Random dmb thoughts that don't need their own thread

[fiddlemethis]

the tale of the enchanted forest and the golden cigarette

One time I had a DMB dream. That I was watching them in this beautiful garden ampitheater. It was surrounded by trees and flowers and almost enchanted forest like. It was a small venue maybe 5000-7000 people tops... The band was playing some song I'd never heard, but I remember it being unworldly beautiful. Like the kind of thing you had hoped would have been on the album directly following BTCS. I mean I don't know how my subconscious brain created this sound, but it was awesome.

I remember walking around and the music had stopped, but no one was leaving. Everyone was just hanging out. And Dave himself appeared next to me. We talked for one second maybe.. It was almost real life where I was too nervous to really be myself or say anything. But he gave me a handshake and smiled very genuinely and also gave me a cigarette. I dropped it and bent down to pick it up and the cigarette was golden. I looked around and Dave was gone, but this glow from the stage and the music started picking back up almost from a far distance as I was waking up.

This was 15 plus years ago and I still vividly remember these details. I have no idea what it means.

[C.S.]

Originally Posted by fiddlemethis

I love watching these DMB drive in shows and remembering how old I thought I was and how old I thought the band was from 2010 on... It's funny, because NOW they're really old, but in 10 years I'll feel the same way assuming they keep playing that is. I love watching shows from years ago, and I'm still younger than they are currently!! Makes me feel like I'm just starting out in life. Like look! They were huge stars 15 years ago, but I'm still younger than that. I can still make it ma!

I remember thinking "I cant believe DAVE MATTHEWS is 30!" Now it's more like "I can't believe what DAVE MATTHEWS accomplished at the young age of 30!"

[fiddlemethis]

Top 41. No particular order per se but hey could play these at any given show I'm at and I'd be happy.

1) What Would You Say
2) Recently
3) Lie in Our Graves
4) Ants Marching
5) Typical Situation
6) Best of What's Around
7) Rapunzel
8) Jimi Thing - Not every night in every set, just in general love it
9) Seek Up
10) Raven
11) Bartender
12) So Much To Say
13) Drive In Drive Out
14) Two Step
15) Watchtower
16) Shake Me Like a Monkey
17) JTR
18) Pig
19) Dreaming Tree
20) Spoon
21) Virginia Naked in the Rain
22) Crush
23) Grace is Gone
25) #41
26) Little Red Bird
27) Lying in the Hands of God
28) Can't Stop
29) Again and Again
30) Stay
31) Everyday
32) Break for It
33) American Baby Intro
34) You Might Die Trying
35) Louisiana Bayou
36) Tripping Billies
37) Granny
38) #27
39) Why I Am
40) Big Eyed Fish
41) Dancing Nancies

[fiddlemethis]

Originally Posted by C.S.

I remember thinking "I cant believe DAVE MATTHEWS is 30!" Now it's more like "I can't believe what DAVE MATTHEWS accomplished at the young age of 30!"

I know right! Like he's in his 50's now, and I'm in my 30's thinking.. fuck... 50 is coming quick! Like way faster than 30 did. And I think Dave still sounds awesome. His voice is less consistent, but I think we have higher standards. I mean some of the 90's shows his voice was blown or off too. It's just that he doesn't hold back on any given night. I think the lessons are finally paying off in the sense that his control is much better. I don't feel like I'm listening to an old guy sing. I feel like I'm listening to a really good singer who happens to be 50.

[alec]

D+T 2.16.96 is coming to Sirius!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDT5O8MH...=141u14thhowbm

[mdel21]

I love Say Goodbye but Tim's effects on it during the drive in the other night were terrible.

[snow1868]

Originally Posted by mdel21

I love Say Goodbye but Tim's effects on it during the drive in the other night were terrible.

Thank you, I thought the same thing.

