Village Voice: Live-My Morning Jacket (12/31/08 @ Madison Square Garden)
In what’s shaping up to be annual tradition, I trekked to New York City to catch My Morning Jacket’s New Year’s eve show (see 2007 edition). While this year may not have topped the astral peaks of their Fillmore stand, it was my favorite performance of recent vintage. I know a lot of people are down on the band after Evil Urges–and granted, the middle stretch of that record is problematic–but I’ll still ride for them as my favorite live band. So we may all just come to grips that the first week of every January, from here on out, will probably produce some hyperbolic testament to their greatness. Just be glad I don’t like Moe or String Cheese or something.
Props also to the great Scott Bernstein of Hidden Track for dubbing it.
Village Voice: Live-My Morning Jacket (12/31/08 @ Madison Square Garden)
Download:
MP3: My Morning Jacket-”Move On Up” (Curtis Mayfield Cover) (Left-Click)
MP3: My Morning Jacket-”Cold Sweat” (James Brown Cover)(Left-Click)
MP3: My Morning Jacket-”Dondante” (Left-Click)
ZIP: My Morning Jacket-”Live at Madison Square Garden (12/31/08)” (Left-Click)
Stumble It!
January 7th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Funny thing is I liked them as purely a rock band. And now with them covering all of these Soul and Funk classics, I’m starting to like them that much more. That’s a great cover of “Move on Up”. I still haven’t had a chance to see them other than the time we saw them at Coachella. They’re my number one must see band right now.
January 7th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
What a superbly written review. You never cease to amaze me with the words that come out of your word hole.