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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!
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) .
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.
Now that i think about it. I ALSO saw these guys in April of of 95 Easter Sunday. Me and a girl from the vid shoot drove from nyc to Wilmington nc on a fri chilled saw dmb at a field on the airport property. Basically in the parking lot. Big head todd and the monsters played also. The whole band literally walked across the parking lot with there luggage. While Todd was playing. Most epic!
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
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).
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?
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 👑👑👑
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is in a category of a very specific type of UA-cam 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.
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.
@@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.
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! ♥️
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.
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
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. :)!
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. 🔥🎸
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! 👏🏻👏🏻
Its very strange how the gears click, and tiniest elements maneuver, to put people in the right places , at the right time. Or, on the contrary, move them away from places that aren't where they should be.
@@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.
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
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
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.
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 ❤
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
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. 🙏
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
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.
Thanks. These are the days I started traveling to see bands. DMB was one of them, along with WSP and the Dead, but, I really enjoyed these guys. Still do~!
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
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.
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.
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
A slow wakening. The crowd at firs quizzical. Then interested. Drawn in by a new sound. New energy for the craft. And then the intertwining riffs of so much talent, tied with Dave's unrelenting voice. The crowd grows. The energy is slowly merged between audience and performers. And those who were there now tell the tale of this day in the sun, on the river, wiith the Dave Matthews band.
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
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.
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.
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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!
Lol whatever you did commenting made this recommend for me so thanks.
we understand - thanks for this awesome upload
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This is fantastic. The availability of this material some 25 years later in pristine condition, free for public viewing is amazing.
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.
So sick
@@dguyiop8 thanks again!
@@robertburch3813 When he played in Vegas he'd make slot machine noises.
I feel like not one person in that audience understood the magnitude of what was happening before them. Just amazing really.
Best UA-cam comment I’ve ever seen.
Oh, they knew
It gave me chills ❤
Right, but very interesting to see them winning over an ignorant audience. Playing their hearts out as usual.
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) .
Feb of 95 I spent the day with these guys on a pier in NYC shooting the Ants Marching video. It was epic!
Go on?….
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.
Now that i think about it. I ALSO saw these guys in April of of 95 Easter Sunday. Me and a girl from the vid shoot drove from nyc to Wilmington nc on a fri chilled saw dmb at a field on the airport property. Basically in the parking lot. Big head todd and the monsters played also. The whole band literally walked across the parking lot with there luggage. While Todd was playing. Most epic!
I was 20. And Loco
Mucho triple dipped white blotter. Fun ended in the 90s.
Please can we just acknowledge Dave’s eyebrows. They’re truly the star of the show.
they sure do.. I love how he intermittently swings up his left eyebrow 😂
Carter is still my favorite drummer ever.
What a legend.
We’re not worthy.
Yes definitely on my radar now holy shit I waved at these guys for too long, I'm ashamed to be honest.
Ditto. By far my biggest I influence
Probably the purest recording drummer ever. If someone knows of one better I'd love to hear who that it is.
What a drummer! Charley is allways playing good.... do you have is full name?? Thanks !
@@simontessier4833 Carter Beauford
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
This is like months before this band explodes off the charts.....this crowd has no idea....wow.
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).
I was wondering if this was their first trip to Europe.
Saw them at Sigma Chi house at West Virginia University in 1994.. been a fan since, seen them over 20+ times. These people were clueless LOL
Love that Dave yesterday is the same as Dave today. A loving, fun weirdo
**"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet! but your kids are gonna love it!"....marty mcfly**
Yes!!!!!
Yo Chuck, this is your cousin, Marvin Barry!! You know that new sound you’ve been looking for?!! Well listen to this!!!!
Did this just pop up on anyone else's feed? It's amazing... I've never been a huge fan but wow. Wow.
No your the only one. I’ve been watching this on UA-cam for years 😐
@@broanny CONGRATULATIONS
kenny gomien Thank you.
Shoulda seen Storytellers in Summer 2000--your life would be different today. Very different.
Yep. Popped up outta nowhere. Loved it. Brought me back.
The only band I know of that can be in a rock festival, a pop festival or a jazz festival playing the same songs and not feel out of place
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 .
Dude you've gotta just go search the dmb drive in series they put on all summer...just endless shows
Just search dmb drive in and pick any.
Enjoy!!!
Welcome to the light
Dmb is great. And I'm a heavy rock kinda guy but I can appreciate this 'lighter' stuff too 🤘
Welcome to a world of amazing music and love!!
