Close your eyes and, 50 years later, Buddy Holly is singing directly to you from across the room. I will agree that sometimes the organ has been overpowering on a few songs, but it gets better from Buddy's first shows to more recent ones. Heard as he recorded them, without the overdubs, his voice is crystal clear yet raw with emotion. I love this band today like I loved the band in the late 90s and early 2000s. It's a different magic, and I treat them as their own entities, but if you asked me to pick one over the other. The early stuff from the right group of musicians young and hungry and eager, and the music of today which is more mature but so technically tight and everyone pushes everyone else to be their best. Those are the live shows I listen to and feel the magic. I feel like there are two golden eras of this band: 1996-2002, and 2018-present. Going to Gorge this year for the first time, just bought my airfare. I am 100% rejuvenated in my fandom for this band. I love Buddy's crowd interaction, his interaction with his bandmates, the way they look at each other when they hit a good groove. At least, for me.Īnd then last summer with the Drive-Ins, the more recent shows with Buddy sucked me in like a vortex. Not my business, I don't get into the personal lives of strangers just because they make noises I like, but. I don't want to blame it all on Boyd but from interviews and putting pieces together, it seems like it was just a bad situation all around.

felt a weird tension in the band in later years in live shows. In fact, I'd fallen away for a number of years because I just. The band on stage looks like they're having more fun now than they have in a long, long time. The energy he brings to the band is not just upbeat but it's earnest and genuine. One every now and again is fine, but spamming will not be tolerated.ħ) Don't ask for recordings too soon after the show. Thanks!Ħ) Because of recent subreddit opinion, memes will no longer be allowed on a consistent basis. The continuous posting of these posts WILL result in a ban. If you wish to buy/sell tickets, place them in the sticky post at the top of the subreddit. Discussion about something Dave or a member of the band is permissible, but let's try to keep politics or otherwise controversial topics out.ģ) Content must be Dave Matthews Band related in some form.ĥ) Ticket selling/buying: From (6/8/17) and onward, buying and selling of tickets will be removed if posted. I've had people message me asking me for permission, the answer will always be no.Ģ) No political discussion unless in pertains to something Dave Matthews has said.

We don't have many rules, but we do need some as we continue to grow.ġ) Absolutely no selling, or putting your own brand products. Talk about tour dates, songs, albums, videos or whatever. Originating from VA one of the greatest bands of all time, Dave Matthews Band.

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