The Decision: Boyd Leaving DMB

[stixntwig]

Have not posted in years, but Boyd is battling a heroine addiction. sad!

[willndmb]

Originally Posted by stixntwig

Have not posted in years, but Boyd is battling a heroine addiction. sad!

What proof do you have of that?

And if it's any drug addiction then I have less respect for the band as a whole for not getting him into rehab

[Plastic_World]

Dude the Fonz kills it on The Stone, possibly my favorite bass line of all time

[kbail1230]

When was the last show played without Boyd?

[Slackdoodle]

Originally Posted by stixntwig

Have not posted in years, but Boyd is battling a heroine addiction. sad!

^^ This is every third poster in this thread. Find a way to set yourself apart from the crowd!

[UrsadonDMB]

Originally Posted by kbail1230

When was the last show played without Boyd?

My guess is some time in August or July in 1991

[Slackdoodle]

Originally Posted by kbail1230

When was the last show played without Boyd?

I believe it was 2/3/18.

[UrsadonDMB]

Originally Posted by Slackdoodle

I believe it was 2/3/18.

[Plastic_World]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW_RwzUejVI

Dope Granny

[Jshank]

Just got around to listening to parts of the show last night. I thought that for the most part they sounded great. Boyd was missed in places for sure, but I feel like given the circumstances, they played great, and not to mention we got some liberations at a one-off show. When was the last time that happened?! Also, I've seen people crapping over the way they played Ants last night, and to those people, I will just say that if you hated that version, then you must have the Dave &amp; Tim version because that solo at the end was pretty much every Tim acoustic Ants solo ever but at a full-band show, so while it was a little surreal to hear Ants with no violin, it wasn't like what they played is anything we haven't heard before in some way. <br>
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Honestly, my only gripe last night was with the rearrangement of Samurai Cop, which as best as I can tell based on previous versions, has very little if anything to do with Boyd's presence. <br>
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All in all, though, great show and did nothing to decrease my excitement for my shows this summer...if anything it had the opposite effect. Into new waters we go.

Totally agree with this. The boys played great, samurai cop was off but they just need to get their groove back as a group. Summer tour will be great regardless.

[RiotAct]

Originally Posted by stixntwig

Have not posted in years, but Boyd is battling a heroine addiction. sad!

Wonderwoman or SuperGirl?

[btcs41]

Originally Posted by stixntwig

Have not posted in years, but Boyd is battling a heroine addiction. sad!

and you know this how?

[UrsadonDMB]

Originally Posted by kbail1230

When was the last show played without Boyd?

9/20/91 is the best starting place according to almanac, assuming he never missed a show after that.

[joeyray34]

Cocaine is so much more fun than heroin I don’t get it

[dobyblue]

Cocaine is a giant waste of money. Terrible come down. Problem is you always forget that the next weekend when you go looking for another 8 ball.

[wvufan2010]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Cocaine is a giant waste of money. Terrible come down. Problem is you always forget that the next weekend when you go looking for another 8 ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udNHsk57f24

[Bartender84]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

Do people think those performances were great? Good lord

I'm sure plenty of people do, and it's this kind of toxic negativity from the more critical fans and attacking those who don't share the same criticism that drove me away from this fanbase.

[ramiro24]

Welp Fonz has seen this thread judging by twitter lol

[jneno]

I just don't get the negativity in this thread.

The guys are human beings. They're not perfect. I'm thankful for the entertainment and community over the years. It may end tomorrow, it may end a few years from now. Regardless, let's be thankful for what we have, while we have it, even if we're feeling a sense of loss.

[junknstuff]

Originally Posted by Coachman76

I defy any Bass player in the world to stay up on an up tempo version of "Two Step". The time signature changes in that song are constant and it takes someone beyond the ordinary to play it right. I would say the same about "Last Stop" and "41".

Fonz is tougher than you think.

[CaptainRaven]

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Where Roi and BT add a unique sound because not every band had horns or violin. In particular back in the mid 90s when they broke.<br>
So to take away the violin you are changing the sound a lot imo and that was apparent last night, although it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I expected it to be.<br>
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Agreed on everything. And the thing about Fonz is I have never thought he was anything special but on the other hand he started at 15 years old with this band and helped create music I’d take a second mortgage out to go see, so I personally choose to respect his talents although they may be the least of those on stage. Boyd also may be the least overall “talented” technically speaking. The most “talent d” may be rashawn for all we know. In my opinion it’s carter but let’s not forget the singer/songwriter
That leads the band.

[CaptainRaven]

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What he said. Playing a fretless alone makes him a skilled player. It takes a lot of skill to play bass in A LOT of DMB song because so many of them are in unusual Time signature

[mthawk07]

Stefan is a fantastic bass player. For some reason he doesn’t get the credit he deserves here, but it’s pretty naive to think he’s not any good because either he doesn’t solo or he isn’t Victor Wooten. Nobody is Victor Wooten.

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by stixntwig

Have not posted in years, but Boyd is battling a heroine addiction. sad!

you have one post, this one, so maybe you had another account here?

[Cptn. Monkeyman]

Originally Posted by ramiro24

Welp Fonz has seen this thread judging by twitter lol

What'd he say?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

Stefan is a fantastic bass player. For some reason he doesn’t get the credit he deserves here, but it’s pretty naive to think he’s not any good because either he doesn’t solo or he isn’t Victor Wooten. Nobody is Victor Wooten.

Exactly, plus most of us only have two arms so we're at a disadvantage immediately. Victor's the only guy I know with eight arms.

Fonz's playing reminds me of McCartney's.

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by Cptn. Monkeyman

What'd he say?

I have tweet notifications turned on for him because he deletes them so often

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[excitingjae]

Originally Posted by Cptn. Monkeyman

What'd he say?

he deleted the tweet and I forget what he wrote but he included a screencap of the thread.

EDIT: See above.

[SeanMH]

Originally Posted by Dannyyankou

I have tweet notifications turned on for him because he deletes them so often

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I like Fonz but for being a "celebrity", he needs tougher skin.

[mthawk07]

Who was his dear friend who took his life?