PHISH VS. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

[sydneyDMBfan]

PHISH VS. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (18 June 2009)
Scott Mervis

CORE MEMBERS

* DMB: Dave Matthews (42); Carter Beauford (51); Stefan Lessard (35); Boyd Tinsley (45).

* Phish: Trey Anastasio (44); Mike Gordon (44); Jon Fishman (44); Page McConnell (46).

FORMED

* DMB: 1991 in Charlottesville, Va.

* Phish: 1983 at the University of Vermont.

SOUND

* DMB: Jazzy jam-rock with sensitive singer-songwriter.

* Phish: Grateful Dead meets goof rock.

FIRST GIG

* DMB: May 11, 1991, at a party on the roof of an apartment building in Charlottesville for about 40 people.

* Phish: Nov. 3, 1983, in the basement of Slade Hall at UVM.

FIRST EFFORT

* DMB: The part-live, part-studio "Remember Two Things," originally released in 1993 on Bama Rags label.

* Phish: "The White Tape," a cassette released in 1986, later heavily bootlegged and finally re-released in 1998.

BREAKTHROUGH DISC

* DMB: 1994's "Under the Table and Dreaming" spawned the singles "What Would You Say" and "Satellite."

* Phish: 1996's "Billy Breathes" had a modern-rock hit with "Free."

WITH THE H.O.R.D.E.

* DMB: Buzz band on '94 lineup with Allman Brothers, Rusted Root.

* Phish: First year of traveling festival, 1992, with Blues Traveler, The Spin Doctors, Widespread Panic.

BIGGEST CONCERTS

* DMB: Woodstock '99; free show at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco with Carlos Santana (9-12-04); "A Concert for Virginia Tech," in memory of the shootings (4-16-07); Live Earth Concert (7- 7-08).

* Phish: Millennium Celebration in the Florida Everglades; The Clifford Ball at a decommissioned Air Force base in Plattsburgh, N.Y., for nearly 80,000; 2004 farewell at Coventry.

AT FARM AID

* DMB: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2008. Matthews is also a regular solo artist and board member.

* Phish: 1998 at Tinley Park, Ill., with Wilco, Hootie, etc.

LILLYWHITE LINK

* DMB: Legendary British producer Steve Lillywhite worked on the first several DMB albums before hitting much-publicized bumpy patch with the band.

* Phish: Produced 1996's "Billy Breathes," as well as the new untitled album.

TROPHY CASE

* DMB: Grammys for "So Much to Say" (1997) and Matthews' "Gravedigger" (2004).

* Phish: Jammys Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

NOVELTY ITEM

* DMB: DMB/Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR diecast collectible car.

* Phish: Ben and Jerry's "Phish Food."

ODDEST GUEST

* DMB: Johnny Cash in 2002.

* Phish: Jay-Z in 2004.

SOLO SPINOFFS:

* DMB: Dave Matthews won a Grammy for "Some Devil" (2003) and Boyd Tinsley went solo with "True Reflections" the same year.

* Phish: Anastasio has recorded a number of solo records and also plays in the band Oysterhead. Gordon has played with Leo Kottke and the Rhythm Devils. Page McConnell released a self-titled debut in April 17, 2007. Fishman has performed with the Yonder Mountain String Band, among others.

TOP 40 HITS

* DMB: 14 ("Crash Into Me" highest at No. 7).

* Phish: Not yet.

ON 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'

* DMB: 2001 and 2003.

* Phish: 2002.

COVER OF ROLLING STONE

* DMB: March 2001, Aug. 2002, June 2005.

* Phish: 2003.

DEAD CONNECTION

* DMB: Has performed "Eyes of the World."

* Phish: Anastasio joined Phil Lesh and Friends, which included McConnell, in 1999 for three nights at the Warfield, San Francisco.

ROAD HAZARDS

* DMB: Tour bus dumps sewage through bridge grate onto sightseeing boat passengers in Chicago in 2004.

* Phish: Anastasio busted for drugs during traffic stop in 2006.

FIRST SONG PLAYED ON CURRENT TOUR

* DMB: "Don't Drink the Water" at Madison Square Garden.

* Phish: "Sample in a Jar" (after National Anthem) at Fenway Park.

'PHISH'

* Where: Post-Gazette Pavilion.

* When: 7:30 tonight.

* Tickets: Sold out.

'DAVE MATTHEWS BAND'

* With: The Hold Steady.

