Dave Matthews Band : Name Your Reasons Why They Are So Bad & Hated.

I don't like Dave Matthews at all - his voice grates and the lyrics* make me want to hit myself in the head with a brick - but when they first broke through on the radio, it did seem pretty unusual and innovative. Or at least they stuck out like a sore thumb.

I haven't actively listened to Dave Matthews in 10+ years and I'm not making any plans to, but I suspect I'd be alright with them if an album of instrumental versions were to turn up.

*crash into me and I'll come into you
crash into me and I'll come into you
crash into me and I'll come into you
crash into me and I'll come into you
crash into me and I'll come into you
crash into me and I'll come into you

YEEEEEEESH!

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804030466

lol

Jason "Buzz" Schechtman, (perpetually) 19, Deerfield, Ill., a student at IU, got his tickets about 8 p.m. after waiting more than three hours. He met folks in line who said they'd left the Clinton rally to wait for tickets. "I was leaning toward Obama, but this sealed the deal for sure," he said.

Battle of the blands:
Obama & Dave -vs- Bill & Kenny G.

What blandsters are republicans?

3 Doors Down

Another reason to hate them

I think songs like Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd, Old Dirt Hill, and Dancing Nancies deserve recognition if not the sappy Satellite and Typical Situation.

American ILMers, do you still hate Dave Matthews Band?

uh. we hate third-rate Dave Matthews knockoffs more. Jason Mraz comes to mind.

I was just thinking about this thread today.

This thread misses the random googlers. Wish this thread could be exempt from having to register to post.

Hell yeah. It sure would make things more interesting around here.

i love the part where they sing "eat drink & be merry for tomorrow we die"

Doing something outside the norm of what they're known for, the Nappy Roots are crossing genres in the New Year. Their latest is group member Skinny Deville's new collaboration with the Dave Matthews Band.

On their new single, titled "A Divine Intervention At 55th," the group crosses sounds between rock and hip-hop. How did it happen? Well, Deville said the team up came about after the two hooked up while on tour, an experience he said he can barely explain.

"I was high every hour back then and I have never seen anything like it [touring and performing with the Dave Matthews Band]," said Skinny Deville. "People were camped out as if it was a KOA Campground. We did two nights in each city because of the attendance. I do remember the food was excellent and the beer was cold [backstage with DMB]. They balled out more than the biggest rapper could have. We had one bus and they had like ten black matching buses, with every member of the band having their own bus. They were baller status for real."

http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2008/02/4161/

lots of folx in my apt building were stockin up the 30 racks & goin to this today. they got nailed for abt 30 minutes w/ passing t-storms and v. hard rain lol

Those "only jealous because they sell" comments are particularly funny, considering a large portion of the ILM posters are into stuff that is considerably more mainstream (as in appealing to really young kids and everything) than Dave Matthews has ever been.

And btw. the only thing this thread needs to be really complete is that Dave Matthews himself finds the thread on Google and does a post here.

FUCK All of you. Dave Matthews is the SHIT!!!!

hongro gets aggro

I played DMB at the gym the other week. And then I realized...I played them at the gym ten years ago. wow.

They came from my hometown, folks. I have a right to talk, etc.

Has your hometown expressed a public apology yet, I mean, like Canada did for Bryan Adams?

Hahahah.

How is this thread still going?

http://perezhilton.com/2008-06-26-white-boys-cant-dance

http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/01/dmb-sax-player-seriously-injured-in-atv-ax/#comments

LeRoi Moore died. RIP

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10248586

It's a good thing it wasn't Dave Matthews himself, as they'd have to change the name to just 'The Band', and I think that's already taken.

One of my fave songs of theirs has his sax all over it - "Lover Lay Down".

BBC news headline "Dave Matthews Band founder dies"

R.I.P.

Let's stop with the fetishization of the black musician, shall we?

yeah like they only have ONE...

which may have been your whole joke, and if it was I apologize, but really folks...I know DMB is our fave punching bag here and I'm okay with that but for god's sake someone died here. Let's give it a rest for a bit, eh?

I was more making fun of one of the original posters here who said something ridiculous and stupid about this guy. I agree, though - RIP.

I was never really a fan, BUT:

a) respect is due to an awesome musician
and
b) my GOD, "Two Step" is an awesome son, thanks in no small part to Moore's
sax riffs.

Rest in peace, sir.

awesome *SONG*, etc, etc.

Ants Marching, anyone?

"Two Step" is an awesome son

Kind of weird name though. A bit like Dzeewil, Moon Lit, Zowie and Fifi Trixibelle..... :)

Dweezil, I mean

This Willie Nelson cover pisses all over Matthews' horrible overblown original version.

Also it doesn't matter where you pause the video, you're guaranteed to capture Willie pulling any one of a number of LOL expressions.

overblown? that would seem to apply to those guitars far more than dave's acoustic version. i guess you're referring to the vocals? dave's version is a hell of a lot more expressive than willie, who seems to be having a conversation while making some funny faces. or were you giving him extra points for his iconicity and vocal tone?

willie's kinda like cassandra wilson here - interpretation that's worthwhile on its own terms but is only faintly expressive of the song itself

I just wanted to add that I read this whole damn post. Yay for me! Some funny shit, other than that band member's death. Anyway, I see it as my American Duty to revive this thread, to let freedom ring!

hahahahaha

Oh, on a side note: I have two dear friends who love DMB - and they both are lawyers. :-)

But that also means that I've been dragged to more DMB concerts than I care to admit
(OK, I admit - four). I'm not much of a concert-going person, but it's still strange to realize that nearly half of the concerts I've attended were those of the DMB. If you saw my record collection you'd understand. Anyway, carry on.

This thread needs to be open to random googlers

My Mom asked me if Dave Matthews was a member of Phish

"Not yet."

, has respect of fellow musicians like sting,peter gabriel, allanis,sheryl crow,Meredith Brooks,Counting Crows,Santana

hahahaha this is amazing