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General Discussions => Tribal Funk Affliction => Topic started by: galenas on June 20, 2008, 03:28:13 pm
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I was into MMJ a few years ago. Had two of their albums, they were pretty solid I thought. I then went and saw them at Bonnaroo in 2005, and it might have been the doses but I got a terrible vibe / presence out of the show and James\' voice got on my nerves like all hell. I can\'t stand even a second of them nowadays.
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ya know, i\'m torn about these guys.... i like about half of every song of theirs, but i don\'t like the other half enough that i never have the patience to sit through a whole show or even song. i think mainly its his vocals that i don\'t like. if they were an instrumental band, then i think i\'d like them better... and i *despise* his falsetto, so it doesn\'t help that it seems like he manages to slip it into most of their tunes....
:that:
I tried listening to the bonnaroo show and found myself hating the falsetto. By the time I got to the last 4-5 songs, I wasn\'t really up for a 14 minute jam that really didn\'t go anywhere. I skipped the next couple tunes to hear Home Sweet Home and moved on after the first verse, which took like 5 minutes to get to because the intro was way too long. If there\'s a show that\'s 2 hours or less, recommend it and I\'ll take a listen; I just don\'t have the patience for the 3-4 hour shows.
i just listened to the newport folk festival show and its **** awesome.
his voice sends chills down my spine.
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ya know, i\'m torn about these guys.... i like about half of every song of theirs, but i don\'t like the other half enough that i never have the patience to sit through a whole show or even song. i think mainly its his vocals that i don\'t like. if they were an instrumental band, then i think i\'d like them better... and i *despise* his falsetto, so it doesn\'t help that it seems like he manages to slip it into most of their tunes....
:that:
I tried listening to the bonnaroo show and found myself hating the falsetto. By the time I got to the last 4-5 songs, I wasn\'t really up for a 14 minute jam that really didn\'t go anywhere. I skipped the next couple tunes to hear Home Sweet Home and moved on after the first verse, which took like 5 minutes to get to because the intro was way too long. If there\'s a show that\'s 2 hours or less, recommend it and I\'ll take a listen; I just don\'t have the patience for the 3-4 hour shows.
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jim james was great yesterday at newport folk fest (as was trey). his voice and songs were perfect for the weather/atmosphere. and he kind of looked like Mandler.look at pic 4 of 8 in the photos section on the NPR link below. heres a good sounding stream:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93227478&ft=1&f=10001
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ya know, i\'m torn about these guys.... i like about half of every song of theirs, but i don\'t like the other half enough that i never have the patience to sit through a whole show or even song. i think mainly its his vocals that i don\'t like. if they were an instrumental band, then i think i\'d like them better... and i *despise* his falsetto, so it doesn\'t help that it seems like he manages to slip it into most of their tunes....
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Looks like we\'ll have to settle this one in The Field parking lot!
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Well after reading this thread I checked out what they had on concert.tv. last night. I forced myself to sit through it. I couldn\'t stand one minute of it! Sorry.
Yeah Mark, you already posted once that you don\'t like them. Don\'t need to hear about it again guy.
Yes you do.
Oh, I thought that was your dementia kicking in.
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Have you seen this show?
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I agree, I\'ll keep an open mind, but really, that was so bad it was embarrassing!
peep the absolute cluelessness..
sad really..
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I agree, I\'ll keep an open mind, but really, that was so bad it was embarrassing!
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mark, i\'ve seen that on demand thing and also thought it sucked.
their newest album sounds much cooler than that from the bits and pieces i\'ve heard.
still not sold, but people i trust are givin them good buzz
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Well after reading this thread I checked out what they had on concert.tv. last night. I forced myself to sit through it. I couldn\'t stand one minute of it! Sorry.
Yeah Mark, you already posted once that you don\'t like them. Don\'t need to hear about it again guy.
Yes you do.
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the xm broadcast of the bonnaroo set is up.im gonna wait til later and grab it.i recommend others do the same.
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i hear ya. mmj is definitely not for everyone.
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Well after reading this thread I checked out what they had on concert.tv. last night. I forced myself to sit through it. I couldn\'t stand one minute of it! Sorry.
Yeah Mark, you already posted once that you don\'t like them. Don\'t need to hear about it again guy.
