Kirkendall Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Anyone listen to the new album yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I haven't gotten it yet, but I listened to it on the vh1 website, and I've heard quite a few of the songs performed live.It's not up to BTCS standards, but it's a pretty decent album overall. I'm pleasantly surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 It's VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY mellow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 It's VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY mellow... Sort of...there are some mellow tracks (Out of My Hands, Steady As We Go, etc.).Overall, though, I'm not sure if I'd describe it that way. I think those songs are pretty balanced with some more upbeat songs. Hello Again and Hunger for the Great Light are both going to be great energy boosters for their live shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Being a fellow guitar-mate, you might enjoy "You might die trying". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Being a fellow guitar-mate, you might enjoy "You might die trying".Pretty cool song...I think I may get tired of it, but I'm enjoying that one for now.Did you see the Roseland show on AOL? Pretty good quality streaming video. Of the new songs, they played: Hello Again, American Baby, You Might Die Trying, Louisiana Bayou (I HATE the yelp Dave does on this one!!), Hunger for the Great Light, and Steady As We Go.Here's the link if you want to check it out:http://channelevents.aol.com/music/bbr/b/archive.adpDid you get the bonus disc? I ordered mine through the Warehouse, so it's supposed to come with an 8 song extra disc...I got standard delivery, though, so it's going to take 7-10 business days I hate waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalNation1281 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Sorry to jump off topic...but has anyone seen the video for "Gravedigger"? I'm a big fan of Dave's and DMB's darker songs (which is why BTCS is my favorite album of theirs), and not only did I really like this song but the video was probaby the most unsettling video I've seen in years.Mark Pellington is a genius ("The Mothman Prophecies" is IMO the creepiest movie ever), and the chorus in that song is one of my all-time favorites.Gravedigger, when you dig my grave,could you make it shallow, so that I can feel the rain?Sorry about that...I went off on a tangent. I haven't heard the new DMB yet, but I am sure I will buy the album whether I hear it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Sorry to jump off topic...but has anyone seen the video for "Gravedigger"? I'm a big fan of Dave's and DMB's darker songs (which is why BTCS is my favorite album of theirs), and not only did I really like this song but the video was probaby the most unsettling video I've seen in years.Mark Pellington is a genius ("The Mothman Prophecies" is IMO the creepiest movie ever), and the chorus in that song is one of my all-time favorites.Gravedigger, when you dig my grave,could you make it shallow, so that I can feel the rain?Sorry about that...I went off on a tangent. I haven't heard the new DMB yet, but I am sure I will buy the album whether I hear it or not. Yeah, I liked that video quite a bit. One of his better ones, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackley1 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 my wife's a big DMB fan. i'm gonna get it for her tommorow. i'm waiting for the new audioslave to come out...even though i'm rather dissapointed w/ the first single.BTW what's up guys!!! haven't been here in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Just got my copy in the mail today! I like it more each time I listen ackley...have your wife check out my website...link is in my sig. Glad to see you back around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackley1 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 i'll do that, thanks. i like some of daves stuff but i'm not a huge fan. i did give the new cd a listen and it's not too bad from what i've heard. i think the 1st single sucks though. his solo album was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 i'll do that, thanks. i like some of daves stuff but i'm not a huge fan. i did give the new cd a listen and it's not too bad from what i've heard. i think the 1st single sucks though. his solo album was pretty good. Yes. American Baby is by far my least favorite song on the album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Songs I'm digging right now:You might die tryingSmooth riderHunger for the great lightSteady as we goThis will probably change in 2-3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Sky, for: You might die tryingSounds like in the tune of D and F.--------------------------------------------------------3--5--7---3--5------------3----------------1What do you thinK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Sky, for: You might die tryingSounds like in the tune of D and F.--------------------------------------------------------3--5--7---3--5------------3----------------1What do you thinK? Sorry, I just saw this. I don't have the album on me to compare, but the tabs seem alright. i don't guess dmbtabs has any of them up yet?im in a classical guitar phase right now...working on a piece by Fernando Sor.Anywho...how are you feeling about the album? It keeps growing on me with each listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted May 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Yea, DMBtabs hasn't posted much about the album much. I did notice their forums have tabs rolling all around there. The album has definitely grown on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Sorry to jump off topic...but has anyone seen the video for "Gravedigger"? I'm a big fan of Dave's and DMB's darker songs (which is why BTCS is my favorite album of theirs), and not only did I really like this song but the video was probaby the most unsettling video I've seen in years.Mark Pellington is a genius ("The Mothman Prophecies" is IMO the creepiest movie ever), and the chorus in that song is one of my all-time favorites.Gravedigger, when you dig my grave,could you make it shallow, so that I can feel the rain?Sorry about that...I went off on a tangent. I haven't heard the new DMB yet, but I am sure I will buy the album whether I hear it or not.Yeah, I liked that video quite a bit. One of his better ones, I thought. That video got me up and out to but the CD! I didn't know it was available until I saw it. I really like it. A great "change up" from my "Van Halen!