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Do you have the Portland Meadows show? The year Jimmy Cliff opened. I think 99. First show I attended. No matter what, thank you for all you do! Goonies Never Say Die!
Smoked a bone with boyd. Dave carter ripped a handle of jack daniels went in a drum solo for 10 mins. Dave sketched pictures for all the people that asked for autographs. The night before they did an aucostic set at i want to say it was the beacon theater. Dave walked out in the crowd and handed out 50 invites to the video shoot.
No worries Rob! Glad you like it. I had nothing to do with it but I think I'm going to take the lions share of credit for this one. Things have been a bit slow since I came runner up in that wing eating contest. I should have won. Actually I did win. I was thinking of someone else.
This is a great find! I saw them with some friends around the same time at farm aid 95 in my hometown of Louisville. Dave says “We talk to our pigs in America Suiuuuiiiowwwww’ He always says silly stuff like that in between shredding his amazing songs.
I went to a Moody blues concert and this guy no one ever heard of backed them up. That guy was Stevie Ray Vaughn. We were all not paying attention to him till all of a sudden it kicked in that this guy is incredible. It happens. 19th show at Mohegan Sun this past fall, incredible show (the 13th) .
Was totally thinking the same thing. I saw them for the first time in June '96 in Hartford, CT. Place was PACKED!! I'm sure looking back, all these people are so grateful to have seen them in this setting.
Same here, the crowd couldn’t comprehend what they were hearing! I’ve followed the DMB since back in the day when they would play frat house parties and 1500 kids would show up to see them!! I’m 47 now and I’m still introducing people to their music.
@@cyrilwillenbrock9208 Ha! I was at that concert. The 2 DMB concerts I went to in '96 was Hartford Comcast Center (or whatever it was called back then) and Boston (new Garden, they called it Fleetcenter.......old Garden was still there).
This footage is incredible. The sound is crisp. If my 14 year old self knew what my 43 year old self realizes now. Welcome to the soundtrack of my life, a tune for every feeling.
Never fails to bring me to tears. No one has touched my soul like Dave Matthew’s Band. God bless you guys and thank you for getting me through this crazy life of mine
I was raised on the grateful dead and phish and string cheese incident, and everytime someone mentioned DMB, everyone hated on them so I never gave them a chance. I'm 29 and this is my first listen. This is amazing. The energy all the band members have is great. Everytime the violin player starts shredding, the drummer is smiling for miles. This is good music .
I was a teen playing guitar and my uncle told me, 'If you want to impress me, learn some Dave and come back and we will talk!" He then put on satellite and warehouse and air conducted along and air drummed while making comments throughout about what I'm hearing. I bought Under The Table and Dreaming and learned every song and was hooked! This was before youtube and you couldn't get things at the click of a button. My town didn't have a good record store at the time so some time later I was staying at a friend's house and I was going through his cds and saw Crash which he gave to me telling me that he doesnt know how he came about the cd. I put it on and by the time the first chorus of so much to say was through I knew that I had tapped into one of those watershed type things that I know now come only a few times. My whole family gets together and bond over DMB. Once, several members of the family had a falling out and things were touchy. DMB was playing in Atlanta so my mom and I along with 3 or 4 other friends and family drove to the concert together and while at the gate waiting to enter the amphitheater I spotted my uncle and other members of the family and instantly the fighting seemed ridiculous and we all made up without having to even say a word. I can't explain the feeling of being on the lawn that evening as the sun lowered unto red and all the faces silhouetted in the lights....you all know what I mean I'm sure
I’m from Atlanta and probably saw every show they played in Atl 1995-2005. I’m sure we ran into each other. Wish I brought more of my family along. Hearing this show reminds me of those first few shows. Some of the best live shows ever put on by any musicians of any period of time on earth. We can all agree to that. I’ve heard plenty of stories from people just a few years older how DMB played frat parties a couple years before I attended UGA. Anyone have videos of those??
As a 2nd year student at UVa in Charlottesville in 1991-1992, I got to see Dave pretty regularly (at Trax). His band had a regular Tuesday night gig there. At that time, he had a African-American female singer in the band. She was killer. Heard she left DMB to do med school. Such a great time to be in college.....