Same boat and same same
Jesus...That Seek Up opener.
The power of youth, desire and wisdom beyond ones years.
What a Band.
amazing
Ok just watched Watchtower...WHOA
Was thinking the same thing! Blew me away!
God ikr
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.....
Did not know this. Thank you!
Dumb move on her part. lol
I was in your class. CLAS 1994
And education was affordable back then
@@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?
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.
Loved them from the beginning - will love them to the end of time. Such fantastic original talent !
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.
Holy Crap - this small crowd had no idea what they were witnessing at that time. Pure brilliance. Something seriously special 😉😲
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.
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.
You can tell at Tripping Billies they would be a lasting sensation.
@Austin Witherspoon Bet the crowd got bigger aa this set went on.
Best band live I’ve ever seen. Wasn’t expecting it either
It's an absolute high to see them in concert! Best feeling ever! I miss going to DMB concerts!
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
I just love that this band from the states plays a festival and they open up with a 12 minute song, and its not even on their major label album.
Seek Up was definitely a bold choice. It's one of my top five faves though, myself
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.
Live at Red Rocks was from the same period and they open with it then too. I think it must've been something they did pretty frequently at the time
@@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.
Baby Dave Matthews ❤️❤️. You are the soundtrack to my life. Thank you.
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.
This literally happened to me as I was reading your comment...F
Interesting you say that, because Dave often says at his concerts that he is not a great guitar player.
One of my favorite guitar players, and I've never heard him play a solo 😁
Thought I was the only one who thought this. As a guitar player and DMB fan I tried to learn a few of his songs......nope.....lol
Leroi's addition to this band is so underrated. He captures so much of the vibe of DMB
I would agree, hard to be underrated though when he's unmatched as a saxist, and I mean a non symph saxist. Every ingredient to this band is unique.
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...
Groo Grux King 👑👑👑
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 👑👑👑
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.
"we hope we can win your hearts, if not your ears.." 2022-still listening. I also know theyve tried but will never fully fill Big Leroi.
Absolutely amazing...miss Leroi so much! And love that there isn't a single phone in the air...just people grooving.
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.
Saw them around that same time period in Greenville,NC....GO PIRATES!!
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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.
The Attic
I lived on 3rd.
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.
Truth❤
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.
Some hate means some love. Love ya SPOR
There just is no such thing as too much Dave Matthews. Thanks for this treasure.
This is in a category of a very specific type of UA-cam 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.
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.
Same here. That’s how I found this haha. So glad I got out of the toxic fighting. Was giving a bit of anxiety. Now I’m good, chilling.
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.
Not a smart phone in site-the glory days!
We held up either devil horns, hands, fists or love signs only back then. Do yourself a favor and only take a few pictures from now on. Don't video.
instead they had disdain for their divorced parents.
@@danielpiazza4036 you are watching a video
@@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.
how i miss going to shows without a sea of blue screens...
Year 2023 now. Didn't know True Reflections is that old!!! This is good stuff!!! Thanks for sharing!
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! ♥️
Yep I agree. Damn they sound tight...i ever seen them live? Wow
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.
Me too...
Me three
Me 4
Just back from Cuyahoga Falls show 2022
And me 5…
"Hello Germany. We're brand new, but we're gonna start you off with a 14-minute jam, ok?"
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
This drummer has potential.
As a long time dmb fan, this is so up my alley. Just amazing 💯💯💯
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. :)!
Dave, Boyd, Cater, and Stephan...hope I find you feeling healthy...RIP LeRoi. Thanks for the music..means more than you know!
Found this amazing DMB performance while sick with covid. Music therapy!
One of the most awe-inspiring live acts ever. The energy snowballed into something indescribable.
you just HAVE to wonder if the people who were lucky enough to be there this day have any idea of how incredible a show they actually witnessed.
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. 🔥🎸
So grateful to DMB for so many years of music that heals my soul and words that speak to humamity.
These people are watching greatness in the making!
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! 👏🏻👏🏻
Its very strange how the gears click, and tiniest elements maneuver, to put people in the right places , at the right time.
Or, on the contrary, move them away from places that aren't where they should be.
Roi steals the show time and time again! So incredible to see and hear this gem of a show.
what a gem! I was bummed about some dumb shit but now I am smiling watching this. Thank you for uploading
This size audience compared to the Central park concert! How far they came!!
