MMJ 2008- Your Favorite Shows and Why?

[LayLowMeltdown]

New Here guys, but been a big fan for years, since they did clubs back in 2004.

favorite MMJ of 2008-

Bonnaroo- I have seen them play every year they played at Bonnaroo and I feel like this was the bands Climax. It was by far one of the best rock concerts I have ever seen, definitely the best show of the year, DEF the best show at Bonnaroo, I thought last years was by far the worst Line up.

NYE- What a good time seeing a band headlining MSG that I had seen 4 years earlier play a building that holds a couple thousand. Great energy, lots of fans there that had been with them for a while.

Nashville- Great show, great energy, right on the water. Can't remember what tune it was- Maybe Gideon? that the football field set off fireworks behind them and Jim looked up at them and got the band to check them out, then they continued to melt faces. Great energy and tons of room right up front to party.

Red Rocks- Most beautiful Venue I have ever been to, it was a great time- Great music, the energy seemed like it could have been higher. I talked to tons of people there that were seeing them for their first time and talking to a lot of people who were there who hadn't even heard of them. Blew me away. Either way, it was great as always.

So what do you guys think, out of the shows you saw 2008- What was the best of the best.

I have never really viewed this board, so is there a consensus over their best performance of 2008? I can only imagine Roo is up there.

[LayLowMeltdown]

PS- Fireworks

War Begun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4XMsUmOEVY

how could I forget.

[Bug]

Only shows I saw were Louisville, Atlanta and NYE.

Louisville was special. Hometown show for the boys and an all around beautiful day/night both musically and naturally.

Atlanta was the shit. Fox theatre is the real deal and hope they put this venue on the rotation. Their sound fills the room quite nicely and the show itself was magical. Good times.

:)

[walterfredo]

I saw Berekely Greek, L.A. Greek and NYE.  NYE was epic for obvious reasons.  Of the other 2, the Berkeley show destroyed the L.A. show...not even close.  

[youngvedder]

saw them toronto (the Phoenix), HDNET show Toronto, and detroit. All were great and blew my mind, but Detroit was amazing...

(Still looking for the recordings!    :-/


cheers,

Yv

[Penny Lane]

Bonnaroo and NYE, definitely;

but i hear that fireworks during war begun might have been the best moment of the tour

[capt. scotty]

Iowa City since it was they only show (or half-show) I saw and will always remember it as awesome that ended too early and pure craziness as JJ fell off stage

[lasvegas]

bonnaroo>rcmh>nye

in that order.

[AlbertNiles]

Message boards are often filled with hyperbole (best ever!, greatest of all time!)   However, i must say, having attended hundreds of performances by hundreds of bands in my life, My Morning Jacket's show at Radio City Music Hall was the greatest concert I've ever experienced.  The band was dynamite (as always), and the setlist was incredible, but the sound/acoustics in RCMH were breathtaking.  The band seemed so proud and humbled to be performing at such an esteemed venue and they absolutely ripped!  There was a spirituality that was communicated between the band and the audience that was tangible.  I also attended the Washington DC show (great, because it was mmj, but otherwise not remarkable) and the NYE show (so amazing due to the circumstances (NYE, most famous arena in the world, a ton of soul covers that sounded dope, took the girl that i love to her first mmj show)  Anyway, this is my first post and I just wanted to share my thoughts.  Hope all is well.  MMJ is changing lives.  Peace.

[AlwxanderD10]

For me definitely Louisville, because it had seemed like ages since they had came back home to play a show

[Dillsnufus]

I think rcmh is underrated because nye was annouced short after. It was my first full mmj concert and it was great. Steam engine was cool. The lights for tmigts 2 were cool.  Jim walking up to the back from the stage. I think it was a milestone for the band. And I don't know if it's the first show to close with obh that tour but it seemed that way cause it was bringing down the house.

[.Walt]

Was able to see them 3 times in 08

1) Minneapolis - first time seeing the boys in Minny. went with a 10 or so people, and had a great time.

2) Omaha - My brother bought the tickets for us. Able to go see my brother, and the Jacket. It was like a family reunion!

3) Bonnaroo - I didn't really enjoy myself. I'm going to be honest. I stood in the same spot for 7 hours in the rain (didn't bring the rain poncho). I was cold, and my legs and back felt like shit after hour 5. We made the trip to Bonnaroo for the only one reason MMJ, and I wouldn't take it back.

[Jef]

i was lucky enough to see 6 shows this year, and i would put them in this order:

1. louisville - thought they were just on fire.  

