The Batson Sessions: DMB Studio Efforts from 2006 Leaked - News Discussion

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by BenGlaze

It really is. I think it is easily my favorite from those sessions. Dave's lyrics are just so dark and perfect.

For sure, and I really like how it's sung like a love song. The first time I listened, I wasn't really focusing on the lyrics too hard and when it was over, I was like "Well, that was a pretty little love song."



Then I listened again and it was "Wait.. what the fuck?!?"

[Cscottrun]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

For sure, and I really like how it's sung like a love song. The first time I listened, I wasn't really focusing on the lyrics too hard and when it was over, I was like "Well, that was a pretty little love song."



Then I listened again and it was "Wait.. what the fuck?!?"

It is by far my favorite song from the album. I would LOVE for him to bring it out in an encore 1 spot where he typically does some solo stuff. I imagine it will never come out because of how dark it is though.

[SandraDMB]

Has anyone ever thought that "Early Home" could be about what happened to Anne? (maybe Dave's "other sister" song on the Batson sessions?)

She was killed in South Africa by her husband who then killed himself.

I'm sorry if we're too far removed from 1994 to talk about this topic in speculation, but it did cross my mind after I listened to the song a couple times.

[Cscottrun]

Originally Posted by SandraDMB

Has anyone ever thought that "Early Home" could be about what happened to Anne? (maybe Dave's "other sister" song on the Batson sessions?)

She was killed in South Africa by her husband who then killed himself.

I'm sorry if we're too far removed from 1994 to talk about this topic in speculation, but it did cross my mind after I listened to the song a couple times.

I don't know the context of her death, but I guess it we knew it stemmed from infidelity or something similar it would make sense to think the song could potentially be about her.

[ExistenceNow]

This did not occur to us, dude.

Gross.

[ramiro24]

Originally Posted by ForkInFork

If theyre going to keep playing Can't Stop, I really wish they would work in that middle eastern jam from these sessions. So awesome.

More like Salsa jam breakdown.

[hartzja]

I have been searchings for these for quite some time. I got to the original link too late. Does anyone know of a valid source?

[CapnHani06]

Originally Posted by hartzja

I have been searchings for these for quite some time. I got to the original link too late. Does anyone know of a valid source?

Hopefully this still works! It's the "remaster" that had been floating around here and doesn't feature all of the tracks but is very much worth it https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Iz...86_os_IZb1Mh9p

[DC Greg]

I still think Situation is the best song on these leaked tracks! I listen to it all the time. Fires me up. I love the contrast between the cheery, bright guitar riff that then leads into the heavy chorus riff. I really wish they would take another look at this one and release it on a future album.

[KitKat76]

I've been listening to these at least once a day since discovering them. These recordings have definitely brought me back into fervent fandom. Come Tomorrow is growing on me more as well. Between coming back to AFTW, CT & tBS- and LT/Warehouse stuff- it's seriously a "A plethora of delights- a fruit salad compote of delights" (Andrew Wood)

I really hope to get a new album within the next year or so. I've finally fully adjusted to the current lineup live and want to hear what they can do in the studio. Good times to be a DMB fan for sure. Bring on 2020!

[Cscottrun]

Wow, it's been a year already come tomorrow (no pun intended).

[dontdrink36]

Originally Posted by Cscottrun

Wow, it's been a year already come tomorrow (no pun intended).

this pun was very much intended

[dmbclstj2]

Originally Posted by Cscottrun

Wow, it's been a year already come tomorrow (no pun intended).

Originally Posted by dontdrink36

this pun was very much intended

[KitKat76]

New & (Final hopefully) mix- Could still be a double lp but fits on 1 disc and is broken up by beginning & ending pieces:

Lp 1:
1.There Are Ghosts
2.Kill The King
3.Bullets & Rum
4.Idea Of You
5.Break Free
6.Red Glare
7.Situation
8.Ask
9.Break For It
10.Early Home

LP 2:
1.Fonz
2.Blackjack
3.Drive Me Away
4.Come On
5.Shotgun
6.Can't Stop
7.Celebrate
8.ABC
9.Sister
10.Scream Into The Grave

Just burned it to a disc an FYE employee gave me on a recommendation for higher quality CDR's & on my 2nd listen with this running order. Just finished watching El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and almost have Jesse's journey in that story as my track imagery now, lol. OOH- Bonus points for the VA connection of Vince Gilligan & DMB.

[dobyblue]

Great Andy reference; don’t know too many people that are familiar with the Love Bone Earth Affair but I still have my old VHS copy. Love Rock awaits you!

