i am sam2 wrote:but a band like dmb, or phish, whos been together so long and know each other musically so well, they have a certain chemistry thatyou dont have between just any 5 guys. they can do certain things without practicing exactly what to do
Its a lilttle diffferent. DMB's songs stay the same and folllow the same musical structure night after night.
Phish's jams will diverge from the original song. Look at songs like Reba and YEM. After the structured part, you never know where they could go.
Its easier for band like DMB who knows where the song is going
yeah i agree, but i was emphasizing the fact that the dmb guys know each other so well that they dont have to sort thru what to play next, it just comes. though phish is definately different cuz they might do one thing monday night and do a completely different thing tuesday, dmb still has a chemistry that i put in a similar category.
gravesRR7 wrote:how early do they tend to soundcheck?
When I saw them this summer, they started it about an hour before OAR (opener) took the stage. I'm sure it varies depending on the venue, how far they traveled, etc.
Ive only been to one concert, in atlanta a few years back. After they opened the gates and we were sittin around i thought i heard dave and the guys playing backstage. Im certain it wasnt the PA playing music, it sounded like they were practicing as a full band backstage, just on a scaled down sound system so just them can hear it. Maybe im totally wrong, but has anybody else ever heard this?
gravesRR7 wrote:how early do they tend to soundcheck?
When I saw them this summer, they started it about an hour before OAR (opener) took the stage. I'm sure it varies depending on the venue, how far they traveled, etc.
At Alpine they always open the gates like 3 hours before the opening act takes the stage so im sure they do it prolly sometime around 2-3 in the afternoon because they wont want anyone to see/hear it. On that note, last summers Saturday show at alpine was great, i sat out in front of the gates during the king of badass storms cuz i had a lawn ticket. They ended up not soundchecking at first because of the storm but right when the gates were opening, my gate pushed through the ONE worker taking tickets and charged down the steep hill only to see dave and the band soundchecking. they ended up kicking us out for 15 minutes so the band could leave the stage. it was pretty cool though
audmb wrote:Ive only been to one concert, in atlanta a few years back. After they opened the gates and we were sittin around i thought i heard dave and the guys playing backstage. Im certain it wasnt the PA playing music, it sounded like they were practicing as a full band backstage, just on a scaled down sound system so just them can hear it. Maybe im totally wrong, but has anybody else ever heard this?
its possible i guess but it definately couldve been the house music.