@@kevintwomey4372 I paid my own way through with the GI Bill and ACF, and some small loans. God, the good old days. I also was able to work at the Omni, where I met some interesting folks... like one Mohammed Ali. Guys, who's got a time machine so we can go back to 1994 Charlottesville?
You can tell during Watchtower that they won that crowd over. That's how they get ya. I don't know anybody that saw them live and didn't leave huge fans if they weren't already. One of the best live bands ever.
one of my fondest moments was DMB live in Tampa Fl 1998. i took my mom /) it was amazing we both connected and will never forget it, when he opened with two step
Many thanks to a drummer friend back in 98 that chastised me when I called these guys radio pop and I said I didn't really think it was anything special. He told me to go buy the album and then go see them live. I'll be forever in debt. I've done both many time since then. It's shaped and been a major part of the soundtrack of my life. And Carter is one of the best in the world. I've melted my mind listening to him and these guys. I also got to realize how good Dave is on that acoustic whenever I tried to play his songs. It's super cool to see them this young and early on in their careers.
I had a similar experience. I was in a music store in little ol' Dublin, GA and hear a guy playing (perfectly) Satellite. I had never heard that song as it wasn't on the radio at the time, but that kid (Jeremy Johnson) got me into Dave and we started a band shortly after. Only lasted a few months as all they wanted to do was get high lol, but I would play the Live in Radio City album, which is acoustic only, and play drums to it for yearssss after.
If you look at the albums that came after Leroi. No album has had the impact as this early stuff. The jams seem to be conducted by Leroi. So missed my brother. You can see how amazed Dave was during Watchtower. I doubt it was planned and Leroi and Boyd were a classic duo with a Carter and Stephan holding space and rhythm . It is missed every time I watch the old stuff. Dave is awesome but this band would have never been as phenomenal as they are today. Miss the those two so much at concerts. Things change but you know, I like the original band...
Roi is def not underrated by those of us that were there in the earlier days and understand the weight of his contributions. Imho the last great album was Big Whiskey and that was the last one he helped write and contributed on . RIP Groo Grux King 👑👑👑
Yes Carter is obviously a beast, but Dave's sense of rhythm is what drives the band. His guitar and vocal phrasing is funky on it's own even before Carter does his thing.
It has always impressed me to see how Dave manages to play those riffs and sing at the same time. On a song like Best of What's Around, those chord shapes and movements are not simple, and to hold it down and sing at the same time is quite something. He has always been a criminally underrated guitarist.
back in the mid 90s dmb really tried to push off the popstar image... then the millions started pouring in. oh well, they've done a lot of good with that inherent monkey on the back of fame, and survived pretty well imho.
@@ericrobison6907 they definitely did. It was pretty standard in 95. It's just pretty gutsy to open up with it to a completely new audience in a new country at a festival where they didn't come to hear DMB. He didn't work up to it, he just hit them right up front.
It actually is on their very first album Remember Two Things (1993). They played seek up a lot in 1995. It's a heavy attention-getting opener--they were really something in the og lineup.
I had NO intention of watching this whole thing, and here I am, air drumming to Dancing Nancies. That was so great. I love how they won over the crowd...easy to see greatness in those early 95 shows.
Music is most definitely the universal language. Talk about winning a crowd over. What an unbelievable performance. Just absolute talent and chemistry. There’s nothing like it in the world. Brings me to tears watching and listening. It’s moving. Not many things in this world do that to me. This does it.
This is an amazing show. Dave should start every concert with Seek Up. So many great messages in that song. However, it’s very hard to choose a favorite! ♥️
Somehow found my way here after viewing a lot of toxic internet fighting. Listened to the whole thing. Haven't played Dave since I was a teen but I played along on guitar the whole time. Felt like a teenager again. Remember what's important.
And if you can play along on guitar you must be pretty good. He's so rhythmic, but sometimes his hands are doing something totally different than the way he sings.
This had to be mind blowing in 1995. All Along The Watchtower with a saxophone and violin solo, while completely rocking at the same time. There was absolutely nothing like this out there. DMB doesn't get the credit they deserve for how groundbreaking they were.
