The Dave Matthews Band
December 3, 2009I’d like to take the time to congratulate The Dave Matthews Band on their Grammy nominations for album of the year and rock album of the year for “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King”. It is well-deserved.
In the fall of 1999, I was a freshman at Illinois State University. At the time, I was listening to the musical stylings of Kid Rock, Eminem, Limp Bizkit, and Buckcherry. I couldn’t get enough of the rap-rock movement of the late 90′s.
My roommate Jeremiah was a Dave Matthews Band fan. He loved the music, he had been to shows, and even had an email account using ‘Matthews’ as his last name. Every time he was in the room, DMB was playing. I couldn’t comprehend it and I must admit that I was turned off at first. Not only was the music foreign to me, but I didn’t understand the admiration that he and so many others had for DMB.
After a few months had passed, I had gotten used to it. I even started recognizing some of the songs. My first favorite DMB song was “The Song that Jane Likes”. There was just something about the saxaphone at the beginning of the song that did it for me. I was falling in love.
Every night, we would listen to our Sony Discmans when we crashed out. Miah asked to borrow Buckherry and I borrowered DMB’s ”Listener Supported”. The rest is history…
The Dave Matthews Band is my favorite band/artist. When I tell people that I’m a fan, there are only two responses that I hear: “I love Dave!” or “Dave sucks!” There is no space between and I understand that. But if you truly appreciate music and a perfected blend of instruments, artistry, and song writing…go see the Dave Matthews Band. You will not be disappointed.
R.I.P. Leroi Moore
