Dave has a teleprompter

[UglyNakedGuy]

Originally Posted by Coryjh05

All I can say is that the only time I heard of an artist using a teleprompter prior to this was Sinatra in the years shortly before his death.

Cory

I heard 311 uses one, but it's understandable with them as well with how fast paced the lyrics are.

[tripngrey]

Originally Posted by Carbon Copy

*takes off glasses*

how YOU doin'

I'd be doing better if you were on top of me cupcake.

...and then the picture of the (fake ugly girl) I'm supposed to be playing would go here. Yet, after I googled "ugly girl" , I got this.

[Heavy As Stone]

Who the hell cares? They still kick ass. Doesn't bother me at all.

[athousandyears]

Originally Posted by Carbon Copy

i wouldnt need a teleprompter

no shit?

[Coryjh05]

And no, I didnt expect bobbleheaddave to actually repspond. Nice work guy.

Cory

[Smoke/Mirrors]

hey thread-starter,

are you a musician? vocalist?


just curious...

i can see having a backup lyric prompter for backup incase you stumble. i think from the nonsense we hear sometimes on stage it is obvious he doesnt use it alot.

[hockeyandDMB]

I want to see it...I had 5th row center for Hershey, I also had dead center 7th row PIT in Camden. I never saw this so called tele-prompter. I also did not see Dave pausing to read anything and I was looking for this.

At Hershey, Dave screwed up the lyrics to Shotgun so bad that he pretty much gave up on the tune altogether.

I've seen plenty of artists use tele-prompters (Ratdog, Neil Young, etc) I did not see any evidence of this at the DMB shows.

I'm not starting a debate...just saying... if he is indeed using one, he's pretty stealth about it.

[AFly01]

Originally Posted by Coryjh05

I'm 23. I came back because DMB used to be the absolute most important musical force in my life. By 2002 I just couldn't stand the mediocrity, but couldn't completely let go of th band that had once meant so much to me. Thus, I check in here once in a while, and recently there has been talk of the new songs that are being played, and particularly that one has had the best fan reception since You Never Know. This piqued my interest, so I've been reading the boards lately. The teleprompter thing blew my mind, and I was honestly wondering what others thought of it, and it was already common knowledge.
Anxiously awaiting your response,

Cory

What one is that? Fan reaction to these songs doesn't even come close to YNK reaction and the closest of a new song i could think of is any of the '04 songs. certainly not these songs. they are good but nothing is '04 good

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by tripngrey

I. Yet, after I googled "ugly girl" , I got this.

man thats hot. i havent googled a girl in a long time.....[SIZE=1]and then i got herpes[/SIZE]

[brooksie2]

Cory,

Make up your mind are you a fan or not!

[tripngrey]

Originally Posted by Carbon Copy

man thats hot. i havent googled a girl in a long time.....[SIZE=1]and then i got herpes[/SIZE]

Sorry to hear the bad news.

Courtney Love want's you bad now bro.

[dmbinchicago]

Who cares? People bitch if they play the same songs every night, and now they bitch that there's a telepromter? They played 70 songs last tour, and they've already played 62 this year with 30+ shows left. Chill out.

[emp88]

hmm well at least dave says he uses it rarely, i guess its ok but rather upsetting i mean he wrote the damn lyrics he should remember them!

[Coryjh05]

Originally Posted by AFly01

What one is that? Fan reaction to these songs doesn't even come close to YNK reaction and the closest of a new song i could think of is any of the '04 songs. certainly not these songs. they are good but nothing is '04 good

Posted by AM.org's own Jake, 03/06/06:

The Dave Matthews Band debuted a new song from their '06 sessions, and after a slight bit of confusion by those of us not a the show about the name, it is indeed a brand new song.
The Idea Of You debuted last night about five songs into the 6.02.06 show - head over to the forums section and you'll find a a thread or two with downloads to hear it for yourself.

Continuing the trend of naming songs after songs that alredy exist (See Hello Aagin and then pick up Neil Diamond's greatest hits), artist Robyn Hitchcock has a song by the same name. Where's a nonsense name like Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors when you need it? Anyway, the DMB song is not Mr. Hitchcocks, and it is certainly not a cover. Fan reaction has been greatly positive - which hasn't happened for a live debuted song arguablly since 2002's You Never Know.

The Tour continues 6.3.06 back in the location formerly known as Deer Creek.






--Any more questions?



Cory

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally Posted by hockeyandDMB

I want to see it...I had 5th row center for Hershey, I also had dead center 7th row PIT in Camden. I never saw this so called tele-prompter. I also did not see Dave pausing to read anything and I was looking for this.

At Hershey, Dave screwed up the lyrics to Shotgun so bad that he pretty much gave up on the tune altogether.

I've seen plenty of artists use tele-prompters (Ratdog, Neil Young, etc) I did not see any evidence of this at the DMB shows.

I'm not starting a debate...just saying... if he is indeed using one, he's pretty stealth about it.

He does. It's there. Newer telepromters are designed to look like monitors (as in speaker monitors, not TV monitors) so they're not really noticeable and can easily be mistaken for something else.

[AFly01]

Originally Posted by Coryjh05

Posted by AM.org's own Jake, 03/06/06:

The Dave Matthews Band debuted a new song from their '06 sessions, and after a slight bit of confusion by those of us not a the show about the name, it is indeed a brand new song.
The Idea Of You debuted last night about five songs into the 6.02.06 show - head over to the forums section and you'll find a a thread or two with downloads to hear it for yourself.

