Dave Matthews Band

[Chris_H_2]

pretty solid show and song selection tonight given the tour up to this point.

has the tour been crappy or something?

[AndySlash]

pretty solid show and song selection tonight given the tour up to this point.

has the tour been crappy or something?

obviously that's subjective but it seems the fans that follow the band's tours definitely have been less than impressed, even from the fan communities that rarely do anything but ballwash anything dave matthews does. jeff coffin even temporarily stopped posting show images/info on his socials because he was getting so much flak (which is ridiculous and another issue entirely). from fans' perpectives, shows so far had been more or less an extension of the summer tour sets with even less variety and many notable songs being left on the shelf. and even last night didn't stray too far from that, but there were way less 'songs dave loves but many fans don't' last night than any other show so far this tour- no can't stop, for example.

for me personally, when i see the band these days i don't ever anticipate getting a show where i'll like everything played, or even half of what's played, because dave matthews' taste and choice in showcasing his own music doesn't seem to align with mine, but last night was definitely an exception. i still like going to shows, obviously, but i'm pretty sure i've already seen the best dave matthews band show i'll ever see. when i go now, i go to just take in the music and musicianship and hope i'll enjoy most of it. sometimes i won't. last night i enjoyed pretty much all of it. it's not the best set for my tastes, but there isn't a song on there that i outright dislike. i liked the feeling that, from rapunzel on, that any one of those songs could have closed the set, and then they just played another song. nancies>warehouse was probably the peak of the show, and it came at the right time. this shows song flow was really good.

to respond to warehouse's comments- i do like madman's eyes but i don't love it. i can say it's the type of song i didn't think this band would strongly get behind with this lineup- it's very much a sibling to songs like minarets, squirm, and last stop. still, after hearing/listening to madman's eyes a few times now i can say i'd rather hear any of the other three, but of any of the new, as-yet-unreleased songs they've been playing the last couple of tours it is the clear highlight of the batch.

[warehouse]

i love those three songs, so of course 'madman's eyes' is right up my alley. the other 'new' songs are fine, but those are the type of songs i expect from them now. 'madman's eyes' is coming from a totally different place.

nancies>warehouse is the peak of every dmb show they play it. this is what they should play if they ever get into the rock n roll hall of fame. "could i have been, in the rock n roll hall of fame?" would be perfect, and i'm pretty sure i've convinced you all by now that 'warehouse' is the bands best song.

[Chris_H_2]

if they ever get into the HOF, the three songs (from different albums) will be:

grey street
crash into me
ants marching

[warehouse]

no way. bring boyd back. 25 minutes, 2 songs. most of those minutes will be violin, sax and guitar solos. two songs they've been playing back-to-back their entire career regularly. neither are radio songs. its the perfect example of who dmb is.

[Chris_H_2]

no way. bring boyd back. 25 minutes, 2 songs. most of those minutes will be violin, sax and guitar solos. two songs they've been playing back-to-back their entire career regularly. neither are radio songs. its the perfect example of who dmb is.

i'm pretty sure they're supposed to play three songs from different albums/eras.

[warehouse]

no way. bring boyd back. 25 minutes, 2 songs. most of those minutes will be violin, sax and guitar solos. two songs they've been playing back-to-back their entire career regularly. neither are radio songs. its the perfect example of who dmb is.

i'm pretty sure they're supposed to play three songs from different albums/eras.

im 100% sure i don't care what they are supposed to do lol. three songs from dmb could take forever. but if that's the case:

why i am
two step
warehouse

[AndySlash]

teaser for 1/24 announcement featuring what is most likely the madman's eyes intro

[liebzz]

It still blows my mind how natural their cover of Sledgehammer is.

[oasisfan35]

teaser for 1/24 announcement featuring what is most likely the madman's eyes intro

I'm not exactly jonesing for new material but if it puts an end to that dumpster fire of a thread at ants I'll be quite happy.

[warehouse]

It still blows my mind how natural their cover of Sledgehammer is.

have you heard them do 'fool in the rain'?

yes, bring on new music! any word on producer(s)?

[AndySlash]

It still blows my mind how natural their cover of Sledgehammer is.

have you heard them do 'fool in the rain'?

yes, bring on new music! any word on producer(s)?

if 'that dumpster fire of a thread at ants' ( ) is to be believed, it is 'internally produced' by one or a combination of alagia, evans, or band self-produced, with the basic info coming from jeff via a radio interview he recently did.

[liebzz]

Sounds nothing like the 12th album thread…

[Higgs]

if they ever get into the HOF, the three songs (from different albums) will be:

grey street
crash into me
ants marching

I'm not the biggest DMB fan in the world but the version of Crash Into Me by Dave and Tim at Luthier Hall (?) is God damn perfect.

[warehouse]

It still blows my mind how natural their cover of Sledgehammer is.

have you heard them do 'fool in the rain'?

yes, bring on new music! any word on producer(s)?

if 'that dumpster fire of a thread at ants' ( ) is to be believed, it is 'internally produced' by one or a combination of alagia, evans, or band self-produced, with the basic info coming from jeff via a radio interview he recently did.

that's fine i guess, i think alagia used to be in the band or played with them all the time. i want the guy who did 'big whiskey' back.

[oasisfan35]

It still blows my mind how natural their cover of Sledgehammer is.

have you heard them do 'fool in the rain'?

yes, bring on new music! any word on producer(s)?

if 'that dumpster fire of a thread at ants' ( ) is to be believed, it is 'internally produced' by one or a combination of alagia, evans, or band self-produced, with the basic info coming from jeff via a radio interview he recently did.

that's fine i guess, i think alagia used to be in the band or played with them all the time. i want the guy who did 'big whiskey' back.

Alagia produced Remember Two Things with the band and had some pre-production duties on Crash and Before These Crowded Streets. He never actually played with the band, extra studio vox for Under the Table and Dreaming hardly counts.

Walk Around the Moon available May 19th:

1. Walk Around the Moon
2. Madman’s Eyes
3. Looking for a Vein
4. The Ocean and the Butterfly
5. It Could Happen
6. Something to Tell My Baby
7. After Everything
8. All You Ever Wanted Was Tomorrow
9. The Only Thing
10. Break Free
11. Monsters
12. Singing From the Windows

[Stickman]

decent first track.

[oasisfan35]

1. Walk Around the Moon - Composer: Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford & Rob Evans
2. Madman's Eyes - Composer: Dave Matthews
3. Looking for a Vein - Composer: Dave Matthews & Rob Evans
4. The Ocean and the Butterly - Composer: Dave Matthews & Rashawn Ross
5. It Could Happen - Composer: Dave Matthews
6. Something to Tell My Baby - Composer: Dave Matthews
7. After Everything - Composer: Dave Matthews & Buddy Strong
8. All You Ever Wanted was Tomorrow - Composer: Dave Matthews
9. The Only Thing - Composer: Dave Matthews & John Alagia
10. Break Free - Composer: Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley & Mark Batson
11. Monsters - Composer: Dave Matthews & John Alagia
12. Singing from the Windows - Composer: Dave Matthews

Supposed song times

Spoiler: show

Walk Around the Moon: 4:49
Madmans Eyes: 4:48
Looking for a Vein: 2:44
The Ocean and the Butterfly: 3:05
It Could Happen: 2:46
Something to Tell My Baby: 2:32
After Everything: 2:47
All You Ever Wanted Was Tomorrow: 3:50
The Only Thing 4:42
Break Free: 4:08
Monsters: 3:33
Singing from the Windows: 2:58

2023 Tour

Spoiler: show

05-19 The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
05-20 Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
05-23 Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP
05-24 Southaven, MS - BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
05-26 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
05-27 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
05-30 Wilmington, NC - Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
05-31 Wilmington, NC - Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
06-02 Charleston, SC - Credit One Stadium
06-03 Charleston, SC - Credit One Stadium
06-09 Forest Hills, NY - Forest Hills Stadium
06-10 Hartford, CT - Xfinity Theatre
06-14 Darien, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheater
06-16 Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheatre
06-17 Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center
06-23 Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake
06-24 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
06-27 Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
06-29 Milwaukee, WI - American Family Insurance Amphitheatre
06-30 Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
07-01 Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
07-07 Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07-08 Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07-11 Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
07-12 Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
07-14 Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07-15 Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07-18 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
07-19 Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
07-21 Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
07-22 Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
07-25 Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
07-26 Orange Beach, AL - The Amphitheater at the Wharf
07-28 West Palm Beach, FL - iThink Financial Amphitheatre
07-29 West Palm Beach, FL - iThink Financial Amphitheatre
08-24 Highland, CA - Yaamava’ Resort and Casino
08-25 Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre
08-26 Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre
08-29 Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater
09-01 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
09-02 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
09-03 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre

[Chris_H_2]

I thought they played Alpine Valley every tour. What gives?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I thought they played Alpine Valley every tour. What gives?

No clue.