I have truly known the meaning of the word "joy" 3 times in my life ....
When I married my beautiful wife
When my son was born
And tonight at Radio City Music Hall
To the boys in the band ....
... Thank you
cheers to the boys tonite. PWNED RCMH!!!
I've attended many concerts....Zeppelin, The Who, the Stones, the Dead, U2.........this one ranks in the top five!!!!!!!
The left it all out on the RCMH stage........MMJ Rocks
I've seen them many, many times, and last night ranked up there with the best. Nearly three hours of amazing music, just the 5 guys and the music they have written.
MY REVEIW OF LAST NIGHT....F'n Awesome the best show I have EVER been to. I walked up to the ticket window 10 minutes before show time and got tickets in the 20th row....I danced for approx. 3 hours!
I also took a few great shots of the band standing on top of RCMH at around 2pm yesterday....I waved to the band and they waved back....JIm had on his cape.... :)
First MMJ show and I am officially a convert. There was a spirit in the room last night, and my arms were raised in prayer to praise whatever came next, thanks for the lifting me up.
I drove from North Carolina with 6 kids in my van for this show. I was ready for my face to be melted after 9 hours of Dora el Explora.
From reading other pre-release interviews, I heard the album was recorded in different locations than usual on purpose, and they purposefully set out to write music that sounded different, and to capitalize on the cohesive genius that each band member possess. WELL, they had a wildly awesome debut on the
"World Stage".
Several songs off the album are highly acclaimed-I'm Amazed, a song about being amazed at the good and sad things in the world. Smoking From Shootin and Touch me part 1/2 are debates about relationships "in Flux". Thank You Too is the next BIG wedding song.
The show was an immensely seductive brain melt where Jim James-lead sing writer/singer, plied his brand of cotton candy from his musical brain into ours.
The show featured most songs from the new album, but I did miss Remnants. Highly Suspicious was a fun romp and the crowd really liked it. There were many songs from Z. Few songs from It Still Moves. They also played Bermuda Highway and the Bear, which were Golden Easter Egg surprises. Particularly remembered tunes were Lay Low, Steam Engine, Touch Me 1/2,but it is hard to choose the best
candy when Jim and CO. are passing it out free. I tried to concentrate on each musician, and they all looked "In The Zone" and confortable.
The Lighting and sound were just perfect, even from my seats in the 3rd Mezz. Jim was able to walk along the sides of the auditorium, to meet the crowds on the 2nd mezz, and it was fun. He wore a cape a few times which was interesting. I dont recall any gaffs, or sound screw ups and I do hope the soundtrack/flac file ETC>> shows up somewhere online. Hope this fills in some blanks for others who want details. :D
QuoteI also took a few great shots of the band standing on top of RCMH at around 2pm yesterday....I waved to the band and they waved back....JIm had on his cape.... :)
haha i want to see those
QuoteQuoteI also took a few great shots of the band standing on top of RCMH at around 2pm yesterday....I waved to the band and they waved back....JIm had on his cape.... :)
haha i want to see those
The cape always reminds me of the episode of SEINFELD where Elaine and Jerry see George's father talking to a man with a cape ....
"That's my accountant."
QuoteQuoteI also took a few great shots of the band standing on top of RCMH at around 2pm yesterday....I waved to the band and they waved back....JIm had on his cape.... :)
haha i want to see those
I was there too! But i was ceratin it was 3:00... but whatever, i know it was at an even hour ;D
Run Thru. Song of the night.
QuoteRun Thru. Song of the night.
absolutely.
don't know that Dondante was a ride . also OBH the house was shaking when that started (or at least the mez) . phone went west was also beautiful.
Quotedon't know that Dondante was a ride . also OBH the house was shaking when that started (or at least the mez) . phone went west was also beautiful.
phone went west and OBH--- songs of the night.
this show didn't compare w/bonnaroo (for me) but it was spectacular. my seats were too far back--i would have liked to have been closer. it was great meeting everyone from the board---the dark, BH, Reenie (and friend), vespa, msyvon, ghosts (again) driven to dist, colleen etc--we need to def plan something again for new years!
i'm gonna go thru w/drawl waiting for philly ;-(
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wowzers
What an incredible night. The best show I have ever seen. It was great to finally meet some board members. Hope to see you all again very soon! Anyone going to the Boston show?
The show last night ripped my face off and is by far the best show I have seen this year, which says a lot after Petty killed it earlier this month. Got to say to say I was a little nervous with the first few songs because I haven't embraced the new album like some have, just not my style compared to the others, but the show was all I could of asked for and definately worth the trip up from the District. I am now so psyched for the DC stop and trying to convince the little woman to make another trip up the Big City for a New Years bash that will hopefully rival the SF experience from a couple of years ago. Agree that Run Thru was the standout.
