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I hear a lot about this being one of the best sets ever at the roo but I have a few things Id like to talk about.
I spent the whole day before it in centeroo then tapped it off at mettalica in the pit for a good portion of their set and when it was all over I was exhausted, coming down, and cold. I made my way over to see MMJ at the which stage I believe and for those that were there, you are truly lucky and I think you had to be a pretty die hard fan to make it through. I first hung out there for about ten minutes And I was too cold,too tired. I tried to go sleep somewhere until a lady woke me up and said I couldnt sleep. I woke up an hour later under a tent on the ground with bugs in my hair. I walked back by the which stage And tried hard to get into it but I just couldn't. My main points are that it was a long set and I think that is why people say it was epic. There honestly weren't that many people there but if you stood through the entire thing I really respect you. For one, you got to see them do tyrone in the rain. and two because it was freezing. I am proud to have been there even though it wasn't long but I did lethargically walk by about 4 times before I called it quits, so of all those that said they were there, how many were really there( the whole time)
I was there the whole time and it was my first time hearing MMJ. It was epic for more reasons than just how long it was. Also, I thank many of the die hard MMJ fans don't even consider that the best Bonnaroo set they've played.
Post by bartoneous on Jan 12, 2014 16:34:30 GMT -5
Such a great night...I was a roo rookie in 07 and had learned a great deal of how the farm works that year. I missed the Superjam with John Paul Jnes, Ben Harper & Questlove which I still kick myself in the balls for missing but caught the Lips LN set the next night which almost made up for it. So coming into 08 I realized you don't miss late night sets or you wake up in the morning hearing "best show I've ever seen" while waiting in line for the commode. There was a good bit of hype leading up to the set but I knew it had the potential for amazing. I left Metallica early which if anyone saw the setlist it was hard to walk away from. My buddy and I got perfect spots while the wait was on. As soon as Jim & Co. came on we knew we were in for a night. The catalog they went through was great, I wasn't a huge fan of Evil Urges which made me a little nervous but their demeanor was to show Bonnaroo what MMJ could do in the spotlight. Nearly 4 hours of music and my mind was blown with what possibilities a band could do. The rain definitely shed some people back to their campsites but i was glued to the soggy piece of earth my ass had called home for 6 hours. Some songs will be forever engrained in my blurred landscape of memory. "Phones Went West", "One Big Holiday" and when Kirk joined them I could've died right then and there. "Tyrone", "Bermuda Highway", "Hot Fun In The Summertime", & "Sweet Nuthin". Then to end it with "Home Sweet Home" w/ zach I remember only a small crowd by that time we all knew we just saw something special. In the morning I know everyone of us was standing in line for those shitty commodes with a glazed over look on our face and someone would ask who did you see last night? Then the legend began to grow.
Post by Dale Cooper on Jan 12, 2014 16:44:45 GMT -5
Watched the first hour before i headed to the claypool/bordello superjam. Both were awesome but i was running out of gas and headed to camp. Later found out i missed not 1 but 2 kirk hammett guest appearances. Still hurts
I had a good spot for Metallica, right in front of the stage. Chris Rock was super funny and then Metallica came on and was pretty awesome until I got hit in the head with a glowstick - one of the hard ones. It was sometime during the second song in the set. I got a massive headache and thought I was going to faint so I pushed my way out of the crowd and found a nice, quiet place to lay down in front of Which stage. About half an hour later, a group of frat boys came over and started peeing on a girl sleeping next to me which was gross. Then one of the guys threw up on my blanket and they started laughing about it (luckily, I brought more than one blanket for the weekend). I was so grossed out that I got up and left and found a spot on the rail for Superjam. Superjam was awesome. I had never even heard of Les Claypool or Gogol Bordello before so it was a real treat for me. Afterwards, I wondered back to Which stage and MMJ was still playing but there was hardly anyone left watching. I walked right up to the front of the stage. They were playing a song from the musical Annie and there was a guy on stage (I later learned it was Zach what-ever-his-last-name-is) running around wearing a red dress. It was really strange. I had assumed that they were horrible and that's why there wasn't anyone left watching. I didn't realize that it was an "epic" set until the next day when people were talking about it. I'm still glad that I went to Superjam instead of MMJ because Superjam was an "epic" set for me. Also, I was stupid back then and thought that Kirk was Eddie Van Halen so I may have told a couple people that Eddie Van Halen was at Superjam. They were bummed that they missed it. Didn't realize my mistake until I got home. Oops!
