Heathen
(Medicine Hat - 1426 km from Paradise) | | Posted: Jun 19, 2003 - 15:29 | |
NOOOOOO!!!!!!
Look at the time and date of my last post.
C'mon Bill.... one man can only take so much DMB.
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Heathen
(Medicine Hat - 1426 km from Paradise) | | Posted: Jun 18, 2003 - 22:30 | |
Originally Posted by eric:
so f***ing sick of dmb...
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lbrc
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2003 - 14:44 | |
originally posted by patricksweet:
gotta admit, living a life a bit removed from commercial radio (i don't drive, for example), i am not sick of dmb. in fact, i could not tell you their albums, songs, etc. i just like them when i hear them. i must admit also that they could get old, quick, but that is why i listent to radioparadise. intelligent diversity.
//patrick
thats the real delema isn't it? the music is good but because it is played so much, people will rate it down. i like it. |
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ghrup1
(Stoney Creek, ON) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2003 - 10:43 | |
Originally Posted by mytongue:
Since you have an automatic system, why rate at all? I know I'd prefer if the rating system were based on the merit of the music, rather than some worthless persecution for commercial success. What makes you think that the previous masses that made the Beatles, etc so successful have 8x better muscial tastes than the "current masses"?
Hogwash. And that's to keep this a family show.
Yeah! What mytongue said. |
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Pipes
(Murray, UT) | | Posted: May 29, 2003 - 13:02 | |
Originally Posted by mytongue:
Since you have an automatic system, why rate at all? I know I'd prefer if the rating system were based on the merit of the music, rather than some worthless persecution for commercial success. What makes you think that the previous masses that made the Beatles, etc so successful have 8x better muscial tastes than the "current masses"?
Hogwash. And that's to keep this a family show.
Very well said!
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mytongue
(Boulder, co) | | Posted: May 29, 2003 - 12:47 | |
Originally Posted by tdogboy:
I personally vote all commercially successful bands' songs with a 1 on RP. I definitely rely more on snobbishness and a sense of superiority about snubbing anything that is popular among the current masses. And without even pausing for better judgement to wedge its way in the door, I give an automatic 8+ rating given to ANY song by the beatles, led zeppelin, rolling stones, etc. (no, I'm not kidding)
Since you have an automatic system, why rate at all? I know I'd prefer if the rating system were based on the merit of the music, rather than some worthless persecution for commercial success. What makes you think that the previous masses that made the Beatles, etc so successful have 8x better muscial tastes than the "current masses"?
Hogwash. And that's to keep this a family show. |
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Pipes
(Murray, UT) | | Posted: May 29, 2003 - 12:36 | |
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PatrickSweet
(stockholm) | | Posted: May 09, 2003 - 03:08 | |
Gotta admit, living a life a bit removed from commercial radio (i don't drive, for example), I am not sick of DMB. In fact, I could not tell you their albums, songs, etc. I just like them when I hear them. I must admit also that they could get old, quick, but that is why I listent to radioparadise. Intelligent diversity.
//Patrick
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Delgnat
(New York, NY) | | Posted: Apr 28, 2003 - 22:51 | |
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lostinoklahoma
(Norman, OK) | | Posted: Feb 06, 2003 - 08:13 | |
I agree absolutely - I don't hear this song on commercial radio, don't own the album, and am very glad to hear it here on RP...
Originally Posted by philarktos:
Personally I quite liked this, as I do much DMB. In this case I was struck by the subtlty of the delivery of the vocal line. I like the way Dave shapes words and phrases, and I've always enjoyed his voice.Low key: yes. Boring : no.
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robinesque
(CA) | | Posted: Jan 16, 2003 - 23:00 | |
Originally Posted by tdogboy:
I personally vote all commercially successful bands' songs with a 1 on RP. I definitely rely more on snobbishness and a sense of superiority about snubbing anything that is popular among the current masses... (no, I'm not kidding)
In the interest of truth, I checked your list of "lowest rated songs," and you gave "Counting Blue Cars" a TWO and Dire Straits a THREE! That must have been before you discovered your true mission. Better go lower those ratings! ;-) |
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GregX59
(Omaha, NE) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2002 - 11:49 | |
I've tried, I really have. My oldest son is in college, and he has been trying to make me a DMB convert. I just can't get into them, and he can't understand it.
Then again, he can't appreciate The Beatles arrangements, Steely Dan's compositions, Bonnie Raitt's feeling and beauty, and Paul Simon's diversity.
I guess that's why we have Radio Paradise to play it all!
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stonedown
(Costa Mesa, CA) | | Posted: Oct 16, 2002 - 23:55 | |
It's hard to imagine getting sick of DMB, but I supposed if I listened to them enough it could happen to me. I still really like them and think they have a nice complex sound. Not sure if they are formula. I would just say they definitely have their own style.
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eric
(Secret Hideaway) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2002 - 10:39 | |
Like the Lord, who giveth and taketh away, RP has turned me on to some new musicians and has made me sick to f***ing death of others. DMB is definitely in the latter category.
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tdogboy
(San Jose, CA) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2002 - 13:22 | |
Originally Posted by jpalembas:
4?! are you guys kidding? can i just say that just because a band has achieved commercial success does not necessarily indicate lack of musical talent? i appreciate people having a critical ear toward music, but COME ON! i think a lot of the ratings given here rely more on snobbishness and a sense of superiority about snubbing anything that is popular among the current masses (this approach does not apply, however, to what was wildly popular among the masses 20, 30 years ago, as indicated by the automatic 8+ rating given to ANY song by the beatles, led zeppelin, rolling stones, etc.).
okay, i am a BIG dave fan and somewhat biased, but i don't think i'm going out on a limb here. dave's lyrics and the band's style still beat a lot of what you hear out there. maybe it's just because you're used to it now... try to remember the first time you heard a DMB song and how DIFFERENT it sounded from the rest of the druck being played. i find his lyrics, especially, to be insightful and uplifting in an uncheesy way.
okay, rant over. thank you, RP, for providing such a wonderful forum.
