Does anybody else seem to notice that an artists best songs aren't famous... this would be a perfect example. I guess that proves the intelligence of the general public. So to those of you who enjoy this, pat yourself on the back and I salute you for giving real music hope.
LeRoi we miss you so much. the world will always seem much brighter on the other side now that thats where you are. and one day when i get to that side i hope and pray that i get to meet you
True story! After returning from my first deployment in Afghanistan in early 2003, being stationed in Ft. Bragg,NC., I was walking to the taxi that would be taking me to a DMB concert, just before I stepped into the taxi, I received a call on my cell that my battalion was on lock down for deployment. I wasn't able to go to the concert. I hope that someday if provided the opportunity, I will see a DMB concert.
I've struggled with drugs most of my life, this song helped me get sober off the worst one. I love art, because it can be interpreted differently depending on what you're thinking about or what's going on in your life. To me the fish represents me in my younger years, I spent too much time and effort trying to "fit in". The man represents me before the hospital stay. Him holding his breath represents addiction. He knows he'll die if he doesn't breathe, and maybe he even wants to live. But he loves the colors his face turns when he holds his breath. Because he thinks it's beautiful. And the monkey represents me if I hadn't diverted my course and gotten sober. I'd be out of place in a world that had no room for me. Abusing the substance until it made me a societal outcast, or kills me. I'm happy to say I'm sober besides weed, which I use as a medicine for anxiety. I have two jobs now, and I make the money I need to survive.for that I pray to god in thankfulness.
@@dremzahkrii1282 You are standing up for your peace of mind and health; that is worth it. I also struggled with addiction in recent times, so I feel you, my brother. You are doing a great job; stay strong.
This is my favorite version of this song. The emotion it pulls out of me is indescribable....this one, with 'Bartender' in succession. I can't help but think of my best friend who died of neurofibromatosis unexpectedly almost 4 years ago. He's the one who made me a DMB fan. We listened to this song, along with 'The Dreaming Tree' a lot. With my damage from a stroke and brain tumor with an implanted broken shunt, and his NF type 1 and 2, we understood pain. We'd go to the mall to talk to women, enjoy the scenery and befriend security....giving them nicknames. Life without my bro just isn't the same. Every time I hear Dave Mathews, it takes me back to that old, familiar happier time. It's gone. Everything and everyone goes away. 'Everything will be alright.....for now for now, goodbye......friend, goodbye.' -- end of the song 'Spoon' on the 'These Crowded Streets Album.
Hear you, man. Was my dads favorite band. He passed when I was young. Also my moms favorite. Basically was raised listening to them, honestly my favorite band. I can only imagine what listening to Dave is going to be like once my moms gone…
I pop this DVD in once in a while and relive 2001. Never gets old. Things became so different only a few months later. Man I miss those days and this song reflects those feelings.
This song has really weighed heavily on my mind recently. I really wanted to say this, so I looked for a version of this with comments. I've been struggling with an eating disorder and the lyrics of this song have made me really introspective about that. I always think that if I look the way I want to, my life will be better, but leading a self destructive course won't bring you to a brighter side, it'll just kill you. I could die if I do this much more, and yet I'm only happy when I don't eat. I'm at a crossroads. This song has given me a lot to think about.
To me this song is about coming to peace with who you are. You are who you are. The world makes us want to change. We have some idea of an ideal in our minds, but where does that come from? Why should we compare ourselves to an ideal? Who does that serve? Hope you’re doing well.
I've lost so many friends to opiates, the number is astoundingly deep. Almost lost myself to them too, 8 years away from it all, this song speaks to me about one thing, giving up and what happens when we do.... Prayers for all of you, struggling with us. Maintain a heart and full of Hope, and any faith you can find. (I pray to my dead cats, they're the face of G.O.D. to me) good orderly direction.
Same here, I've been to more funerals than I care to remember plus many I didn't even know about until later. Luckily I was able to get into mat and cleaned up. Music like this is a double edged sword it brings back some things I don't like to think about but also reminds me of better times in my youth before we all came out of the trees and went to the city
I envy the talent and on a material level their great instruments. On top of it all they have the most balanced sound in their live recording of anyone. The benefit of being musicians together for over 20 years.
Dave Matthews Band... saw them the first time at the Chateau St. Michelle winery in 1994 - about 4,000 people there. They encouraged video taping at a time when most band were trying to prevent it...Many great memories at the Gorge Washington state...even saw him once as I left my acupuncturist’s office (wedgewood, Seattle) - just gave him a thumbs up. A truly self-made superstar (with the help of Tim Reynolds). Thanks Dave - you wrote the soundtrack to my late 20s, 30s.
Before my girlfriend and I started dating, she was supposed to go see DMB live in concert with a bunch of her friends, but they gave her ticket to someone else like a week before the concert, so the night of the concert, I grabbed this DVD and went to her house and made her go upstairs while I set it up and she came down and watched the concert with me. We started dating a few days later and have now been dating for almost a year and a half :)
@@DaeganJones We stayed together for like 3 years but eventually split up and are both happily married to other people now. Not quite a storybook ending but could have been a lot worse haha
When Dave says “stay up in ya fuckin tree” I remember the moment I first hear Dave say that word and I remember the first time I heard someone say that word and I remember how beautiful it can be to express yourself and I listen
I caught the 2015 split set. Acoustic and electric 50/50. Great show and was my first! Sadly, due to ticket scalpers where I live, I'll not be able to afford another live show.
Lawn seats are like $60, or if you show up to the venue right before the concert is about to start there will be scalpers everywhere desperate to offload whatever tickets they still have left... last year my boyfriend and I got 2 lawn seats this way for only $100, which is less than we would've paid if we had bought them online
This may be a dumb question because it looks like a recorder obviously but can anyone confirm the instrument Leroi is playing towards the end. I want one as I like fiddling on "easier" instruments. I play the harmonica like poo but I still like playing it.
@Jeffro6565 No way, man. The editing on this DVD is absurd. Look at how during the pennywhistle outro, Roi is barely on camera for more than a second at a time. Instead, there's the hideous fade between Roi and Boyd, edited so we cant really see either of them; it's just a fuzzy mess. And how about the three-way thing in which all 3 panels are the exact same shot of Boyd, WHILE he's playing the same note over and over. Just ignore Roi, why don't you? Yeah, I needed to vent, too.
damn reviews were right...great show all in all but the dude that cut this dvd really used every shot he got for every second. too much switching views! fav live release though.
Why am i even commenting? Like, who the fuck even care's. Well ill type what i'm thinking at this moment, hmm i'm thinking that i don't want to wait 14 hours for my elder scrolls online to finish downloading. I guess ill just go listen to music at a friend's. Ugh i'm so bored.
