Re: In YOUR opinion, is Dave mailing it in this summer?
Absolutely NOT mailing it in. They still play their asses off every night. I'm not worried about variety at all. I go to 4-5 shows per year & could care less about what they play at shows I'm not attending.
The problem is some of the "regular" songs they have been playing don't sit well with the hardcore fans, yet are highlights for the casual fan.
There are 15-20 songs that I wished were played at my shows this year, but I'm not going to make a huge deal about it. (I do enjoy reading about it though.) If your favorite team won the WS every year it wouldn't be as memorable as their first in 10 years, or 106 years in the case for the Cubs. The fact is, you still went to the games, hung out with friends, partied, and had a good time.
I don't know how I'd feel about a summer without DMB, so I consider myself pretty lucky to experience it in excess over the past 15 years. A few duds will not change my opinion on one of the most consistently impressive bands that I have ever seen.
To put into perspective, this year I had yet another great camping experience at Sleepybear, had Pit both nights at NI, experienced NI for the first time, saw Sledgehammer again (one of my favorite DMB covers), saw the LL for the first time since 2001, got my first IBYU, my first exerience seeing a full-band acoustic set, a pretty bad ass Paul Simon cover, had VIP tix to one show, first LBV since 2000, & my wife's dad sat with me at his first DMB show. I'd say that was a pretty good year.
My only complaint: Shake Me closing the show is atrocious, and as of late, I think that may have been fixed.
Last edited by tshaw143; 07-20-2014 at 03:39 PM.
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