WHAT A FANTASTIC NIGHT!
sooo rad to meet all of the forum peeps who came out to the brewery before the show! ALL night i was running into people i'd met at shows across the country, or people i've known only by user names here on the board. what a treat to approach the brewery last night and see murph outside!
must be stated: everyone was so cool! friendly, warm, exhuberant, ready and willing to dance themselves silly. sitting here on my pal's couch in white plains, i raise my glass of (stellar) beer to you all! as the song goes, "everyone here is outta site!" [smiley=beer.gif]
i lucked out. i had bought a pretty good single seat for myself, but when my pal in ny decided to come to the show, he turned up some second row (!!!) seats. so often, when i am participating in a remarkable musical event i say to myself, "i am a lucky, lucky bastard." ;D
i'd never been to RCMH. it was quite lovely! interesting balcony design in that the four (right?) balconies were in the back of the room and stacked like shelves, not steps. wonder what it means to the acoustics. hmm. from where we were sitting, the place looked FILLED. well done!
the guys came out looking dapper as ever. carl was sporting a cool jacket with sort of a western cut. he took it off at some point, but was still wearing a vest. tom was wearing a button down shirt and tie, jim was in a vest, bo was rocking a sharp hat, patrick looked to be all in black (couldn't see if he was wearing shoes, but am guessing not. ;) )
{somehow it's gotten to be 2am so i'm just gonna transcribe my setlist w/notes}
--intro music
--evil urges
--otr
--Gideon !!! :D *heart*
-- [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]--woooooh jim!
--Highly Suspicious--47 second WOOOOOO!
--Wonderful Man-tom laying IN! (either before or just after this song i saw bo pulling his hat down on his head as if he'd been about to lose it ;D )
--Touch Me pt. 1- jim donned the cape for this one. at one point he put on a pair of aviator shades that someone had tossed on stage. he threw them into the crowd. my pal, paul, caught them then handed them to me. the guy behind me said that they'd been his and asked for them.
--jim gave a rap here about letting unwanted thoughts flow out of his head like cotton candy in favor of absorbing the spirit of things like the screams of the crowd. --he commented a few times on the band's excitemtent at playing such an historic venue. apparently the guys all had family in attendance. that's got to be special. (i know if i ever played rcmh (kazoo solo!) my mom would want to be there. ;) )
--Sec Walkin'--patrick broke a stick on this one! it came flying out over the stage. there was some funny brow waggling going on between bo and tom, here. ;D
--Golden-lovely!
--Thank You, Too!-Gorgeous! tom's bass was really high in the mix on this one.
--Way He Sings-first big jam o'the night! YOW! (i have a cramp.)
--Two Halves-pat & tom!!
--Phone!! --my pal hadn't heard this song live in a loooooong time. it was the one he'd hoped most to hear. EVERYONE SING!
--Aluminum P. HUGE! much whirling and dancing in the lights on stage
--Steam. Holy Smokes. during one the guitar breaks jim ran off the stage up the stairs along the side of the venue. he stopped to play a couple of times but then continued until he'd gotten to the first balcony (mezz?) standing RIGHT there: two peeps from the brewery! dancing to beat the band!
it was great to see watch the guys on stage: playing, sometimes watching jim...
note: carl's slide on this song always kills me. our seats were on the right side of the stage, close to jim's mic. this is where RCMH felt big: carl was far away. had to peer around a little to get a good sight line (how in the fuck can i be whining AT ALL about this? lord. ::) )
--Smokin from shootin--WHAT ARE YOU WAIIIIIIITTTTING FOR ?....ANNNNYYYYYWAAAAAAYYYYYY???!!-->
--Touch Me, pt. 2--i LOVE THIS PAIRING OF SONGS (please pardon the all caps abuse there. i use them in earnest. ;D )
for the outro here, i think carl and tom got low on stage--couldn't see carl, but i could see tom hunkered down in front of his amp. as jim played the outro on the omnichord he crouched lower and lower next to the music stand (hey! no longer balancing it on his leg! the technique is constantly evolving.) jim and bo waiting for just the right moment to play good intentions...at the scream, the band all ran off stage. {this took me back to watching them do this in houston: watching bo and jim trying to work out the cue for the scream. awesome.}
----break
--Bermuda Highway--jim solo acoustic. who doesn't love this song?
--jim takes a moment to honor having seen aretha franklin on that very stage.
--librarian!--band comes back out: pat's drums on this are lovely!
--the third appearance of the CAPE! for...
--WORDLESS--jim sang while holding one of the RCMH glow-stick swizzle sticks. don't know if it came from an off-stage cocktail or if someone in the audience hurled it onstage. -kneeSLIDE!
--It Beats!! tom & pat: whew!
--dondante-CRUSHER!! this was devastatingly gorgeous. can't pinpoint it, but there are some differences in the arrangement. carl's sax playing was beautiful. for the top of the song jim was wearing a towel over his head. it seemed as if in this venue full of people he was creating some privacy for himself. i could see his face as he was playing those haunting guitar parts.
at one point i looked back and saw evilhorn with his hands on top of his head. YOU HAD ME WOOOOOORRRIIEED...
--BEAR :D
--Lay low! --CAPE III--sweet jesus. There will be strobes! (that's a call back to signs that were on the doors to the houston venue: "tonight's performance will use strobe lights" or something. i remember saying to paul, "yes. yes it will." [smiley=beer.gif]
--Run Thru--BIG FAT CHORD!--going from lay low into this things were getting serious
--ANYTIME--SWEET CRACKER SANDWICH@! carl was catching some air on this and tom looked like he was beating the cheese out of his bass! patrick on his feet for the final build...
