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Title: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Nov 07, 2006, 12:37 PM
My top 5 picks:
1) I Think I'm Going To Hell
2) Strangulation
3) Run Thru
4) Anytime (is it my imagination or is this the 1st time Jim holds a Strat?)
5) Where To Begin--this one always gets to me because the soundtrack to Elizabethtown was the 1st cd I bought after getting home from my hospital/inpatient rehabilitation post motorcycle wreck.  I listened to the cd on all the trips back and forth to the rehab hospital for my outpatient PT and OT so it really burned an emotional hot spot in my brain.

How about youse people?  Whats on your top 5 from this majestic live release from America's greatest band?
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: realdeal on Nov 07, 2006, 01:59 PM
As far as the video version of these tracks, it's between Strangulation and I Think Im Going To Hell. These two songs on the DVD are absolutely amazing and they bring out so much emotion and energy. No two MMJ songs have ever done that to me. Doesn' even seem that they are a band at all, more like a force....it's hard to explain.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Jaimoe on Nov 07, 2006, 02:11 PM
Lay Low is my favourite. Go figure since I'm a big peachhead.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: cmccubbin@work on Nov 07, 2006, 03:00 PM
i'm gonna have to go with "Lowdown" and "O is the One that is Real"...they rock the shit out of those oldies but goodies!
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: primushead on Nov 07, 2006, 03:36 PM
I'll agree on "O".  They rock that one out so hard...

well, not as hard as run thru.  Run Thru would probably have to be my fav.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Ghosts_on_TV on Nov 07, 2006, 03:43 PM
It beats 4 U.
OBH
Run Thru
Mahgeetah
O
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Jellyfish on Nov 07, 2006, 04:18 PM
QuoteMy top 5 picks:
1) I Think I'm Going To Hell
2) Strangulation
3) Run Thru
4) Anytime (is it my imagination or is this the 1st time Jim holds a Strat?)
5) Where To Begin--this one always gets to me because the soundtrack to Elizabethtown was the 1st cd I bought after getting home from my hospital/inpatient rehabilitation post motorcycle wreck.  I listened to the cd on all the trips back and forth to the rehab hospital for my outpatient PT and OT so it really burned an emotional hot spot in my brain.

How about youse people?  Whats on your top 5 from this majestic live release from America's greatest band?

Your list would be identical to mine with the exception of #4,I would replace with Dondante.
Where to begin is a great song and it's kinda jumped out at me from different directions here lately,with events in my life.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Nov 07, 2006, 04:24 PM
Yeah there is a very "any life" quality to Where to Begin isn't there...fall down, get back up, fall down, get backup.  Thanks for putting a more definitive point on that Jellyfish.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 07, 2006, 05:28 PM
I agree with what everyone has said so far but I'll go ahead and add "Lowdown" I think it's an amazing performance of that song.  The guitar tone at the begening is face melting goodness, and then he rides the feedback to the perfect point.  R.O.C.K!!!!!!!!!!!

5. At Dawn
4. O is the one
3. Steam Engine
2. I Think I'm Going To Hell
1. Strangulation
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: aMD on Nov 07, 2006, 05:30 PM
OBH
Run Thru
Magheeta
Golden
Strangulation
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: brkndwnbus on Nov 07, 2006, 05:45 PM
1) Strangulation!
2) Where to Begin
3) Lowdown
4) One Big Holiday
5) Lay Low
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Nov 07, 2006, 06:23 PM
So, I still want to know if anybody here has seen Jim use a Strat prior to seeing "Anytime" on this DVD....
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 07, 2006, 06:41 PM
QuoteSo, I still want to know if anybody here has seen Jim use a Strat prior to seeing "Anytime" on this DVD....

I don't think I've ever seen one before the Z tour, it's a twelve string to right?
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Nov 07, 2006, 06:49 PM
nah, the 12-string is used on What A Wonderful Man, and also Itno the Woods (though not on the dvd).

The strat has been used a bit throughout their career. He'd used it on Lay Low during the 2005 summer jaunt. I remember him playing strat on Lay Low at Bonnaroo '05, and I've definitley seen him use it since. Normally on Anytime, since he's started doing the beginning of Lay Low guitar-less.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Nov 07, 2006, 06:50 PM
haven't seen acoustic chorale yet and have the cd and dvd but here are my choices for just whats on the Okonokos dvd:
1.Run Thru-The drumstick signals kick ass
2.Off The Record-Mainly for the outtro
3.Steam Engine-Kick ass drum solo
4.OBH-For obvious reasons
5.Lay Low-Love this song and love Jim's movements before he gets his guitar
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Loaded_Question on Nov 07, 2006, 07:53 PM
QuoteMy top 5 picks:
1) I Think I'm Going To Hell

I love this song. The TN Fire version is so much different (not in a bad way) than the Okonokos. After listening to the live version, I had to take more listens to the studio version and I have really warmed up to it (get it? warm...hell). I was dissapointed to find it scratched from thre DVD.  Also, Lay Low is incredible.  I was suprised to see these two songs not mentioned on any lists yet as they were incredible: I will sing you songs and Wordless Chorus.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Ghosts_on_TV on Nov 07, 2006, 08:49 PM
So far, I'm the only one for It Beats 4 U??? C'mon!!! It's fucking fantastic!
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: BH on Nov 07, 2006, 08:57 PM
QuoteSo far, I'm the only one for It Beats 4 U??? C'mon!!! It's fucking fantastic!

You know I'm on board with that Ghosts!