^ omg they peed on a gurl wtf. Yeah in my opinion the raconteurs was maybe better but you don't hear people talkin about it. I heard some crazy I never heard of before that year ala the fiery furnaces and steel train
Post by Whoreshack on Jan 12, 2014 18:24:42 GMT -5
2004>2003>2005>2008>2006>2011
Jim calls '04 Beyond Thunderdome after he summoned the storms with his flying V and harrowing wails. Everyone in that crowd went from fits of heatstroke to being drenched and delirious in a matter of minutes. They tore on through the deluge. When the set ended, no one could could believe what they'd witnessed. People were crying, pinching themselves. Strangers hugging strangers. '03 was almost as magical as we had no idea who we'd walked up on would later be crowned kings. First band on Friday in That Tent. Little band come "the the way" from Louisville via stagecoach time machine. Barefoot cavemen.
I'm partial to those early year sets, probably because they were more intimate and the material was stronger, IMO.
"If ya missed it, ya missed it. This was one of the true highlights of Bonnaroo 2004. Anyone who has had even half an eyelid open this past year has caught wind of My Morning Jacket. For many they broke on the scene last year kicking off Bonnaroo 2003 with an opening slot. A year later and they may be the hottest band on the circuit. Playing a decent 4:00 p.m. Saturday slot on Which Stage (the smaller of the two huge stages) front man Jim James took the ball and ran. Their hour and half of music kicked off with "Mahgeetah" just as their monumental 2003 release It Still Moves does. Sprinkled throughout the emphatic rocking set were favorites such as "One Big Holiday," "Dancefloors," "Golden," and a few tracks I have yet to hear from the ever-evolving band.
Now as we all know (or damn well should by now) music is some powerful stuff, and there are certain people who have figured out how to harness it's energy, and in turn how to affect the world at large. I'm starting to wonder if Jim James isn't one of those people. I saw Jim earlier that day around noon for a solo press show. While Jim was doing his hauntingly gorgeous solo thing the skies opened up and it rained hard! By the time he was done the sun was back and I simply smiled. Fast forward to about 5:00 p.m. and we're in the meat of MMJ's bomb of a set. Guitars are swirling, reverb is pummeling, the crowd is going nuts, hair is everywhere, and it's hot. Then on queue, with no warning here comes The Wind. And I mean it came. Now these are the moments that are hard to put into words. When Jim James brewed up this nasty storm he did so with grapefruit sized rain drops... maybe even hail? All I remember is Jim standing out past the roof structure being pelted with water as his wet mop of hair seemed to take on a life of its own. Guitars and vocals washing against a crowd that only seemed to get louder, larger, and better with the water, this was a quintessential "rock" moment, not only of Bonnaroo, but of my rock-filled existence. And as I slid away in Water World I began to wonder if maybe Jim James is one of those rare souls that can affect weather patterns, if he's one of the few that can change my world... either way we are certainly watching a rock star in the making."
Post by Vibes Chilled on Jan 12, 2014 18:27:25 GMT -5
Seriously felt like the band was controlling the rain patterns with the musical progressions. What an amazing show. This definitely deserves a thread of its own.
In all fairness I flip-flop on 06' vs 04'. The last 25 minutes of the 06' late night was the best I've seen live .. ever. The thunderstorm can never be matched though. Swans came really really close.
I wasn't there in 03.
