However, no band has done so little to become so insanely popular as Dave Matthews Band, so much so, that it has become comical (see "Onion" article: 'Dave Matthews not into self anymore').
Not to say that the music is bad...in fact, just the opposite. Yours truly, John Finn, personally loves the songs "Ants Marching," "What Would You Say," and particularly "Crush," which I believe to be one of the finest songs of the last 10 years.
Then what is my issue? Well, maybe it is Matthews' insufferable whining, setting a standard of poor singing that made the Gavin DeGraws of the world think they have been blessed with "heart melting pipes."
Or maybe, it is the fact that DMB is lumped in with such jam-band greats as Phish, The Grateful Dead, or Widespread Panic. Let's set the record straight: DMB is the "Kidz Bop" of jam bands. Take any Dave Matthews fan and plant them at a RatDog show, and they will probably start to cry.
Seriously though, "I Did It" and "Everyday" may be the two worst singles in rock history.
The worst thing about DMB though is that the fact that they are practically worshipped by legions of college girls who think that they are the most sensitive and amazingly brilliant group of musicians every assembled. Just to let you know girls, there are many, many many other musicians named "Dave." Therefore, to refer to Mr. Matthews with the moniker is both ignorant and baffling. What in the world did he do to garner this attention? Drunk sorority girls arrive at his concerts in jeeps, and their daddy's BMWs listening to the latest piece of trash from the Black Eyed Peas or (gasp) Young Jeezy. Covered in head to toe with spray-on tan and cell phone in hand, these sheep gather in hopes of scoring some weed and closing their eyes and swaying as the band stumbles into "The Space Between" or "Crash Into Me."
However, this is not to say that ALL DMB fans are mindless idiots. Many of my close my friends are fans of them. But, it those of you out there who are completely convinced that Mr. David Matthews is the greatest thing to every happen to music, or that he is "magical" that need serious medical help. Please, take my advice. There are hundreds of thousands of other bands out there that I am sure you would enjoy.
So to all 5 of my readers out there, take time to sit down and talk to a friend or loved one who is completely enamored with Matthews or any other member of his band (with the possible exception of that goofy white bass player...no one likes him) and convince them that it is all well and good to enjoy the man's music, but to remember, "everything in moderation---especially lame quasi-jazz influenced semi-jam rock."
PS: In my opinion, Dave Matthews is rock royalty compared to his awful spawns: Teddy Geiger (who I attended high school with), Gavin DeGraw, John Mayer, and others.
For Today's List, I am including MY favorite bands. Please comment on them if you wish. I would love to hear your take, as long as you know what the hell you are talking about:
- Oasis
- Phish
- Grateful Dead
- Pavement
- Beastie Boys
- Blur
- Galactic
- New Pornographers
- Mark Mulcahy
- Of Montreal
- The Apples in Stereo
3 comments:
Dude why arent the Red Hot on there as well as Beck and U2, and as your one loyal reader I have to agree that Dave Matthews eats Ace
Where are the Peppers, Beck ad U2 why arent they on this list. And as your one loyal reader I will agree with you that Dave Matthews eats ace.
Now I take a sense of offense to the lumping of John Mayer in with those of Gavin DeGraw and Dave Mathews. Now I used to have a train of thought similar to yours. However, I was eventually persuaded not by a legion of teenage girls to change my mind, but rather my uncle and his music loving friends. Unlike many of the others listed on your list, Mayer can actually play his instrument and well. He is a musican who understands his musical heritage. He has played with Buddy Guy, John Scofield and BB King. If you ever get the chance to see any of these performances(as i have due to the beauty of DC++) you will see that Mayer can not only keep up with these legends but at point outshine them. So He's on the cover of US weekly. And maybe his target demo is closer to my sister than myself. But I think we should cut this guy a break because in a world where ex-boybanders, music from Disney shows and Vegas Circus acts currently have top-20 albums sometimes you need more than just substance to succeed. And I guess thats the root of this argument. Mayer can play, you probably just don't like the gloss and media around him.
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