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So how do you feel about Dave Matthews Band?

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ThaLetterM.
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They are doing a show in my hometown in August and alot of kids are really pumped about it.

I am not one of those kids.

I am far from a hater, but I just gotta say I cannot stand this band. The drummer sucks, the saxophone player plays with his asshole/nose i swear to god, and Dave's voice is reeeally annoying.

Am i the only one? How do you feel about DMB?
May 25 2007 3:23PM
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Ceru
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i personally love them, they are a real chill band and its a lot better than all the other stuff going around now like rap and shit. i also know a lot of people that dont likle their style, but whateve man
May 25 2007 3:25PM
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SlickRick.
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chill music. and the concerts are simply the best. call me a bro, w.e
May 25 2007 3:25PM
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deathcookie
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I agree with you but I havent listened to much of their stuff. Big eyed fish is a good song though.
May 25 2007 3:45PM
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Mat.
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my feeling is that, i'm not into that kinda music.
May 25 2007 3:48PM
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ShredtillURdead
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hate them, fake hippy music where frat boys just go to have somewhere else to get drunk and talk about push-ups and hair gel. one of my friends claims he started the riot at the hartford show a couple years ago by yelling at a crowd of dousches "CHINESE LETTER TATTOOS SUCK!"
May 25 2007 3:48PM
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invisman
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I could not agree more.  I can't stand them.
May 25 2007 3:49PM
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ShredtillURdead
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hahaha well said
May 25 2007 3:54PM
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RastaSkier9
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O sorry we arent into hardcore screaming, or whatever you fucking listen to.  DMB is a good band, they have a good mix of music, and actually he is a very tallented gituar player.
May 25 2007 3:56PM
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STREETS
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LMFAO "bludgeoned with their own instruments" I agree.
May 25 2007 3:56PM
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Capt.Flannel
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I used to love them in middle school and high school - seen them like 10-12 times or something. The last year, though, I can't help but notice the huge douchebaggery ensues whenever the band is mentioned, played, or plays a show. I still like the music from time to time (not something I listen to regularly) but I can't see myself going to another dmb show, as there are far too many douchebags at them.
May 25 2007 3:59PM
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mcnutty
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i would have said the same thing word for word. just kinda got sick of it or grew out of it or something.
May 25 2007 4:03PM
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bigdaddytmac
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The music is ok, but far from the best. The fans make me want to kill people. Here is a quote from a dumbass dmb fan I know:

"Dave Matthews is the best musician ever! Like, when they play shows, sometimes they just like, go with it, and play stuff that wasn't even part of the original song! I bet you don't know any other band that can do that!"

Yeah dude, it's called improvisation. Get a fuckin clue. If you don't know what that is then you're not qualified to be claiming you know who the best band ever is. DMB fans are frat fags who love to claim but dont know what the hell they're talking about.

Plus he sold out hardcore. I know you can't really hold this against a band, who doesn't want to sell out and make mad cash. Well I'll tell you who. The Grateful Dead.
May 25 2007 4:08PM
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RastaSkier9
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Yeah well bad mood early, whatever everyone each to their own
May 25 2007 4:53PM
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dweezileast
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I feel like so many people like them just so they can say they like them. It seems like dave matthews fits perfectly into the genre of kids that want to be known as the hippies of generation x. Companies like American Eagle, Abercrombie, Aeropostale etc cater to these kids, giving them advertising featuring kids enjoying simple pleasures on the beach, playing guitar and just hanging out with friends. Most of these kids will emulate what they see in the advertising, and then after they are finished enjoying their simple pleasures, they hop in their jettas that mommy and daddy bought for them, and go. Dave Matthews fits into this because he gained a cult like following in the 90's, from which the word "chill" originated. From what I have seen, "chill" embodies everybody holding in their emotions, and not really expressing any of their inner feelings. This implies a sense of deepness, because everyone seems to be myseterious. Dave caters to these kids with his songs, which all happen to have somewhat mysterious lyrics, but still involve lots of celebration. Out of the 150 kids in my senior class, About 2/3 worship Dave Matthews like a deity. Probably a third of those kids actually like Dave Matthews, and respect his music. The rest listen to him because they will be looked at as these "chill" kids.
May 25 2007 5:08PM
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C-Burg
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I dont like them and even had one person try and tell me that Dave is better than the Beatles
May 25 2007 5:14PM
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bigdaddytmac
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dude that was a weird post i dont think i understand
May 25 2007 5:34PM
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unchyll
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listen to jimi thing and tell me you hate them
May 25 2007 5:38PM
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Capt.Flannel
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how do you not understand that? Are you at a second grade reading level? He made a clear as day post.
May 25 2007 5:38PM
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bigdaddytmac
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I just have a completely different understanding of what "chill" is I guess. I consider a person chill if they are open minded, unassuming, easy to have a good time with, not high strung, and certainly not obsessed with fitting the abercrombie image like described above.
May 25 2007 6:36PM
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I_liketobutter
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^agreeeee and you'll find that 80% of poeple at shows are not true DMB fans, they really are the fags and douches. but myself, im a huge fan and always have been. ive been to a lot of shows at a lot of places. i go to alpine valley, WI everyyear and theres 45,000 fucking people there...and i hate 40,000 of them cause they are not fans and are fags. but they are there to party and have a good time, so whatever, again to each his own.

but saying they are a bunch of wanna-be hippies that suck and abercrombie this birkenstock that.....is just wrong.