* Where: Post-Gazette Pavilion.

* When: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

* Tickets: $40-$70; 1-877-598-8703.

[DMBand21785]

when the fuck did johnny cash play with dmb?

[DMBand21785]

oh right...never

[DMBand21785]

i like the little run down though. cool article

[DMBand21785]

and if i did have to pick wierdest guest it would be..willie nelson, Gravedigger, a when ya dig my grave

[Shotgun27]

They didn't list central park and they didn't list that dmb has had TWO ben & jerry's ice creams. However, I don't like how people even compare the two bands, very different.

[crashintome202]

Originally Posted by Shotgun27

They didn't list central park and they didn't list that dmb has had TWO ben & jerry's ice creams. However, I don't like how people even compare the two bands, very different.

central park threw me off as well. piedmont could be up there too

[SeanMH]

Originally Posted by Shotgun27

They didn't list central park and they didn't list that dmb has had TWO ben & jerry's ice creams. However, I don't like how people even compare the two bands, very different.

and they left off Dave on the RS cover (solo), Live Earth was 7.7.07 I believe, and DMB has performed on SNL more than one time in '01---the '03 performance was D+F.

The writer of that article is definitely not an ANT.

[CrazyCaptain41]

and how could they not mention the central park concert with over 100,000 in attendance....it makes the 80k of the phish concert look small that they mentioned.

[Xavid]

Originally Posted by DMBand21785

when the fuck did johnny cash play with dmb?

Well, "For You" from the We Were Soldiers soundtrack has them both together, although this is studio, not live.

[BMattyD]

Wasn't DMB on SNL more than two times?

[420th jimi]

And the the Grateful Dead connection should be that DMB opened for the Grateful Dead in Vegas on May 19-21, 1995. Man this article really misses as far as I'm concerned. Why even make the correlation?

[matt2053]

It compares DMB and Phish, and then under solo efforts doesn't even mention that Trey and Dave wrote, recorded, and toured together.

Weak article.

[Nexx]

Originally Posted by BMattyD

Wasn't DMB on SNL more than two times?

Yes, 95, 96 and 01. Dave and Friends were on in 03.

[Fandangoya]

DMB's first gig was April 20, 1991 at an Earth Day Festival, not on May 11th

[Fandangoya]

Also....how does Central Park not make the list for "biggest concerts"? And the DMB Novelty Item should be the BTCS Vinyl

[BustedStuff87]

Shouldn't a better dead connection be that they have their sound system?

[dwozny11]

Originally Posted by BustedStuff87

Shouldn't a better dead connection be that they have their sound system?

[colegibson]

Who won?

[DrewD55]

Phish has been on SNL more than once, too. Besides the date listed, they played it when they ended their hiatus and released Round Room. The article also forgot that DMB played the Philadelphia portion of Live 8 in 2005, which was in front of 1 million people, which is way bigger than any of the ones listed.

[pats4life2003]

i thought it was a pretty cool comparison

[stoneje]

How many times has Phish been on House?
Checkmate.

[jiac_69]

i want one sweet whirl back . >=[

[canes101190]

Originally Posted by stoneje

How many times has Phish been on House?
Checkmate.

hahahahaha that's easily the greatest thing I've ever read on here, fucking classic.

[TheStone52]

So i went camping for the dave shows and i got up there thursday afternoon. Everyone was there to see phish, infact i told some people i was here to see Dave and they said "Dave who?" I was stunned so i said i gotta go see phish. I never have listened to them or never seen a show. I have been to 19 DMB shows and i have to say, though I am not a huge fan of the music phish plays and think DMB puts on a way better live show, The crowd at Phish Blew any crowd I have seen at DMB out of the water ... Just way more into it to me. I sat in the Lawn for Phish and 18th row for DMB for Starlake N2 and there was way more energy in the lawn than in the 18th row... I was blown away

[cworty06]

author of the article is a dumbass

[hmich176]

DMB's first gig was April 20, 1991. Wasn't sure if anyone mentioned that yet. It's fun posting via my old Samsung.

[jhinds76]

Johnny Cash? How about James Brown?

[MGH4007]

quality stuff right there...

[bannar7]

Originally Posted by CrazyCaptain41

and how could they not mention the central park concert with over 100,000 in attendance....it makes the 80k of the phish concert look small that they mentioned.

i thought it was actually alot less