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Originally Posted by BruceW
the website isn't up yet........................................and the video was a min long clip of basically nothing...the stand up site was a full fledged website for those 4 or 5 months...we dont have that yet...just accept that it probably wont be as early of a release as you think...and who cares...we are gonna have a sick summer tour WITH TIM!!!...they are gonna give us some great news either before, during, or right after the tour and then an album which could be one of the best so far...just accept and enjoy the process
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of course i'm enjoying the process! i never said i wasn't.
the stand-up site launched with a little video, a brief message saying "hey, new album coming soon!" and the long awaited producer announcement. all of the stand-up videos were basically of nothing.
we received the producer announcement. a new website is up...just no info on it. but just the fact that we're seeing new artwork on a new album site, a video and producer announcement are clear signals that the promo department is at work. they wouldn't be if a new album was far, far off, like last spring, when we heard through interviews and rolling stone articles that the band was in the studio.
from a business perspective, it makes no sense for rca to pay for the new album website, new artwork and video without the precise calculation of building anticipation. why string along the hardcore fan base for over a year if the release wasn't targeted for late Q3 or Q4?
from the warehouse:
"Fans attending DMB shows this summer will be the first to hear the latest material from Dave Matthews Band as the band debuts songs from their forthcoming record. DMB is currently in the studio with Rob Cavallo..."
this indicates rca is using the summer tour as album promotion.
and tim on tour? maybe i'm missing something, but the only thing i've read is the statement from tim's manager cryptically saying that tim is committed to dmb this summer. but stops short of saying he's on tour.
now, im just playing devils advocate, but it could mean he's committed the TIMe for the new album, not necessarily the tour. i don't mean to doubt anyone. but i'm not holding my breath and refuse to get hyped over it until i see tim with my own eyes.