--OBH (i didn't even write this down. i think i was swept up in the rock and/or roll! thanks to doEVILslittle for reminding me to put it in the list. [smiley=beer.gif])
the guys all came out to the front of the stage for extended waving and beaming. a cool moment as a photographer behind the drum kit had them turn so that the crowd was behind them for a photo. hope it turns up in the gallery.
WONDERUL TIME!! thanks, gents for hosting ANOTHER spectacular party!
odd nifty bits: in the seat next to my friend: a woman i'd met in atlanta when i was there seeing wilco last summer. we'd spent a lot of time dishing about okonokos.
new guitar picks: in place of the okonos graphics, the pics have evil urges art: jim's pix have the mirrored herons. did anyone see carl's pix?
ain't too proud to beg: thanks for the setlist! turns out, i was handed the set list for "set 2" and wizzard got "set 1." [smiley=beer.gif]
after the show ran into kyjed in the lobby and told him all the forum peeps were meeting outside the brewery for post-show geeking out.
so as about 20 of us milled around in the muggy night milled around shaking our heads, waving our hands and assuring each other that those things did happen we assembled for some group pix: sweaty, smiling, moved.
to wrap out the night 5 of us: vespachick, our oklahoma reps, paul and i, made our way to a place with fantastic sushi. and asparagus. holy hell, it was delicious! and that wine. damn!
as for the "when i wake in the morning which song will be in my head" question: touch me pt. 1.
smooth travels in europe to the band and crew! we'll see you in louisville!
*note to self--check l'ville's minor league ball team schedule...*
Thanks ms y! The picture has been painted....... :)
ms y, you forgot OBH!!! maybe because you blacked out from the sheer power of it all? :D
also, another bit...when i woke up in brooklyn the next morning i could hear two people downstairs at the coffee shop conversing:
"hey man...helluva show last night"
"amazing show"
i can only hope they were discussing the jacket
p.p.s. i also realize my initial post was a lot of complaining and about how much I was rocking out to the jacket....it was really a community feel in nyc friday night, besides the few stragglers, i love a jacket crowd because all they ask for is a good old fashion rock and roll show, and these boys deliver each and every time
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--dondante-CRUSHER!!
....
at one point i looked back and saw evilhorn with his hands on top of his head. YOU HAD ME WOOOOOORRRIIEED...
yep... just trying to keep my head from exploding.
:D
was great to see you! bummed we didn't make it back over to the brewery.
What an absolute face melting experience.
Great posts, all, on this and on the setlist thread.
This weekend was summer sosltice -- one big holiday, indeed.
Thanks to Ms. Yvon for the wonderful details and wine-filled deliberations.
I just got Nashville tickets, and I hope to add Louisville and one more Chicago to my year of the Jacket.
I was there too and when they came out to the street for more pictures. The show was amazing! I'm glad you got tickets to get in...MMJ spirits were with you!
Quote
I also took a few great shots of the band standing on top of RCMH at around 2pm yesterday....I waved to the band and they waved back....JIm had on his cape.... :)
thank for the details ms_yvon. Glad the jacket nation is meeting and friends are connecting....
See you in LA and San Diego..maybe Denver
New York New York, A fine city and with the best band out there.
Love to you all and Happy Summer....
after a few of the songs I just had to sit down. I was far too amazed to stand. I just shook my head, muttered "fucking unbelievable" and sat down and took some deep breaths. I would look over at my friend, he was taken back also, just shaking his head back and forth clapping saying things like, "god damn" or "these guys, man"
ugh, such an amazing show! a huge thank you to the jacket for making my first MMJ show the best concert I have ever seen
couldn't stand all the people talking! it was killing me, eventually i was able to block it out but why would you talk during the entire concert? did they not see and hear what was happening right infront of them?
Did anyone else want to jump on the stage with those two girls? when the one tried to wave people on I was thinking, YES YES! those security guards were pretty big though, I panicked and stayed where I was
and everybody saw what they did with the houselights at the end of pt2, right?
we were in a spaceship!
Quoteand everybody saw what they did with the houselights at the end of pt2, right?
we were in a spaceship!
me and my friends were screaming "THE MOTHERSHIP IS LANDING!!!" as the ceiling lights breathed along to the music. amazing.
what a show - my favorite thing about it is that I went in with insanely high expectations, and they were just blown away.
Quotecouldn't stand all the people talking! it was killing me, eventually i was able to block it out but why would you talk during the entire concert? did they not see and hear what was happening right infront of them?
I hate that, too. Here's a good related video:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew3AOlbJXos&feature=related[/media]
[size=24]FROM THE MANAGEMENT AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL:
WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW WE HAVE IN OUR LOST & FOUND DEPARTMENT A NUMBER OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE MELTED FACES.
WE FOUND A FEW THOUSAND OF THESE LIQUIFIED SKULL COVERINGS UNDER THE SEATS THE DAY AFTER THE MY MORNING JACKET CONCERT.
PLEASE CLAIM YOUR FACE AT THE BOX OFFICE.
THANK YOU.[/size]
well said....It happens more and more.... when did this trend of people talking in concerts start??? It seems the 70's was a time when people listened to the music....