I was lucky enough to see em in 96', .. one of my better moments
I was fortunate to see 14 shows between 2000 and 2012, including Golden Gate Park in 2004 and Hartford 2012. It was awesome but I am old now...lol
Man i’m so blown away to see them so young but the music sounding so good from the beginning. Miss you Leroi may you RIP.
I will never understand how he plays Satellite and sings at the same time. Dudes hands have their own brain.
Tough song. Years of practice and I still have trouble.
He’s got independence. It’s what separates the average from the talented.
The initial patterning of the song came from a hand-stretching exercise Dave used to do. It’s sucks a lot - my hands hurt just thinking about it😂
@@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.
I’m just glad he stopped wasting his guitar parts by playing that Gibson(?) sounds like it’s strung with rubber bands.
This has just made my whole month, love
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
Whoever had the foresight to preserve this footage should get a Nobel Prize~
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
Still haven't heard what happened to boyd, did he just leave the band?
@@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
What i really love about this...its that no wan was around at the beginning but soon everyone is getting close and closer to the stage. LOVE it 100%
one not wan lol...
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.
Wow! I love them so much! Look at the small drum kit that Carter has. Unbelievable they are so so good at what they do!
Carter is a god damn genius
Absolutely
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 ❤
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
This is 1995. Not 2005. 🤦♂️
Saw this in my recommendations and had to pause my day to watch the whole thing.
Me too 😂 glad I’m not the only one
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. 🙏
This is so good, I've never seen this. Full on camera production from this time period is rare, to me anyway. You the man Chester
Yeah it must be you, recordings like this of gigs go back to the 60s
@@JUANCARPENTERO i meant a DMB video from this time. I know about the 60's bud
@@JUANCARPENTERO why just not tell him the first concert film was from 1948 while you're at it? lol Totally irrelevant lol
Thank you for sharing this. These folks were lucky to experience DMB at its rawest
I could not have stumbled upon this sooner. So glad to revive the old days, even if I was only 9 when this show happened.
August 1995 at Red Rocks is the show I have listened to the most through the years. I wasn’t able to be there. Watching this is the next best thing.
Rip Roi. You're still missed!
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
After all these years, still think Seek up from the Live at Red Rocks 95 is one of the best live versions ever recorded by DMB!
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.
This is great history documented. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks. These are the days I started traveling to see bands. DMB was one of them, along with WSP and the Dead, but, I really enjoyed these guys. Still do~!
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
I wish I had been there - what an amazing band...
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.
Can't imagine how much these guys practiced and rehearsed. Dave is the man
Takes me back to the 90s with some prime DMB! I've always liked these guys live stuff.
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.
Carter does stuff on the hi hat that rock drummers just don’t do. Listen to seek up his poly rhythms on that hi hat are mind blowing!
Been watching under the table and drumming for some time now. Carter is king
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.
yup, he's definitely one of the best! one of a kind as well!
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
The OG's of DMB!!! 👍👌 Dave, Carter, Leroy,boyd, Stefan
5:30 rip Leroi . They’ll never be able to replace his smooth sound on sax
A slow wakening. The crowd at firs quizzical. Then interested. Drawn in by a new sound. New energy for the craft. And then the intertwining riffs of so much talent, tied with Dave's unrelenting voice. The crowd grows. The energy is slowly merged between audience and performers. And those who were there now tell the tale of this day in the sun, on the river, wiith the Dave Matthews band.
Beautifully written 💜.
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
My favorite band of times. Been to many lives, nothing like the lives concerts! Love DMB!❤
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.
Original DMB was amazing!! LeRoi was such a treasure. Truly not the same since he died.
The quality of this video is amazing. Dave’s voice is so on point and LeRoi… such a stud ♾️❤️
Classic Dave, like less than a year away from exploding . At this point, the band has no idea what the next decade will bring them
So awesome .I'm going to see him in Mexico next week at the moon palace in Mexico .cant wait .haven't seen him live in about 25 years .
A 14 minute jam of "seek up"...the gall! One of the few bands I'll pay to see in an amphitheater, they always bring it
Just amazing to get this footage and see the original band. Dancing Nancy to close for the win.
Carter, Stephan and Dave still stand as one of the tightest rhythm sections ever. That is all.
Agreed
I listen to DMB since 1997... Im Mexican but once I heard them I knew they're special... Now Im 47 yrs old & still enjoying their great music
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.