As of 7:56 pm on Nov. 7th 2006:

It Beats 4U
Dondante
Steam Engine
Strangulation
WAWM

The Attack comes in a close 6th. :o
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: megisnotreal on Nov 07, 2006, 09:02 PM
Strangulation
Steam Engine
Golden
One Big Holiday
Law Low
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: aMD on Nov 07, 2006, 09:25 PM
oh shit.  i forgot about Steam engine.  there all good.  i'm still not into it beats 4 u.  I like it better when jim does it solo
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: EAZYE on Nov 07, 2006, 10:21 PM
5. Lowdown
4. Dondante
3. OBH
2. Hell
1. Strangulation

I love them all but that would be my top 5
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: ultravisitor on Nov 07, 2006, 10:23 PM
It Beats 4 U
Lowdown
The Way That He Sings
Dondante
Steam Engine
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: EAZYE on Nov 07, 2006, 10:47 PM
son of a, i forgot about run thru :-/
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: sonicsprawl on Nov 08, 2006, 11:43 AM
In no particular order:

Wordless Chorus
Anytime
One Big Holiday
O Is The One....
Steam Engine
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Yatz on Nov 08, 2006, 04:32 PM
Where are Strangulation and I Think I'm Going To Hell coming from.  I saw the movie in Louisville but haven't bought the DVD yet.  I have been told by friends who did buy it that it has more songs than what they showed in theaters, but not these two.  Are these from something else?  Are my friends idiots?  Please enlighten me.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Loaded_Question on Nov 08, 2006, 05:29 PM
Where's the love for "I will sing you songs??!!"
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: BH on Nov 08, 2006, 05:34 PM
QuoteWhere are Strangulation and I Think I'm Going To Hell coming from.  I saw the movie in Louisville but haven't bought the DVD yet.  I have been told by friends who did buy it that it has more songs than what they showed in theaters, but not these two.  Are these from something else?  Are my friends idiots?  Please enlighten me.

Acoustic Chorale bonus DVD ep...

http://www.mymorningjacket.com/cgi-local/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=themusic;action=display;num=1160609448
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Coltrane on Nov 08, 2006, 06:31 PM
1. Strangulation (made me weep....seriously)
2. Steam Engine (Bo and Patrick on the outro!!)
3. Hell (ridiculous, really)
4. Run Thru (my face melted off,.....twice)
5. Dondante (simply beautiful)



oh...and The Attack is quite simply the greatest scene in the history of motion pictures. period. i laughed, i gasped, i cried (because the dvd was over).
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Jernigan on Nov 08, 2006, 07:33 PM
Well I have to say that I just got thru watching the "Acoustic Chorale" dvd.......and Strangulation blew me away......as did "Where to Begin".....so add my original 5 of:

I will sing...
Lay Low
Run Thru
Steam
And a tie between Lowdown & Dondante..........

Which essentially leaves me with a total of 7-8 tunes, therefore I'm totally over-contributing to this thread.

Sorry guy's....too many!!!!

Cheers,
-MJ
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: ChiefOKONO on Nov 08, 2006, 07:39 PM
this is really hard but i'll give it a shot..

steam engine
dondante
run thru
O the one that is real
i will sing you songs
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: megisnotreal on Nov 08, 2006, 08:32 PM
Shit. I forgot about this:

(http://www.tahoma.wednet.edu/SubSite/Tms/tmsweb/shars_site/images/bear_angry.jpg)
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: JacketGal on Nov 09, 2006, 11:52 AM
QuoteWhere's the love for "I will sing you songs??!!"
Hands down my fave of the bunch. I cry when I hear this one....it just comes pouring out.

OBH kicks so much arse. The band sounds sooo sooo soo good.
Xmas Curtain
Steam Engine
It Beats 4U

All of it is amazing....
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Angry Ewok on Nov 09, 2006, 12:12 PM
According to my playcount...

Runner up... Steam Engine (26)

5. One Big Holiday (27)
4. Gideon (28)
3. Where to Begin (30)
2. I Think I'm Going To Hell (31)
1. Strangulation (38)

Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Nov 09, 2006, 06:41 PM
QuoteWhere are Strangulation and I Think I'm Going To Hell coming from.  I saw the movie in Louisville but haven't bought the DVD yet.  I have been told by friends who did buy it that it has more songs than what they showed in theaters, but not these two.  Are these from something else?  Are my friends idiots?  Please enlighten me.
They're also on the 2 cd set...
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: dragonboy on Nov 09, 2006, 06:46 PM
I simply can't do this  :)
I've tried & deleted, tried again & deleted...
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Nov 09, 2006, 06:48 PM
EDIT--Strangulation is NOT on the CD (Sorry :-[)
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Angry Ewok on Nov 09, 2006, 07:02 PM
It should be.
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: pearlsjam79 on Nov 09, 2006, 07:03 PM
1-Steam Engine
2- O
3- X-Mas
4- Run thru
5- The way he sings
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: ali on Nov 13, 2006, 04:24 PM
1. dondante
2. o is the one that is real
3. i will sing you songs
4. xmas curtain
5. golden
Title: Re: OKONOKOS Top 5
Post by: Willard1979 on Nov 15, 2006, 11:50 PM
This is really tough!  The whole thing is UnbeF'nlievable!!

5.Steam Engine
4.Lowdown
3.It Beats 4 U
2.I Will Sing You Songs
1.One Big Holiday

This concert just kicks an ungodly amount of Ass!! I LOVE it  ;D ;D