2. myrtle beach - was incredible seeing them in a venue that size from right against the barrier in front of Jim.  never thought i would see them in a place like that again.

3. new year's eve - the hugeness of the event was pretty surreal.

4. charlottesville - best setlist i saw on the tour.  didnt expect 'masterplan' or 'i think im going to hell' at all

5. rcmh - really, really good show.  i just didnt think they seemed to hit that huge, epic stride until the final 5-6 songs, and then it was over.

6. washington dc - good show, but horrible crowd.  that venue just sucks the life out of even the best bands.

worth mentioning, though, that is kind of impossible to take the show out of the context of the entire experience.  Louisville was probably my favorite performance, but the entire 11 hour trip through the middle of the night to get there pushed it way over the top.  same with NYE.

[Love Dogg]

Bonnaroo and NYE, definitely;

but i hear that fireworks during war begun might have been the best moment of the tour

And don't forget about the epic, yet often overlooked General Jackson Riverboat creeping by during Mahgeeta at the Nashville Show, too.

The Nashville show was simply magical for so many reasons.  Aside from those two miracles, we were also introduced to the new takes on Nashville To Kentucky and War Begun...not to mention a real dandy of a How Do You Know.

I also got to hang with my Jacket brethren aMD, Kory and Goose!  Never to be forgotten, my friends...never to be forgotten.

[MickeyReds]

Festival pier in Philly. Just because it was. I did enjoy NYE, but the pier show was outdoors. I love the outdoors. ;)

[lasvegas]

Festival pier in Philly. Just because it was. I did enjoy NYE, but the pier show was outdoors. I love the outdoors. ;)

outdoors shows are awesome for sure, but i thought (and have said it here before) that philly was by far the worst show of theirs i saw all last year.

jim seemed extremely tired. i thought the band as a whole lacked energy (understandable as it was the end of a long string of shows), but i was pretty disappointed nonetheless.

only time i've walked away from seeing these guys (since '04) being disappointed.

[at dawn]

shout out to the Dallas show

I still get a lil emotional watching this:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U6Yi6nYuDQ&feature=response_watch

[Love Dogg]

Festival pier in Philly. Just because it was. I did enjoy NYE, but the pier show was outdoors. I love the outdoors. ;)

outdoors shows are awesome for sure, but i thought (and have said it here before) that philly was by far the worst show of theirs i saw all last year.

jim seemed extremely tired. i thought the band as a whole lacked energy (understandable as it was the end of a long string of shows), but i was pretty [highlight]disappointed[/highlight] nonetheless.

only time i've walked away from seeing these guys (since '04) being [highlight]disappointed[/highlight].

I don't want to come off the wrong way, Vegas, but I feel that a bad Jacket show is still good.  It's that they embrace the live show to such a high standard, that we always expect perfection.  Do you think that perhaps you weren't disappointed, but more underwhelmed?  Possibly?  After all, you did get Evelyn and War Begun...not to mention COBRA!  :-/

"If you can't be nice, be vague."  That's what my Hooters waitress always tells me.    :)

[Penny Lane]

"If you can't be nice, be vague."  That's what my Hooters waitress always tells me.    :)

ha ha words to live by..hooters waitresses droppin profound knowledge. i like it.

i loved the philly show, it was the boston show they seemed a little tired. STILL LOVED IT, though.

[MickeyReds]

Festival pier in Philly. Just because it was. I did enjoy NYE, but the pier show was outdoors. I love the outdoors. ;)

outdoors shows are awesome for sure, but i thought (and have said it here before) that philly was by far the worst show of theirs i saw all last year.

jim seemed extremely tired. i thought the band as a whole lacked energy (understandable as it was the end of a long string of shows), but i was pretty [highlight]disappointed[/highlight] nonetheless.

only time i've walked away from seeing these guys (since '04) being [highlight]disappointed[/highlight].

I don't want to come off the wrong way, Vegas, but I feel that a bad Jacket show is still good.  It's that they embrace the live show to such a high standard, that we always expect perfection.  Do you think that perhaps you weren't disappointed, but more underwhelmed?  Possibly?  After all, you did get Evelyn and War Begun...not to mention COBRA!  :-/

"If you can't be nice, be vague."  That's what my Hooters waitress always tells me.    :)

hmmmmmmmmmmm......I didnt feel that way at all. It was one of my favorite shows and ive been following them since 2005. I think it has alot to do with the way you are feeling at the time. Everyone I went with was blown away and we all had a fantastic time.