Interview with Dave

[Taylor2885]

Do you have all the questions you are going to ask? Are we allowed to make suggestions.

I haven't really started thinkin about questions, it's still a long way off, but any suggestions would defintely be appreciated. Obviously I'm going to ask him about the upcoming tour and the new album. I'll probably address stand up by saying "How are you going about making the new album differently than Stand Up." I'm also going to try and throw a plug for this web site and tell him he should check it out if he has a minute. There's some good fans here. Ha the more I talk about it the more nervous i get, my palms are already getting sweaty.

[Taylor2885]

I have a genuine question I'm asking on behalf of everyone in the world minus the US.

About a decade ago, all across the UK, wierd posters and flyers starting popping up all over the place like wild mushrooms. In fact, Londons walls and billboards had hundreds of these things stuck up on walls, bus stops, abandoned shop windows, in every street and alleyway. The poster consisted of a white background with one sentence written on it.

Who is Dave Matthews?

Indeed, who in the UK was Dave Matthews? Just the nature of the question and marketing used seemed to suggest that Dave Matthews was a name that one should be familiar with for whatever reason. This many posters without the need for eloboration suggested that we were missing out on something.

But so many years later, ask anyone who the dmb is, yo'll be met with a shrug.

One may say, so what if he's not that well known in the U.K. Well I agree, so what. But you have to admit that for such a small island, the English music scene has had some pioneering contributers in the history of Rock music. From The Beatles to Floyd, to The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Bowie...

So what is it about that the dmb that is so different? Is is lack of talent? No. Is it lack of melody? No. Are the songs themselves crap? Certainly not. Is it bad marketing outside the US? Maybe? I don't know myself.

Of the few tunes released in the UK, I think The Space Between reached 31 in the charts at best. Dave Matthews played solo on Top Of The Pops. This at the time was the most popular charts programme watched by the nation on prime time TV on a Friday at 7pm. The performance was outstanding, but to maximise your impact, you'd expect the whole band to have turned up. The number of Dave Matthews performances in the U.K. can be counted on one hand.

The Dave Matthews Band are beyond success. They have been and are a phenomenon. But only in the U.S. Around the world, or in the U.K. at least, they have been a failure.

What is Dave Matthews thoughts on this? Does he have an opinion on the contributing factors surrounding this?

I'll ask him about their marketing and promotion outside the U.S. How it is different, etc.

[paulaitchison]

I have a genuine question I'm asking on behalf of everyone in the world minus the US.

About a decade ago, all across the UK, wierd posters and flyers starting popping up all over the place like wild mushrooms. In fact, Londons walls and billboards had hundreds of these things stuck up on walls, bus stops, abandoned shop windows, in every street and alleyway. The poster consisted of a white background with one sentence written on it.

Who is Dave Matthews?

Indeed, who in the UK was Dave Matthews? Just the nature of the question and marketing used seemed to suggest that Dave Matthews was a name that one should be familiar with for whatever reason. This many posters without the need for eloboration suggested that we were missing out on something.

But so many years later, ask anyone who the dmb is, yo'll be met with a shrug.

One may say, so what if he's not that well known in the U.K. Well I agree, so what. But you have to admit that for such a small island, the English music scene has had some pioneering contributers in the history of Rock music. From The Beatles to Floyd, to The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Bowie...

So what is it about that the dmb that is so different? Is is lack of talent? No. Is it lack of melody? No. Are the songs themselves crap? Certainly not. Is it bad marketing outside the US? Maybe? I don't know myself.

Of the few tunes released in the UK, I think The Space Between reached 31 in the charts at best. Dave Matthews played solo on Top Of The Pops. This at the time was the most popular charts programme watched by the nation on prime time TV on a Friday at 7pm. The performance was outstanding, but to maximise your impact, you'd expect the whole band to have turned up. The number of Dave Matthews performances in the U.K. can be counted on one hand.

The Dave Matthews Band are beyond success. They have been and are a phenomenon. But only in the U.S. Around the world, or in the U.K. at least, they have been a failure.

What is Dave Matthews thoughts on this? Does he have an opinion on the contributing factors surrounding this?

he commented on that in london, like they set him up to fail, all this hype and then a guy from next door shows up with a guitar and a beer gut. never gonna succed.



ps im pretty sure it was about the same time as everyday, i dont think it was a decade ago

i think it comes down to, dmb got big through their live shows, touring and word of mouth before any advertising.
they have only played in the UK 2 times, so ................. it aint gonna happen, unless they televise some songs

[burvowski]

Ask him what picks he uses.

[paulaitchison]

ask if i can have a taylor

[aj1pso]

Ask him, or any other band member, if they're planning on a latin american tour or atleast a few shows. I'd really like to know or atleast know that somebody is mentioning it to them. Maybe if enough people mention it they'll consider it

One can dream...

[ericwormann]

Ask if he thinks he's a better guitarist than John Mayer.

[mattinbeloit]

Ask if he thinks he's a better guitarist than John Mayer.

lol....

[paulaitchison]

ive always thought he just might be, obviously john kicks and can do stuff dave cant, but in terms of originality i think dave is better, he has his own style , way of playing and writing where as john excells in others style that hes copyied. ...... IMO, john fans start you bashing........now

[6_strings_for_life]

Wow this is crazy. I go to the pennsylvania college of technology in williamsport PA. Maybe we should jam?

[czech]

i think you should do your interview 100% of dmbtabs.com questions.

tell him that


then ask him


and make sure hof doesnt get any questions in.

[ericwormann]

i think you should do your interview 100% of dmbtabs.com questions.

tell him that


then ask him


and make sure hof doesnt get any questions in.

Don't worry. Hof doesn't know who Dave Matthews is.

[onid41]

i think you should do your interview 100% of dmbtabs.com questions.

tell him that


then ask him


and make sure hof doesnt get any questions in.

Don't worry. Hof doesn't know who Dave Matthews is.

or what a guitar is

[Speenis]

Ask him what he thinks of the opener for that show...UMPHREY'S MCGEE

[Blake]

I vote to keep all UM talk in the UM thread.