Random Question:
Anyone know what the entrance music was? (both before the lights dimmed and directly before going into EU)
I can't get it out of my head!
lol
Not my pic, but certainly worth posting...
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/corduroyblazer/concerts/mymorningjacket030.jpg)
Intro Music was Birds Lament by Moondog
Whoa
so, my flight just got back into tampa and its the first time i've been on a computer since friday night
nothing left to say which hasn't already been said..but let me toss my name in the hat of individuals who's faces were melted...who's bodies were rocked...who's heads exploded with joy...and whatever else it was that happened to me during those wonderful few hours
that was a brilliant show of epic proportions and i don't think i stopped dancing or cheering the entire time
It was really great meeting everyone at the brewery before the show...i got a good group pic of us that i will post on here (as soon as I learn how :) help)
I look forward to seeing everyone who comes out to the Miami Beach, Orlando and NYE shows over the next few months
One last word....amazing
time for some much needed rest
QuoteIntro Music was Birds Lament by Moondog
thank you sir!
All I can say is OMFG! (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/P6200031.jpg?t=1214186240)
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I took this pic. (decent for the seats I had.)
I don't like to say it but I've been to a bunch of pearl jam concerts and this show was better. the energy and jams I guess cause there in their prime.
Quote(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Stylesclash450/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20RMCH/MMJ_RMCH_085.jpg)
I took this pic. (decent for the seats I had.)
I don't like to say it but I've been to a bunch of pearl jam concerts and this show was better. the energy and jams I guess cause there in their prime.
Great picture ....
"My brother invented some video game ... Super Karate Monkey Death Car ...."
"Oh, I love that game!!"
Just got home a couple hours ago. Got the kids to bed five minutes ago. I can't wait to read all of this thread but for now all I can say is wow. What a weekend. The show, the wonderful souls, the city. Wow.
here's my pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jensenkram/sets/72157605758116662/
see if you can spot your fellow poster!
wow. my pics suck compare to those . you must've had great seats.
ill add my experience, here we go.....
got there late thursday night.... drove down from albany, not that bad, but still, a drive..into uncharted territories.
HAD A FUCKING EPIC TIME. my friday stared with me getting owned by a glass spinny door. yeah, i suck, but i really got owned by that thing... right there in times square, at least 100 people saw it. owned, by the door to that 4 story red lobster. they have good bisque, and shrimp, and biscuits. red lobster biscuits are good, especially in times square.
then we walked... went pee in that giant mcdonalds, even tho i wasnt a customer there (suck it you giant sign that told me i couldnt pee unless i bought a sangwich). the bathroom was clean, wow.
walked by rcmh, apparently minutes after mmj graced the rooftop, damn.
walked to central park with my little gang of buddies. on the map it said there was a castle. so we walked there. NOT impressive. you shouldn't call yerself a castle unless you really are a castle. altho i did see a guy there with an 'abide' shirt on....yknow, lebowski style. i was SO close to yelling 'AND A GOOD DAY TO YOU SIR!' off the top of the 'castle' but i didnt. also saw a native american with a violin yelling and dancing in a tunnel, and a cool old man roller skating while balancing a water bottle on his head. yes.
so then we walked back to rcmh and had a beer at 'johnny utah's' and i peed in the flooded restroom and then sat on the side of the building till rcmh let me in. awesome people, awesome lobby, and awesome everything. i love those little stirrer thingies they gave us, spin the top and it turns blue. the crowd shoulda used those more during the show, they were cool. like, during PWW i wish all the lights went off and everyone lit up their drinks. but anyways, the show was awesome, my only complaint is that i wish jim ran down off the wall during run thru so that he coulda screamed at the scream part. but ill take a no scream for a wall climb, it was awesome watching him rock out up there.
so yeah, the walk home is another story... too long for this post... lemme just say that i am a pastrami sandwich champion. i didnt really get to meet any of you guys, which i regret, but i did have to walk my gang of buddies around, so i didnt have much time to chat.
see y'all at msg on nye. :D
QuoteAll I can say is OMFG! (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/P6200031.jpg?t=1214186240)
those are my shades he's wearing.
Ms. Yvon...I love you. I wasn't there, but I have the ability to project myself to certain places and events if given details. Thank you.
Unbelievable show! It was insanity! Best show, hands down, ...ever.
does anyone know what that song was that played before they came on? it was on repeat with a lot of hmmming...i think it was on at roo also...can't get it out of my head
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/arts/music/23jack.html?ref=music
a truly special night indeed!!
pure magic.
just bought our tix for boston and philly sept 5 & 6!!!
oh yeah, alright.
one big holiday, ENJOY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utkGjz60Tq0
I started out near the back of the orchestra, but wasn't thrilled with the location. So a few songs before the "set break" I moved up to 2nd mezzanine and managed my way to the front of the section, with nothing in between me and the stage. I felt godlike standing up there playing air guitar, looking out over the crowd below and at those guys killing it on stage. I was sober, but felt like I was on really strong ecstasy. It was a truly incredible experience. Radio City Music Hall was a church on Friday night, and the Jacket boys delivered one of the most moving sermons this guy has ever experienced. Great crowd, great vibe, all expectations blown away.