[DannoMac21]

Originally Posted by DC Greg

I still think Situation is the best song on these leaked tracks! I listen to it all the time. Fires me up. I love the contrast between the cheery, bright guitar riff that then leads into the heavy chorus riff. I really wish they would take another look at this one and release it on a future album.

Yep, I think it has the most potential out of all the tracks, too.

Chorus is amazing. And the last minute of the song, jamming the chorus rift, is the best part of the whole Batson Sessions

[smb41]

I’m also on Team Situation. I still find it the most enjoyable of the bunch.

[KitKat76]

The mix sounds so much better on a disc as opposed to the mp3's. Man, these Primera CDR's live up to the hype so far. They're pretty much comparable to store bought discs. They're what FYE uses for their "In Store Burn" service. Thanks for the tip, FYE employee!

[KitKat76]

Originally Posted by KitKat76

New & (Final hopefully) mix- Could still be a double lp but fits on 1 disc and is broken up by beginning & ending pieces:

Lp 1:
1.There Are Ghosts
2.Kill The King
3.Bullets & Rum
4.Idea Of You
5.Break Free
6.Red Glare
7.Situation
8.Ask
9.Break For It
10.Early Home

LP 2:
1.Fonz
2.Blackjack
3.Drive Me Away
4.Come On
5.Shotgun
6.Can't Stop
7.Celebrate
8.ABC
9.Sister
10.Scream Into The Grave

Just burned it to a disc an FYE employee gave me on a recommendation for higher quality CDR's & on my 2nd listen with this running order. Just finished watching El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and almost have Jesse's journey in that story as my track imagery now, lol. OOH- Bonus points for the VA connection of Vince Gilligan & DMB.

I rearranged the leftover songs into a 50 minute playlist/disc as Works In Progress. Break For It and Break Free are pretty much the same on both discs but the rest aren't as far along. I omitted the 3 of the demos that feature the super loud programmed beats. Eww. I did debate leaving Can't Stop on here and calling it the *Hip Hop Mix*. It was just too distracting though.

1.Break For It
2.Break Free
3.BlackJack
4.Early Home
5.#27
6.Recovered
7.Sister
8.Cornbread
9.Come On
10.Robert Randolph

This would make it a (proverbial) triple vinyl or 2 cd set. I felt like there was a lot of good stuff from these sessions and the 3 I left off were mucking up the mixes. Now that I've reordered everything this way it's a seriously more enjoyable listening experience.

[BenGlaze]

Originally Posted by BenGlaze

Fingers crossed that this still happens. Loved the other remasters

Was this ever done and put out?

[KitKat76]

I went back and added the "Can't Stop" demo to that bonus mix. It sounds phatty in my car. I dig all incarnations of that song going back to LT6. The 2010-2013 Tim heavy ones are pretty beasty.

On a somewhat related side note - About an hour ago, DMB's official Twitter account mentioned LeRoi playing on the 3 songs recorded during these sessions that made it onto CT.

[BenGlaze]

Originally Posted by BMus1

Hey guys! I just started kicking away at more tunes. If I'm not too busy this week, I'll have 'em done by the weekend. Next on tap...

1. Ask
2. Situation
3. ABC
4. #27
5. Cornbread
6. Blackjack
7. Celebrate
8. Shotgun

Edit: Might as well do a full version of Robert Randolph too since that's the only full song I'm missing at this point!

Were these ever finished?

[mattdm11]

Apparently I am very late to the game....just found out about these. So what was released....was it in FLAC or just MP3? (Sorry if this was mentioned in the thread but it's 98 pages.)

I see there is a link to the remixes - does anyone have the originals or a link to them?

I remember sitting at my GFs parents' house in college downloading BEF from the LWS.....almost 20 years ago, how time flies.

[sean52692]

Just MP3s

[smb41]

Just dropping into say these sessions remain significantly underrated. Early Home, Situation, ABC, Red Glare, Drive Me Away, Scream into the Grave, Celebrate, Break for It ... all very good and re-listenable songs -- some of which are as good as or better than anything from the past 2+ albums.

[RSSR]

Can someone PM me both CDs?

[eggsrsweet]

Early Home is literally better than any song on the last 4 albums.

[cjobes]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

Early Home is literally better than any song on the last 4 albums.

I want to see that in an E1 slot. Amazing song.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

Early Home is literally better than any song on the last 4 albums.

I wouldn't go that far, but it's really, really damn good. Definitely better than anything on Come Tomorrow.

[bigeyedpigs]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

Early Home is literally better than any song on the last 4 albums.

I'd say its close and I wouldn't put drive me away that far behind it either. Although, I do really like b&bb but don't enjoy the studio take, Letterman version is my go to.