warehouse wrote:I'm going to MSG on Friday night. I couldn't wait any longer. I've been reading the setlists and watching clips from this year. i can't wait until the summer or even the spring. this is the longest i've gone without seeing dmb live in over 20 years. i can't fucking wait.
side note: the newest song, "madman's eyes" i think its called, is a banger. its got that weird middle eastern feel but also kinda funky. its the best new song in a long time.
I was at Mohegan on Monday night. Madman’s Eyes was nuts. Doesn’t even sound like them, way too heavy. But it was one of my 2-3 favorite songs of the night. I realized I hadn’t seen them in a long time. The live show and newer music have Tim fully incorporated and it fuckin rules. A cool guitar solo in Warehouse? Yes, please. The show was very jammy but really freakin good.
i'm not sure if this sound is buddy strong's influence b/c he seems to be more involved in the song, but it is really, really good. i might like it better than anything off the last two albums. i love this sound from them.
i'm not sure i can say enough good things about tim reynolds. he's probably the most underrated guitar player in popular music. the tones he creates by themselves are amazing, the fact he can moves his fingers on the fretboard as fast as anyone on the planet just adds to his awesomeness. he's also got an amazing sense of groove and where he should hold back and where he should shine.
dave's voice also seems to get better and better the last few years, which is odd for lead singers. it sounds like its stronger and maybe deeper. i actually met his vocal coach in camden the last time i saw them and he gave me a guitar pick. if i see that dude at msg i'm gonna bother him for better seats lol
We regret to inform you that our friend and bandmate, Jeff Coffin, has tested positive for Covid-19 and won’t be able to join us this weekend. Thankfully, Jeff is fully vaccinated and his symptoms are very mild. We will miss Jeff and wish him a quick recovery. We’re looking forward to two great shows at Madison Square Garden with our good friends, Dumpstaphunk.
We would like to thank all of you for an incredible tour and can’t wait to see you all soon.
so the sax guy ended up being the highlight of the show. we heard on the train on the way to the show that jeff coffin was out, so we weren't really sure what to expect. we thought maybe a few guests and songs that didn't have sax solos. that's not what we got. the first thing was rashawn ross orchestrating and pointing to the sheet music to help this guy. it was amazing to watch. but the guy absolutely killed everything. the crowd gave it up for him a lot b/c of the situation, but it was totally deserved. at one point i think during 'what would you say' he had a solo and went off. it wasn't coffin, but the guy was absolutely great. i think dave only introduce him as 'our friend Ben', and even by the end of the show we had no idea who he was. the guy in front of me said he was probably jeff coffin's buddy. i think they might have played less covers b/c of the situation, but night one was awesome. night two looked even better on paper.
two step>halloween I literally yelled "holy fucking shit" when this happened. super memorable show. it was so good to be at a concert again.
warehouse wrote:so the sax guy ended up being the highlight of the show. we heard on the train on the way to the show that jeff coffin was out, so we weren't really sure what to expect. we thought maybe a few guests and songs that didn't have sax solos. that's not what we got. the first thing was rashawn ross orchestrating and pointing to the sheet music to help this guy. it was amazing to watch. but the guy absolutely killed everything. the crowd gave it up for him a lot b/c of the situation, but it was totally deserved. at one point i think during 'what would you say' he had a solo and went off. it wasn't coffin, but the guy was absolutely great. i think dave only introduce him as 'our friend Ben', and even by the end of the show we had no idea who he was. the guy in front of me said he was probably jeff coffin's buddy. i think they might have played less covers b/c of the situation, but night one was awesome. night two looked even better on paper.
two step>halloween I literally yelled "holy fucking shit" when this happened. super memorable show. it was so good to be at a concert again.
In June, I will shockingly be seeing my 10th Dave Matthews Band show, first in 12 years, so in an effort to prepare for the show, and in honor of #10, it’s time for the next album journey with the major live releases thrown in. This one’s for you, warehouse! Passing the hacky sack from Phish to Dave hopefully starting tomorrow.
liebzz wrote:In June, I will shockingly be seeing my 10th Dave Matthews Band show, first in 12 years, so in an effort to prepare for the show, and in honor of #10, it’s time for the next album journey with the major live releases thrown in. This one’s for you, warehouse! Passing the hacky sack from Phish to Dave hopefully starting tomorrow.
