'll just put it in D, and we can banjo it all up!

Wicked.

Gonna start working on it RIGHT NOW!

cool idea EC.

i'd be honored to do a Golden duet w/ you.
it'd be...golden.
(IF i could manage to sing that high)

of course, if you ever came to visit Jefferson's abode, we could just record it live  :)

Maybe IN Jefferson's abode...  "Recorded in the historic home of Thomas Jefferson (in the back hall where it's quiet and the servants used to walk up and down)"

 ;D

Gettin' excited again!!!

p.s.  You can sing that high.  I've heard your "baa baas"

if you only knew how hard it was to sing those 'ba baa baahs'...

Hey Guys and girls..If any of you wanna send me your vocals. I'll get the pro-tools out and add the beat etc. This is a wicked idea. Maybe i could do the same..this way none of us will know the end product until the album has been finalised. Good way of experimenting and alot of fun.
We can all be each others producers.

any one up for it?

Quoteif you only knew how hard it was to sing those 'ba baa baahs'...

I do know!  That's why they're so special. :)  I find 'em hard, and I'm a girl.

smoggio - I would be up for that!  You just want a vocal track and then you're gonna mess about with it?

E.c Thats the idea pick a song ..sing it acapella and send it on...let me know when its done.

i think im gonna do The Bear, They Ran or War Begun.mmmmmm

I wonder if I could go SUPER lo-fi and submit something via cassette?

(By the way, this wasn't an important post, but I noticed EC and I are tied for # of posts, and I wanted to take the lead - HA! Take that, Megan! ;D)

 :) That's probably because half my posts are superfluous!!
Here's an example:

[somebody else] "blah blah blah My Morning Jacket, gods that they are, blah blah blah"

[me] Dude, you're so right.

(heh)

Yeah, I can transfer tape onto my computer.  I think 'wiggum can, too.

p.s.  You're ONLY allowed to submit a tape if there will be banjo playing on it.  :)

I'm thinking about recording "The Bear" for the next CD too. I still can't decide though.

QuoteYou're ONLY allowed to submit a tape if there will be banjo playing on it.  :)

We'll see what happens, but you might change your mind once you hear me.

ok you music masters!
when are the rest of us gonna get to hear some of these works of art?  I'm really wantin' a copy when you finally finish.
 ;)

Quoteok you music masters!
when are the rest of us gonna get to hear some of these works of art?  I'm really wantin' a copy when you finally finish.
;)

Try this:
http://www.medusaproductions.ca/mmj/home.html

Click on the cover page and wait a few moments. It should come up with the menu (at least it did on mine - I've got mediaplayer).

If it doesn't work, get in touch with olwiggum or EC and they'll sort you out a CD.

You'll love it!

I want to apologise for not sending in my version of Alabama Come Clean. I know, I promised but it just didn't work out. For the next volume I promise to record Hopefully. I can't sing so I will hum the entire song. Hope that's good enough.

ps. Love what you all did!!!

Alright, so that makes 3 of us for 'Hopefully'!

Heh.  Yeah, I'm not gonna do it.  I figure I used up so much space on the last one, I'll take whatever scraps are leftover.  

(Because, whatever.  Their scraps might as well be turkey dinners. :))

EC, as far as I'm concerned, you can do an entire album.  Your voice sure beats mine all to hell.  

That said, I think I'll do an a cappella version of HonesT Man ;)

 ;D That is awesome.

Props to Megan Hamilton for a very good cover

You go!

QuoteProps to Megan Hamilton for a very good cover

You go!

Hey man!  Thanks!

(That's the lamp in my bedroom.  It's really lovely, and my landlord wanted to change it to some stupid new Home Hardware one when I moved in.  Idiot.)

dang, this is pretty good so far. Can i throw my hand in for somehtin on the next one? I wouldn't mind doin If All Else Fails or From Nashville to Kentucky for y'all.

That would be great. I'll start another thread when we're ready to go forward with it...

Have you people gotten any feedback from the band for this tribute album? What do they think of it? I don't feel like reading the whole thread just now...

And a different question; does anyone know what MMJ thinks of band doing covers in concerts? I'm not talking about an entire concert here, just the odd song.... I mean, it would just be good publicity over here in Norway where the general audience hasn't even heard of this great band! Well, depending on performance surely...

Of course I could send an email and simply ask...

We have heard very lovely, special, wonderful and lovely things from Patrick, Tommy and Jim.  (I guess we kept them private...  well I don't know why.  This thread is really long as it is.)

As far as I have known, the dudes answer their emails.  I don't know about Carl and Bo.  But only because we don't have email addresses for them.

:)

How is the current status with this album? Have you made one, and started making another one? Which songs are sung, and by who?

I'd love to contribute with a song in the future....

We haven't started volume 2 yet, so no songs have been "claimed". I'll start a new thread when we're ready to get it going...

QuoteWe have heard very lovely, special, wonderful and lovely things from Patrick, Tommy and Jim.  (I guess we kept them private...  well I don't know why.  This thread is really long as it is.)

As far as I have known, the dudes answer their emails.  I don't know about Carl and Bo.  But only because we don't have email addresses for them.

:)

I'm really glad they were positive about it. A bit sad you kept it private, to be honest. I felt us cheerleaders were almost as much a part of the project as the talented ones. Guess I was wrong. Never mind though, they liked it and that's important.

Oh shoot, no no no.  No it wasn't like that at all, and you're absolutely right.  When I get home tonight I will get those email messages, and I will post the lovely things that they said.

