MoF Tour Setlists, Reviews, Pics, and Tour Posters

[Markus E. Realeus]

Also, I'm not going to hate on Conor so much anymore. Mainly, I don't get his music because it sounds too young for me, and I'm only 27, so I guess that makes me old. If the band respects him enough to be a part of it, then I must defer to the experts. Plus, he's not a hack...he is putting all of himself into the music and the stage and it's really just a stylistic difference.

Most of the people on this board know dick about Oberst, his song writing, or his contributions to music over the past 15 years or so.
Go get yourselves an education on what a "classic" record is (Its Morning, I'm Wide Awake) take a break from your bashing for a minute, and listen.
If you don't like what you hear, you can always put Yankee Hotel Foxtrot back on, and pretend you know something about music.

Except I've borrowed each and every one of his albums, even the one with Jim James backing, listened to each at least twice at exceptionally high volumes, and it wasn't impressive. Some songs had no meter and just sounded like a kid strumming as fast as he can while fitting as many words into each breath as possible. I wouldn't define Oberst as our generations Dylan like so many people enjoy doing, and I wouldn't call his albums anything close to classic.

Plus, I'd like to see Oberst use a hubcap as a percussion instrument!

You know, it is possible for people to simply just not like a band that you really like. I know it sounds strange, but while you ponder that, you can go back to pretending that you know something about music and delude yourself into thinking you don't like emo, even if the singer alternates sing-talking and sing-screaming and has a reverse mullet.

Your critique is so profoundly uninformed it doesn't even really warrent a serious response. I love how you try to referance things like "meter", even though you clearly have zero understanding of what that word even means, or how it relates to music, specifically the music found on the album I rec. you check out.
And, "emo?" Are you even serious? I'm a fuckin' Deadhead, not some kid in high school!
lol

[Markus E. Realeus]

Also, I'm not going to hate on Conor so much anymore. Mainly, I don't get his music because it sounds too young for me, and I'm only 27, so I guess that makes me old. If the band respects him enough to be a part of it, then I must defer to the experts. Plus, he's not a hack...he is putting all of himself into the music and the stage and it's really just a stylistic difference.

[highlight]Most of the people on this board know dick about Oberst[/highlight]

[highlight]Go get yourselves an education[/highlight] on what a "classic" record is ([highlight]Its Morning, I'm Wide Awake[/highlight])

;D  C'mon that is ironic (or just dyslexic) don't you think?

Ruckus, thats really, really petty. Nuff said.

[j_rud]

Wow, inspired debate lol. Im an Oberst fan going back to Fevers and Mirrors era Bright Eyes. While I like Ward and James more, I gotta say that Oberst might have had the song of the night in Philly with We Are Nowhere and It's Now (w/ Mogis). I can't wait to hear the recording, it was incredible, really blew me away.

[Ruckus]

Also, I'm not going to hate on Conor so much anymore. Mainly, I don't get his music because it sounds too young for me, and I'm only 27, so I guess that makes me old. If the band respects him enough to be a part of it, then I must defer to the experts. Plus, he's not a hack...he is putting all of himself into the music and the stage and it's really just a stylistic difference.

[highlight]Most of the people on this board know dick about Oberst[/highlight]

[highlight]Go get yourselves an education[/highlight] on what a "classic" record is ([highlight]Its Morning, I'm Wide Awake[/highlight])

;D  C'mon that is ironic (or just dyslexic) don't you think?

Ruckus, thats really, really petty. Nuff said.

I don't think it's petty.  It would be a good laugh if someone defending the Jacket on a Bright Eyes board called out some members as ignorant idiots who don't know jack about the Jacket than proceeded to inform them in a patronizing manner of a classic called a Fire in Tennessee.  

I'm sure you are a very kind and knowledgeable person sir and I am thoroughly jealous that you were able to make the Louisville show.  You have, however, made some rather blunt statements both here and in the sports threads.  Being that it is a MMJ forum, I don't necessarily think that honest opinions of Oberst from passionate fans should be discounted so offensively per your opinion.  In fact, I would venture that the recent discourse has been rather passive and muted concerning Oberst because it has tended to rub Conor fans here the wrong way.

