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Originally Posted by grilldanmo
This is just a thought/question I've had before that I'm not sure I've asked of Ants...
Do you hold any other band or artist to the same standard, and therefore expectations, as you do DMB?
This could potentially be its own thread, but I thought I'd start here...
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No. DMB is really my favorite band of all time. It's them, and then a handful of 2nd tier favorites, artists I've seen live multiple times, have all or most of their albums, another like 3rd tier that's a lot wider/broader but maybe haven't seen more than once or ever or they're defunct/from another time.
I hold DMB to the standards they set for themselves. And they set that bar pretty damn high. I still think they put on the best performance out there and are highly regarded in the music world for doing so. Dave is well respected even by the up and coming musicians. And though I'm on some other music forums/sub forums, none are devoted to a singular act.
That being said, DMB are not the same band from the late 90's-early 2000's and I don't hold them to THAT. Though, the last few years have been up there in best shows I've seen of all time, just saying, but I'm not going in with those expectations and in fact have been blown away that I am thinking that while the show is happening. Like, Holy shit, this might be the best Gorge show I've ever been too out of 18 over 15 different years and it's 2023..
Sure, watching and comparing setlists on the internet can get stale, but that's always been the case. When a show is played live in real time for me and the people around me, it's a fucking great time.
It's kind of weird, I remember feeling at my first couple shows in 2000 and 2001, that I'd already missed the bands best days. People were like, oh you should have seen them in 97 man wooowww, this is just different. Every year has more or less had that same vibe ever since from the general DMB fan.