Once upon a time, Dave Matthews Band wasn’t a massive behemoth with an ever loyal fan base, a million songs, and they weren’t playing massive stadiums summer after summer. They were this band doing something very different than what was happening at the time. As big fuzzy guitars ruled the day, this “college” band released their first album, a collection of live performances that sort of run the gamut of the early DMB experience - some thrilling performances, as in the stunning version of Recently here and One Sweet World, some songs that one day would catapult them to huge success living in their infancy, and a bit of Dave & Tim. This is the album that in the mid-90s Dave Matthews fans would tell you about because well, everybody had Under the Table and Dreaming, but did you hear their first album!?
As noted, Recently and One Sweet World are absolute gems here, and the rest solid - but the band would get better, and release better live versions of these. The potential is there of course…and away we go!
This EP sandwiched between Remember Two Things and their first proper studio album is more of what we’ve gotten - some live tracks, which would be a companion to Remember Two Things, especially since the title track is an edited down version of Recently from Remember Two Things - and that is the one mistake on here. From there, acoustic versions of soon to be Dave staples Dancing Nancies and Warehouse are highlights, followed by a full band intense but goofy Watchtower, and an absolutely killer Halloween that steals the show. I mean, that Halloween there is the reason I come back to this band after long stretches away - a reminder that when they turn it up they are hard to top.
Once upon a time, Dave Matthews Band wasn’t a massive behemoth with an ever loyal fan base, a million songs, and they weren’t playing massive stadiums summer after summer. They were this band doing something very different than what was happening at the time. As big fuzzy guitars ruled the day, this “college” band released their first album, a collection of live performances that sort of run the gamut of the early DMB experience - some thrilling performances, as in the stunning version of Recently here and One Sweet World, some songs that one day would catapult them to huge success living in their infancy, and a bit of Dave & Tim. This is the album that in the mid-90s Dave Matthews fans would tell you about because well, everybody had Under the Table and Dreaming, but did you hear their first album!?
As noted, Recently and One Sweet World are absolute gems here, and the rest solid - but the band would get better, and release better live versions of these. The potential is there of course…and away we go!
Part of me was hoping the R2T reissue would put the main Seek Up track and the outro together to end the 'album'
liebzz wrote:In June, I will shockingly be seeing my 10th Dave Matthews Band show, first in 12 years, so in an effort to prepare for the show, and in honor of #10, it’s time for the next album journey with the major live releases thrown in. This one’s for you, warehouse! Passing the hacky sack from Phish to Dave hopefully starting tomorrow.
Synchronicity. I have been a major DMB kick for the last month. Remember Two Things through Lillywhite Sessions. It's not just college and early adulthood nostalgia. This band is amazing.
liebzz wrote:In June, I will shockingly be seeing my 10th Dave Matthews Band show, first in 12 years, so in an effort to prepare for the show, and in honor of #10, it’s time for the next album journey with the major live releases thrown in. This one’s for you, warehouse! Passing the hacky sack from Phish to Dave hopefully starting tomorrow.
Synchronicity. I have been a major DMB kick for the last month. Remember Two Things through Lillywhite Sessions. It's not just college and early adulthood nostalgia. This band is amazing.
I've got the popcorn ready, Liebzz!
Ha! Thanks. I am hoping this will be interesting. This is a band I have picked up and put down more times than I can count - it’s very combustible mostly because there are songs I think are brilliant, songs I detest, shows that have floored me, and shows where I had to have been sleeping on the floor because I was so disconnected from them. A hot and cold back and forth I can’t say I have with any other band. I will try to explore that here in the spaces where it has parlayed itself.
liebzz wrote:This is a band I have picked up and put down more times than I can count - it’s very combustible mostly because there are songs I think are brilliant, songs I detest, shows that have floored me, and shows where I had to have been sleeping on the floor because I was so disconnected from them. A hot and cold back and forth I can’t say I have with any other band.
My experience is the same. I've only really enjoyed one show out of the 8 I've seen, but can play "Live from Folsom Field" multiple days in a row and not tire of it. I fell asleep, at Vegoose during Dave and Friends, after having an amazing time seeing Beck and The Flaming Lips. I thought Before these Crowded Streets was as brilliant as anything their peers were putting out, then thought Everyday was largely a miss, only to spend the next year listening to the Lillywhite Sessions on repeat.
