IRememberDBoon Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 So maybe we could play a game based on personal experiences. Well Ive lived in either DC or Richmond my entire life and Im 40 so I was in the middle of the jamband explosion in the late 80s early 90s when it happneed. . Anyway. When DMB first started they played for $2 EVERY single Tues night at Trax in Charlottesville and $2 everyt single Wed night in Richmond at The Flood Zone. This went on for 18 months straight. I went to at least 8 or 10 of these shows over the course of that time. At the beginning noone would approach the stage and just hung in the back by the bar while some band with a violin played. Maybe 50 people the first one i went to. I remember hearing satellite (not saying its a great song or anything) BUT I thought to myself Id never heard a song like that from any band before. Anyway by the end there were fuckers crawling through the windows and on the roof trying to get in. It was so packed you could barely breathe or stay on your feet. I just thought it was funny that transition. It wasa probably ten bucks by the end. Wilco, Phish Blues Traveler and everyone else played this venue as well. Check these two vids. Theres a little difference but its really the same i guess. Flood Zone 92http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprVpW4g8ts&feature=related Share an experience like this you old heads. thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I would have liked to see DMB back in the day. I did see Blues Traveler kinda of early on but that is about it in terms of the scene before it exploded.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Central Park Ants Marchinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXPOHCsgWFw&feature=related Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 It is ok to like DMB, right? Everyone always seems to qualify their compliments to the band with a "not that I like them or anything". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Heres another GREAT old one I was at. Van Rypers Lake. I would pay a grand to get back to this. A one foot stage and a beer truck all right on a lake beside a mountain. Check out the dancing and the clothes and the amount of people up front. A little less than Central Park http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZnIib4r_7Y Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Were you at the 7/16/92 Phish show there? That was one of the first Phish tapes I acquired, and I played the hell out of it. Great, great show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 It is ok to like DMB, right? Everyone always seems to qualify their compliments to the band with a "not that I like them or anything". Of course; anyone who would begrudge you what you like... don't listen to that person. However, I'm one who always clarifies that I used to be a dmb fan but dislike their music now. I do it because I loved the band they were from inception through 2001 (or so) and have disliked what they've produced more and more over the years (notwithstanding a slight bump in 2005) since then. So, yeah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 mountain bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8w6hLlQe6o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Heres another GREAT old one I was at. Van Rypers Lake. I would pay a grand to get back to this. A one foot stage and a beer truck all right on a lake beside a mountain. Check out the dancing and the clothes and the amount of people up front. A little less than Central Park http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZnIib4r_7Y damn i love that song & the entire under the table album. i should listen to that again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Of course; anyone who would begrudge you what you like... don't listen to that person. However, I'm one who always clarifies that I used to be a dmb fan but dislike their music now. I do it because I loved the band they were from inception through 2001 (or so) and have disliked what they've produced more and more over the years (notwithstanding a slight bump in 2005) since then. So, yeah. Kevan I would highly advise you to check this one out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L89rV9zNLAQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Kevan I would highly advise you to check this one out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L89rV9zNLAQ Thanks, I'll have to check out whatever this is when I get home from work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 mountain bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8w6hLlQe6oTaboot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd4O5jXKPeQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 holy shit is that funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 dave matthews gives me virulent gonorrhea. that vid was ace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'm a huge 1990s dmb fan. From 2000 up until recently they have been putting out a lot of crap, BUT there are still a few great songs hidden amongst the garbage. Their last album was a solid effort. For me, that original dmb lineup was killer stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 http://mindshatter.com/dmb/ this site is amazing for early soundboard DMB and Dave & Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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