Dave matthews band

jnevi9nr · #1 10-06-2011, 09:25 PM

Thoughts on the band, their bassist, their studio efforts, and their live releases.

bassgod0dmw · #2 10-07-2011, 07:05 AM

They are an awesome band with serious talent, that goes for every member including Stefan. They have great music as well.

Ivan M · #3 10-07-2011, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bassgod0dmw

They are an awesome band with serious talent, that goes for every member including Stefan. They have great music as well.

I Agree 100%. GREAT BAND. Great Music.

MonetBass · #4 10-07-2011, 07:11 AM

Definitely. One of my favorite bands. Very good talent all around.

atticpenny · #5 10-07-2011, 07:18 AM

I've always had a great deal of respect for DMB. They are one of the few 90s bands that have proven themselves to have real staying power. Great band full of awesome musicians. In their early days, the only thing I had a difficult time with was Dave's vocal style. Not his voice itself, but his style and phrasing. I liked it on a song or two, but I couldn't take too much of it. Over the years though, it has really grown on me. Nowadays I listen to their live stuff very regularly and their studio stuff every now and then (like most "jam bands," I find their studio stuff to be good, but their live stuff is just fantastic). I see them live every chance I get. I've been fortunate that every time I've seen them I've been somewhere between 2nd row and 15th row. Seeing them in action up close is a real treat.

Hopkins · #6 10-07-2011, 07:21 AM

They are of the most talented group of musicians around today. Their rhythm section is outstanding as is their song writing. And I think their live stuff is better than their studio stuff, which says a lot as to just how good they are.

rockstarbassist · #7 10-07-2011, 08:56 AM

Stefan is probably one of my top 3 or 5 influences, easily. Nowadays I play a different style of music than when I was in college and more heavily into them so it doesn't come through as much, but yeah I pretty much learned everything he ever did note for note, and modeled my gear and tone choices around him, etc. big time.

Also I forget how old (or young) he was when he did their first full length album but it's a lot better than I would have done!

The last two records have been sorta underwhelming but their first 3 or 4 were really great. I would love to get to jam with Carter every night for a living.

bassgod0dmw · #8 10-07-2011, 09:20 AM

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but yeah I pretty much learned everything he ever did note for note

Did you see my Tripping Billies thread?

I can't seem to get the part under "Eat, drink and be merry..." I've got the gist of it, but I'd like it to be exact.

jnevi9nr · #9 10-07-2011, 09:25 AM

My fav band followed by led zep. Their live stuff is amazing. Red rocks 95 is a real treat. Same with Luther college if you like two fools on stools.

**jmattbassplaya** · #10 10-07-2011, 09:35 AM

I've recently started to pay closed attention to them, but I honestly find myself only liking a select few songs of theirs. I have massive respect for the band, their talents, and (most importantly) their sound, but the music still doesn't get my moving too much.

I have started to get into Phish, though...

rockstarbassist · #11 10-07-2011, 09:42 AM

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Did you see my Tripping Billies thread?

I can't seem to get the part under "Eat, drink and be merry..." I've got the gist of it, but I'd like it to be exact.

Aww man I wish I could help you out still! Much like Primus was for me in high school, I probably could only play 50% of that stuff nowadays even with the record.

It's probably been 2 or so years since I even busted out a DMB record, sadly to say. Probably going on 5 years since I've played a DMB song at all, aside from "Crush" which I still use as my soundcheck tune! It takes a second to transpose it to drop C (as that's what we play in) since I learned it in E std as was written but yeah people still know it!

WJGreer · #12 10-07-2011, 09:46 AM

DMB is one of the only mainstream bands playing right now where everyone in the group brings respectable musical skill.

Popular music is dumbed down right now, sort of like it was in the late 70s punk movement - sometimes it sounds to me like a lot of these bands are trying to suck.

Or otherwise, bands are twee, sort of like a full band version of the ultra-sensitive guitar playing effeminate friend we all had in high school.

DMB is wicked tight as an ensemble, they can put on a different show every night, and every single one of them knows exactly what they are doing. Yet, their songs end up on the radio in heavy rotation. Respect.

bassgod0dmw · #13 10-07-2011, 09:55 AM

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I have started to get into Phish, though...

Another excellent band. My band needs to pick out a song of theirs to cover. Other than Birds of a Feather, I'm not sure what anybody might know (and they probably wouldn't know that either...)

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Aww man I wish I could help you out still! Much like Primus was for me in high school, I probably could only play 50% of that stuff nowadays even with the record.

It's probably been 2 or so years since I even busted out a DMB record, sadly to say. Probably going on 5 years since I've played a DMB song at all, aside from "Crush"

Pfft! This song isn't going to learn to play itself!

We're doing Tripping Billies, #41, and Crash so far...

HeadyVan Halen · #14 10-07-2011, 10:01 AM

Always thought they could play 'for real' just didn't like their sound..too collegey.
Same boat as Rush for me. Outstanding musicians, music just did/does nothing for me.

ChrisPbass · #15 10-07-2011, 10:03 AM

Was a semi-fan.
Got dragged to a show.
Boom...amazing show.
Fan.

6jase5 · #16 10-07-2011, 10:18 AM

Like many that attended college on the east coast in the early 90's, I had the luck of having DMB play our fraternity (Virginia Tech) about ever 3 weeks. I used to pay them $3000 to play and paid my own band $1500 to open up for them. They were great then and worked their butts off playing nearly every night of the week traveling up and down the EC college circuit. A lot of us have the original cd from before they were signed with the 3d hand logo and it brings back memories. I never saw it as "radio" music back then, but what did I know.

If digital cameras existed in prominence in 1992, I'd have blackmail pics of that band that NO one should ever see...but I do have some interesting stories.

lfmn16 · #17 10-07-2011, 10:28 AM

I guess I'll have to re-listen to them. Maybe I'm an old fart that doesn't get it but everything I've heard from them sounds alike.

WJGreer · #18 10-07-2011, 10:34 AM

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If digital cameras existed in prominence in 1992, I'd have blackmail pics of that band that NO one should ever see...but I do have some interesting stories.

One of our neighbors was at UVA during that period. She says that Matthews was quite a scoundrel.

**jmattbassplaya** · #19 10-07-2011, 10:36 AM

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Another excellent band. My band needs to pick out a song of theirs to cover. Other than Birds of a Feather, I'm not sure what anybody might know (and they probably wouldn't know that either...)

You'd be surprised. Wilson, Character Zero, Sand, and Funky Bitch go down really well on my gigs with my band.

ZedZed · #20 10-07-2011, 10:58 AM

Is Rush considered mainstream? They're all good musicians...
DMB, yes all the guys have talent. I respect that. However, when I hear anything from them I run away screaming.