He has always been known to be a very divisive musician although not intending to be such and I do understand how some members here may be perturbed by the behavior of some fans at the shows.  I for one am a big fan and agree with your assessment of IWAIM. :)

http://www.mymorningjacket.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1239316375

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[kydiddle]

I dug the Philly show except for my friend who went with me and texted (seriously) the entire show. Then when we were walking back to the parking garage I asked if we could wait for the guys since they had the little barricade up and the guy motioned to where they would be coming out. She said, "Do we have to?" and kept walking. She drove so I couldn't protest. I immediately thought of all the people on the board who would have waited with me and it made me sad for having brought such a wet blanket friend. I am still sad this morning, so excuse me while I try to remember the great things from the 2.5 hours prior to that.

Here are a few of my unprofessional observations:

1) Jim is electric. I don't know how anyone out there could not like this man. He has a magical soul and knows how to entertain. He is so damn witty and his banter always makes me laugh. When he tilts his head back and really opens up, I swear he could move mountains with those pipes.

2) Conor grew on me, but only a little. He did make me sleepy at several spots. But as soulshine so appropriately said, all I wanted to do was give him a sandwich.

3) At Dawn was a highlight, but Smokin from Shootin gave me the chills.

4) Mike Mogis is an instrumentalist extraordinaire. He could fill in with MMJ anytime.

5) Why is it always the men who shout out things to the band? Example: "We miss you, Jim!" "MY MORNING JACKET!!" (Which set off a loud cheer from the crowd)  There was a guy a few rows back who shouted "You guys are pretty damn good." and Jim stepped to the mic to say, "Thank you, sir." I hope you heard that exchange, Ghosts, because it made me chuckle. :)

6) Jim's guitar drumming sparked the crowd.

7) That M.Ward can play the gui-tar. Wow. Great to watch.

8) The setlist was superb, the crowd seemed grateful and the guys knew how to entertain...

9) ...and while I really enjoy the collective sound of Monsters of Folk, I really, really, really miss My Morning Jacket. I am sure Jim has a creative need to make music with these guys, but when his play time is over he needs to get back with the band. Go round them up a la Blues Brothers style and hit the road.

Oh, how I miss them so.  :-/

[el_chode]

Also, I'm not going to hate on Conor so much anymore. Mainly, I don't get his music because it sounds too young for me, and I'm only 27, so I guess that makes me old. If the band respects him enough to be a part of it, then I must defer to the experts. Plus, he's not a hack...he is putting all of himself into the music and the stage and it's really just a stylistic difference.

Most of the people on this board know dick about Oberst, his song writing, or his contributions to music over the past 15 years or so.
Go get yourselves an education on what a "classic" record is (Its Morning, I'm Wide Awake) take a break from your bashing for a minute, and listen.
If you don't like what you hear, you can always put Yankee Hotel Foxtrot back on, and pretend you know something about music.

Except I've borrowed each and every one of his albums, even the one with Jim James backing, listened to each at least twice at exceptionally high volumes, and it wasn't impressive. Some songs had no meter and just sounded like a kid strumming as fast as he can while fitting as many words into each breath as possible. I wouldn't define Oberst as our generations Dylan like so many people enjoy doing, and I wouldn't call his albums anything close to classic.

Plus, I'd like to see Oberst use a hubcap as a percussion instrument!

You know, it is possible for people to simply just not like a band that you really like. I know it sounds strange, but while you ponder that, you can go back to pretending that you know something about music and delude yourself into thinking you don't like emo, even if the singer alternates sing-talking and sing-screaming and has a reverse mullet.

Your critique is so profoundly uninformed it doesn't even really warrent a serious response. I love how you try to referance things like "meter", even though you clearly have zero understanding of what that word even means, or how it relates to music, specifically the music found on the album I rec. you check out.
And, "emo?" Are you even serious? I'm a fuckin' Deadhead, not some kid in high school!
lol

I am a Jacket Fan
So when I put on Jay-Z
It is not hip hop

[jones]

Mostly I just want to wash his hair and feed him a sandwich.

Now that's just funny.  And true.

[Penny Lane]

Mostly I just want to wash his hair and feed him a sandwich.

