Everyday 20th Anniversary thread

[DMB1JW]

Originally Posted by BTBaboon

So Right has become a monster live.

Back in the day of live shows... So Right in its current live form is a beast. I’d leave a show and that would be the highlight. Fool to Think has quietly become awesome... and I think Dreams of our Fathers is an awesome studio track... great summer tune to blast.

[coldengrey12]

I bought this at a midnight sale at a brick-and-mortar record store

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by candyman#41

I remember listening to WTWE over and over when the album came out

I listened to a leaked version of the album first and I remember thinking my download was incomplete because WTWE cut off early

I also remember the leaked version put the tracks out of order? So the first time I listened to Everyday, the opening track was So Right

Which wouldn't have been a bad choice, imo

[mthawk07]

It’s an ok album, certainly not as bad as Stand Up or Come Tomorrow. There are some giant, stinking turds on there, as well as some sneaky good songs. Overall just a forgettable album.

[chadizzy1]

This was the album that got me really into this band. My best friend was a hardcore, and I listened to a lot of DMB when we hung out because it's all he listened to. But for some reason when I saw I Did It on Total Request Live, for some reason it clicked with me. Now, obviously I grew more and my favorite album is BTCS, but Everyday will always have a special place with me. I saw the band for the first time live two years later in 2003, and never looked back.

Side note, wish I could find a video of that episode of TRL and rewatch that performance.

[snow1868]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

I listened to a leaked version of the album first and I remember thinking my download was incomplete because WTWE cut off early

I also remember the leaked version put the tracks out of order? So the first time I listened to Everyday, the opening track was So Right

Which wouldn't have been a bad choice, imo

This is what I remember as I had the leaked copy as well.

[KClaw]

Originally Posted by chadizzy1

This was the album that got me really into this band. My best friend was a hardcore, and I listened to a lot of DMB when we hung out because it's all he listened to. But for some reason when I saw I Did It on Total Request Live, for some reason it clicked with me. Now, obviously I grew more and my favorite album is BTCS, but Everyday will always have a special place with me. I saw the band for the first time live two years later in 2003, and never looked back.

Side note, wish I could find a video of that episode of TRL and rewatch that performance.

Similar story. This was their first album I bought and when my buddies found out that I liked it they turned me on to Crash and BTCS. My gf (now wife) bought me RR95 and we saw them in Chicago in 01-Grey Street opener. The rest is history.

[crashintonickdm]

The shows I saw on 01 were fantastic. Not huge on the album but really enjoyed the tour to support it

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by chadizzy1

But for some reason when I saw I Did It on Total Request Live, for some reason it clicked with me. Now, obviously I grew more and my favorite album is BTCS, but Everyday will always have a special place with me. I saw the band for the first time live two years later in 2003, and never looked back.

Side note, wish I could find a video of that episode of TRL and rewatch that performance.

Is this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBYtvdpP1vQ

Originally Posted by snow1868

This is what I remember as I had the leaked copy as well.

Thank you! It's so long ago that I wondered if I was remembering it wrong, so I'm glad someone can confirm this

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

The shows I saw on 01 were fantastic. Not huge on the album but really enjoyed the tour to support it

The thing I liked about the '01 tour is between Everyday and the LWS leak, it was like they were supporting two albums at once

[chadizzy1]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

Is this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBYtvdpP1vQ



Thank you! It's so long ago that I wondered if I was remembering it wrong, so I'm glad someone can confirm this

Dang that's it, I haven't seen that in ages. That takes me back.

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by chadizzy1

Dang that's it, I haven't seen that in ages. That takes me back.

Awesome! I'm glad

[snow1868]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

Is this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBYtvdpP1vQ



Thank you! It's so long ago that I wondered if I was remembering it wrong, so I'm glad someone can confirm this

We had a fraternity regional conference in Little Rock right before Everyday was officially released and I listened to that leaked copy so many times that weekend. I think when I bought the official copy that Tuesday night I remember thinking that the song order was off. I really liked the flow of the leaked copy's track list.

[snow1868]

Originally Posted by chadizzy1

Dang that's it, I haven't seen that in ages. That takes me back.