Highlights:
Phone Went West, The Way He Sings, and from Bermuda Highway to the end of the show. Although I think I played the best air guitar of my life during Lay Low, and thought about trying to fly off the mezzanine during Run Thru.
I still can't believe I was there.
You know I just want to Thank You... for thinking of me.
QuoteI started out near the back of the orchestra, but wasn't thrilled with the location. So a few songs before the "set break" I moved up to 2nd mezzanine and managed my way to the front of the section, with nothing in between me and the stage. I felt godlike standing up there playing air guitar, looking out over the crowd below and at those guys killing it on stage. I was sober, but felt like I was on really strong ecstasy. It was a truly incredible experience. Radio City Music Hall was a church on Friday night, and the Jacket boys delivered one of the most moving sermons this guy has ever experienced. Great crowd, great vibe, all expectations blown away.
Highlights:
Phone Went West, The Way He Sings, and from Bermuda Highway to the end of the show. Although I think I played the best air guitar of my life during Lay Low, and thought about trying to fly off the mezzanine during Run Thru.
I still can't believe I was there.
You know I just want to Thank You... for thinking of me.
Funny you say that .....
.... Because at least twice the lights made me feel like I was tripping balls ......
..... Hmmmmmm .... I wonder if that elderly lady bartender downstairs at RCMH dosed me ......
awesome review!
http://www.earvolution.com/2008/06/no-longer-laying-low-my-morning-jacket.asp
damn still no radio city poster auctions on ebay. I want this poster
Quoteone big holiday, ENJOY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utkGjz60Tq0
oh man, the dude singing the guitar lines is awful
QuoteNot my pic, but certainly worth posting...
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/corduroyblazer/concerts/mymorningjacket030.jpg)
Hey, thanks for posting this! That's me with the red hair worshipping Jim!! ::)
What a fantastic night! I just got back into the real world and haven't read much of the goings on here, except to say Ms. Yvon, Carl's pick is the same as Jim's - with the herons!
And, BH, how awesome to hang out with you! I hope you made it back to Sean's okay. :o :o PM your address so I can send your poster!!! :-*
QuoteQuoteNot my pic, but certainly worth posting...
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/corduroyblazer/concerts/mymorningjacket030.jpg)
Hey, thanks for posting this! That's me with the red hair worshipping Jim!! ::)
What a fantastic night! I just got back into the real world and haven't read much of the goings on here, except to say Ms. Yvon, Carl's pick is the same as Jim's - with the herons!
And, BH, how awesome to hang out with you! I hope you made it back to Sean's okay. :o :o PM your address so I can send your poster!!! :-*
earvolution--great review!!!
vespa--great to meet you! glad you made it home safely!
nice meeting some fine people from
the forum. ;) I've seen a lot of people
walking around the city in neckbraces in
the last couple of days. i took some pics
but most didn't turn out too good.
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Love that red pick Sean. So sweet.
I guess a good way to sum up my thoughts on the show would be this:
I expected 3 plus hours.
I expected lots of special guests.
I expected several cover songs.
I got none of the above and it didn't matter one bit.
It was just five guys, playing there own songs and giving it everything they had. No intermission, no long encore break, just non stop fucking muscial mayhem. Oh, what a night.
Sean, Colleen, VC, Reeni, Dark, Ms. Y, Crispy, Pennylane, thanks for making it extra special. Sorry I missed a lot of the others as well. Sean said he ran into Elizanne33 and a few more. I guess I will just have to meet the rest of you at the next show!
Like I told Sean, I will remember that weekend for the rest of my life. More because of the people I met than the show itself.
As the great Dave Matthews sang, "Turns out not where but who you're with that really matters..." I believe it. My wife and I had a blast on the very last row in RCMH! This is our second show (first was the orange peel last year, which was killer) and we had a great time. I know I did, singing all night long and having a good time in the empty upper deck. That was what confused us? We had such a hard time getting tickets in the first place, and felt lucky when a couple of weeks after opening sale, there were magically some tickets on ticketmaster one day when my wife just happened to check. Then, we get to RCMH and wonder where all the people are if it is sold out?! Oh well, I guess it is our luck and congrats to the guy who said he got tickets on row 20 about ten minutes before the show - you should buy a lottery ticket my man!
I really wanted to hear Bermuda Highway, Steam engine, Thank you too, and lay low and holy crap was that so awesome! Just want to say Thank you too! to the band for their killer skills and the spectacular show they put on for almost three hours. I thought about how good I felt to be there enjoying some of the best music I have ever heard in my life and just how good life was!
anyone else feel after rcmh that they should never play OBH unless it's the closer?
"By the time the band roared through its closer, "One Big Holiday," the room had been thoroughly sanctified."
Couldn't have said any better than that! WoW :o :o :o :o
I really can't explain it any better than Ms. Yvon (and we were 5 seats and 1 row away from each other....YEAH)! Got to NYC on Thursday night and was in a state of giddy anticipation until I finally laid my head to rest on Friday night (well, technically Saturday morning ;)). I so wish that I could have met up with everyone at the Heartland, but I was in charge of getting 15 or more people from the west coast (and a few east coasters) all together and at the show on time (call me mom). Next time, I promise to show up (which for me will be Berkeley Greek).