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 A great "change up" from my "Van Halen!"Â *shudder*Anyone else feel a cold presence in the room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted May 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 A great "change up" from my "Van Halen!"Â *shudder*Anyone else feel a cold presence in the room? Depends if it's diamond dave or sammy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Depends if it's diamond dave or sammy.... The debate still rages, but the band plays on...with Sammy!...and just to keep this somewhat on topic : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Depends if it's diamond dave or sammy....The debate still rages, but the band plays on...with Sammy!...and just to keep this somewhat on topic : I can dig VH with Sammy. It's that fag Dave I can't stand. Therefore everything pre-Sammy is gay, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted June 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 OK Sky, what's your impression of the new DMB album now after some time listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 OK Sky, what's your impression of the new DMB album now after some time listening? I like it a lot. I think a lot of the songs have a ton of live potential. It got a good 2-3 weeks of play in my car before I went back to something else. I think this year's tour will be a lot of fun!My biggest complaint is the lyrics. They're definitely a step down. I'm not going to hold it against them, because I think the way they wrote this album had something to do with it. Plus, who says that every album has to be a lyrical masterpiece... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoDey42 Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Just picked up the album monday and at first I didn't think it was as good as past albums, but the more I listen to it, the better it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 My biggest complaint is the lyrics. They're definitely a step down. I'm not going to hold it against them, because I think the way they wrote this album had something to do with it. Plus, who says that every album has to be a lyrical masterpiece... Who say's that every album has to be a lyrical masterpiece? Former Newcastle England's Warwick University English Professor Gordon Sumner certainly does, that's who! Of course you may not recognize him by his given name, because known worldwide as "Sting." Although he's gone solo since 1984, he was he was first the lead singer, bassist, and profound lyricist from the renown reggae/punk/rock band, "The Police."Sting always insisted that his lyrics in each song "The Police" recorded had profound meaning for mankind within it, as this sample from the 1980 released album "Zenyatta Mondatta" clearly shows:De do do do, de da da da,is all I want to say to you.De do do do, de da da da,their innocence will pull me through.De do do do, de da da da,is all I want to say to you.De do do do, de da da da,they're meaningless and all that's true.Whoa... ...pretty heavy stuff, huh? Okay, seriously...I don't find the lyrics from "Some Devil" anything "less" than he's previously done with DMB, and I really like the story told in "Gravedigger." Especially in the video, which I give 4+1/2 out of 5 stars. (2 of those stars awarded simply on the fact that not one "crotch grab" is seen in the entire thing!) Of course I think that with Tim Reynolds playing with him on this solo album, it allows Dave to do slightly different types of songs than he would normally do inside the confines of the Dave Matthews Band "sound." On a side note, he wasn't the first to recently release a solo work outside the DMB. Some Devil follows on the heels of DMB violinist Boyd Tinsley's solo album, "True Reflections." Has anyone heard this CD? I haven't even seen it in the stores!I really like this guy's style. Of course I got hooked on unique "rock" violinists back in the '70's with the famous French electric (yes...he was the first to hang pickups on a violin!) violinist "Jean-Luc Ponty" The main reason I like these type of guys is because in the musical world, it's overly full of guitars and it's same old, and rapidly getting worn out sound, which is heard in song, after song, after song. Almost anything different seems like a breath of fresh air to me! It's not that I hate the guitar sound, I play a bit myself. But I also play banjo (quite well thank you) and a little mandolin too. I'd LOVE to learn the piano, but I just cannot seem to get it together with keyboards! Variety is truely the spice of life.BTW, if you click on the link, you'll see Jean-Luc will be touring in 2005 (On June 22nd 2005, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio at Cain Park) with a special project called "The Trio," which is Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke on Double Bass and Bela Fleck on 5 String Banjo. This fusion of music is the kind I find especially unique and entertaining. A virtual hurricane of fresh air! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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