I think I have Jacketitis. Every since I was introduced to MMJ (only 6 months ago) I have forgotten about all my other music. This has never happened to me, and I consider my music taste to be very rich and eclectic. If you look at my CD collection you'll find many different genres (I like them all). But ever since my ears heard the voice of JJ and the power of the boys, I can't stop listening to them. Is this something to worried about, or is this the norm for MMJ fans? :-/
It is normal and does not go away. I still have it 5 or 6 years later after I first discovered them. The feeling it is wonderful, I hope they never turn it off...
I read this title "Jacket-titties" and thought it was some sort of ballsy appreciation thread for all of the hot chicks that like the Jacket.
;D
I was introduced to the band in late 2001 (I remember because it was my first semester of college), and no, it never goes away. If anything, as the catalog has grown its gotten worse. There is always at the very least 2 MMJ cd's in my car and home disc changer.
QuoteI read this title "Jacket-titties" and thought it was some sort of ballsy appreciation thread for all of the hot chicks that like the Jacket.
;D
You said balls. ;)
I was introduced to them with Z, and since then it has never stopped, although there will be varying degrees of how "sick" as well as "contagious" you will be through out the years. Since EU leaked, I have almost completely stopped listening to everything except mmj.
Sorry man, once you get hooked on MMJ, its over. they are auditory crack. I started listening in 2001, and it has progressively gotten worse. they are always in the car, and i always feel like the next time i hear them, i may need a break. but then i listen, and i end up finding something new. with the EU coming out, it will get worse. i like to think i have good music taste, and always look for more stuff to listen to. i always come back to the jacket.
Ever since a friend played Okonokos for me I've been hooked.. they get at least half of my listening time still. I was listening to EU this morning and got chills thinking about how sick the Radio city show is going to be!!! :D
It's not as bad as alcoholism (because people don't get hurt and you won't die from it) but Jacketitis is a serious disease that won't go away and affects the people around you. If they don't know what you're talking about, or they "get it" but not quite like you do, then they start to be mad at you and accuse you of not loving them as much as "that GD band." They might tell you that you need serious help, and that you should see someone...join a group. That's where we come in.
My name is Toby...and I am a Jacket-holic.
I was really bad for my first 6 months of discovering the band. I mean, all I did was listen to The Jacket. All I did was make Jacket mixes. All I did was talk about The Jacket (especially when I was drunk).
Now - I just love them more than anything...and while I listen to them more than any other band, I have gotten back into listening to other bands. But those first 6 months were intense and kinda scary.
hi toby.
i have a bad habit of talking about them to death when i am drunk. my fiance gets tired of me talking about them, as do most of my friends. at least the ones that arent afflicted yet. all my mixes involve them alot, and i push them on other people like crack.
QuoteI was really bad for my first 6 months of discovering the band. I mean, all I did was listen to The Jacket. All I did was make Jacket mixes. All I did was talk about The Jacket (especially when I was drunk).
Now - I just love them more than anything...and while I listen to them more than any other band, I have gotten back into listening to other bands. But those first 6 months were intense and kinda scary.
ditto....don't know if I listen to them more than any other band....but for a while I thought my better half was gonna make me leave :D Still haven't listened to EU....better start packing :-/ ;D
hi Toby
Hi Toby...
My name is Ben...and I am a Jacket-holic as well...welcome to the group.
Great to know there are others out there. It's nice we're able to have "group meetings" (Jacket shows) every few months!
I do know the feeling and I guess that is why I tear up on the first song of their shows..now matter what it is. Such a relief to hear the music in person then via these speakers or headphones.
:'(
Hi Toby
My name is Jamie Sommers (not the porn star guys that is spelled with a "u" so no jokes please... ;)) and I am a Jacket-holic at the moment.
QuoteHi Toby
My name is Jamie Sommers (not the porn star guys that is spelled with a "u" so no jokes please... ;)) and I am a Jacket-holic at the moment.
...WITH BIONIC TOES!