I had no problem securing a poster and my lovely, sober friend took it home with her after the show and is mailing it to me this week. She is officially my poster hero! To those who did not get a poster, I suggest contacting Guy Burwell directly. With enough interest, I am almost sure he would run off another set of prints (it has happened before). And better that the artist gets the money, right? He did say on his website that a limited number of copies may be available as of 6/21, but I haven't checked.
Got to my most amazing seat and thoroughly rocked my face and whole head off. Murph, LOVE the neckbrace comment. On Saturday night all of my family of friends had a bbq in Williamsburg and when I mentioned my headbanging injury, I got a big, "That's what it is!" from everyone there. Awesome show and they were wearing the BIGGEST smiles on stage.
Highlights for me was the whole fucking rock and roll vibe as well as the gratitude coming from the band. I love you guys so much! thank you for the cape, the side excursions to give the mezz some love, the cape, the james brown dance moves, the knee slide, Carl's set 1, and to top it off, they got the 2 girls bum rushing the stage. Now that is rock and roll!
Fabulous show, fabulous time in the city, fabulous time with friends. All that was missing was my husband [smiley=sad.gif]. But he will be by my side at the Greek, Edgefield, and McCaw, so we will revel in the beauty of Thank You Too at those shows.
Thank you Jim, Tom, Carl, Bo, and Patrick. That was just perfect!
Pictures to come....got to process the good from the bad.
Even though I've seen them four times, hearing news about this show just makes me even more impatient to see them again. I seriously cannot see this band enough times.
The Chicago Theater shows seem to be the end of the first leg of the tour, so the band should be very much in a groove by the time they come to Chicago. I hope and pray for an amazing two nights with them.
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k299/colleenabean/mmj/CIMG2989.jpg)
Just getting back to a computer today and wading thru a week's worth of catching up at work...
I'll echo BH's sentiments about what I expected vs. what I got - totally different, but Oh Man, who cares, what a show! We were in the 1st row in the 1st mezzanine all the way to the right, as you can see in the pics and vids of Jim having his escapades up the stairs to the balcony (I'm the bald goofball with his arms in the air). Definitely the furthest I've been from the stage at any of the Jacket shows I've been to, but of course, the sights and sound were great anyway. Maybe it was the spectacle, or maybe it was the $18 double Jacks (wot, no Kentucky Bourbon??), but I didn't notice much talking around me. It was cool to be able to watch the crowd in the Orchestra below us, but it seemed to me that the people in the side sections were just going nuts dancing and rocking, while the center sections were much more reserved. I attributed that to the ticket debacle where everyone buying tix online early were only getting seats on the sides, and there were no center seats up front to be had, which I assume were sold by ticket brokers to the Mandys who spent the show chatting up their friends.
The show: Immediately when we got to our seats, I saw the stair leading down directly to the stage and said to my girlfriend, "I wonder who might come up that way?" For me, Two Halves divided the set like it does on Evil Urges - kinda light on the first side, then more of the harder stuff on the 2nd. When those reggae notes of Phone Went West began after Two Halves, I knew we were in for it the rest of the way, and we were not disappointed. From PWW to Aluminum Park (my favorite rocker on EU) to Steam Engine - I need to stop going on about my experience on this one, but I can't help it - when Jim started up the side, I moved over by the usher because I knew he was coming all the way up. And then there he was, making eye contact with the crowd, just relishing the rockstarness of being at Radio City and flying above the crowd. Totally my favorite MMJ moment, as you see by my face-wide grin in bigskys' video. Oh Run Thru, and of course One Big Holiday - the crowd singing along and just belting it all out, every time I see this I think it can't get any better and yet it does.
I think it was the best overall performance out the 8 I've seen. Jim's vocal was flawless, the playing was just mid-blowing as always, and I really enjoyed Carl's sax on Dondante - there's more inflection in his playing now, I'd like to hear more!
And like the others have said, it was outstanding to meet you guys from the board: ms. yvon, paul, vespa, pennylane, murph, reenie, lisa, the dark, ghosts, dave, and those I'm forgetting. So great to meet new friends who share the same passion I do for this music! Hope to see you guys again at other shows (Louisville, Red Rocks) and meet some more interweb folks!
QuoteOh well, I guess it is our luck and congrats to the guy who said he got tickets on row 20 about ten minutes before the show - you should buy a lottery ticket my man!
That's totally not an uncommon occurrence. When shows sell out, there are almost always good seats held back that are put on sale the day of the show and only obtainable at the box office.
QuoteQuoteOh well, I guess it is our luck and congrats to the guy who said he got tickets on row 20 about ten minutes before the show - you should buy a lottery ticket my man!
That's totally not an uncommon occurrence. When shows sell out, there are almost always good seats held back that are put on sale the day of the show and only obtainable at the box office.
This happened to me back in '06 at a Pearl Jam show. I was a club member and I went upto the window to pick up my member seats, the guy at the window next to me buys tickets about 20 rows in front of me.
Sorry if this has already been posted but I am at work and don't really have time to surf through pages, has a good boot of this show surfaced?
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/culture/2008/06/24/more-rock-less-talk.html#entry-more
Vanity Fair write-up.