[karczews41]

Still one of if not the top experience for me at a show - That Girl is You from the Gorge with PHJB, I watch this every couple weeks, and remember the incredible energy of that moment. Miss the hell out of live music nowadays but this one always gives me a taste of it even over video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-y53CDRzaU

[seanbrutus]

I just finished listening to the complete Weekend on The Rocks 4 show set. That was quite the ride, and I dug the Stand Up songs on it, even though there were quite a few repeats across all four nights. Still, that was an amazing listen.

[eggsrsweet]

https://twitter.com/kourtneykardash/...56840297123842

[Melted]

Originally Posted by fiddlemethis

the tale of the enchanted forest and the golden cigarette

One time I had a DMB dream. That I was watching them in this beautiful garden ampitheater. It was surrounded by trees and flowers and almost enchanted forest like. It was a small venue maybe 5000-7000 people tops... The band was playing some song I'd never heard, but I remember it being unworldly beautiful. Like the kind of thing you had hoped would have been on the album directly following BTCS. I mean I don't know how my subconscious brain created this sound, but it was awesome.

I remember walking around and the music had stopped, but no one was leaving. Everyone was just hanging out. And Dave himself appeared next to me. We talked for one second maybe.. It was almost real life where I was too nervous to really be myself or say anything. But he gave me a handshake and smiled very genuinely and also gave me a cigarette. I dropped it and bent down to pick it up and the cigarette was golden. I looked around and Dave was gone, but this glow from the stage and the music started picking back up almost from a far distance as I was waking up.

This was 15 plus years ago and I still vividly remember these details. I have no idea what it means.

Do you know why most people don't share their dreams?

Because they play for an audience for one in a crappy theater for a reason.

[haiku.warrior]

Originally Posted by Melted

Do you know why most people don't share their dreams?

Because they play for an audience for one in a crappy theater for a reason.

Haha.

On a similar note, not too recently, I had a dream that DMB was playing at my local church in their gym. They have a stage there and that's where they were playing. There were about 20-30 people there (almost seemed like it was a surprise gig) and my parents were there. Seeing as it's DMB, I asked them to grab the show poster for me as I saw a merch stand and was trying to get a front row seat. For some reason I heard the whole band playing but I only remember seeing Dave, and he looked really out of it for some reason. Not like Boyd level of dazed, he was still playing and singing but he wasn't doing any improvs or scatting or even smiling, just looking straight ahead, playing and singing. I don't remember ever hearing what was playing but it sounded like something that would've gone perfectly in between Big Whiskey and AFTW if there was an album sandwiched in between those two. And the show was over as quickly as it began. One very important thing though, was that instead of a normal poster, it was a slab of plywood with Dave Matthews Band and the show date and venue engraved on it. That was kinda disappointing.

[nhamilton07]

Anyone who is looking for some good/random content. The 3.31.94 soundcheck jam is some great DMB. 20 minutes of messing around that turns into a great jam.

[Dannyyankou]

I love this version of Lie In Our Graves

https://youtu.be/Cbr08JbD1fE?t=737

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by Melted

Do you know why most people don't share their dreams?

Because they play for an audience for one in a crappy theater for a reason.

David Lynch's dreams are cool...

[ToySoldier#34]

I like the intro to DDTW on Piedmont

https://youtu.be/qtqO_gWXm6Q

[mHeiser92]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

I like the intro to DDTW on Piedmont

https://youtu.be/qtqO_gWXm6Q

Honestly I really like Piedmont as a whole release. Some great tunes and I have good memories tied to that release. Feel like Piedmont doesn’t get much love around here.

[mHeiser92]

Grace from Fenway LT 6 is so damn good. It has everything. Has the Roi solo, Boyd solo. Plus I love that Black Water Boyd does. I find myself putting this track on multiple times each week.

[Route_2]

I'm a little surprised Dave hasn't put American Baby back into rotation in the last 3 years.

[dpduke5173]

Originally Posted by Route_2

I'm a little surprised Dave hasn't put American Baby back into rotation in the last 3 years.

They never play it enough to get it tight again. Love those 06 versions like Fenway LT6. Would take it over a bunch of newer tunes.