- jenn
Hey, the first time I heard "Una Paloma Blanca" I thought it sure was different, too. But I'd still give it a 1 if I heard it on RP.
I personally vote all commercially successful bands' songs with a 1 on RP. I definitely rely more on snobbishness and a sense of superiority about snubbing anything that is popular among the current masses. And without even pausing for better judgement to wedge its way in the door, I give an automatic 8+ rating given to ANY song by the beatles, led zeppelin, rolling stones, etc. (no, I'm not kidding) |
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Adamosity
(Kent, WA) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2002 - 13:16 | |
Tired band, tired sound, tired of hearing them. Ashamed that a group with such talent cannot find it in them to stray from the same OLD formula album after album.
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Dotman
(Secret Hideaway) | | Posted: Sep 21, 2002 - 17:26 | |
success shouldn't overshadow talent. He's a good songwiter. Kewl.
Dot
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justlistening
(Irvine, CA) | | Posted: Sep 19, 2002 - 23:29 | |
Originally Posted by jpalembas:
4?! are you guys kidding? can i just say that just because a band has achieved commercial success does not necessarily indicate lack of musical talent? i appreciate people having a critical ear toward music, but COME ON! i think a lot of the ratings given here rely more on snobbishness and a sense of superiority about snubbing ............... dave's lyrics and the band's style still beat a lot of what you hear out there ...............
okay, rant over. thank you, RP, for providing such a wonderful forum.
- jenn
All I can say is ditto about DMB. One of the things that I like most about DMB is the fact that you can hear the personalities of the musicians in their playing. Dave certainly has a singing style all his own and you either like it or not, but IMHO this band is innovative and sets itself apart from its cookie cutter contemporaries.
That said, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. With so little time in a day and so much good stuff to hear. I'm not there yet but I sure can appreciate others reaching their threshold. |
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jpalembas
(Washington, DC) | | Posted: Sep 16, 2002 - 07:08 | |
Very nice following Bela Fleck with DM. Very obvious how the two have influenced each other.
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Platypus
(here, now) | | Posted: Sep 11, 2002 - 12:47 | |
havent we already hear FAR far more than enough from these guys? c'mon. there's so many good tracks in the RP library that NEVER get played, and yet it seems like sappy elevator music from DMB gets played non-stop. |
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eric
(Secret Hideaway) | | Posted: Sep 11, 2002 - 12:44 | |
so f***ing sick of dmb...
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joatl
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: Sep 09, 2002 - 18:10 | |
This is a beautiful and profound song.
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Johray63
(Meppel) | | Posted: Sep 01, 2002 - 07:34 | |
Well, this is a Dave Matthews song I really like. It leaves him enough space to get his emotions (that sound sincere) across.
Often his music sounds somewhat busy and unfocused to me, so the emotions involved get lost a bit.
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philarktos
(Vancouver) | | Posted: Aug 20, 2002 - 08:11 | |
Personally I quite liked this, as I do much DMB. In this case I was struck by the subtlty of the delivery of the vocal line. I like the way Dave shapes words and phrases, and I've always enjoyed his voice.Low key: yes. Boring : no.
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jpalembas
(Washington, DC) | | Posted: Aug 20, 2002 - 08:11 | |
4?! are you guys kidding? can i just say that just because a band has achieved commercial success does not necessarily indicate lack of musical talent? i appreciate people having a critical ear toward music, but COME ON! i think a lot of the ratings given here rely more on snobbishness and a sense of superiority about snubbing anything that is popular among the current masses (this approach does not apply, however, to what was wildly popular among the masses 20, 30 years ago, as indicated by the automatic 8+ rating given to ANY song by the beatles, led zeppelin, rolling stones, etc.).
okay, i am a BIG dave fan and somewhat biased, but i don't think i'm going out on a limb here. dave's lyrics and the band's style still beat a lot of what you hear out there. maybe it's just because you're used to it now... try to remember the first time you heard a DMB song and how DIFFERENT it sounded from the rest of the druck being played. i find his lyrics, especially, to be insightful and uplifting in an uncheesy way.
okay, rant over. thank you, RP, for providing such a wonderful forum.
- jenn
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pilgrim
(Portland (uploads here), OR) | | Posted: Aug 08, 2002 - 18:58 | |
Originally Posted by girlafraid:
is it truly necessary to have a total of 30+ dave matthews songs in the rp inventory?? i mean, come on.... :???:
Y'know, i think you may be my doppleganger.
Love the handle! |
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Caffeine_Kid
(Seattle, WA) | | Posted: Aug 06, 2002 - 09:30 | |
I like Dave Matthews, but this song sounds like a a rip off of Adam Sandler's "Lunch Lady Land." Is is my imagination?
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girlafraid
(NC) | | Posted: Jul 31, 2002 - 07:23 | |
is it truly necessary to have a total of 30+ dave matthews songs in the rp inventory?? i mean, come on.... :???:
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geoffs
(Boulder, CO) | | Posted: Jul 31, 2002 - 07:17 | |
I thought I was the only person in America who didn't "get" the DMB, then decided to check out the posts here--good to know I'm not completely alone! I just find his music boring and tepid, his arrangements pedestrian, and his lyrics absurdly pretentious.
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Omega
(Asheville, NC) | | Posted: Jul 30, 2002 - 21:26 | |
Banging head on desk--stop the Dave Matthews, or at least stop the barrage...
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