Now that's just funny.  And true.

;D

[manicfanatic]

The Philly show was amazing.  A little short by comparison to the other shows and no "I Will Be There When You Die" but oh well.   Crowd was great and very enthusiastic.  Yeah, I did hear the guy yell out "You guys are pretty damn good".  I think that was right after "Look At You".   Nice to hear the crowd so quiet as well during the softer moments.  Not like the last time I saw Jacket in Philly where I had to move 4 or 5 times before I found a section of people that were actually there to listen to the music.   "Smokin From Shootin" was spine tingling.   I definitely got some strange looks from the 2 Conor girls sitting next to me every time I went ballistic for Jim.   At the very beginning of Golden, I heard one of them said something like "Geez, he knows this song already".  HAH!!  Yeah, they did the same for every Bright Eyes song so it was cool.   M Ward was great.  Actually didn't know a lot of his stuff but I liked it.   Mike Mogis was the real suprise of the evening.  What a great instrumentalist!!   Very impressed!!   Not a big Conor fan.  Not really sure what the fuss over him is all about.  But, he was ok.  Definitely was there for Mr. James; and as usual he didn't dissapoint.  Loved his wobbly leg dancing!!  Hopefully, everyone else enjoyed the broadcast.  Very lucky to have XPN in the area.

[el_chode]

The Philly show was amazing.  A little short by comparison to the other shows and no "I Will Be There When You Die" but oh well.   Crowd was great and very enthusiastic.  Yeah, I did hear the guy yell out "You guys are pretty damn good".  I think that was right after "Look At You".   Nice to hear the crowd so quiet as well during the softer moments.  Not like the last time I saw Jacket in Philly where I had to move 4 or 5 times before I found a section of people that were actually there to listen to the music.   "Smokin From Shootin" was spine tingling.   I definitely got some strange looks from the 2 Conor girls sitting next to me every time I went ballistic for Jim.   At the very beginning of Golden, I heard one of them said something like "Geez, he knows this song already".  HAH!!  Yeah, they did the same for every Bright Eyes song so it was cool.   M Ward was great.  Actually didn't know a lot of his stuff but I liked it.   Mike Mogis was the real suprise of the evening.  What a great instrumentalist!!   Very impressed!!   Not a big Conor fan.  Not really sure what the fuss over him is all about.  But, he was ok.  Definitely was there for Mr. James; and as usual he didn't dissapoint.  Loved his wobbly leg dancing!!  Hopefully, everyone else enjoyed the broadcast.  Very lucky to have XPN in the area.

I've had mixed experiences at Philly shows. I've never been to the Academy of Music, but I've been to great shows at the Tower Theater, but Electric Factory makes me second guess attending even a MMJ show.

[kydiddle]

Mostly I just want to wash his hair and feed him a sandwich.

Now that's just funny.  And true.

I love this quote so much I want to find a way to work it into a conversation.

[ALady]

9) ...and while I really enjoy the collective sound of Monsters of Folk, I really, really, really miss My Morning Jacket. I am sure Jim has a creative need to make music with these guys, but when his play time is over he needs to get back with the band. Go round them up a la Blues Brothers style and hit the road.

Oh, how I miss them so.  :-/

I hear this, ky...loud and clear.  

Sorry your friend was a bit of a bummer, but it sounds like you had a fantastic time nonetheless!  I stayed right near the Academy of Music when I was in Philly last week and they had a big MoF poster up...every time I walked past, it made me smile knowing you'd get to see that show.  Glad you had a good time!

5) Why is it always the men who shout out things to the band? Example: "We miss you, Jim!" "MY MORNING JACKET!!" (Which set off a loud cheer from the crowd)  There was a guy a few rows back who shouted "You guys are pretty damn good." and Jim stepped to the mic to say, "Thank you, sir." I hope you heard that exchange, Ghosts, because it made me chuckle. :)

;D  Jeff Tweedy always says it's inevitably the loudest, scariest sounding guy who yells "I LOVE YOU JEFF!" during their shows   ;D

[Tieoptional]

Jeez. I go away for a few days, come back, and seems to have gone all middle school.

