My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket => The Music => Topic started by: Tony Two Tone on Jun 29, 2008, 06:12 PM

Title: Phone Went West!
Post by: Tony Two Tone on Jun 29, 2008, 06:12 PM
Holy crap, I don't know how I looked over this song!

Just listened to this for the first time yesterday and it brought tears to my eyes!

Now I can't stop listening to it!
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: DavidCrosby on Jun 29, 2008, 09:49 PM
...a newbie I brought with me to RCMH fell in love with that song when they played it and has since not stopped playing it........
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: Clarkwork on Jun 30, 2008, 09:40 AM
I always loved the way they ended this song live.  Do the still end it that way?  I haven't really heard it live in a while.  It is where Jim just starts playing by himself then the band builds back up with him.  One of my favorite MMJ songs live.
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: Salacious D on Jul 01, 2008, 02:35 PM
I feel in love with it at Bonnaroo and have listened to it at *least* once a day since then. . .

As far as how they're playing it live now, all I can really tell you is that it's quite a bit faster live than it is on the album. I guess that's why I never paid too much attention to it before. . .
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: Dodobird on Jul 01, 2008, 04:53 PM
I feel the same way. I totally overlooked this song. When I heard them play it at RCMH it blew me away. It is such a powerful ballad. I had never heard it live before Radio City. It is completely different from the studio version.

Clarkwork:  Yes to your question. Jim ends the song by singing alone and the band builds back up behind him again.
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: SMc55 on Jul 01, 2008, 06:35 PM
I love it!
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: BH on Jul 01, 2008, 08:11 PM
Check out this version if you havn't already.  Now that is the way to finish a song! :o

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8G7GuBmymaE
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: mjkoehler on Jul 01, 2008, 08:26 PM
Uhh, yeah how did you look over this song. I made a mix of Jacket songs for a female friend of mine (my old running/workout partner ya pervs) who was getting divorced. This song made her cry for over an hour. She just looked at me and said everything was going to be ok.
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: Honest Man on Jul 01, 2008, 10:25 PM
This is the song that made me a fan. I must say the first time I heard it was the most energetic. They all had the long hair bashing and I remember Johnny Quaid Flailing the guitar all over the stage.

Fucking epic.
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: Clarkwork on Jul 02, 2008, 09:22 AM
QuoteCheck out this version if you havn't already.  Now that is the way to finish a song! :o

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8G7GuBmymaE

YES!!! my favorite live version of the song.  I love when Jim is just playing the flying V at the end by himself.  Terrific.  This has been off of youtube for a while, glad to see it is back up.  I wonder if this crowd realized how great this was as they were watching it.  
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: aslongasukeepa on Jul 02, 2008, 10:13 AM
great ass song. its a good almost recap of the at dawn album before strangulation finishes it off. the version from bonnaroo 04 is really tight too.
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: C-Bear on Jul 03, 2008, 11:09 AM
 I always felt like this was Johnny Q's masterpiece.
He always rocked it at the end!! playing the guitar in the air- classic MMJ.
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: jordan on Jul 03, 2008, 05:37 PM
This is my favorite song of theirs.  I loved it in the Bonnaroo rain this year.  The best live version of this that I've heard I found on emusic Live at the 9:30 club 8/16/2002.  
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: Clarkwork on Jul 04, 2008, 11:56 AM
QuoteThis is my favorite song of theirs.  I loved it in the Bonnaroo rain this year.  The best live version of this that I've heard I found on emusic Live at the 9:30 club 8/16/2002.  

This is a great version and I love the way the ended it back then.  This set also has a great version of Heartbreakin Man.  If you don't have it go and get it from emusic.
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: TheBigChicken on Jul 04, 2008, 11:59 AM
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QuoteCheck out this version if you havn't already.  Now that is the way to finish a song! :o

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8G7GuBmymaE

YES!!! my favorite live version of the song.  I love when Jim is just playing the flying V at the end by himself.  Terrific.  This has been off of youtube for a while, glad to see it is back up.  I wonder if this crowd realized how great this was as they were watching it.  
GGGGGGGGOOSEBUMPS
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: TheDude on Jul 04, 2008, 11:59 AM
to me the Bonnaroo '04 version is the best of all time, just sooo epic!!!
Title: Re: Phone Went West!
Post by: DaFunkyPrecedent on Jul 04, 2008, 04:33 PM
headliners 03 - 12 min of bliss