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Originally Posted by Slackdoodle
I really just... can't figure out how DMB ever became a "joke" to people.
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DMB just gets it from both ways for being a stepping stone..
It's a step up from just pop/radio music, and some people hate on it for its exclusively and pretentiousness (i.e. If you don't know Lillywhite/Batson Sessions or if you don't follow sets, you're not a true fan)
On the other hand, (and for me), DMB was the entry way for almost all of my music tastes..they opened up worlds such as..Hendrix/Dylan/Young/Simon, Dead/Phish/Haynes/Krasno..but it seems like a lot of folks in these camps tend to look down upon DMB as lesser than.
Too quirky to be mainstream. Too popular to be alternative. It's a strange curse. DMB is damn good and disappointing all at the same time