Here's a link to all of the show posters so far (and it will probably be updated as the show progresses, so keep checking back):

http://www.gigposters.com/bandposters/106313/1_Monsters_Of_Folk.html

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[kydiddle]

9) ...and while I really enjoy the collective sound of Monsters of Folk, I really, really, really miss My Morning Jacket. I am sure Jim has a creative need to make music with these guys, but when his play time is over he needs to get back with the band. Go round them up a la Blues Brothers style and hit the road.

Oh, how I miss them so.  :-/

I hear this, ky...loud and clear.  

Sorry your friend was a bit of a bummer, but it sounds like you had a fantastic time nonetheless!  I stayed right near the Academy of Music when I was in Philly last week and they had a big MoF poster up...every time I walked past, it made me smile knowing you'd get to see that show.  Glad you had a good time!

5) Why is it always the men who shout out things to the band? Example: "We miss you, Jim!" "MY MORNING JACKET!!" (Which set off a loud cheer from the crowd)  There was a guy a few rows back who shouted "You guys are pretty damn good." and Jim stepped to the mic to say, "Thank you, sir." I hope you heard that exchange, Ghosts, because it made me chuckle. :)

;D  Jeff Tweedy always says it's inevitably the loudest, scariest sounding guy who yells "I LOVE YOU JEFF!" during their shows   ;D

Awww! You're so sweet! Yes, I did have a good time and the venue was a beauty.

Hahaha. It is always the big guys! Or guys in general. And we ladies on this board get a bad rap for being crazy about Jim. Hmpf...

[slappymoe]

author=2022312E262F2A2D22430 link=1255521559/285#288 date=1257783057]I will be there when you die was the best part of the night, I totally agree that its was like a singing lesson for Conner. He had to have been the downfall of the night, he made me so sleepy. how do you go from kick ass jacket with the howls of Yim to sleepy pete bright eyes. I wasn't feeling that at all.

surely someone has told oberst...or he could hear for himself....that "IWBTWYD" is the last song he needs to be sharing with jim james.   it's true that most mortals would suffer in comparison to JJ, but conor, god bless him, sounds downright sickly trying to carry that tune.

i had zero knowledge of oberst before seeing them on halloween...other than brief research which revealed that my 26-year-old niece is a fan (big surprise), and most guys want to punch him in the face.  so i went with an open mind, yet fully prepared to dislike the guy as soon as he gave me a reason.

and i have to say, other than that one rather unfortunate duet, he didn't suck.  i thought soul singer, hit the switch, and another travelin song were most excellent, and his quieter stuff was pretty strong, although it took jim to save lime tree, imho.

and of course he gets points for doing the whole KISS thing.  fun, funny stuff.

i have no urge to punch him, but i'm not going to run out and buy all his albums.  and he can't have my sandwich. :P

[el_chode]

author=2022312E262F2A2D22430 link=1255521559/285#288 date=1257783057]I will be there when you die was the best part of the night, I totally agree that its was like a singing lesson for Conner. He had to have been the downfall of the night, he made me so sleepy. how do you go from kick ass jacket with the howls of Yim to sleepy pete bright eyes. I wasn't feeling that at all.

surely someone has told oberst...or he could hear for himself....that "IWBTWYD" is the last song he needs to be sharing with jim james.   it's true that most mortals would suffer in comparison to JJ, but conor, god bless him, sounds downright sickly trying to carry that tune.

i had zero knowledge of oberst before seeing them on halloween...other than brief research which revealed that my 26-year-old niece is a fan (big surprise), and most guys want to punch him in the face.  so i went with an open mind, yet fully prepared to dislike the guy as soon as he gave me a reason.

and i have to say, other than that one rather unfortunate duet, he didn't suck.  i thought soul singer, hit the switch, and another travelin song were most excellent, and his quieter stuff was pretty strong, although it took jim to save lime tree, imho.

and of course he gets points for doing the whole KISS thing.  fun, funny stuff.

i have no urge to punch him, but i'm not going to run out and buy all his albums.  and he can't have my sandwich. :P

He couldn't compete with JJ on the duet, but I don't think he ruined it. It worked. His voice is angsty enough for it to work. I think Ward's smokey voice wouldn't have worked so well.