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

Awesome! I'm glad

This sounds so empty without Butch, just like it did on SNL. This was when I first started thinking, uh oh, this isn't good.

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBYtvdpP1vQ

Kind of funny, Dave is in drastically better shape now

[jerseyhitman12]

Originally Posted by snow1868

We had a fraternity regional conference in Little Rock right before Everyday was officially released and I listened to that leaked copy so many times that weekend. I think when I bought the official copy that Tuesday night I remember thinking that the song order was off. I really liked the flow of the leaked copy's track list.

I wonder if anyone still has the leaked track order. I remember liking it much better than the official album. I remember it opened with So Right and closed with Fool to Think.

[coldengrey12]

I'm trying to find it, friends

Via the Wayback Machine, I found the post on Nancies.org announcing the leak: https://web.archive.org/web/20010224...w.nancies.org/

"Everyday" on Napster

John Athayde - Monday, February 5, 2001 at 6:16pm

Reader Lee Strauss has informed us that "Everyday" has hit the Napster circuit and is being downloaded at a frenzied pace. This has inevitably brought up the argument of whether or not one should wait for the CD, or download now and buy later. It will be interesting to see if BMG will make a move against Napster, given that BMG's parent company, Bertlesmann, just struck a deal with Napster to convert it to a pay-based service. (See our 01/11/01 story for more.)

So it looks like it leaked on or around Feb. 5, almost a month early

There's a link to a Nancies message board discussion about the bolded, where it's possible someone posted the tracklist in the discussion, but the Way Back Machine didn't have that page

Gonna see if I maybe still have the CD-R I burned it to. Doubtful. But I'll look around

[snow1868]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

I'm trying to find it, friends

Via the Wayback Machine, I found the post on Nancies.org announcing the leak: https://web.archive.org/web/20010224...w.nancies.org/

"Everyday" on Napster

John Athayde - Monday, February 5, 2001 at 6:16pm

Reader Lee Strauss has informed us that "Everyday" has hit the Napster circuit and is being downloaded at a frenzied pace. This has inevitably brought up the argument of whether or not one should wait for the CD, or download now and buy later. It will be interesting to see if BMG will make a move against Napster, given that BMG's parent company, Bertlesmann, just struck a deal with Napster to convert it to a pay-based service. (See our 01/11/01 story for more.)

So it looks like it leaked on or around Feb. 5, almost a month early

There's a link to a Nancies message board discussion about the bolded, where it's possible someone posted the tracklist in the discussion, but the Way Back Machine didn't have that page

Gonna see if I maybe still have the CD-R I burned it to. Doubtful. But I'll look around

I thought this to be the case as I don't remember that trip to Little Rock being at the end of that month, though it's been 20 years and there was lots of beer consumed that weekend. Someone just came into my room at the frat house, put the disc down and said, "New Dave Matthews, enjoy!"

The LWS leaks were about two weeks after Everyday came out, right?

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by snow1868

I thought this to be the case as I don't remember that trip to Little Rock being at the end of that month, though it's been 20 years and there was lots of beer consumed that weekend. Someone just came into my room at the frat house, put the disc down and said, "New Dave Matthews, enjoy!"

The LWS leaks were about two weeks after Everyday came out, right?

That sounds right. I've got mid-March stuck in my head.

[twosteppinpun]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

I bought this at a midnight sale at a brick-and-mortar record store

Same, drove about an hour to get it. Went to college in the middle of nowhere.
Pulled back to the dorm right as the album ended.
I remember being excited and disappointment at the same time.

However, not nearly as bad as 4 years later, listening to Stand Up on my lunch break.

I think as most, I enjoy a few songs here and there as they've transformed over the years.

[HonestDenver1]

Originally Posted by twosteppinpun

Same, drove about an hour to get it. Went to college in the middle of nowhere.
Pulled back to the dorm right as the album ended.
I remember being excited and disappointment at the same time.

However, not nearly as bad as 4 years later, listening to Stand Up on my lunch break.

I think as most, I enjoy a few songs here and there as they've transformed over the years.

Me too. Bought it at best buy.. I was in high school and happened to have an offhour that morning... I was almost late to class.