tell me this how many bands do u know that have played 100-150+ shows every year since 1992???? anyone???? nope nope and nope, they are none, phish and a few other jam bands are the only people that come close.

go listen to 50cent some more homos
May 25 2007 7:35PM
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Beamer12
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i personally like them.im going to see them play in august .should be a good time
May 25 2007 8:07PM
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gnustreetfool
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they are ok
May 25 2007 8:45PM
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ThaLetterM.
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making this thread reminds me. bro rape.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zvTRQr7ns8
May 25 2007 10:44PM
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LeoSpaceman
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i'd rather use headphones made of poop to listen to country music all day than go to a dmb show.
May 25 2007 10:59PM
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CJHski
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dmb shows are sick
May 26 2007 10:50AM
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hoodratz47
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saw him in 95 ,,, tight saw him at 05 lame... hes a fuckin winer,,, and his whole carrer is based on that his fans are dosed out of there gourds.... i mean hell
May 26 2007 11:01AM
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LeBlanc
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but their songs are so much fun to play on the guitar!
May 26 2007 12:31PM
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LeBlanc
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and whoever said their drummer sucked is a dumb ass. watch this
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JzdGpDC6UBY
May 26 2007 12:35PM
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Capt.Flannel
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I couldn't find anybody in this thread saying Beauford sucked; would you mind finding the quote so I can make fun of the person that posted it?
May 26 2007 1:10PM
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LeBlanc
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The very first post
May 26 2007 9:46PM
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ThaLetterM.
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i think he sucks because i feel like his drumming makes bad songs worse.
May 26 2007 9:56PM
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ThaLetterM.
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are you talking about dave's "interpretation" of all along the watchtower? because i watched that and it was so bad i threw up. i was actually insulted by how bad it was.
May 26 2007 9:57PM
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Snowcase
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Never really liked them until a few weeks ago. I didn't hate them before but my cousins were obsessed with them. I needed a change in music though and decided to try them out. I'm open minded so I don't really listen to what other people say about things.
May 26 2007 10:11PM
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C-Burg
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citizen cope is better
May 26 2007 11:01PM
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BSI
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Used like until I went to a show. Everyone sang along to every song they played. I'm a huge fan of live music so it ruined it for me when I knew I could never see them with out listing to the frat boy next to me singing along.

Good thing there's a tone of other great bands to check.
May 26 2007 11:20PM
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EastcoastAR5
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Ok for all you haters...in most cases you base judgement on their STUDIO MUSIC.
I cannot listen to ANY form of DMB non-live music.
They are awesome live. ex the central park concert is prob my favorite cd of all time. you def gotta hear their stuff live before deciding.

heres a link to two step live from central park.
(not full song but still good.)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hhc-iM73Yds
May 26 2007 11:59PM
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cobra_commander
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probly one of my favorit bands.
May 27 2007 1:09AM
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BSI
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Mine was based solely on their live shows.
May 27 2007 9:40AM
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cracko
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agreed. i would never listen to the studio. ever. live, there pretty good.
May 27 2007 9:56AM
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Capt.Flannel
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damn, I missed it. Kid's obviously retarded.
May 27 2007 1:24PM
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Capt.Flannel
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he OBVIOUSLY sucks because you don't like what he plays. I mean, what kind of GOOD drummer would be able to play his own drum parts AND the parts that the percussionist (who died before the band got big) used to play at the same time? NOT a good drummer, I'll tell ya that!
May 27 2007 1:27PM
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ThaLetterM.
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just because he plays the parts doesnt mean he play them well.
May 27 2007 1:55PM
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Capt.Flannel
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or he DOES play them well, but you don't like WHAT it is. He plays WHAT he plays incredibly well. Do I like everything he plays? No, not at all. I personally don't like MUCH of what he plays. He's far to 'mathy' for me, yet I don't go around saying he sucks because that is simply a stupid statement.
May 27 2007 1:58PM
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JockinJLoads
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my FAVORITE version of that song ever
May 27 2007 5:10PM
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JockinJLoads
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you are an ignorant son of a bitch.  be intelligent enough to accept that somebody is very talented regardless of your personal opinion of the music....seriously, open your eyes/ears dude
May 27 2007 5:14PM
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Skipig25
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I agree with out on the wanna be chill kids, but what about the kids who actually do just like hanging out at the beach? Personally, I'm not a huge dave matthews fan, but I like chillin at the beach, and yes, I do wear american eagle shorts. I don't think that I'm that big of a d-bag, but I think that a lot of people take the stereotypes too far because of all the wannabes.

It seems a little like snowboarding (and where skiing may be going).

There are a lot of people who snowboard now because of the image, and that it's "cool." There are lots of noobs like this who suck, but I feel bad for the people who actually DO like snowboarding, and live the lifestyle, but are stereotyped as bros. and that's what might just happen to us in the next 5-10 years.
May 27 2007 8:13PM
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Min_Soo
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Dave Matthews Band is annoying as hell. The singer's voice is awful.
May 27 2007 10:11PM
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ThaLetterM.
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both of my eyes and both of my ears are open. and i still think dave matthews band sucks. i refuse to believe, after listening to him play, that the drummer is any good. open your eyes/ears dude.
May 28 2007 1:18AM
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Capt.Flannel
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In that case, you must either be:

a) the greatest drummer EVER.

or

b) dumb as hell.

So how long have you been playing drums?

And please, enlighten us. Who do you consider to be a few good drummers?
May 28 2007 6:39AM
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JockinJLoads
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well then your perception of talent is skewed
May 28 2007 11:16PM
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