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Sort Of A Protest Song · Unread post by **Sort Of A Protest Song** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:30 pm

Jer1400 wrote: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Mangum, Dylan sure why not, Gordon Downie, and Paul Simon are all excellent lyrisicts.

Yes!

MWR · Unread post by **MWR** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:02 pm

i-am-me wrote:you know what i find funny? people like fatjack and MWR and elliot...the big theory boys who you wouldn't think to associate with dave since they usually downplay him for the most part.

but then you step back and think....they're on a dave matthews band TAB site, so apparently they were just like so many of us at one point.

I don't think I've ever downplayed Daves talent as a rhythm player.
There certainly was a point when I thought Dave was God but I moved on from that. He's a wonderful singer/songwriter and I will always enjoy his music.
Most people are here because guitar is fun and it's a great hobby. Can I help it if I take the instrument more seriously than that? Not everyone is going to enjoy or recognize guitar music like Don Ross, Pierre Bensusan, or Michael Hedges but I do and if that makes me come across as pompous or insulting to Dave I'm sorry but that's not the case.
In response to Jason's "technically correct" comment I invite him to listen to any of the above artists and tell me they don't have as much artistic merit as Dave.
Respect and admiration is one thing but idolization is rediculous imo.

i-am-me · Unread post by **i-am-me** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:40 pm

MWR wrote:
i-am-me wrote:you know what i find funny? people like fatjack and MWR and elliot...the big theory boys who you wouldn't think to associate with dave since they usually downplay him for the most part.

but then you step back and think....they're on a dave matthews band TAB site, so apparently they were just like so many of us at one point.
I don't think I've ever downplayed Daves talent as a rhythm player.
There certainly was a point when I thought Dave was God but I moved on from that. He's a wonderful singer/songwriter and I will always enjoy his music.
Most people are here because guitar is fun and it's a great hobby. Can I help it if I take the instrument more seriously than that? Not everyone is going to enjoy or recognize guitar music like Don Ross, Pierre Bensusan, or Michael Hedges but I do and if that makes me come across as pompous or insulting to Dave I'm sorry but that's not the case.
In response to Jason's "technically correct" comment I invite him to listen to any of the above artists and tell me they don't have as much artistic merit as Dave.
Respect and admiration is one thing but idolization is rediculous imo.

mike...don't take what i said the wrong way. its all about growing. EVERYONE does the same thing. i like to think of dave as the springboard to bigger and greater things. its just that so many of you guys give off the impression that dave sucks, and you regret listening to his music. then you realize that that is not the case at all...

Swede · Unread post by **Swede** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:48 pm

shut up Mikey

Grandpagotgame · Unread post by **Grandpagotgame** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:51 pm

Dave is just the man.... I've only seen a couple videos of Michael Hedges and I can't even begin to think of how long it would take to learn his stuff. BUt just listen to songs like:

So Much To Say
Dancing Nancies
Don't Drink the Water
Bartender

and so many more......Dave's doing what he was put on this earth to do, and he's so damn good at it

MWR · Unread post by **MWR** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:25 pm

i-am-me wrote:
MWR wrote:
i-am-me wrote:you know what i find funny? people like fatjack and MWR and elliot...the big theory boys who you wouldn't think to associate with dave since they usually downplay him for the most part.

but then you step back and think....they're on a dave matthews band TAB site, so apparently they were just like so many of us at one point.
I don't think I've ever downplayed Daves talent as a rhythm player.
There certainly was a point when I thought Dave was God but I moved on from that. He's a wonderful singer/songwriter and I will always enjoy his music.
Most people are here because guitar is fun and it's a great hobby. Can I help it if I take the instrument more seriously than that? Not everyone is going to enjoy or recognize guitar music like Don Ross, Pierre Bensusan, or Michael Hedges but I do and if that makes me come across as pompous or insulting to Dave I'm sorry but that's not the case.
In response to Jason's "technically correct" comment I invite him to listen to any of the above artists and tell me they don't have as much artistic merit as Dave.
Respect and admiration is one thing but idolization is rediculous imo.
mike...don't take what i said the wrong way. its all about growing. EVERYONE does the same thing. i like to think of dave as the springboard to bigger and greater things. its just that so many of you guys give off the impression that dave sucks, and you regret listening to his music. then you realize that that is not the case at all...

No worries Mikey. I am after all on a DMB message board and the last thing I want to do is give off the impression that Dave sucks.

i-am-me · Unread post by **i-am-me** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:56 pm

good...its all good.

and swede...i believe a DIAF is in order.

SpoonInSpoon · Unread post by **SpoonInSpoon** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:26 am

I have a new found respect to the lyrics to Mother Father. They're so great

ericwormann · Unread post by **ericwormann** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:00 pm

I think Loving Wings might be my favorite lyrically.

Kukini · Unread post by **Kukini** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:02 pm

winglet82 wrote:I think Loving Wings might be my favorite lyrically.

Grandpagotgame · Unread post by **Grandpagotgame** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:26 pm

winglet82 wrote:I think Loving Wings might be my favorite lyrically.

loving wings is great, and it's a lot harder to play on the guitar than people think, you have to pick pretty fast

Davy28 · Unread post by **Davy28** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:12 pm

Stay or Leave and Seek Up remain my favorites both lyrically and musically.

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:53 pm

typical situation has great lyrics, i looked up the guy its about and now they mean so much more to me

Beauford33 · Unread post by **Beauford33** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:30 pm

Grandpagotgame wrote:
winglet82 wrote:I think Loving Wings might be my favorite lyrically.

loving wings is great, and it's a lot harder to play on the guitar than people think, you have to pick pretty fast

no you dont.

Kahn · Unread post by **Kahn** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:37 pm

dreaming tree lyrics are deep

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