Why would anyone *willingly* want the Dave Matthews Band to come play for them?

[Rabrrrrrr]

I just saw an ad that colleges can compete for a free Dave Mathews Band performance.

I don't get it.

Isn't that like offering a sack of festering, fetid, flaming shit to be served on your birthday cake for free? Sure, it comes at no cost - but who wants it?

:shrug:

[Droopy]

1. All the little ants marching

They all do it the same.

[jobycom]

2. Because they're not Steely Dan?

:shrug:

[skygazer]

3. Did the ad say if anyone was doing it?

Yeah, the Dave Matthews Band never did anything for me. I assume someone somewhere must like 'em. :shrug:

[conscious evolution]

4. I thought the same till last weekend.

He played in Atl recently and I must say I was extremely impressed with the show.
I still hear the echoes...

That said,I was not impressed by the average ant that was there.They have no clue as to what they are hearing.


We eat too much.
We drink too much.
We want too much.
Too much.Too much.

[Tafiti]

5. Oh come on.

You can hate DMB's music all you want, but it doesn't make them suck.

I've seen them a couple times live, they're very talented musicians. I'm not a big fan by any means, but I can see why some people are.

[blockhead]

6. I like Dave.

You suck.:)

[Bennyboy]

7. Damn...does everyone here hate everything?

Dave rocks. I have seen him many times and every time he has put on a great show. Maybe he plays a lot of the same songs and really doesn't rock out like some others, but he brings it. Kind of like beginning jam bands, only with great songs and better vocals.

His drummer, Carter, is one of the best in business.

Not to mention all the good things that Dave does in the world.

Sometimes I swear if see one more Van Halen, Led Zeppelin or stupid ass classic rock thread here.....

[Bennyboy]

10. Yeah, this has gotta suck.....

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[conscious evolution]

19. Do you have the Piedmont Park Atlanta show?

[Bennyboy]

20. Here it is

Audio only. http://antsmarching.org/forum/showthread.php?t=204423

[jobycom]

35. No. Rabrrrr does. The rest of us pick and choose what we hate.

But you know, pick any topic, and someone here will hate it and tell you about it.

[S n o w b a l l]

39. Not so much that as...

everyone thinks they're an expert on everything around here and anybody who thinks different from them is a clueless douchebag.

[Patiod]

40. You're not allowed to like anyone successful

if it ain't obscure, it ain't cool.

[BlooInBloo]

8. I'm with ya.

[Ava]

9. i love the dave matthews band

so eff you! :P

[Critters2]

48. I do too!!

But, apparently, this is just one more area where I'm not cool.

[Danger Mouse]

11. I'll give you a hint...

it involves massive amounts of pot and a stunningly bad taste in music.

[ghostsofgiants]

13. For the win.

[Danger Mouse]

14. i figure you have to be stoned off your ass to even listen to it.

that explains the popularity of phish.

[HughBeaumont]

34. Tried them too. No get. Sorrah.

It HAS to be a drug thing.

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[AZBlue]

15. Why would anyone pay to go see them play??

I don't get their concert ticket-buyers.

[Blue-Jay]

16. You can't be cool unless you hate DMB.

It's in the I'm A Cool Motherfucker Handbook. (version 4)

[grace0418]

22. Apparently. You know, I don't even like the guy's music but this thread is making

me want to say I do because I find shit like this so annoying.

[Shakespeare]

29. And don't forget its companion manual....

I Seek Validation By Agreeing With Cool Motherfuckers, version 4.whatever. :toast:

[Jamastiene]

17. Maybe they received an unexpected free shipment of earplugs and

blindfolds and wanted to test them out?

Either that, or they have shit for taste.

:evilgrin:

[zonkers]

18. Thank you. God Bless you.

[elshiva]

54. God bless you, zonkers.

[grace0418]

21. Believe it or not, other people might have different taste than you. Gasp!

I'm not a big Dave Matthews fan but I know lots of people who are. And one of them is my nephew who has an advanced music degree and it quite talented. At least Dave Matthews actually writes songs and plays instruments, unlike many of the musical acts that are currently on the billboard charts.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

23. Dave Matthews

hates Bush. I am not a DMB fan but I don't hate him and I do appreciate that he does speak out against the occupation of Iraq and thinks Bush is a giant sized piece of shit.

All that said -- I only have one DMB song on my iPod - from the Stand Up album - "Louisiana Bayou" and I can tell you, it is not on my favorite play list.

[Danger Mouse]

42. Fred Durst hates Bush, too. And I still think Fred Durst is a douchebag.

If Dave Matthews wants to call Bush out, he can go ahead, and more power to him.
His music still sucks, but glad he's getting the message out there ;)

[tigereye]

24. there are some very talented players in that band -

there are far worse bands than his.

I'd be more likely to go for Bela Fleck, or the New Pornographers, Brian Eno or hell, even Green Day. But that's just me.