QuoteSorry if this has already been posted but I am at work and don't really have time to surf through pages, has a good boot of this show surfaced?
the recording is up, it has its own thread, called radio city taping or RCMH taping or something to that effect
Thanks, I'm an idiot, today is an off day for me. I just went over to the taping section and found.
just wanted to throw this out there -- Evil Urges makes a lot more sense to me after seeing the RCMH show. i loved EU when i first listened to it, but i was somewhat suspiscious (ha) that my appreciation for EU may have been remotely influenced by my "MMJ is god" perspective towards life in general. basically i loved EU but i couldn't really say why - people who said that some songs didn't fit, or that it was a thin album in the middle, i couldn't really respond to them. i had faith that it would come to me though, and after RCMH i now know how well EU complements and builds on the rest of their catalogue. thats all i've got. you can take it in, you can throw it back, whatever you want to do with it.
Until the day of the show, the house may not know exactly what seats will or won't be available until the set-up is done .... Speakers, soundboard, lighting board, etc. .......
Which is why it is always smart to look for tix the day of the show before going to a scalper ......
I guess I am confused on how the show can be "sold out" but there are still tickets available. Does the meaning of sold out not actually/technically imply every single ticket has been sold to someone (whether it was fans or scalpers or resellers etc...)?
Like I said, had a great freaking time and love the music and band (loving the music since I first heard of them back in 2002), just wish I could have sat closer instead of trying so hard to get tickets early through ticketmaster and only being able to get them a couple of weeks later, after it was allegedly "sold out", and being on the very last row.
QuoteI guess I am confused on how the show can be "sold out" but there are still tickets available. Does the meaning of sold out not actually/technically imply every single ticket has been sold to someone (whether it was fans or scalpers or resellers etc...)?
Pretty much. There is almost always a block of tickets held back for whatever reason.
What a heartbeat...http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/SEDrumSolo.flv
Here some other videos...they are a bit short & shakey...
Off The Record: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/OffTheRecord.flv
Gideon: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/Gideon.flv
Ms_Yvon can be seen rocking her ass off in I'm Amazed...look for the orange t-shirt
I'm Amazed: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/ImAmazed.flv
Touch Me Pt. 1: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/TouchMePt1.flv
TWTHS: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/TheWayThatHeSings.flv
Steam Engine: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/SteamEngine.flv
Jim's Solo: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/SEJimSolo.flv
Touch Me Pt. 2: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/TouchMePt2.flv
OBH: http://i301.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/OBH.flv
Here is a link to all the videos and all of my RCMH images:
http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/nn51/bigsky26/
RCMH was my first MMJ show, and all I can say is it has changed my life...I love these boys.
a shit ton of new pictures are up on flickr.... this one is still my favorite
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2602766734_bb2bdc921c.jpg)
it's heavenly...
wow--spiritual
bigEVIL-thanks for all the clips! just enough flavor to put me back at the show!
cool things that occur: last sunday i was wearing my wizzard custom "ba-ba-bananas" fillmore nye commemorative t-shirt. while i was waiting outside a breakfast place in brooklyn, a woman came out and was looking at me. she walked right up to me and said, "how...who gave you that shirt?" turns out, she is a friend of wizzard's, was at the rcmh show AND fillmore show!
totally made my day!
as the saying goes: come for the music, stay for the peeps. :D
QuotebigEVIL-thanks for all the clips! just enough flavor to put me back at the show!
cool things that occur: last sunday i was wearing my wizzard custom "ba-ba-bananas" fillmore nye commemorative t-shirt. while i was waiting outside a breakfast place in brooklyn, a woman came out and was looking at me. she walked right up to me and said, "how...who gave you that shirt?" turns out, she is a friend of wizzard's, was at the rcmh show AND fillmore show!
totally made my day!
as the saying goes: come for the music, stay for the peeps. :D
Wonderful story...it's always nice meeting new strangers that are already a friend. I think when it comes to MMJ, and being a fan, you are automatically part of a family...
Just got back from NY yesterday after a week of MMJ, Cure, and PJ.
Great show! :) My wife and I were in section 400 and noticed before the show that a lot of the people in the row in front of us had on guest passes and lanyards. We got to talking with them and it turns out they were Patrick's family- siblings, parents and grandparents. Patrick's mom also pointed out Jim's parents to us about 4 rows in front of us and I think Bo's family behind us. She also said Carl's wife was there. And Patrick's family were rocking out the whole time! They looked so proud during Patrick's drum solo. 8-)
nice!
i picture all of patrick's family with long hair and beards. ;D
QuotebigEVIL-thanks for all the clips! just enough flavor to put me back at the show!
cool things that occur: last sunday i was wearing my wizzard custom "ba-ba-bananas" fillmore nye commemorative t-shirt. while i was waiting outside a breakfast place in brooklyn, a woman came out and was looking at me. she walked right up to me and said, "how...who gave you that shirt?" turns out, she is a friend of wizzard's, was at the rcmh show AND fillmore show!
totally made my day!
as the saying goes: come for the music, stay for the peeps. :D
When Katie told me that, I was like, "What, no way! In a city of how many peeps?"! I love that Bananas are bringing us together. Ms. Yvon, you met one of my most favorite people in the world. And Katie and I will be reconvening the dance party at Berkeley Greek! You should join us for the fun :D :D :D
Got this framed today....