My Jacketitis is more periodic than chronic.
When I first started indulging in the Jacket, it was all fun and games. I had to indulge daily - sometimes in the morning, maybe a nice afternoon after a rough morning, or my favorite nightly good times with the Jacket. I thought at first it was by choice, but little did I know the Jacket was taking me over and I could not help but continue to partake. It now keeps my up late at night, sometimes causes me to not show up to work, and other times makes me say 'fuck that' to doing something that I should probably be doing instead because feeding that monster that is my Jacket addiction just feels too good
I feel this bout of Jacketitis will last for about 4 months until it can finally be relieved by Dr. Jim James in Chicago. My appointment is October 10th, hopefully I dont have to reschedule
Hi, allmanjacket.
Hi, Tracy.
Hi, Ben.
Hi, Broski...welcome to the board.
Hi, Jamie. ;)
Hi, Everyone...thanks for having me.
QuoteI read this title "Jacket-titties" and thought it was some sort of ballsy appreciation thread for all of the hot chicks that like the Jacket.
;D
Should we start one of those?
i tend to wear music out. i hate it, but i do it.
For the past two years i havent gotten sick of MMJ music and it blows my mind.i think it is impossible to wear out "Z". it is all i listen to in my car. I used to be utterly obsessed with Wilco and i TOTALLY got sick of them.
I almost got a tattoo of the bear catching bats image from one of their tour posters on my back (still trying to plan for that); I'm afraid i have this affliction as well.
And when I say "I'm afraid" i mean i am very lucky to be alive to experience this band from their humble beginnings until now. It's been quite a ride and it's just starting which is even more exciting. They make me feel young. They really made me believe in rock n' roll music again and brought mystery, fun and conviction into music in a time in my life when I needed it most.
I have Jacketitis as well. I have to make myself not brag about how great this band is. I will put all their albums/b-sides/live shows on a playlist and just listen to them all weekend.
I am afflicted as well, and love it! My wife tells me I should really call the band and ask for a PR job because I'm talking about them so much, buzzed or not. Any bro, friend, relative I haven't seen in a while I try to turn them on to the Jacket (it's worked on a few but I need to up my success rate).
I haven't posted on here much, but have read thru most of the posts on here over the last 8-10 months and I have to say it's a pretty cool community. Aside from the newbie problems recently (I know- I'm a newbie myself, but not a troublemaking one at all, just someone who loves the music), most on here all seem to enjoy the commonalities of what MMJ does to us all. I have to say I haven't had a band reach/touch me like this in quite a long time. Looking forward to Waterfront Park in August and hopefully Detroit too. Hope to see some of you all somewhere down the line!
Quotei tend to wear music out. i hate it, but i do it.
For the past two years i havent gotten sick of MMJ music and it blows my mind.i think it is impossible to wear out "Z". it is all i listen to in my car. I used to be utterly obsessed with Wilco and i TOTALLY got sick of them.
Blasphamy...........How could anyone get sick of The Tweed Dog and boys?.......I love them #1 in my music world play them daily and could never get sick of them....I could never get sick of MMJ either.......they are two in the same in my book.......
I think my Jacketitis has gotten worse...ever since EU came out I can't stop listening to it. I have been playing it over and over. I'm not doing my work, and I feel consumed all day...
I am afflicted as well. I have a huge and diverse CD collection, but some bands I always come back too and MMJ is certainly one of them. I have been listening to them almost constantly since Evil Urges was released and I never get tired of them. They're just an awesome band.
I consider myself more of a Jacket slave or zombie--I hear their music and my mind shuts down as my body is earnestly drawn to the sound and I attempt to climb into the speaker and meld with the vibrations therein.
Note to Riny--we need a zombie smiley...
you know it's bad when you start using their songs for usernames and passwords.
You need...
(http://thermalexhaustport.com/images/intervention.jpg)
QuoteI read this title "Jacket-titties" and thought it was some sort of ballsy appreciation thread for all of the hot chicks that like the Jacket.