You're right, you're very right.   :)

Which songs were included on the first tribute-album? Is it possible to buy a copy from someone? Sounds exciting...

QuoteOh shoot, no no no.  No it wasn't like that at all, and you're absolutely right.  When I get home tonight I will get those email messages, and I will post the lovely things that they said.

You're right, you're very right.   :)

No, you don't have to post them if they were private emails. I'm just glad you did get some nice comments. I've been thinking about asking but didn't feel it was right, somehow. It was a fabulous tribute and I'm happy to know we ALL loved it  :D

QuoteWhich songs were included on the first tribute-album? Is it possible to buy a copy from someone? Sounds exciting...

You can go here: http://www.medusaproductions.ca/mmj/home.html

I think. Lemme double check that link and confirm.
That'll take you to the special place where you can download the songs. Please right click them and 'save as', as opposed to just listening to them from the site - it saves on bandwidth!

Oh, and doctorlady, it's totally cool. It was pretty damn fun for us to hear, and we should share the good vibe. :)

on edit: yep, that's the link.

Just gives me a picture of the cover that, i'm afraid.

QuoteJust gives me a picture of the cover that, i'm afraid.

Heh.  Yep.  Clearly I need a crash course in web design.

Give that cover a click ...

Oh, i figured it out. I'm a genius...

Can't wait to here the songs now.

Word.

Yes, the word is hear, I know..  ;D

Let me just say...everyone on this tribute album sounds awesome and you are all fucking talented!  I dig it all! 8)

Rock on guys!    ;D

Okay ye fans, here is the word(s):

From Patrick, who wrote first:

Quotei must give all of you props for seeing an idea through in any capacity, but on our behalf is just humbling.  we've been talking about it for days. we played it at practice the other day.

Quotethank you soooo much.  getting this cd makes doing this thing we do so meaningful.

From the TTT:

Quotethank you so much for your work on the tribute album.  i finally got a chance to listen the disc in the right setting – just chilling in the morning with some coffee.

Quotei'm still amazed that all you great folks took the time to put this work together.

From Jim:

Quotethank you soo much for the tribute cd and the artwork-it looks and sounds fabulous. we are so very honored that peeps liked our musik so much to do something like this. it is soooo flattering and makes us all feel very silky and smooth. please pass on our thanks to the people you know who contributed...its awesome.

 :)  Pretty nice, eh?

Quote
:)  Pretty nice, eh?

Very nice  :) Lovely to see. Thanks for sharing EC  :D

Quote

Very nice  :) Lovely to see. Thanks for sharing EC  :D

;D

I've been listening to the tracks some time now, and I must really say I like it. Don't like to pick favourites, but EC's Bermuda Highway and O's O Is The One That Is Real sticks out in my opinion.

When is the second "album" due? I'd really like to give The Bear a chance with my band. Would be a great way to try and stick a MMJ-cover into our set list...

It is so cool that you guys got a copy to Jim and obviously pleased him with your efforts--2 thumbs WAY up ;D

QuoteIt is so cool that you guys got a copy to Jim and obviously pleased him with your efforts--2 thumbs WAY up ;D

You know, I have to say that the boys get huge props for being so accesible to their fans, and even answering the NERDIEST emails you can imagine.  

Ooooooohhhhh the biggest love of all loves.  :)

You all did an amazing job on the tribute album. It's so awesome that a group of people with a great appreciation for music would come together to pay such a compliment to the band.

Ok, for some strange reason I'd never listened to these recordings before, it's great!

Not to descredit the rest, but I really like EC's songs.
What a lovely voice, especially your version of At Dawn, it's beautiful.

Nice work all of you!

  

hey guys, just starting coming to this site, read this entire thread and what a smashing effort you guys have made. All the songs are top drawer. I'd love to be involved in the second volume if it happens.

I'd like to contribute 'the way that he sings' or possibly 'steam engine' (a bit long maybes but id be up for it). If someone else desparately wants to do them I can change tho.

cheerS!

Yeah, we'll definitely do another one soon.
I'll start a new thread so it will be easier to keep up with everything.

I've arranged a version of 'How do you know?', slightly inspired by Cat Power's rendition of '(I can't get no) Satisfaction'. And I'm planning to totally fuck up 'One big holiday.' :)

QuoteI've arranged a version of 'How do you know?', slightly inspired by Cat Power's rendition of '(I can't get no) Satisfaction'. And I'm planning to totally fuck up 'One big holiday.' :)

Wow.  I'm getting excited.  'wiggum, it was around this time last year that you put the word out, wasn't it?  Maybe it's tiiiiiiiiiime?  

No idea what song I'd like to do.  Maybe an acoustic version of Cobra.  I'm not joking.  Live from the floor.  I'll just pick one of our versions of the lyrics.

And play it on xylophone.  ;)

(whoops, I'm ahead of myself - it was July.)

I'm still waiting one more song for the DBT tribute. Once that monster is wrapped, we may start it up over here again.

(I still need to pick a song too).

Yeah EC's - At Dawn does sound good!

QuoteYeah EC's - At Dawn does sound good!

Hey!  Thanks!  I think I'm gonna play it tonight, in fact.  (Live.  Not the cd.)  whoot!

Im in a band called the tressels out of philly.We love MMJ,and would definantly be interested in doing a song or two.Get back to me at mickeyreds at comcast.net

Just listened to the tribute record on the net. Nice job all you guys! ;)