I also remember being so excited that I couldn't sleep the night before. I had only been a fan for 2 years at the time and it was my first studio album release... I was initially disappointed.. But it didn't stop me from listening 100 times that year... And then getting to go to Folsom Field for that show was pretty exciting.... A lot of friends only wanted to hear the old stuff, but I really liked the Everyday/LWS live songs... It was fun..

I think the album has stood the test of time better than expected... It's on it's own though in terms of the catalog.. The production on it, while at the time might have been too commercial and glossy has really aged well.. It doesn't sound over done anymore.. It sounds like a good rock record...

I mean classic songs came out of it. When the World Ends, So Right, Everyday, Fool to think, What You Are.... These are great tunes still...

Dave's guitar work on most of the album is pretty unreal... Fool to Think, So Right, I Did It, WTWE ends, Mother Father... All the riffs are as Dave sounding as it gets... It's just the other production that got away from the DMB sound...

I'll probably listen to it today since I'm thinking about it.

[HonestDenver1]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

It’s an ok album, certainly not as bad as Stand Up or Come Tomorrow. There are some giant, stinking turds on there, as well as some sneaky good songs. Overall just a forgettable album.

What are the turds to you?

I dislike Space Between studio version, but I love Dave's solo versions as of late... It's a pretty crappy song though lyrically.. The precursor to more stuff like You and Me... Which both became hits ironically... I hate that because it just encourages Dave to double down on that type of stuff..

[spider-man]

I agree with a lot of posts in here. It was exciting as it was new material from the band (I remember those Best Buy signs), but disappointing too. Today, I think that a number of these songs are good and would not mind hearing any from the first two categories below at a show.

BEST:
What You Are
So Right
Fool to Think
Everyday

MIDDLE:
Space Between
WTWE
DOOF
I Did It

WORST:
Angel
Sleep to Dream Her
Mother Father
If I Had It All

[Dodo36]

Originally Posted by spider-man

I agree with a lot of posts in here. It was exciting as it was new material from the band (I remember those Best Buy signs), but disappointing too. Today, I think that a number of these songs are good and would not mind hearing any from the first two categories below at a show.

BEST:
What You Are
So Right
Fool to Think
Everyday

MIDDLE:
Space Between
WTWE
DOOF
I Did It

WORST:
Angel
Sleep to Dream Her
Mother Father
If I Had It All

I can't get behind that. 20 years later, more of the album has held up (or gotten better, but that might just be in comparison to what came after).

The BEST
So Right
What You Are
Fool To Think
Sleep To Dream Her

The MIDDLING
Everyday (still no #36)
The Space Between
When The World Ends
If I Hat It All (Good music, weak lyrics)

The BOTTOM
Mother Father (Good music, weak lyrics)
Dreams Of Our Fathers (Good music, weak lyrics)
Angel (Just wrong approach, if arranged as a straight ahead blues without that stupid zipwhistle in the chorus it could've been tits)
I Did It (fun riff, weak lyrics. Would've been better without the lyrics...)

[RSSR]

It'll be hilarious if we got an Everyday 20th Anniversary vinyl announcement with no BTCS vinyl re-issue in sight.

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

Gonna see if I maybe still have the CD-R I burned it to. Doubtful. But I'll look around

I found the 2009 and 2010 DMB calendars and the copy of Simpsons Monopoly that I've been trying to find for years, but no CD yet

[ToySoldier#34]

Would be happy to see live:

What You Are
So Right
Fool to Think
Everyday
Space Between
WTWE
Sleep to Dream Her
If I Had it All
Mother Father

Wouldn't be interested in seeing live:

DOOF
I Did It
Angel

[groogrux27]

Legit Good Songs:
WtWE
Space Between
So Right
IIHiA
WYA
FtT
Everyday

Middling Sons:
DoOF
StDH
MF

Nah Thanks:
I Did It
Angel

[Cptn. Monkeyman]

Only songs on the album I really don't like are When The World Ends and Dreams of Our Fathers.

Songs I really like from the album:

Fool to Think
Sleep to Dream Her
If I Had It All
So Right
What You Are
Space Between

The rest are just okay.

[ISawTheBridge10]

This was album that I learned that you just call them “Dave.”

No one calls them Dave Matthews Band, bro. It’s just: “you goin to see Dave this weekend?”