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Literally, when the show was over, our jaws were hanging wide open. My friends and I started walking away from the stage when we realized we had no idea where we were going, or what to do next. We were completely bewildered.
EXACTLY.
People near us were just bumping into each other in silence, mumbling the occasional "wow" and sort of just doing their best to recover. I certainly didn't know what to do with myself and could barely walk straight between the mind state that the screens put me in and effects of some other things. Everytime I looked around me I saw gawking and looks of pure delight. Maybe it was just the drugs, but something was getting to all these folks.
I think MMJ had all the intensity and musicianship that Radiohead had............
I would agree -- just sort of an apples and oranges thing for me!
I think MMJ would be the first guys to disagree with you as they ripped Radiohead off quite a bit on their last album...
I know Knoxville already address that he was referring to their live show, but I also disagree with this statement about the album. I think it was more of just a case of some lazy critics who were stretching for a way to describe MMJ's new found experimentation, so they compare them to the most well known experimental band in the world. The fact that they had John Leckie (who produced The Bends) behind the boards didn't help curb these comparisons either.
Well let's see, considering this is a Bonnaroo board and we all just got back from Bonnaroo......I was speaking of their performance at........................Bonnaroo. I wouldn't put words in anyones mouth I have never met.
Wow. Sarcasm unappreciated. Ignorance duly noted. Let's just agree to disagree about musicianship regarding the Neil Youngs..er, My Morning Jacket and Aphex Eno, er Radiohead.
I think MMJ would be the first guys to disagree with you as they ripped Radiohead off quite a bit on their last album...
I know Knoxville already address that he was referring to their live show, but I also disagree with this statement about the album. I think it was more of just a case of some lazy critics who were stretching for a way to describe MMJ's new found experimentation, so they compare them to the most well known experimental band in the world. The fact that they had John Leckie (who produced The Bends) behind the boards didn't help curb these comparisons either.
Comparisons aren't lazy...they're points of reference. I'm fervently of the opinion that My Morning Jacket hasn't really found their studio sound yet which is honestly no big deal. A lot of great bands didn't sound great on record for awhile. U2 tried unsuccessfully to channel Joy Division early on. I think MMJ tried to do a little Radiohead/U2 sound on their second album. There's quite a bit of Radiohead on that album...especially the rhythm section. I actually think the base of their sound is a lot more like Neil Young, but that's beside the point. I'm sure I'll come around to them eventually as they find their stride more. In the meantime, I don't get them. I've seen them live once. They were okay. It just takes more than musical skill to get me into the show. Other people only watch music with high level of musical skill and think everything else is crap. Different strokes for different folks.
But as I alluded to earlier, I think Radiohead's ripped off bit a few musicians and groups from Mingus to Aphex Twin to the Beatles to Brian Eno (whose fingerprints are all over Jonny Greenwood's style).
Post by jambandjohn on Jun 21, 2006 5:28:57 GMT -5
Enjoyed it but wasn't my highlight. Different styles of music for different folks I guess (I loved King Crimson and Frank Zappa which used to annoy the crap out of my friends...). We stayed for most of the set but wandered away before the end. Downloading the show now to have another go at it.
Aphex Eno, hahaha, yeah. The Radiohead b-side "Kinetic" is basically that. But there's nothing wrong with using other's ideas or being influenced by others. In fact I don't see anything wrong with blatently stealing other's music as long as you use it in a new and interesting way. Everyone was influenced by someone. Every takes chord progressions or riffs from someone else, maybe alters it a bit... nothing wrong with that. Eventually you can all trace it back further and further...