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Well after reading this thread I checked out what they had on concert.tv. last night. I forced myself to sit through it. I couldn\'t stand one minute of it! Sorry.
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i hear what you guys are saying about them sounding boring via live show download, but seeing them live is a tooootally different experience.
this show was intensely epic.
i\'m gonna say the onus is now on radiohead to outperform these guys. that\'s how good the show was.
right off the bat, they came out rocking. and the lead guy was so thankful and appreciative to play radio city, saying they would not take it for granted and that they wanted to soak up all the energies of past greats who had graced the stage. awesome. they proceeded to play for an hour and a half balls to the wall, then took literally only a 5 minute set break, and then came out and destroyed the place for another hour. people were going crazy. and the energy radiating from the stage was just infectious.
one of the best parts of the show was the lighting rig. it is absolutely incredible. and it is used perfectly. at times you thought you were about to explode with the energy of the light, i swear to god (and i was completely sober, btw). at other times you thought you were on a space ship about to take off or something. it was flat out spectacular. not to be missed. check \'em if you ever get the chance.
you forgot to mention the flying v=pure gold
truth!
here\'s what they played:
Evil Urges
Off The Record
I\'m Amazed
Highly Suspicious
What a Wonderful Man
Touch Me Part 1
Sec Walkin
Golden
Thank You Too
The Way That He Sings
Two Halves
Phone Went West
Aluminum Park
Steam Engine->
Smokin From Shootin->
Touch Me Part 2
Encore:
Bermuda Highway
Librarian
Wordless Chorus
It Beats 4 U
Dondante
The Bear
Lay Low
Run Thru
Anytime
One Big Holiday
highly suspicious is just too good.
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i hear what you guys are saying about them sounding boring via live show download, but seeing them live is a tooootally different experience.
this show was intensely epic.
i\'m gonna say the onus is now on radiohead to outperform these guys. that\'s how good the show was.
right off the bat, they came out rocking. and the lead guy was so thankful and appreciative to play radio city, saying they would not take it for granted and that they wanted to soak up all the energies of past greats who had graced the stage. awesome. they proceeded to play for an hour and a half balls to the wall, then took literally only a 5 minute set break, and then came out and destroyed the place for another hour. people were going crazy. and the energy radiating from the stage was just infectious.
one of the best parts of the show was the lighting rig. it is absolutely incredible. and it is used perfectly. at times you thought you were about to explode with the energy of the light, i swear to god (and i was completely sober, btw). at other times you thought you were on a space ship about to take off or something. it was flat out spectacular. not to be missed. check \'em if you ever get the chance.
you forgot to mention the flying v=pure gold
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i hear what you guys are saying about them sounding boring via live show download, but seeing them live is a tooootally different experience.
this show was intensely epic.
i\'m gonna say the onus is now on radiohead to outperform these guys. that\'s how good the show was.
right off the bat, they came out rocking. and the lead guy was so thankful and appreciative to play radio city, saying they would not take it for granted and that they wanted to soak up all the energies of past greats who had graced the stage. awesome. they proceeded to play for an hour and a half balls to the wall, then took literally only a 5 minute set break, and then came out and destroyed the place for another hour. people were going crazy. and the energy radiating from the stage was just infectious.
one of the best parts of the show was the lighting rig. it is absolutely incredible. and it is used perfectly. at times you thought you were about to explode with the energy of the light, i swear to god (and i was completely sober, btw). at other times you thought you were on a space ship about to take off or something. it was flat out spectacular. not to be missed. check \'em if you ever get the chance.
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I\'m Amaaaaaazed... that this band gets on the radio
I\'m Amaaaaaazed... they have so many fans!
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anyone who cant get into this band should listen to evil urges a few times.
probably one of the most soulful singing voices out there right now.
mmj-evil urges
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kvk08r
That song is irritating. It makes me want to punch him in the face. Such a weak vocal from such a strong voice. I\'m Amazed on the other hand the Ser.
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for all you MMJ fans...
16bit
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2008-06-20.dpa4023.flac16
and the 24 bit goodness
http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2008-06-20.dpa4023.flac24
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anyone who cant get into this band should listen to evil urges a few times.
probably one of the most soulful singing voices out there right now.
mmj-evil urges
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kvk08r
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this thread needs some balance...
MMJ totally sucks!
Thats my opinion. I hope those who like them enjoy their shows ;)
I gotta agree that band bores me to no end.
