Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
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Re: Boyd sitting in with DMTB?
I know Boyd was the cancer in the group for a long time. Stressing the band and management out both onstage and off and adding little input musically when asked.
Friends of mine that mock the current day sans Boyd DMB lineup dont realize it's this or nothing. Dave was ready to breakup the band in 96, 06 and now I am reading 16 as well and imo had Boyd not left, and Buddy joined, we wouldn't have "DMB" imo anymore.
Buddy, coupled with Rashawn and Jeff already being hired guns, and probably realizing he can technically go solo, or he can just keep Carter/Stefan , call it DMB , and continue the machine... while feeling as a "new band"... Was a perfect scenario for the spark DMB needed..
BUT
that all being said, I dont buy the "boyd was out" before the allegations came to. maybe the band knew in advance / earlier than we did. but that was imo the final straw and in a way, it likely fell into their lap at a time they were looking to get rid of him
i just feel like most of the fans believe this is the case, and while we may be wrong, i would think someone would've cleared that up by now, maybe even Boyd himself.
The timing was very suspect but it was very cut and dry of Boyd playing shows until the news, and not playing thereafter...
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