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Summary: BEST LIVE BAND!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: I saw MMJ at Radio City Music Hall in NYC!!!!! Unbelievable!!!! I had to have this DVD since it's the only live DVD they have. It's great. Hope they release NYC show at least as a live cd.
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Summary: Track List
Comment: Okonokos: The Concert DVD
Tracks
1. The Party
2. Wordless Chorus
3. It Beats 4 U
4. Gideon
5. One Big Holiday
6. I Will Sing You Songs
7. Lowdown
8. The Way That He Sings
9. What A Wonderful Man
10. Off The Record
11. Golden
12. Lay Low
13. Dondante
14. Run Thru
15. Xmas Curtain
16. O Is The One That Is Real
17. Steam Engine
18. Anytime
19. Mahgeetah
20. The Attack
Customer Rating:
Summary: Rawk and Roll
Comment: I am borderline addicted to concert DVDs and this one is my favorite of all time. Granted, I love this band, but I love lots of bands. No one can touch these guys live and here is the proof.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Visually over rated
Comment: I am caught in a funny position.
I first bought the audio cd and was wowed by a group that I was not familar with. When I first heard it, I liked the sonsg but I did not love them. I also thought that the arrangements of the songs were sensational yet the musicianship was merely rudimentary. Repeated listenings allowed me to understand the drama and majesty of the songs as well as recognize how musically tight this band is. I am now a fan and eagerly waiting to see them live in March of 2007.
I hear about the DVD for the same concert cd that I have. It is described as being one of the best concert DVDs of all time. I assumed that this meant that there was something visually special about the DVD. I do not really see that.
The stage is beautiful, the songs are great, the playing is top notch yet..for the most part, teh band just stands there playing their instruments. Nobody is jumping around, nobody is getting all sweaty, nobody is projecting their soul...they are just playing the songs.
The songs are dramatic but the band does not play the songs in a dramatci manner.
I am not saying anything negative about this...it's just that it received such tremendous praise that I was expecting visually better.
Maybe I am old fashioned but I like to see jumping around, smashing instruments, screaming like crazy, "Rage Against the Machine" like fury.
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Summary: A classic live show
Comment: Question: What do U2, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Drive-By Truckers, the Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd have in common?
Answer: Among other things, they're all great live bands.
All of these bands made their reputations on the road, playing to packed crowds night after night, winning new converts in every town. Their albums are classics, to be sure, but if you ask die-hards about their favorite albums, responses will differ. One thing, though, that all fans will agree on, is that next time their favorite band is in town, those fans will be at the show, waiting for something miraculous. Now, you can add My Morning Jacket to that list.
Their new DVD, "Okonokos," is the DVD testament to their ability as a live band, and like U2's "Live From Slane Castle, Neil Young & Crazy Horse's "Live at the Fillmore East," Drive-By Truckers' "Live at the 40 Watt," The Grateful Dead's "Europe '72," Radiohead's "27 5 94 - The Astoria - London - Live," Led Zeppelin's "How the West Was Won" or Pink Floyd's "Pulse," this DVD is a definitive live document.
How many times have you seen a live DVD that made you stop what you were doing and just sit back and marvel at the musicianship involved, wishing that you could have been at that show, enjoying it with the rest of the crowd? I'm a bit of a concert junkie, and I've seen most of the bands I've mentioned (except for Zeppelin and the Dead), and they have all amazed me with their live shows. I'm now kicking myself for having missed several opportunities to see My Morning Jacket, but I'll correct that oversight at my next opportunity, believe me.
Negatives: Some people might deride this DVD for its silly frame story "concept" (it involves a Victorian party, a llama adoption, and a bear mauling, and yes, it's just as ridiculous as it sounds), but as dumb as it is, it doesn't impede the flow of the concert the way that Neil Young's "wacky scientist" (in "Rust Never Sleeps"), Zeppelin's "old wizard" (in "The Song Remains the Same"), or Alice Cooper's interminable Pythonesque skits (in "Billion Dollar Babies") all do. It mercifully shows up only at the beginning and end of the show (with a brief "dream sequence" in the middle), freeing the viewer up to hit fast forward and get on with the show at any time. And maybe one day, if this concert rightfully goes into the history books as one of the great live DVDs of its time, people will still debate the skit business the way they do with Neil Young, Led Zeppelin and Alice Cooper:
"Man, those skits were stupid."
"Yeah, but that show was amazing."
"Yeah."
Also, some people might criticize the band for extending certain songs past the ten-minute mark. But if you're a fan of Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin (or even, in some cases, The Grateful Dead), you'll know that it's a tightrope act. Sometimes ten minutes is excruciating, and sometimes it leaves you wanting more. I personally think that My Morning Jacket walked the tightrope pretty successfully throughout this show.
Overall, if you're a fan of live music (especially if you are fans of any of the aforementioned bands), check out this DVD. It's a classic live show and not one to be missed.
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