Origin of Anyone Seen the Bridge

carter29 · Post by **carter29** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:37 pm

OK, I am a big fan of ASTB. I tohught it was just an original jam by DMB, but i heard about a similar song or something that haa that lyric in it and similar guitar riff....so where did this song come from?

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:49 pm

well man, we need more info on this "other song" but as far as anyone knows, ASTB is an original segue DMB did to use between songs...

i check "step into the light" thought just to see if its mentioned.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:51 pm

its called anyone seen the bridge because there is a led zeppelin song with a similar guitar riff in which the band members of led zeppelin say things like "has anyone seen the bridge?" and "where is that confounded bridge?" i have no idea what the hell it means tho

carter29 · Post by **carter29** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:05 pm

Dutch17 wrote:its called anyone seen the bridge because there is a led zeppelin song with a similar guitar riff in which the band members of led zeppelin say things like "has anyone seen the bridge?" and "where is that confounded bridge?" i have no idea what the hell it means tho

Yeah sorry I meant to say that it might be a zeppelin tune, similar but not exact guitar riff huh?
do you know the name of that song?

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:13 pm

i cant remember which zeppelin song it is, but i know its on the album "houses of the holy"

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:55 pm

Most frequently, this jam fuses "So Much to Say" and "Too Much." It serves this function on Live in Chicago, 12.19.98, and Untitled Central Park Live Album. Whenever used, it almost invariably follows "So Much to Say."

On occasion, during the 2003 summer tour and other rare instances, the band would use it to fuse "So Much to Say" with other songs.

An element of this song — the booming bassline played by Stefan Lessard — can also be heard in the first half of the jam which concludes "Pig" on Before These Crowded Streets. The other half of the jam includes the melody from "Deed is Done."

The jam's name is a reference to the Led Zeppelin song, "The Crunge." Released on the band's fifth album, Houses of the Holy, the song ends abruptly with lead singer Robert Plant asking, "Has anybody seen the bridge? ... Where's that confounded bridge?"

The DMB jam no lyrics and is usually Dave humming, scat singing and speaking gibberish. Often, as on Live in Chicago, 12.19.98, he will scat sing the words "Little baby," which conclude "So Much to Say."

http://www.geocities.com/antz12m/anyone.html

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:01 pm

GSRLessard14 wrote:

Most frequently, this jam fuses "So Much to Say" and "Too Much." It serves this function on Live in Chicago, 12.19.98, and Untitled Central Park Live Album. Whenever used, it almost invariably follows "So Much to Say."

On occasion, during the 2003 summer tour and other rare instances, the band would use it to fuse "So Much to Say" with other songs.

An element of this song — the booming bassline played by Stefan Lessard — can also be heard in the first half of the jam which concludes "Pig" on Before These Crowded Streets. The other half of the jam includes the melody from "Deed is Done."

The jam's name is a reference to the Led Zeppelin song, "The Crunge." Released on the band's fifth album, Houses of the Holy, the song ends abruptly with lead singer Robert Plant asking, "Has anybody seen the bridge? ... Where's that confounded bridge?"

The DMB jam no lyrics and is usually Dave humming, scat singing and speaking gibberish. Often, as on Live in Chicago, 12.19.98, he will scat sing the words "Little baby," which conclude "So Much to Say."

http://www.geocities.com/antz12m/anyone.html

And the summer 2004 tour. The show I went to ( http://www.nancies.org/tour/reviews/20040629/ ) they played SMTS-->ASTB-->PNP-->Rapunzel. It was pretty sweet.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:38 pm

dave should say where is that confounded bridge sometime when theyre playin that. anyone in the know would go nuts

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:48 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:
GSRLessard14 wrote:

Most frequently, this jam fuses "So Much to Say" and "Too Much." It serves this function on Live in Chicago, 12.19.98, and Untitled Central Park Live Album. Whenever used, it almost invariably follows "So Much to Say."

On occasion, during the 2003 summer tour and other rare instances, the band would use it to fuse "So Much to Say" with other songs.

An element of this song — the booming bassline played by Stefan Lessard — can also be heard in the first half of the jam which concludes "Pig" on Before These Crowded Streets. The other half of the jam includes the melody from "Deed is Done."

The jam's name is a reference to the Led Zeppelin song, "The Crunge." Released on the band's fifth album, Houses of the Holy, the song ends abruptly with lead singer Robert Plant asking, "Has anybody seen the bridge? ... Where's that confounded bridge?"

The DMB jam no lyrics and is usually Dave humming, scat singing and speaking gibberish. Often, as on Live in Chicago, 12.19.98, he will scat sing the words "Little baby," which conclude "So Much to Say."

http://www.geocities.com/antz12m/anyone.html
And the summer 2004 tour. The show I went to ( http://www.nancies.org/tour/reviews/20040629/ ) they played SMTS-->ASTB-->PNP-->Rapunzel. It was pretty sweet.

yeah that site hasn't been updated since the beginning of the year.

carter29 · Post by **carter29** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:20 pm

SMTS-->ASTB-->PNP-->Rapunzel would blow me away haha
Yeah I thought the song was called The Grunge haha, i couldnt find it for the life of me, but now i know better....the crunge! Thanks for the info fella's.

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:25 pm

carter29 wrote:SMTS-->ASTB-->PNP-->Rapunzel would blow me away haha
Yeah I thought the song was called The Grunge haha, i couldnt find it for the life of me, but now i know better....the crunge! Thanks for the info fella's.

Yeah it was tight. They played the entire encore without stopping. I was happy even though it was my third time seeing them end with PNP-->Rapunzel.

carter29 · Post by **carter29** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:35 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:
carter29 wrote:SMTS-->ASTB-->PNP-->Rapunzel would blow me away haha
Yeah I thought the song was called The Grunge haha, i couldnt find it for the life of me, but now i know better....the crunge! Thanks for the info fella's.
Yeah it was tight. They played the entire encore without stopping. I was happy even though it was my third time seeing them end with PNP-->Rapunzel.

haha but I wouldnt complain, up here in nova scotia and going to university...travelling 15 hours isnt too practical on the wallet but god damn im trying haha i envy you guys that see DMB on a regular basis, dont take it for granted!!

ledzepp4l · Post by **ledzepp4l** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:25 am

It might mean, like a song bridge. THem playing it is like they found the bridge, or something. just a thought.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:30 am

ledzepp4l wrote:It might mean, like a song bridge. THem playing it is like they found the bridge, or something. just a thought.

It's explained above

carter29 · Post by **carter29** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:07 pm

TrippnBill686 wrote:
ledzepp4l wrote:It might mean, like a song bridge. THem playing it is like they found the bridge, or something. just a thought.
It's explained above

That was actually my original too, that it was an original jam (bridge to the next song, usually too much). But there is an obvious connection now that i listen to the led zeppelin song "the crunge"
By the way, anyone see the Salt City Olympic concert where they did SMTS-->ASTB-->Ants marching, the last song i would have expected ASTB go into haha, it was pretty cool though