Found Sound #1 My Morning Jacket

For the music posts I will attempt to highlight the bands who are currently filling my ears with their sound and making my life more interesting. I will begin with a band which, until recently, had stayed below my radar. My Morning Jacket are a five piece band from Louisville, Kentucky and are known for their reverb-soaked sound. I had the chance to see them live at this year’s Bonnaroo festival and was blown away. The energy of the band, combined with their lead singer Jim Jame’s voice, not to mention the beautiful jammed out space rock made for the most enjoyable and consuming show at the festival. Beginning at around 12:30 and lasting at least three hours, it combined their southern jam rock originals with some flawless covers by the Flying Burrito Bros., Velvet Underground, The Who, the Rolling Stones, and the Misfits. Without a doubt the Who’s “A Quick One” stands as one of the best covers I have ever heard. As you listen to the show you can almost feel the band commanding the emotions of the audience, and as the jams build the energy of the crowd is electric, listen especially during Mahgeetah. Do yourself a favor, download and listen to this concert, you will not regret it. Keep in mind you will need Winzip to unzip the file once it is done downloading, below is a link to get it for free as well as a link to download the show. Below is also a video for one of my favorite MMJ songs “One Big Holiday”, enjoy.

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MMJ 2006-06-16