My Morning Jacket / anyone seen a show ?


I am a pretty fan of MMJ the last two years. I really was crazy for Jim James solo album!!
They are playing indoors here in my town. I have heard they play insane concerts.
Your thoughts on them as I live band??
toddnkaya

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i saw mmj at lollapalooza (with a kids orchestra!) and also at a 600 person hall--they are a great live band. jim james is really one of the best singers of this generation, and they jam purposefully, without the formless wankery of so many of their peers. that said, i find their each of records after "it still moves" to be progressively worse--they're going farther away from the spacey/country/soulful thing they do so well and closer to glossy MOR. i just heard a song off their new one (it's on spotify) and it was cringeworthy.
todd:
i certainly don't mean to dis anyone who enjoys their later records--i personally don't think the more polished, song-oriented format suits them well. if you're digging it still moves, i'd also check out "at dawn", which is rawer but equally great.
as for jj's solo record, i liked it, but thought, again, that his earthier country stuff is better the electronic/techno thing he's dabbling in. for that reason, i preferred the record he did with jay farrar, new multitudes, which is rethinks of woody guthrie songs and is really good. also, if you're on spotify, check out jj's "tribute", which is acoustic versions of george harrison songs and, i think, really exceptional.
todd:
listened to futurebirds--they actually do sound more like mmj than current mmj does. the singer does a good jim james and the songs are there--thanks for the rec
maxn:
also listened to lateness of dancers and likewise appreciate the rec. i've previously raved about his album "bad debt," which is just him and his guitar--it's haunting.