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Is Dave Matthews going solo now?

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited August 2008 in Other Music
Butch Taylor quits and now Leroi dies.

I think he may fly solo
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  • KeirKeir Posts: 46
    It's hard to tell. Butch wasn't very important and to be honest, improved the band by leaving. Nobody knows what will happen.
  • Dylan StoneDylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    They're playing tonight.

    I don't think it's over.

    But hey...what do i know?

    :(

    ughhh....
  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    but that's all i'm gonna say now
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  • jhinkle1114jhinkle1114 Posts: 207
    They'll never be quite the same without Leroi, but I doubt they'll hang it up.

    They know Leroi would have wanted them to go on. And will be watching them intently from the other side.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    hes not gunna go solo now. if anything, i think his death will inspire them to complete the album that is fucking taking forever and keep playing.
  • ucsbledbetterucsbledbetter Posts: 173
    I bet they finish the tour as a tribute and take some serious time off!
  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Playing the same night a founding member dies is kinda strange, I think. I can understand finishing the tour as a tribute but not taking a break after something like that just ain't right...
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  • digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    DeLukin wrote:
    Playing the same night a founding member dies is kinda strange, I think. I can understand finishing the tour as a tribute but not taking a break after something like that just ain't right...

    I think they're in the best position to decide what's right for them. Dave apparently said at the show tonight that although they were mourning there was no place they'd rather be then playing music together. It may have been difficult, but it also may have been the best thing.
  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    digster wrote:
    I think they're in the best position to decide what's right for them. Dave apparently said at the show tonight that although they were mourning there was no place they'd rather be then playing music together. It may have been difficult, but it also may have been the best thing.

    Maybe. But I also thought it looked bad to replace him on the tour after the ATV injury. I don't know what's in Dave's head but from an outsider's perspective it looks like he's continuing for reasons other than grief, IMO.
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Sorry for the bands loss and his familys loss but lets all be honest and get back to the topic at hand...Dave Matthews hasnt put out a good album in MANY years and he should retire. Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it
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  • digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    DeLukin wrote:
    Maybe. But I also thought it looked bad to replace him on the tour after the ATV injury. I don't know what's in Dave's head but from an outsider's perspective it looks like he's continuing for reasons other than grief, IMO.

    Well, however it looks, it's not the case, especially when you consider that Roi pressed them to continue the tour. They're professionals, and they don't want to cancel an entire tour on their fans. You'd think having the moral strength to continue playing on an evening when a close friend had died, for themselves and for the audiences, should be celebrated, not questioned.
  • like.echoeslike.echoes Posts: 582
    petrocs wrote:
    Sorry for the bands loss and his familys loss but lets all be honest and get back to the topic at hand...Dave Matthews hasnt put out a good album in MANY years and he should retire. Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it

    I'm a huge DMB fan, and I think all of their studio albums suck. It's what they do with the songs live that make them amazing (even the newer stuff).
    nothing's changed but the surrounding bullsh1t
  • drew0drew0 Posts: 943
    digster wrote:
    I think they're in the best position to decide what's right for them. Dave apparently said at the show tonight that although they were mourning there was no place they'd rather be then playing music together. It may have been difficult, but it also may have been the best thing.

    Exactly - they know what is best for them and I know Dave is telling the truth when he says they'd rather be on stage than mourning by themselves.

    Some time off, maybe no tour next summer? Yes.
    Breaking up for good? Of course not.

    Butch was never important to the band - he only came in 1999 and Tim Reynolds is a hundred times better.

    I would love them to keep the current lineup and keep touring (Dave, Boyd, Card, Stefan with Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, & Jeff Coffin).
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    saw them friday. they were acceptable.
  • BenzorBenzor Posts: 886
    does it really matter?
  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    petrocs wrote:
    Sorry for the bands loss and his familys loss but lets all be honest and get back to the topic at hand...Dave Matthews hasnt put out a good album in MANY years and he should retire. Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it

    lots of people could say the same thing about pearl jam (not having a decent studio album in many years). personally, i haven't been all that crazy about anything from binaural on. i remember getting new pearl jam albums and loving everything on them. but starting with binaural, they've been off (to me). do i think they should retire? no. i just wish they'd come out with something that would blow me away like they used to.
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  • Dylan StoneDylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    digster wrote:
    Well, however it looks, it's not the case, especially when you consider that Roi pressed them to continue the tour. They're professionals, and they don't want to cancel an entire tour on their fans. You'd think having the moral strength to continue playing on an evening when a close friend had died, for themselves and for the audiences, should be celebrated, not questioned.

    well said.
  • Elderly ManElderly Man Posts: 235
    dave should just play with tim all the time
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