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I caught a decent amount of MMJ's epic set. I had really only just discovered them with "Evil Urges" on the MySpace at the time and I loved it. But I partied too hard earlier that day and the rain, while awesome, had me freezin'. I still kick myself that I missed my favorite song "Librarian" but heard it in the air on my way back to camp.
Post by ColorsAndShapes on Jan 12, 2014 22:16:37 GMT -5
I kick myself for not getting really into mmj and roo until 2009. I was introduced to both in 2004 and I was just too poor and stupid to go (5 years of college).
Call it what you will but I'm fully committed to both roo and mmj as they are my fav fest and band by a long shot.
Its shows like this that I missed (and LCD in 09) that make me reasearch band and soak them up as much as possible.
That 2003 set was one of those happy coincidences I was glad to be apart of.
I'm really glad that they got the success they deserved, but now that they have been a headliner, its hard to see them at the farm without them being on the mainstage again.
I missed most of 2006's show because I caught UM/DB which I have no regrets about. 2008 was pretty awesome and still goes down as one of those benchmark shows that late night sets used to be measured against.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Jan 14, 2014 18:43:11 GMT -5
I was at Roo in 2005 and 2006 and didn't discover My Morning Jacket until 2008. I feel so bad...and they were one of the acts that got me hyped for Bonnaroo to begin with (we watched the 2005 DVD that had performances from Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket which were both pretty awesome). So I've only caught 2008 and 2011. I liked 2011 and thought it was solid but felt like they didn't do anything too crazy since it was a shorter set and also probably their biggest crowd. The 2008 one was magical. Just pure bliss. Maybe my favorite Bonnaroo show of all time.
(we watched the 2005 DVD that had performances from Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket which were both pretty awesome). So I've only caught 2008 and 2011. I liked 2011 and thought it was solid but felt like they didn't do anything too crazy since it was a shorter set and also probably their biggest crowd. The 2008 one was magical. Just pure bliss. Maybe my favorite Bonnaroo show of all time.
Its so weird to think of how highly regarded both Kings of Leon and MMJ were at the same time and were considered the quintessential Bonnaroo band up until their careers split. It just blows my mind how far KoL fell in my opinion so quickly.
I had a good spot for Metallica, right in front of the stage. Chris Rock was super funny and then Metallica came on and was pretty awesome until I got hit in the head with a glowstick - one of the hard ones. It was sometime during the second song in the set. I got a massive headache and thought I was going to faint so I pushed my way out of the crowd and found a nice, quiet place to lay down in front of Which stage. About half an hour later, a group of frat boys came over and started peeing on a girl sleeping next to me which was gross. Then one of the guys threw up on my blanket and they started laughing about it (luckily, I brought more than one blanket for the weekend). I was so grossed out that I got up and left and found a spot on the rail for Superjam. Superjam was awesome. I had never even heard of Les Claypool or Gogol Bordello before so it was a real treat for me. Afterwards, I wondered back to Which stage and MMJ was still playing but there was hardly anyone left watching. I walked right up to the front of the stage. They were playing a song from the musical Annie and there was a guy on stage (I later learned it was Zach what-ever-his-last-name-is) running around wearing a red dress. It was really strange. I had assumed that they were horrible and that's why there wasn't anyone left watching. I didn't realize that it was an "epic" set until the next day when people were talking about it. I'm still glad that I went to Superjam instead of MMJ because Superjam was an "epic" set for me. Also, I was stupid back then and thought that Kirk was Eddie Van Halen so I may have told a couple people that Eddie Van Halen was at Superjam. They were bummed that they missed it. Didn't realize my mistake until I got home. Oops!
A woman told me the next day that Eddie Van Halen played in the superjam with Les. She also said Les was telling stories abut attending high school with Eddie(Kirk) and how Eddie(Kirk) narced on Les when his dad caught him with ganja. Was that you?