[bowa36]

Originally Posted by fiddlemethis

Top 41. No particular order per se but they could play these at any given show I'm at and I'd be happy.

1) What Would You Say
2) Recently
3) Lie in Our Graves
4) Ants Marching
5) Typical Situation
6) Best of What's Around
7) Rapunzel
8) Jimi Thing - Not every night in every set, just in general love it
9) Seek Up
10) Raven
11) Bartender
12) So Much To Say
13) Drive In Drive Out
14) Two Step
15) Watchtower
16) Shake Me Like a Monkey
17) JTR
18) Pig
19) Dreaming Tree
20) Spoon
21) Virginia Naked in the Rain
22) Crush
23) Grace is Gone
25) #41
26) Little Red Bird
27) Lying in the Hands of God
28) Can't Stop
29) Again and Again
30) Stay
31) Everyday
32) Break for It
33) American Baby Intro
34) You Might Die Trying
35) Louisiana Bayou
36) Tripping Billies
37) Granny
38) #27
39) Why I Am
40) Big Eyed Fish
41) Dancing Nancies

this is a unique top 41. lots of songs that not a lot of people would have in their top 41

here's my top 41

01 Warehouse
02 Cry Freedom
03 Drive In Drive Out
04 The Last Stop
05 PNP / Rapunzel
06 Proudest Monkey
07 Minarets
08 Big Eyed Fish
09 Help Myself
10 Tripping Billies
11 Typical Situation
12 Don't Drink the Water
13 I'll Back You Up
14 Captain
15 Digging a Ditch
16 #41
17 Seek Up
18 Sugar Will
19 Blue Water Baboon Farm
20 Fool to Think
21 Pay for What You Get
22 Bartender
23 Sleep to Dream Her
24 JTR
25 The Best of What's Around
26 What Would You Say
27 Shotgun
28 Granny
29 Two Step
30 Crazy Easy
31 Lying in the Hands of God
32 One Sweet World
33 Recently
34 Dancing Nancies
35 Grey Street
36 The Dreaming Tree
37 The Space Between
38 Squirm
39 Kit Kat Jam
40 Ants Marching
41 Grace Is Gone

[jmkratt]

The Stone is conspicuously absent!

[grilldanmo]

Originally Posted by jmkratt

The Stone is conspicuously absent!

From BOTH lists!!?????!!

[dontdrink36]

Not having The Stone in the top 40 DMB tunes is quite a take. I can see it being outside the top 10 but not much further than that

[seanbrutus]

I finally realized that Stefan did an interpolation of Slowdive's Sugar For the Pill as part of his Crush intro in 2019. Man that was bugging me forever how I knew it but couldn't place it.

[Madnana]

The Stone is good, but it is over-rated. Depending on the day, it might make my Top 40, but only just barely. It would be 100% better without the drunk Elvis interp.

[Foreverford05]

Originally Posted by Madnana

The Stone is good, but it is over-rated. Depending on the day, it might make my Top 40, but only just barely. It would be 100% better without the drunk Elvis interp.

Just as a curious observer, what don't you like about it/what about the song puts it below 40 others?

[dontdrink36]

Originally Posted by Madnana

The Stone is good, but it is over-rated. Depending on the day, it might make my Top 40, but only just barely. It would be 100% better without the drunk Elvis interp.

You don't need to do a top 40 but could you give us about ten songs that you have above it that would go against consensus, that might be a "hot take"

[BearambleAmble]

Originally Posted by Madnana

The Stone is good, but it is over-rated. Depending on the day, it might make my Top 40, but only just barely. It would be 100% better without the drunk Elvis interp.

Can't believe I'm saying this but after watching the Raleigh 18 crowd butcher the outro, I'm with ya. All the Drunk Elvis' ought to leave the building

Stone's still a Top 5. Masterpiece

[ToySoldier#34]

A musician friend said he doesn't think The Stone has any flow whatsoever, not sure if he has actually heard The Stone aside from maybe one of his students trying to learn it