When I was a little kid, my dad used to always play Dave Matthews Band around the house, and though I liked it, I never really listened to the music in itself.. Until about 2-3 years ago. To be honest, I've mostly listened to Dave's solo album 'Some Devil' (one of my all-time favorite albums EVER). But he's made some INCREDIBLE music with his band... The musicianship involved is just awe-inspiring, and the way these guys play together just makes me never want to touch an instrument or ever write another song, just because I know it'll never be as good. The 'Some Devil' album is probably the album that sparks my emotions the most, especially the song 'Stay Or Leave' (a song that I related to very personally due to events in my own life). I also had the privilege of seeing DMB in Belgium when they were there, and it was probably the best show I've ever been to, musically speaking.. Insane. The next music-related tattoo I get done will probably be some sort of tribute to Dave.
There isn't too much to be heard by them on spotify (although their live album 'Europe 2009' is great!!!), so I'm just going to leave you with a couple of recommendations of songs that you should listen to, and some links to whatever youtube uploads featuring the songs I manage to find:
'Stay Or Leave' (off Dave's solo album 'Some Devil')
'Ants Marching' (off 'Under the Table and Dreaming', DMB's debut album)
DMB does a live cover of 'All Along the Watchtower'... One of the best covers ever made of any song ever. If you don't appreciate this... well... I dont know, bad stuff should happen to you.
If you have some time to listen to an INCREDIBLE saxophone solo:
Hope you enjoy it!
Peace
/woody
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