Haha, I actually misread it the same way.
The Jacketitis is normal. you can rest easy.
HI there,
I am lisa your humble Love Dawg, I heard them in 2004 and starting swimming in the pool of music. I needed everything. I have 2 EU and At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos Package in my car right now .... I cannot stop!!!!!
I was in San Francisco for the DVD filming, ( you can see me during run thru ) and Berkley where I met Vespachick and lit up a lighter and held it up high and everybondy loved it.
And the acoustic set at the SF Palace of fine arts with Carl and Jim in a three piece suit.
I quiver each time I think of the three night run on New Years eve at the Fillmore and meeting ms_yvon in the front row standing next to the stage.
I feel like you are my family and we are the Jacket nation.
I vote for a sexiest Librarian contest.!!
Jacket Girls unite!! There are lots of hot chicks that like the Jacket.
Jacketitis:
The process of forsaking all other music in the name of only listening to My Morning Jacket.
Known symptoms: Random thrusting in people's faces.
once i went to my parents for dinner and they were watching austin city limits on tape. my nephew who was around 2 at the time was also there. he couldn't take his eyes off the screen. he watched more intently than some baby einstein junk. srsly. he's got the fever for the flavor of a crowd pleaser.
BUMP--c'mon people testify on how bad you got it!
I'm new to the board, but ever since I first heard MMJ, like 6 months ago, I can't stop listening to them. I only have Z, The Tennessee Fire, and Okonokos but that's pretty much all I listen to. Jacket-itis is great. I hope it never stops.
QuoteI'm new to the board, but ever since I first heard MMJ, like 6 months ago, I can't stop listening to them. I only have Z, The Tennessee Fire, and Okonokos but that's pretty much all I listen to. Jacket-itis is great. I hope it never stops.
I don't think it will ever stop, well not for me anyway. This band is too addictive. I'm constantly listening to them.
Phew..I'm glad its not just me that has the problem! .I was getting a bit worried that I was becoming obsessed with the band. I have only been into them for a short while but just cant seem to get enough of them. Seeing them live several times over the past few weeks hasn't helped, its just made the addiction worse!. I have a large cd collection but I haven't played anything by anyone else at all lately, nothing else seems to do it for me in the same way and being new to the band I keep finding more tracks that I really love. I have tried to beat the addition and force myself to listen to something else, but as my Last.fm page shows, its just not working!
Just this morning the CD player in my car said "Dude, Steam Engine again?!!?...you need some help"
Yeah. Deal with it. You're one of us...one of us...one of us... :D
QuoteYeah. Deal with it. You're one of us...one of us...one of us... :D
Ah, this feels like home ;)
I'M STARTING TO FLIP OUT...I NEED MORE MMJ. I'M READY FOR THE NEXT RELEASE. I NEED A LIVE FIX NOW...I CAN'T LAST UNTIL BOSTON. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE THAT I WAS EXCITED FOR SUMMER TO END...NOW I KNOW HOW A CRACK HEAD FEELS.
I developed Jacketitis about a year ago. Somehow I didn't catch it right away from It Still Moves back when I got it in '06. But then last summer, I picked up The Tennessee Fire, At Dawn & Z and I was full blown. Still infected and it's gotten worse. And I'm sitting here at work listening to Evil Urges and wondering how it's possible that every song on it is extremely catchy. Jim is a madman. I blame him for this. Thanks, Jim. Seriously, thank you.
I totally have Jacektitis... I have had it for about 2 years now but it has really gotten out of control since the Radio City show. I have never been into a band this hard before. All I want to do is listen to MMJ and turn other people onto them. I almost feel like I am an apostle for MMJ, LOL. I bartend on the weekends and the Jukebox has a tone of MMJ. Most of it you have to download, which costs extra but I don't give a shit. I'll play a bunch of jacket tunes and blast it real loud on a Friday night (we have a tight sound system). I like to sit back for a bit and watch how people react. I usually play songs off of OKONOKOS. I feel their live sound is the best way to turn people onto them. I usually play Off the Record, One Big Holiday and Run Thru to start. Then I'll start up a conversation with people at the bar and ask if they have ever heard of MMJ. Most people haven't, so I highly recommend them to pick up OKONOKOS and to go see them live. I feel that this the best place to start. What do you think? So far I think I have converted a few, but I don't think they have Jacketitis yet.
