you're favorite jamband right now and why.

[dimafleck: the living legend.]

moe.

they are actually the only jamband i like these days. they are also my favorite band.

phish, nero and moe. are the only 3 bands from this "scene" that i ever truly cared about.....

and moe. is the last band that exists that really does it for me.

i'll see some other bands and really enjoy myself like Jimmy Swift Band, um......thats all i can relaly think of right now...

but yeah, moe. just does it for me.....

the only band left that i'll travel for.

[Jaimoe]

I've never been able to get into moe. and I think I'm going to stop trying.

I've been drifting away from jambands for the last couple of years, but this old flag-bearer will always be my favourite: The Allman Brothers Band.

[Baj]

i think im gonna have to say moe.

they not only blow me away from time to time

but they somehow bring the right people together

to create a magical feeling that sets you at ease

and makes you feel happy and free at their

festivals!

heres to this yrs moe.down ! can't wait!

Edited April 15, 2006 by Guest

[Jaimoe]

My Morning Jacket are one of my favourite bands right now, but I don't think they are a jam band nor do they consider themselves a jam band. Ditto with Ween and Television.

[dimafleck: the living legend.]

moe.down lucky number 7.

[ollie]

Phil and Friends. Phil.

[Biggest Fan]

Excuse the ignorance but 'jam bands' is referring to those bands minus electronica???

I'm almost 40 -n- at this time in my life I want a little 'electronica'. I have enjoyed 'rock -n- roll' all of my life but there comes a time in a persons life when a change up is a good thing. Moe is all good but... I never once listened to phish because I thought they rode the 'coat tails' of ... A good/great jam can go a long way but it has been going on for a long time. Led Zeppelin was ripping up prior to the 70's. For that reason, MOE can only be 'really good'.

*If that makes any sense.

** Do not discount the fact that I can be full of shttt

[Jaimoe]

Excuse the ignorance but 'jam bands' is referring to those bands minus electronica???

I believe there are a number of jambands that fall under the electronica label.

Edited April 15, 2006 by Guest

[canadianphan]

I'm really diggin Umphrey's McGee right now. Their new album “Safety in Numbers†is great. I really admire their ability to cover the gamut of musical styles (a trait that endeared me to Phish). I also dig their covers (The Police thru Metallica)

[bouche]

Umphrey's McGee is certainly making my head twist sideways. I think it's because there are 2 killer guitarists doing amazing things that freak me out.

[Birdy]

umphreys mcgee. hands friggin' down. i think brendan is a god. i seem them and literally, i'm electrified.

[StaggerLee]

The Slip -- because they play beautiful music and never cease to amaze me

and Slowcoaster -- because they'll rock you at the bar and then drink you under the table at the afterparty

[payce-ley]

still lost on the good ol Grateful Dead

wide open to the next act I feel "means it" at a relative level to them

hell of a lot of fantastic players, composers and songwriters out there I love too but few who come close to inspiring the same sense of something beyondness I still can't describe right

moe certainly can play like muddafuckas but don't sing about anything I can relate to unconditionally... or really even remotely, in my meager experience... what the hell are those guys talking about?

Ween I get... for moe. (and most Phish) I feel like I need to change myself to hop on board 100%

apperently I need a Ween show, since that slipped right out... with a Ship of Fools encore, preferably

[StoneMtn]

The Codetalkers. I just love their sound.

[bONES]

i like Brothers Past a lot

[shainhouse]

Tough question...

The Dead for me, but Umphreys has their charms. I've always loved the Ozric Tentacles and they never cease to amaze me.

[timouse]

put on some '77 dead yesterday afternoon, and realized that there are a lot of newer bands that make me smile, but nothing (imo) beats the good ol' grateful dead.

[Biggest Fan]

BP has one thing that MOE does'nt... the 'electronica'

Otherwise the musts:

lyrics

'jam'

proper/easy going mood

[bouche]

The Slip -- because they play beautiful music and never cease to amaze me

I didn't type The Slip because they are probably my favourite thing going. If I had the choice between UM and The Slip (same night show) I'd pick The Slip.

[Baj]

fingers crossed for slip and UM at moe.down lucky #7

[edger]

Sometimes (some artists within this realm I can move to) I get pretty bored with electronica. Redundancy perhaps? Give me a sweet organic melody, a deep groove, and I'm content.

If I had to pick "one favourite jamband", it would be the Dead hands down. No questions asked, no comparisons...

Like payce-ley mentioned they encompass something deeper that is difficult to describe. Listening to the Dead reminds me that i am part of something larger.

And okay I'll admit it. The Fat Cats are up there for me. I've been to more shows than I could ever attempt to count, but I always have a good time, and I rarely stand still.

[Baj]

i was under the impression dima was asking about alive kicking and touring acts....I mean its just a givin that the dead are the god fathers ....

[Esau]

My favourite jamband right now?

Same as its always been and always will be.

The Grateful Dead.

If I need to explain, you wouldn't understand.

Like edger, I've seen many a Fat Cats show over the years and they are my favourite Canadian band, but I am reluctant to consider then a jamband.

[edger]

Weren't able to make it into TO last night eh Esau? You gonna make it tonight?

[Esau]

Yeah, sorta pissed about that, but money is just too tight right now & the bills that need paid, shoulda been paid last month. Not looking good for tonight either unfortunately.