Yes, that's when I started to listen to them. I was learning to play guitar and he made me such a better player learning his songs. No lead guitar.....that was very novel after 30 years of guitar based popular rock.
07/11/2021 crying here. just miss everything man. miss leroi, miss Btinsley, miss my sister, my mom and dad. my friends in college and highschool. i hope everyone is healthy and safe during these times of hate.
Under The Table and Dreaming. What a divine, brilliant record that has withstood time over the past 27 years. Dave and his band have evolved into a delectable genre of music that makes you happy no matter the track or circumstance. I've follow DMB since March of 1995. What a journey!
Thanks for posting! I lived in Charlottesville '93-'95. We saw them play at bars and frat houses, knew they were bound for super-stardom and touring the world.
And I bet that just wasn't the alcohol talking. Bands like this WORKED HARD and continued to be creative, you felt the same after every show. Like when I saw the Avett Brothers at a special show a year before I and Love and You came out. The guy putting it on just had some money, and wanted to promote them, knowing they would be stars.
@@Samhoneyfield Look at this quality. This is 1995. This is a full production crew not some kid with a shaky phone (not even possible then). Full productions are fine because they aren't distracting the crowd from the show really at all. They wouldn't setup a massive camera in front of you.
Wow. I went to school at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA and DMB played at Lewis's seafood house in the early '90's. $5 shows. This reminds me why I've followed them for over 25 years. Thank you for this. :)!
This is in a category of a very specific type of RU-vid video that I can't search for, but every now & then just stumble on. The common thread of these videos is that they take me back to an incredibly different time & place, in my life & in the world, flood my mind with memories, & hit me with that emotional mixture of sadness, joy, nostalgia & gratitude, most notably.
I love seeing how small the crowd was and as they perform more into the set, you see more and more people coming to hear them. Fan from the beginning ❤
They basically invented their own genre. People always compare them but I still haven't heard any music like this 25 years later. Also is nobody gonna talk about Ants Marching? so good
I worked for Dave matthews band in Richmond va in 2018 as a stage hand and worked for them In Charlottesville va same year they put on one hell of a show it was cool being right on stage with them
Das wussten wir tatsächlich nicht. Wir haben die Dave Matthews Band dort zum ersten Mal gesehen. Sie standen nicht einmal auf dem Plakat des Festivals. Danach haben wir uns "Under The Table and Dreaming" gekauft. Seitdem Fans. Das nächste Konzert sahen wir dann am 21.06.1998, auch auf der Loreley. Später spielten die dann noch mit Santana. 2007 dann in Brüssel zum ersten Mal die Band, nicht im Rahmen eines Festivals gesehen. Insgesamt jetzt 7 x. 1995, 1998, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2019 und erst gestern, 05.04.2024 in Hannover. 🔥🎸
19:03 This is my favorite DMB moment. I have gone through obsessions over Carter who inspired me to play drums and Dave later on songwriting. But this sax solo is so damn good. It is Leroi’s soul coming out with stark clarity. I had this video when it was first available in the mid 90’s. This always struck me as pure genius. He even gets a little sassy in his attitude as he plays it. I always fast forward through every live show to hear how the BOWA solo compares to this one. Red Rocks is good but there is something really special on this one. And Watchtower... fire. Notice again at the end how Leroi tells Dave “go ahead... go ahead.” This Leroi’s finest hour. The quality here is unreal. Thank you for making dreams come true.
Proudly South African! Dave was born and bred in my hometown, Johannesburg...he only moved from Joburg to avoid the army after high school...America scored big time! 👏🏻👏🏻
Wow. Just wow. So glad I found this. Never saw this show before. RIP Leroi. Damn shame about Boyd. Love me some DMB. Was just at the Raleigh NC show few weeks ago. Still sound amazing
@@nicholasburke3046 He left or got kicked (think he was kicked out but can't quite remember) due to sexual harassment allegations against him. Never looked into what those allegations were for though.