By the way, I have recently found another band that I have become addicted to besides MMJ. Fleet Foxes are amazing! Do yourself a favor and pick up their self entitled album. They also have an EP, "Sun Giant ". Both are excellent. I just found them about 2 weeks ago and it has been refreshing to listen to some good new music. However, I still need my daily fix of MMJ.
ive had jacketitis since bonnaroo 04 dvd where they rocked out on one big holiday...this beautiful sickness doesnt go away
i had mild symptoms during bonnaroo 05' but the actual disease itself wasn't full blown until Roseland Ballroom 06'=the NYE announcement has just caused another downward spiral that i can't be responsible for... the verve message board i've neglected tried to do an intervention to get me back but we'll see....i told jeff van gundy and crew i need to do it in my time (inside joke for those of you who watching 'intervention')
I'm a Jacket-oholic...I just can't live without Jacket-ohol.
I'm in the thick of Jacketitis right now. One symptom is that nearly all the "other" music that I listen to is from artists that the Jacket has covered or toured with.
It's starting to get bad...and NYE is still over six weeks away. My hours of listening to MMJ has increased, which I didn't think was possible. I'm starting to show bumps on my ears...I'm worried I might not last
QuoteIt's starting to get bad...and NYE is still over six weeks away. My hours of listening to MMJ has increased, which I didn't think was possible. I'm starting to show bumps on my ears...I'm worried I might not last
It's bad when you're trying to catch an archive.org in the middle of "work" or "schoolwork". Priorities Schmiorities.
Was introduced to them by a friend about 3 years ago, I quickly owned as much of these guys as I could find, then soon forgot there was other music.
My name is jeff, i'm a jacket-addict
I am relatively new to the jacket- the obsession came on strong this past june... it has yet to let go, and i never want it to. I listen to them in the car, at home, working out, sleeping, and showering. I try to get everyone I know into them. I saw them at RCMH, Philly, and eventually on NYE. I'm having a hard time waiting... my mind continually gets blown. Every time i think I know their music, I stumble upon a new song and my obsession deepens...
my name is Mike and I am proud to have Jacketitis
Seems like the only cure is a live show, but then you have to deal with the serious withdrawals afterwards...
It's comforting to know this is a real condition. I was starting to worry.
QuoteSeems like the only cure is a live show, but then you have to deal with the serious withdrawals afterwards...
It's comforting to know this is a real condition. I was starting to worry.
The full obsession/consuming of my music listening started only this year and I'm yet to see them live. NYE will be my first time. (Tee Hee.)
The excitement is so intense that I thought of the possible withdrawal and am even more worried knowing that it actually happens. Yikes.
:-[
My name is Ky and I'm a Jacket junkie.
Quote
Note to Riny--we need a zombie smiley...
Yes, Baxter, we do!!
QuoteIt's not as bad as alcoholism (because people don't get hurt and you won't die from it) but Jacketitis is a serious disease that won't go away and affects the people around you. If they don't know what you're talking about, or they "get it" but not quite like you do, then they start to be mad at you and accuse you of not loving them as much as "that GD band." They might tell you that you need serious help, and that you should see someone...join a group. That's where we come in.
My name is Toby...and I am a Jacket-holic.
Because of this guy, I am now a Jacket-holic as well. I listen to the Jacket all the time. If I try to listen to something else, I go right back in about 30 minutes. Thanks alot Toby.