(we watched the 2005 DVD that had performances from Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket which were both pretty awesome). So I've only caught 2008 and 2011. I liked 2011 and thought it was solid but felt like they didn't do anything too crazy since it was a shorter set and also probably their biggest crowd. The 2008 one was magical. Just pure bliss. Maybe my favorite Bonnaroo show of all time.
Its so weird to think of how highly regarded both Kings of Leon and MMJ were at the same time and were considered the quintessential Bonnaroo band up until their careers split. It just blows my mind how far KoL fell in my opinion so quickly.
Bump from a few months ago, and not related to 2008.
Didn't KoL play that tent in 2004? I absolutely could not get enough of Youth and Young Manhood leading up to seeing them at Bonnaroo. KoL was right up there with the White Stripes in my opinion, in terms of bands bringing back raw rock and roll from the mess of boy bands and substanceless alterna-pop at the tail end of the 90s.
I bought MMJ's "It Still Moves" because I saw an ad in Relix with a quote from Conan O'Brien saying something like "i'm buying that record". An acquaintance I was camping with was a huge fan of MMJ and made sure we didn't miss the Which stage set. Still stands as one of my fondest music festival memories, and maybe the first time I saw something really stupendously amazing yet intangible happen at a music festival, when I realized the power these events we love can conjure. Couldn't quite put my finger on it, but it was the rain, Jim James flying V and his hair swinging around, the music and the air was electric, and then Phil Lesh walked by me and no one else in my group saw him. My little hippie frat boy brain was completely destroyed.
I think my second favorite moment from that year was seeing Ween play Poopship LN. We spent too much time that fest standing in front of the Porta cleanup truck screaming "poooooopship!!!"
Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 24, 2014 16:21:46 GMT -5
Yea, I bought my first Kings of Leon album because of the Bonnaroo performance on DVD and I got My Morning Jacket after seeing them on the DVD and rocking the hell out on Conan O'Brien. Back when everyone had the long frizzy hair. I had Z and liked it well enough but then it was Okonokos (which had a great review in Rolling Stone) that won me over before I was able to see them live.
Trani and One Big Holiday from Bonnaroo are the reasons that I fell in love with those bands. 3post1jack1 - you may be right that it was 2004. I think that I went in 2005 but I bought the DVD for 2004....almost positive of that now.
Yea, I bought my first Kings of Leon album because of the Bonnaroo performance on DVD and I got My Morning Jacket after seeing them on the DVD and rocking the hell out on Conan O'Brien. Back when everyone had the long frizzy hair. I had Z and liked it well enough but then it was Okonokos (which had a great review in Rolling Stone) that won me over before I was able to see them live.
Trani and One Big Holiday from Bonnaroo are the reasons that I fell in love with those bands. 3post1jack1 - you may be right that it was 2004. I think that I went in 2005 but I bought the DVD for 2004....almost positive of that now.
The only years I went before 2012 were 03 and 04, so my memories of those two are constantly screwed up.
2006 was my favorite. They played everything and then covered everything. I bitched out in 2004 cause of the oncoming rainstorm and I didn't want to get my camera wet. We were camped close and could hear it, but that's still one of my greatest Bonnaroo regrets. 2004 was my first year and would be also known as "The Year of Regrets." Missed Primus late night set that year too cause I was just too beat. Rookie mistakes. What are you gonna do?
Damn, you people make me so jealous. Just caught Jim at what felt like every stage last year. I got home and did a service to my ears by making a run through of MMJ's albums piece by piece. I will be there at the next set with all of you.