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I know better than to go that route with Freddy Dave ;) The shows look awesome so far. Hoping for some more Vitalogy and Binaural love.
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best touring band out there right now(besides mr.tweedy and co.).
**** love them..
I saw some guys on Saturday night which I think take the cake for best touring band Freddie.
:hscratch:
pearl jam had saturday night off.
;)
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best touring band out there right now(besides mr.tweedy and co.).
**** love them..
I saw some guys on Saturday night which I think take the cake for best touring band Freddie. Mr. Tweedy does not make facial expressions this good. ;)
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seem em last year at the casino.love sd.however,lets be realistic.whens the last time they put out a good album?
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best touring band out there right now(besides mr.tweedy and co.).
**** love them..
I saw some guys on Saturday night which I think take the cake for best touring band Freddie. Mr. Tweedy does not make facial expressions this good. ;)
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It was getting so much buzz I downloaded it and though they still bored me for 3/4 of their set the rest was really good. Any band that can cover Kool and the Gang that well has got to be worth a listen.
lemme get this straight my friend...
u love tlg but mmj bores you?
that cali haze musta really done friend your last braincells brah..
:shrug:
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going to see them tonight at radio city in nyc. anyone going?
soooooo jealous.
got to see them at the Avalon Ballroom a couple years ago and it was such a great show.
Drove all the way up to Boston on my birthday for that show and it sold out last minute.. Still haven\'t seen em..
shoulda checked craiglist
I know, I damn well do that now! I learned my lesson.
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It was getting so much buzz I downloaded it and though they still bored me for 3/4 of their set the rest was really good. Any band that can cover Kool and the Gang that well has got to be worth a listen.
lemme get this straight my friend...
u love tlg but mmj bores you?
that cali haze musta really done friend your last braincells brah..
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It was getting so much buzz I downloaded it and though they still bored me for 3/4 of their set the rest was really good. Any band that can cover Kool and the Gang that well has got to be worth a listen.
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the bonnaroo show from this year is the ser.
i cant get enough of them.
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saw them at bonnaroo as well...i really like them however they played a pretty mellow set and they should have been scheduled for the late night stage...however i dig them...
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going to see them tonight at radio city in nyc. anyone going?
soooooo jealous.
got to see them at the Avalon Ballroom a couple years ago and it was such a great show.
Drove all the way up to Boston on my birthday for that show and it sold out last minute.. Still haven\'t seen em..
shoulda checked craiglist
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saw them at Bonnaroo 1! I said it then. The band really does move me. Kind of a cross between ABB and the Flaming Lips.
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this thread needs some balance...
MMJ totally sucks!
Thats my opinion. I hope those who like them enjoy their shows ;)
I gotta agree that band bores me to no end.
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this thread needs some balance...
MMJ totally sucks!
Thats my opinion. I hope those who like them enjoy their shows ;)
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going to see them tonight at radio city in nyc. anyone going?
soooooo jealous.
got to see them at the Avalon Ballroom a couple years ago and it was such a great show.
Drove all the way up to Boston on my birthday for that show and it sold out last minute.. Still haven\'t seen em..
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best touring band out there right now(besides mr.tweedy and co.).
**** love them..
yeah, i hear it\'s a great show. it\'s my first time. i\'ll let ya know how it goes, but being at radio city, it\'s sure to be awesome.
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best touring band out there right now(besides mr.tweedy and co.).
**** love them..
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nah that was just cause i had never heard of them before 2005
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i dont like their band name, so it will take me about 3-4 years longer than it would normally to listen to them and give them a shot.
is that why it took you so long to get on board w/ the breakfast?
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i dont like their band name, so it will take me about 3-4 years longer than it would normally to listen to them and give them a shot.
Ha! I don\'t like it either. Reminds me of Mr. Rogers. Only that would be "My Inside Sweater."
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i dont like their band name, so it will take me about 3-4 years longer than it would normally to listen to them and give them a shot.
makes sense to me.
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i dont like their band name, so it will take me about 3-4 years longer than it would normally to listen to them and give them a shot.
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going to see them tonight at radio city in nyc. anyone going?
soooooo jealous.
got to see them at the Avalon Ballroom a couple years ago and it was such a great show.
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going to see them tonight at radio city in nyc. anyone going?