QuoteQuoteIt's starting to get bad...and NYE is still over six weeks away. My hours of listening to MMJ has increased, which I didn't think was possible. I'm starting to show bumps on my ears...I'm worried I might not last
It's bad when you're trying to catch an archive.org in the middle of "work" or "schoolwork". Priorities Schmiorities.
That's totally funny. I leisten to archive at work all the time. I am goingg back listening to the really old stuff trying to find snippets of things said. IT is wonderful to listen to all the radio interviews. I feel like it gives me a new fix that I crave for more.
Came down with Jacket-itis after seeing them at Lolla in 2007.
Since then I listened to "Z" and "It Still Moves", until "Evil Urge" dropped on June 10.
Got "Okonokos" for Father's Day.
Saw MMJ's Homecomig Celebration by the Ohio River in Derby-town in August.
Downloaded it two days later.
Except for a little of the new Kings of Leon, I have listened to MMJ daily for over a year now.
2008 has truly been the "Year of the Jacket" for me. Hope Jim James feels better fast and they close it out right on NYE in NYC.
QuoteI consider myself more of a Jacket slave or zombie--I hear their music and my mind shuts down as my body is earnestly drawn to the sound and I attempt to climb into the speaker and meld with the vibrations therein.
Note to Riny--we need a zombie smiley...
+1. Kind of like when you take a cat by the scruff of the neck and it goes limp.
Jacketitis strikes at any moment. I'll think I'm cured and then put iTunes on party shuffle. A song like "It Makes No Difference" (happened yesterday! :)) will come on and suddenly I'm at the computer picking the next Jacket tune...
yeah it never really goes away... my brother and dad i think wanna hit every time i bring them up or watch the okonokkos dvd! >:(
QuoteCame down with Jacket-itis after seeing them at Lolla in 2007.
Since then I listened to "Z" and "It Still Moves", until "Evil Urge" dropped on June 10.
Got "Okonokos" for Father's Day.
Saw MMJ's Homecomig Celebration by the Ohio River in Derby-town in August.
Downloaded it two days later.
[highlight]Except for a little of the[/highlight] new [highlight]Kings of Leon[/highlight], I have listened to MMJ daily for over a year now.
2008 has truly been the "Year of the Jacket" for me. Hope Jim James feels better fast and they close it out right on NYE in NYC.
Welcome, Derby. You sound a lot like me.
My jacketitis is killing me...I was handling it fine before, but now that I have tickets to go see the boys it's worse than ever. Before, when I wasn't sure when I would see MMJ or Yim Yames I was fine; it was manageable. Now that I know the dates of the shows I'm going to...it has flared-up. It's bad...I can't stop the itch... :D
I feel ya! Mine has subsided a little since Sasquatch because I don't have plans to go to any shows in at least the next couple months.
THIS IS PURE GOLD FORUM THREAD. I'm glad it's been resuscitittied I mean resuscititus I mean you know
Beautiful
I'll be quoting and peeing myself laughing all night now(in no particular order), who needs sleep? The metal plate in my head should function just fine on a few hours of Z
I mean Z's. :D
QuoteBy the way, I have recently found another band that I have become addicted to besides MMJ. Fleet Foxes are amazing! Do yourself a favor and pick up their self entitled album. They also have an EP, "Sun Giant ". Both are excellent. I just found them about 2 weeks ago and it has been refreshing to listen to some good new music. However, I still need my daily fix of MMJ.
I did not find these gents until February '09, but also immediately fell in and had them on repeat for the better part of a year... the only reason they're not still en motion is that they haven't put anything new out in awhile (which I totally get.... in due time, in due time...) But Robin Pecknold's voice is golden for sure, and their harmonies take me places... [size=9]The fact that many of their songs are nature-esque only make the condition worse for me....as does their correlation to David the Gnome on their myspace[/size]
I should add, being in the Jacketitis thread, that I found out about them via Pandora, when I was listening to an MMJ station I'd made. :P
QuoteQuoteI consider myself more of a Jacket slave or zombie--I hear their music and my mind shuts down as my body is earnestly drawn to the sound and I attempt to climb into the speaker and meld with the vibrations therein.