[Danger Mouse]

44. New Pornographers...nice. I want to check out their new album.

:thumbsup:
I also love Neko Case. The Pornographers wouldn't be nearly as awesome without her, IMHO.

[tigereye]

52. she was here and I wish I had gone - love her voice

[Danger Mouse]

53. oh man, i'd love an opportunity to see her live...

'star witness' and 'maybe sparrow' especially give me chills...

[underpants]

25. BTW they are/have played at a local bar Toad's place

since they are a Charlottesville band (basically local) this, I can imagine, is a HUGE "get" ticket. The club is maybe 2,000 but I doubt it is that big. You may not like them but that would be pretty cool to see a band that is that "worked together" in a setting like that.

BTW- a friend of mine worked out with the violin player and said he was a really great guy. The band, other than Dave, plays an invite only set about once a year at settings like a Holiday Inn lounge on the southside (I knew someone who got invited)

Dave may very well be a vampire

That is pretty much all I know about the DMB.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

28. Boyd Tinsley....

He is a good guy. Oddly, I worked out with him once too. He even let me give him one of my band's CDs.

There's a Toad's Place in Charlottesville, VA? Gees, I thought we had the only one here in New Haven....

[underpants]

36. Richmond

at least that's what I hear. I don't really get out much.

[Parche]

26. Band

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

:hi:

[Fran Kubelik]

27. I don't think they dump their sewage on the college...

(like they did to the architectural tour of Chicago boat).

I think they just play. Having been dragged to a DMB show before, I can tell you that while it's not a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat ride, it's really not as bad as you're making it out to be.

[Lethe]

30. well i think you are overlooking the costs of festering, fetid, flaming shit

of course, your average dump is pretty much free.

Festering is gonna take some time. I suppose you could trick some people into thinking that it's festering by adding some store-bought maggots, but i mean, thats really not gonna fool a lot of people. What you would have to do is take it outside and leave it on the backyard for at least a week or two. Time is money folks, and if you found a business that actually sold a product like that, they would charge for the long period of time involved in its creation. $$$

Fetid is a pretty easy one, but it really depends on what the person was eating the day before and the condition of their digestive tract health. You could take your chances on this one and just use shit from anyone and have a 75% chance that it would be fetid. In the chance that you were unlucky, just take out a craiglist ad. Technically thats free, but everyone will think you are joking and you actually might have to pay someone just for their time and effort. (you will definitely have to pay if you contract the services of a person who specializes in this type of work) $$$

The flaming part could be iffy. Your average poo is not flamable, so some sort of flammable substance is required, as well as an ignition source. The obvious and economical choice would be lighter fluid and a cigarette lighter. But then again it depends on how long you want the flame to last. Lighter fluid burns very quickly, and it might actually burn out before everyone gets a chance to see the cake. What you really need is a slow burning flame, and/or an apparatus that continually ejects more fuel onto the pile of shit. $$$

And the sack or other container you mention will have to come from somewhere. $$$

So you see, a sack of festering, fetid, flaming shit is really not free. There are costs involved, especially if you want it done right.

:shrug: :7

[nickgutierrez]

31. They're hoping the tour bus pulls up next to that person they can't stand. n/t

[ElboRuum]

32. Some people like Dave Mathews...

Odd as that is to say.

[HughBeaumont]

33. My kind of thread.

DMB has talented musicians. Unfortunately, their songwriting ranges from radio-friendly, happy-sappy, Blues-Travelery, sing-songity bullshit to plain pedestrian and unmemorable attempts at jam-rock. I'm not even a fan of neo-Dead jam-band music anyway (hell, I wasn't even a fan of The Dead, much as I tried), but at least make the shit interesting to listen to.

[MysticalChicken]

37. They should have this slogan:

"The Dave Matthews Band: After Over Fifteen Years, We Still Don't Rock."

[LSK]

38. because they are not Nickelback?

:hide:

[Danger Mouse]

41. i would rather go to a DMB concert than a nickelback concert.

at least DMB has a couple songs that are okay.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

43. Also, I don't know of any DMB songs that go like this:

Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head

:puke:

[Danger Mouse]

45. What the hell is on Joey's head?

It's shit.
You are shit, Chad. Everything you touch turns to shit. Especially your music. :puke:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

46. And that's actually in the chorus.

:rofl:

[Danger Mouse]

49. Wow. I never bothered to interpret Chad's pathetic mewling.

'Animals' however, is Nickelback's piece de resistance of shitty music. Perhaps the second shittiest song I've ever heard, after 'My Humps.'

[begin_within]

47. Aren't they sort of the "Grateful Dead of the 21st century?"

Don't people go to their shows mainly just to kick back, get high and groove out?

[Bennyboy]

50. Like No, man......

DMB has less psychedlics and drugs at their shows. More preppies (I even saw Chelsea Clinton at a Shoreline show) and way more frat boys and girls.

Their music is not nearly as moving as was the Dead's.

[Evoman]

51. Your awfully cocky for a guy whose favourite superhero is Green Lantern.

Just sayin :shrug: