Live at Luther College

[lovemesomedmb]

Thanks for bringing this thread back - I actually haven't heard any of Live at Luther, but because of this thread - I just went on-line & bought it! RCMH is one of my favorites, so if this is better - wow.

[aronofsky41]

Originally Posted by lovemesomedmb

Thanks for bringing this thread back - I actually haven't heard any of Live at Luther, but because of this thread - I just went on-line & bought it! RCMH is one of my favorites, so if this is better - wow.

I don't actually own RCMH, BUT I think you will be very pleased with Luther!

[lovemesomedmb]

Originally Posted by aronofsky41

I don't actually own RCMH, BUT I think you will be very pleased with Luther!

Anything D+T would be fine w/me, but I can't believe I didn't know or hear (or pay attention!) to how great Live at Luther is. Very cool -can't wait...Thanks again!

[Jan-Willem]

Luther has a more natural sound than RC. Comparing the two is pretty pointless. The thing about Luther is that everything about the release is perfect. Performance, setlist and mix are beautiful.

Surprised no one mentioned Minarets>WWYS and Two Step in this thread. Those are highlights for me along with all the other songs mentioned.

[acousticmike80]

A few years ago I was recording a few of my tunes at this studio. The guy/engineer was a pretty hardcore guy, who mostly liked heavy stuff (music).

When we were mixing my songs, we started talking about acoustic music and he mentioned Luther College. He goes "oh man, that is the best cd...such clean and awesome music". Coming from a headbanging badass, that told me how powerful LLC really is.

This is the cd that truly "hooked" me on DMB.

[abbotter88]

Anyone with any mixing experience/knowledge know how they got the sound on Luther College to sound so clean? Honestly, LC sounds nothing like other live show to me, the guitars and vocals just come through so clear and soft sounding, it stuns me that sound crews/engineers wouldnt record/mix sets like this for every performance.

[clive bixby]

listening to this beauty today

[acousticmike80]

Originally Posted by abbotter88

Anyone with any mixing experience/knowledge know how they got the sound on Luther College to sound so clean? Honestly, LC sounds nothing like other live show to me, the guitars and vocals just come through so clear and soft sounding, it stuns me that sound crews/engineers wouldnt record/mix sets like this for every performance.

It was incredibly well mixed/engineered, but I think more than anything...Dave and Tim sounded that good that night. Not to mention, Dave's voice was pretty incredible from 96-98 (in my opinion.)

Small room, good acoustics, good performance and a great job of mixing it.

The perfect storm of a good cd.

[abbotter88]

Originally Posted by acousticmike80

It was incredibly well mixed/engineered, but I think more than anything...Dave and Tim sounded that good that night. Not to mention, Dave's voice was pretty incredible from 96-98 (in my opinion.)

Small room, good acoustics, good performance and a great job of mixing it.

The perfect storm of a good cd.

Gotcha

[TheStone24]

One of the best Cry Freedoms to be released.

[crashintonickdm]

luther college is one of the first releases i purchased.

the show is magical.

[holdyouclose]

Originally Posted by acousticmike80

It was incredibly well mixed/engineered, but I think more than anything...Dave and Tim sounded that good that night. Not to mention, Dave's voice was pretty incredible from 96-98 (in my opinion.)

Small room, good acoustics, good performance and a great job of mixing it.

The perfect storm of a good cd.

It was that whole tour, Luther probably isn't even the best show of that tour....they were on fire for those shows

[Atop]

I agree with the overall sentiment about LaLC. Amazing set, Dave's voice was virtually perfect. I also loved Tim's presence. Every note he played worked well, his solos always added greatness. One Sweet World, Tripping Billies, Minarets, What Would You Say. I really liked his playing that night. I feel like he overuses the slide/effects in today's shows. Still awesome, but not quite the same.