Note to Riny--we need a zombie smiley...
+1. [highlight]Kind of like when you take a cat by the scruff of the neck and it goes limp.
[/highlight]
Jacketitis strikes at any moment. [highlight]I'll think I'm cured and then put iTunes on party shuffle[/highlight]. A song like "It Makes No Difference" (happened yesterday! :)) will come on and suddenly I'm at the computer picking the next Jacket tune...
I know I'm responding to msgs that are aged 2 years here, but this thread just has me goin.... Love the cat analogy and sharing the same symptom of 'almost cured' hahah not so fast! We've got a fever...and the only cure is
More Jacketbell
I'm starting to itch pretty bad...T5 can't come soon enough...
I'm surprised there's ZERO Monsters of Folk talk here. Is anyone going? I remember when I saw them last time, the show cured my Jacketitis surprisingly well for a few months.
QuoteI'm surprised there's ZERO Monsters of Folk talk here. Is anyone going? I remember when I saw them last time, the show cured my Jacketitis surprisingly well for a few months.
I've been wondering the same thing. Folks in Texas unhappy with no MMJ shows in the spring or summer should be flocking to the ACL show.
QuoteI'm starting to itch pretty bad...T5 can't come soon enough...
you catchin my ringworm?
that ship sailed a while ago, it's almost gone. ;)
QuoteQuoteBy the way, I have recently found another band that I have become addicted to besides MMJ. Fleet Foxes are amazing! Do yourself a favor and pick up their self entitled album. They also have an EP, "Sun Giant ". Both are excellent. I just found them about 2 weeks ago and it has been refreshing to listen to some good new music. However, I still need my daily fix of MMJ.
I did not find these gents until February '09, but also immediately fell in and had them on repeat for the better part of a year... the only reason they're not still en motion is that they haven't put anything new out in awhile (which I totally get.... in due time, in due time...) But Robin Pecknold's voice is golden for sure, and their harmonies take me places... [size=9]The fact that many of their songs are nature-esque only make the condition worse for me....as does their correlation to David the Gnome on their myspace[/size]
I should add, being in the Jacketitis thread, that I found out about them via Pandora, when I was listening to an MMJ station I'd made. :P
QuoteQuoteI consider myself more of a Jacket slave or zombie--I hear their music and my mind shuts down as my body is earnestly drawn to the sound and I attempt to climb into the speaker and meld with the vibrations therein.
Note to Riny--we need a zombie smiley...
+1. [highlight]Kind of like when you take a cat by the scruff of the neck and it goes limp.
[/highlight]
Jacketitis strikes at any moment. [highlight]I'll think I'm cured and then put iTunes on party shuffle[/highlight]. A song like "It Makes No Difference" (happened yesterday! :)) will come on and suddenly I'm at the computer picking the next Jacket tune...
I know I'm responding to msgs that are aged 2 years here, but this thread just has me goin.... Love the cat analogy and sharing the same symptom of 'almost cured' hahah not so fast! We've got a fever...and the only cure is More Jacketbell
Just finished listening to the Fleet Foxes album. They should be ashamed of themselves. Some, make that most, of the songs are clever clones of MMJ. Sure the songs are original, not covers, but you could play this to some people and easily convince them it is MMJ. It is one thing to be influenced, but this is not influence, it is imitation.
QuoteQuoteI'm starting to itch pretty bad...T5 can't come soon enough...
you catchin my ringworm?
that ship sailed a while ago, it's almost gone. ;)
That's great PL...now we can hang without protection...
...my wife will attest that there is no cure. My symptoms include hours on youtube, repeated plays of the okonokos dvd, constsnt lobbying of newbies to attend shows or really listen to their music, frantic searching for shows close within 5 or 6 hours driving distance, and lots of singing at the top of my lungs around the house. She will get small bouts from time to time but I am a lost cause.
I always search for a scratch of my itch but never search for a cure!