(http://img216.imagevenue.com/loc501/th_60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG) (http://img216.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG)
hey man, that looks great
where'd you get it framed?
i still have mine on the dining room table and i need to get it framed soon. i saw one sold on ebay for like $415 recently.
i love this poster.
QuoteGot this framed today....
(http://img216.imagevenue.com/loc501/th_60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG) (http://img216.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG)
Quotehey man, that looks great
where'd you get it framed?
i still have mine on the dining room table and i need to get it framed soon. i saw one sold on ebay for like $415 recently.
i love this poster.
QuoteGot this framed today....
(http://img216.imagevenue.com/loc501/th_60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG) (http://img216.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG)
Yikes... $415?!?!
My mom works at the local framing store 8-)
QuoteQuotehey man, that looks great
where'd you get it framed?
i still have mine on the dining room table and i need to get it framed soon. i saw one sold on ebay for like $415 recently.
i love this poster.
QuoteGot this framed today....
(http://img216.imagevenue.com/loc501/th_60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG) (http://img216.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG)
Yikes... $415?!?!
My mom works at the local framing store 8-)
My friends mom works in the local framing store.... ;D
QuoteQuoteQuotehey man, that looks great
where'd you get it framed?
i still have mine on the dining room table and i need to get it framed soon. i saw one sold on ebay for like $415 recently.
i love this poster.
QuoteGot this framed today....
(http://img216.imagevenue.com/loc501/th_60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG) (http://img216.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG)
Yikes... $415?!?!
My mom works at the local framing store 8-)
My friends mom works in the local framing store.... ;D
My new forum friends mom works in the local framing store... ;)
Bulk discount?
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotehey man, that looks great
where'd you get it framed?
i still have mine on the dining room table and i need to get it framed soon. i saw one sold on ebay for like $415 recently.
i love this poster.
QuoteGot this framed today....
(http://img216.imagevenue.com/loc501/th_60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG) (http://img216.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=60188_102_3524_122_501lo.JPG)
Yikes... $415?!?!
My mom works at the local framing store 8-)
My friends mom works in the local framing store.... ;D
My new forum friends mom works in the local framing store... ;)
Bulk discount?
;D
I finally got some of my pictures up onto Photobucket....even though I was 3rd row center, there are still heads in so many of my pictures :-[ :-/ :( Sucks being so short sometimes. but I hope you all enjoy these gems...
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Lizmccausland/CIMG1363.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Lizmccausland/CIMG1370.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Lizmccausland/CIMG1371.jpg)
holy cats, wizzard! that pic of carl is GORGEOUS! :o
looks like he is shooting a magical green fireball of funk out of that sax of his
nice pictures :)
same as the Wizard, took me too damn long but i finally got some on photobucket...and one the day after, heheheh....
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1596.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1598.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1672.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1683.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1684.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1690.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1692.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1694.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1697.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1623.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1624.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1633.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1640.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1663.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1669.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i74/bigeazyfish/My%20Morning%20Jacket%20at%20RCMH/DSCN1721.jpg)
The 4th pic from the top is awesome, looks like a space ship is shining a tractor beam on Jim lol. What a great night that was...security trying to keep people from dancing in the aisles, Jim running up the risers on the wall, the floor absolutely shaking during Anytime/One Big Holiday, people milling about the streets outside afterward because they didnt want it to end...excellent night. ;D
jim james is hot.
http://picasaweb.google.com/spiraltap180/MyMorningJacketRCMH/photo#5218808017674890610
http://picasaweb.google.com/spiraltap180/MyMorningJacketRCMH/photo#5218808035832418082
http://picasaweb.google.com/spiraltap180/MyMorningJacketRCMH/photo#5218807212146113874
Quotejim james is hot.
Im glad I live in a world where a hairy man in cowboy boots can be considered hot...
Radio City posters now going for $300 on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/My-Morning-Jacket-silkscreen-concert-poster-NEW-YORK-08_W0QQitemZ250284369538QQihZ015QQcategoryZ60432QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
QuoteRadio City posters now going for $300 on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/My-Morning-Jacket-silkscreen-concert-poster-NEW-YORK-08_W0QQitemZ250284369538QQihZ015QQcategoryZ60432QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Wow...the poster vultures were out that night. I better get mine in a frame asap. Can't wait for Boston! ;D
Quotelooks like he is shooting a magical green fireball of funk out of that sax of his
That fireball of funk comes in many colors....
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Lizmccausland/CIMG1366.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Lizmccausland/CIMG1368.jpg)
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Lizmccausland/CIMG1369.jpg)
I know it's been a while but does anyone remember/know what the pre-show music was? (Not Bird's Lament by Moondog, the music before that)
Cheers
QuoteI know it's been a while but does anyone remember/know what the pre-show music was? (Not Bird's Lament by Moondog, the music before that)
Cheers
if it's the indian song you're talking about, i think it was shankar jaikishan, it's the first track on the darjeeling limited soundtrack
FYI: The newest MOJO has a good review of this show in it. 8-)