[abbotter88]

Originally Posted by Atop

I agree with the overall sentiment about LaLC. Amazing set, Dave's voice was virtually perfect. I also loved Tim's presence. Every note he played worked well, his solos always added greatness. One Sweet World, Tripping Billies, Minarets, What Would You Say. I really liked his playing that night. I feel like he overuses the slide/effects in today's shows. Still awesome, but not quite the same.

I do not enjoy RCMH for this reason. Tim over powers many of the songs, and he tends to not fit with the overall feel of a lot of the tracks. Also, the tempo for most of the songs is too slow for me.

[dawgs41]

Does it not blow anyone else's mind that theres no pictures/video from this show? I mean I know it was early 90's and people couldn't whip out their smart phones and take a picture, but I figured at least some professional photos would have turned up or something.

What can I say, my mind is blown.

[dmb9howell]

they coulda picked a lot of shows from that D&T tour to be the release... the tour was that good. Luther College from top to bottom is absolute fucking perfection. If someone asks me to suggest an album to them if they dont know much Dave Matthews, LC is the first that comes to mind always. No one mentioned Seek Up yet... what an awesome Seek Up... pretty badass Little Thing too, and Christmas Song.

[CGTP13]

I really dig the fills that Tim plays on Say Goodbye.

[SeekUpTheCubs]

This entire show is perfect.

Is there any more that can be said?

[bustedstuff88]

After Alpine '07 (my first DMB show) my good friend sent me home with LC. After billies hit, I was hooked deep. Something just changed inside of me. It's so hard to explain but im sure you all can relate. I went from just "listening" to the music to really, really listening, and feeling....Great, great release!!!

And doubly cool for the fact that I live like an hour or two away from Decorah, IA where it all went down.

[jamesismy]

Love this release, the setlist is perfect, and so are Dave and Tim. Love the Halloween and Typical but my favorite has got to be the WWYS and the lil jam at the end of it. Also introduced me to Tim's amazing solo performances with Stream. Went out and got a bunch of his solo stuff after I heard this.

[aronofsky41]

Originally Posted by SeekUpTheCubs

This entire show is perfect.

Is there any more that can be said?

No it really kind of sums it up. Amazing show.

[Jan-Willem]

Originally Posted by Jan-Willem

Luther has a more natural sound than RC. Comparing the two is pretty pointless. The thing about Luther is that everything about the release is perfect. Performance, setlist and mix are beautiful.

Surprised no one mentioned Minarets>WWYS and Two Step in this thread. Those are highlights for me along with all the other songs mentioned.

WWYS>Minarets

[stoneje]

Originally Posted by Jan-Willem

WWYS>Minarets

Oh for shame.

[marchingmonkey]

LaLC got me hooked. It's perfection. It's funny how much I love that version of Two Step, even though it's so different from how they play it now.

[v4micajr]

I know what im listening to when i go to bed tonight

[bustedstuff88]

Originally Posted by v4micajr

I know what im listening to when i go to bed tonight

Good call!

[crashintonickdm]

Originally Posted by dawgs41

Does it not blow anyone else's mind that theres no pictures/video from this show? I mean I know it was early 90's and people couldn't whip out their smart phones and take a picture, but I figured at least some professional photos would have turned up or something.

What can I say, my mind is blown.

i wonder the same thing, bro

this and RR95 for that matter.

[limbstan]

Originally Posted by Jan-Willem

WWYS>Minarets

Best part of the album if you ask me. Funny to see this thread. I just pulled out Luther this week. It was one of my best early experiences with this music. RR'95 being the first.

Side note: I love Radio City too.

[Musicology200]

I need to get in on this action. Luther College is in the top 5 releases by the band...

In no order...

1. BTCS
2. Crash
3. Luther College
4. RR95
5. Central Park

[Luv4Roi]

Originally Posted by lovemesomedmb

Thanks for bringing this thread back - I actually haven't heard any of Live at Luther, but because of this thread - I just went on-line & bought it! RCMH is one of my favorites, so if this is better - wow.

Radio City doesn't deserve to be in the same thread as Luther College. Let's just put it that way.