Post by blueslikehail on May 19, 2014 0:24:28 GMT -5
1. 2011 - i was in the pit, second row right in front of jim. compared to other mmj roo shows, this set was shorter, had technical problems, and was not the best set list, but it was great to see them up close and all grown up in prime time on the main stage. 2. 2008 - they controlled the weather 3. 2004 - i wish i had ran towards the stage instead of under the mist tent when it turned to thunderdome. it was too hot out in the sun, so i started the show sitting in the back against the wall in some shade stage left. one of my favorite bonnaroo moments: about 30 seconds into magheetah, the first song of the set, i thought 'holy s***, these guys sound fantastic.' almost immediately the guy to my right says what i'm thinking. shortly after that, a guy in the group to my left says the same thing and there was no way he could have heard the guy to my right. it was like they were a musical revelation spreading throughout the crowd. 4. 2005 - great setlist, great spectacle on stage. unfortunately i had to sit in the back in my camping chair due to indulging too much and stare at the sky for the majority of it. 5. 2006 - had a great spot in the tent. the energy in there when they came out on stage was unreal - unlike anything i've experienced before or since. then a friend i was with had to go back to camp in the middle of the show and i had to walk her back b/c she didn't know the way. i was able to come back and catch the rest from outside the tent, but it was kind of a bummer. 6. 2003 - solid show, i just wasn't a huge fan at the time so it didn't have a big impact on me. i remember telling the friend who turned me onto 'at dawn' that they were long haired and head banging and looked nothing like i expected based on the sound of that album!
Post by Tainted Opossum on Jul 14, 2014 19:11:09 GMT -5
It was absolute dumb luck that I made it to this show, and I've come to realize thats part of the bigger picture. Phone went west still gives me the warmest shivers
Jim calls '04 Beyond Thunderdome after he summoned the storms with his flying V and harrowing wails. Everyone in that crowd went from fits of heatstroke to being drenched and delirious in a matter of minutes. They tore on through the deluge. When the set ended, no one could could believe what they'd witnessed. People were crying, pinching themselves. Strangers hugging strangers. '03 was almost as magical as we had no idea who we'd walked up on would later be crowned kings. First band on Friday in That Tent. Little band come "the the way" from Louisville via stagecoach time machine. Barefoot cavemen.
I'm partial to those early year sets, probably because they were more intimate and the material was stronger, IMO.
"If ya missed it, ya missed it. This was one of the true highlights of Bonnaroo 2004. Anyone who has had even half an eyelid open this past year has caught wind of My Morning Jacket. For many they broke on the scene last year kicking off Bonnaroo 2003 with an opening slot. A year later and they may be the hottest band on the circuit. Playing a decent 4:00 p.m. Saturday slot on Which Stage (the smaller of the two huge stages) front man Jim James took the ball and ran. Their hour and half of music kicked off with "Mahgeetah" just as their monumental 2003 release It Still Moves does. Sprinkled throughout the emphatic rocking set were favorites such as "One Big Holiday," "Dancefloors," "Golden," and a few tracks I have yet to hear from the ever-evolving band.
Now as we all know (or damn well should by now) music is some powerful stuff, and there are certain people who have figured out how to harness it's energy, and in turn how to affect the world at large. I'm starting to wonder if Jim James isn't one of those people. I saw Jim earlier that day around noon for a solo press show. While Jim was doing his hauntingly gorgeous solo thing the skies opened up and it rained hard! By the time he was done the sun was back and I simply smiled. Fast forward to about 5:00 p.m. and we're in the meat of MMJ's bomb of a set. Guitars are swirling, reverb is pummeling, the crowd is going nuts, hair is everywhere, and it's hot. Then on queue, with no warning here comes The Wind. And I mean it came. Now these are the moments that are hard to put into words. When Jim James brewed up this nasty storm he did so with grapefruit sized rain drops... maybe even hail? All I remember is Jim standing out past the roof structure being pelted with water as his wet mop of hair seemed to take on a life of its own. Guitars and vocals washing against a crowd that only seemed to get louder, larger, and better with the water, this was a quintessential "rock" moment, not only of Bonnaroo, but of my rock-filled existence. And as I slid away in Water World I began to wonder if maybe Jim James is one of those rare souls that can affect weather patterns, if he's one of the few that can change my world... either way we are certainly watching a rock star in the making."
Also because those years were back when MMJ was still just a terrific rock band, and before Jim James started wearing capes and furry boots and thinking he was a reincarnation of Prince.