@@nicholasburke3046 what Brock said. I believe they asked him to leave type thing. Just didn’t look good for the band to have that stigma really. It’s truly unfortunate
Under the Table and Dreaming was just getting big at the time of this airing. I saw them at Farm Aid a few months after this in my hometown of Louisville, KY. Just look at them, it's all about the music. They're hungry, fit, humble and playing for a crowd just to sit, listen and appreciate it, in Deustchland.
What originally drew me into their music was their instrumental parts in between the lyrics. Then I sat down and read all the lyrics on crash and fell in love.
Saw them in February of this year (2005) in New Haven CT … 2nd row Had never heard a single song by them until that night Probably my most memorable show ever
I have never seen this before, this is incredible… I have been a fan of theirs for years… Back in the early 90s getting tapes in college. Thanks for posting
He's a left-handed drummer playing on a right-handed kit, except his ride is on the left side. He's a freak. He's like the Michael Jordan of drumming. 99OVR. However, keep in mind the delay echo is doing weird things to this recording.
@@DunkmeisterFresh Yea there's something odd w/ the audio at the start of Seek Up. It's on the source/broadcast. Must have been a mix issue. Thankfully it does resolve.
Yea what you’re hearing is an audio issue but it would be really dope if that was actually what he’s doing. Also, your original comment still applies, he is indeed the best with that left hand/hi-hat
I just started going to their concerts a few years ago in my late fifties.I can't get enough. They are great! I would have loved to see them when they had this group of bandmates.I have never heard him sing this much and this clearly.
When is the last time Dave played an entire show with a single guitar? So cool to see this, bringing you back to the days when all of us old people were young and sharing tapes.
He had a strange habit of hitting some of his strings extremely hard and breaking them - if you notice in his later performances quite often a stage hand would have to run out and give him a guitar that was tuned exactly to the one he took away
What a fucking gem. Incredible! I still get so jazzed during All Along the Watchtower, the way they play it just revvs me up like crazy. There is nothing like a DMB concert, the vibe is unreal.
Great concert! That was my first time hearing True Reflections. Another great DMB song, I wish it would have been a break out hit yet not all songs make it onto the radio. Also the first time hearing Boyd sing lead, he has a good voice. I hope he's well wherever he is now. DMB forever ❤
This is the DMB that absolutely blew my mind back in the day… it was so fresh and unlike anything I heard prior to that.. what a great time to be young and alive
Never been a DMB fan, but this was a thoroughly entertaining show! Thanks to the original poster. As someone else mentioned it’s amazing that we have access to these shows 30 years later. 🙏
@@poolhall9632 ya Dave has Zappa like hand stretching ability, great independence as well. Carter is infected as well. Leads with his left constantly. Hence the left side ride.
5 min in and I’m liking. Love DMB since the 90’s when they broke out. They sound pretty damn good here. Thank you for bringing some joy to a time when that’s what we all need, a smile on our face.
Carter Beauford is a fricking beast. Check out some of the stuff he did with Victor Wooten and I believe he also did some stuff with Bela Fleck as well. Him and that bass player are locked in like crazy, talk about "being in the pocket"
Saw DMB open for the Dead in Las Vegas about 2 months before this show. They managed to play sets three days in a row that had a bit of repetition but included something new each time. I thought it was a good omen for them as a band that they could handle a big crowd 3 days in a row and stay fresh. Things seemed to work out for them...
Holy crap, you and I are on the same wavelength. I don't think there's video of that performance, but this is by far the closest that I've seen of it. I hope this video never leaves RU-vid.
Jesus they are young! Shit that’s just after their UVA days. Love how there’s 200 people in the crowd and now the sell out masses. Seen them 3 times and they NEVER disappoint.
He is ! My now 17 year old son who started playing drums when he was 5 told his drum teacher when he was about 7 that he wanted to "play like Carter " and his teacher (not thinking this little kid had any taste in music) asked "Carter who?!" And my kid said " Carter from daves band !"... his teacher laughed and said " well, we have some serious work to do !".... 4 years later he won his first talent showcase playing tripping billies while proud mom cried from the crowd ❤
I’ve been rocking with DMB since I was in the 5th grade (about the time of this concert). Really enjoyed this post, as you don’t see many of the early Dave concerts like this. Also, drunk German in the crowd singing “what would you say” at 31:50 lol