everybodys dmb opinion

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Who and where do they rule?
 
 

Originally posted by bunnyman:
  Yes, it was me who mentioned the Screamers. They fucking rule.

[vansmack]

The sexual undertones of this thread are freaking me out more than the fact that somebody actually asked us what we thought of the DMB.

dmb rules!

[vansmack]

Originally posted by snailhook:
  i agree with kosmo's assessment of the style council. early stuff pretty good, later stuff blah. i'll take weller solo over most style council.

One of my biggest "dear god!" moments of the Live Aid DVD collection was when The Style Council came out.  Abolute flashback from hell.

[mr_eff]

Originally posted by Bags:
   

Originally posted by Mr. Eff:
  Their music had incredible musicianship combined with some very accessible and catchy songs.

Hmmmm, interesting take.  I know little of Dave Matthews outside what most fairly aware Joe Public music listeners do.  I saw Matthews at the Move On concert last Fall, and was aghast -- the man played three chords.  I didn't think I was a huge fan, but I found very little musicianship in the sampling played that night.  Though the level of musicianship of an artist or band is not directly correlated to whether people enjoy their music (so I'm not saying Matthews sucks completely, but fine musician seems a stretch...). [/b]

When I talk about musicianship, I usually think of the other members of the band, especially Carter Beauford on the drums. I love listening to him play, and I find his rhythms, tricks, and embellishments to be outstanding. Tim Reynolds, who plays on most of the albums, is another example of an amazing technical musician.
 
 But if you saw them last fall, they were most likely playing a lot of their recent material, which as I already mentioned is likened to a crap sandwich. I first saw them at Great Woods in MA in '95, when they were more like a fun jam band, and much less like an adult contemporary superstar. They were good times.

[Chisai Fry]

Well, how do you think I feel?  I live in Charlottesville.  Every other day it's, "Ooh, I cut Dave's hair," or "I waited on the saxaphonist and his daughter, and he gave me a $40.oo tip."  I'm actually good friends with DMB's project manager, who has also worked for Spiritualized and Underworld.  
 
 Don't get me started on the John Grisham, Sissy Spacek, Jessica Lange and Sam Sheppard sightings.

[bearman🐻]

The Screamers, 1977-1980 (I believe), from LA...punk band using only 2 keyboards and drums, made some of the most unsettling and fantastic punk music of the late 1970's. Totally ahead of their time, some 20 years before Prodigy was doing "Firestarter" and that's what they were doing, but with a Fender Rhodes piano. Lead singer Tomata du Plenty was pretty tone deaf, but his venom made up for it. Just a phenomenal band, they never released an LP but have a DVD that came out on Target Video last year that is worth getting.

[eltee]

Originally posted by Mr. Eff:
 When I talk about musicianship, I usually think of the other members of the band, especially Carter Beauford on the drums. I love listening to him play, and I find his rhythms, tricks, and embellishments to be outstanding. Tim Reynolds, who plays on most of the albums, is another example of an amazing technical musician.

Many fans say this...but I still cannot jump on board.

[chaz]

Originally posted by Chisai Fry:
  Well, how do you think I feel?  I live in Charlottesville.  Every other day it's, "Ooh, I cut Dave's hair," or "I waited on the saxaphonist and his daughter, and he gave me a $40.oo tip."  I'm actually good friends with DMB's project manager, who has also worked for Spiritualized and Underworld.  
 
 

Hmmm...your "I'm actually good friends with DMB's project manager" comment sure sounds like the sort of "I cut Dave's hair" brag you seem to be ranking on.  But whatever.....