would you consider..................

jellyfish · Unread post by **jellyfish** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:49 am

acusticdude wrote:DMB existed, and created their dedicated following long before butch cam on board. therefore I consider butch a "guest". In fact, I prefer the music from the mid 90's where it was usually just the 5 of them. Think of it like this, most of the material that most people consider to be the "best" by DMB was created pre-butch.... I think. Was butch around in '98 for BTCS? I don't think so.

I think he was on the recordings. Not sure if he toured.

From a Q&A with Butch:

Q: How did you get hooked up with the Dave Matthews Band?

A: I went to [James Madison University] in ’79 with the [Dave Matthews Band’s] saxophonist LeRoi Moore and played with him since then, and met [DMB] drummer Carter Beauford around 1980. The three of us have played in various musical settings since then. Carter and I were in a jazz fusion band in the mid-’80s. It was called Secrets, which wound up being a pretty famous band. … I was teaching at JMU and going to grad school and teaching at UVa, jazz piano. I turned [DMB] down at that time. We decided we’d see each other down the line. I got a call from the drummer in 1997 to play for “Before These Crowded Streets.” In ’98, [we] did some touring, and I’m on everything now. Which is a pretty cool place to be.

Grachi · Unread post by **Grachi** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:11 am

check that out the poll is 50/50. pretty cool

6_strings_for_life · Unread post by **6_strings_for_life** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:06 pm

i dont consider him part of the band..

but im sooo glad hes around.

I think that tim is almost more of a member than butch

Dccarr · Unread post by **Dccarr** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:10 pm

I consider him a member of the band, but he is not an "official" member. If you understand what I'm saying.

littlefriend · Unread post by **littlefriend** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:12 pm

6_strings_for_life wrote:i dont consider him part of the band..

but im sooo glad hes around.

I think that tim is almost more of a member than butch

Really? Tim doesn't do anything with the band anymore. There's the occasional D&T or D&F tour, but that's just with Dave. Butch "guests" every show of every tour, and records in the studio as well. Much more of a member of the band than Tim Reynolds, IMO.

I voted yes. I generally consider Butch a member of the band. It would shock me to not see him on tour.

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