Continuing the trend of naming songs after songs that alredy exist (See Hello Aagin and then pick up Neil Diamond's greatest hits), artist Robyn Hitchcock has a song by the same name. Where's a nonsense name like Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors when you need it? Anyway, the DMB song is not Mr. Hitchcocks, and it is certainly not a cover. Fan reaction has been greatly positive - which hasn't happened for a live debuted song arguablly since 2002's You Never Know.

The Tour continues 6.3.06 back in the location formerly known as Deer Creek.






--Any more questions?



Cory

i guess my qualm lies more with jake than with you but i was a member well before the 2004 songs debuted and when they did reaction was much more positive in respect to the 2006 songs. i can specifically remember checking the site two hours after the 6/17/04 show and all songs were already up and received with mostly rave reviews

[helena01ollie03]

Why is this such an issue? DMB has a large catalogue. Some songs would be hard for a person who's never drank or done any drugs to remember all of the lyrics to. See Raven, Dreaming Tree, Jane, etc. Take into account that the band has pulled out songs they haven't been playing regularly. You simply can not expect Dave to be able to remember every lyric to every song he's ever written.

If you can remember every lyric to every DMB/Dave Matthews/cover song he's done, good for you. Did you listen to Halloween from WotR? If not, go ahead and do it, then you'll be thankful for the teleprompter.

[Coryjh05]

Originally Posted by AFly01

i guess my qualm lies more with jake than with you but i was a member well before the 2004 songs debuted and when they did reaction was much more positive in respect to the 2006 songs. i can specifically remember checking the site two hours after the 6/17/04 show and all songs were already up and received with mostly rave reviews

What's well before 2004? I honestly I only think YNK was so well reciewved was because it was the first new song post Everyday. Not to say it's a bad song but it's not amazing. Jake's post just gave me a flash of hope. Maybe I misjudged.

Cory

[AFly01]

Originally Posted by Coryjh05

What's well before 2004? I honestly I only think YNK was so well reciewved was because it was the first new song post Everyday. Not to say it's a bad song but it's not amazing. Jake's post just gave me a flash of hope. Maybe I misjudged.

Cory

Well You Never Know happens to be my favorite song and I have been a DMB fan since '96. I love plenty of songs but no song has ever meant as much to me as YNK. The lyrics, the music, the rawness with which Dave sings all make for a very special song.

I think Sugar Will is the only song post YNK to really have a similar feel.

[mtc883]

Originally Posted by AFly01

Well You Never Know happens to be my favorite song and I have been a DMB fan since '96. I love plenty of songs but no song has ever meant as much to me as YNK. The lyrics, the music, the rawness with which Dave sings all make for a very special song.

I think Sugar Will is the only song post YNK to really have a similar feel.

Working in Television....I use a teleprompter a lot. I can understand why he uses one. Its not there for every song, but imagine you are singing one of your hundred plus songs and you are like "what the hell is the next lyric" you simply glance down and remind yourself and move on.

I would challenge most hardcore dave fans to recite every lyric to every song. Its not easy...

To the thread starter. I think this was a good topic and I am glad you held your ground without being an ass. Ants needs more of this.

Mike

[SeanMH]

Originally Posted by som3d3vil34

Teleprompter = Raven, Monkey, Last Stop, Dreaming Tree, ect.....

well, with Raven, that song doesnt even have set lyrics...

[trippinchad]

Originally Posted by DMB0715

This aint Nickelback. DMB has more than 4 songs. Let him do what he wants, the music is still great.

perfectly said

i hate nicklebaack...

[smudge1]

Originally Posted by Coryjh05

What's ironic is that if you search "musician who use teleprompters" on Google, Nickleback is among the first who come up. I'm honestly not trying to bash DMB. All I'm saying is that, for example, Pearl Jam has roughly 90 songs, including covers, in their live catalog. Eddie, despite two bottle of wine per show, manages to hit the vast majority of lyrics. Is it more dedication? I don't know. All I can say is that the only time I heard of an artist using a teleprompter prior to this was Sinatra in the years shortly before his death.
Cory

I use a teleprompter when I do Karaoke, does that mean I'm gonna die soon?

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by tripngrey

Sorry to hear the bad news.

Courtney Love want's you bad now bro.

bagged her....tagged her

[tripngrey]

Originally Posted by Carbon Copy

bagged her....tagged her

....sold her to the butcher at the store.

That was for you Trey.

[TinyWrinkle]

Is that it right in front of him? Kinda looks like it coould be a screen of sorts.

[thatgirl224]

I don't see why people are getting so frusterated with this teleprompter...

The issue has been discussed, and I tend to agree with those who have stated (as I have previously) that it isn't as easy as it looks to be up there, with the lights in your eyes, pulling out crazy ass mofo chords like dave is, singing long renditions of songs that the crowd goes crazy for, checking out the crowd, hearing the screams, trying to adapt to whats going on with the band, keep in tune with the beating of the drums...it's a lot to take...even for a seasoned vetran like Dave.

They have a LOT of songs, and a LOT of them haven't been in regular rotation, so if he needs a little reminder when his mind wanders who are we to judge him? I think he is doing a FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC job all things considered.

[thatgirl224]

Originally Posted by smudge1

I use a teleprompter when I do Karaoke, does that mean I'm gonna die soon?

HAHAHAHAHHAHA aww man that was hawt!

[thatgirl224]

and yes...


I do believe this means you will die soon.
But don't worry, because I use them too, and apparently Dave does, so we will all meet up in the afterworld soon enough and sing karaokee and smoke some of that sweet sweet pipe.

[DontStonethePig]

Originally Posted by Carbon Copy

i wouldnt need a teleprompter

Maybe you should be up there, center stage...When was the last time you were playing your guitar and singing at the same time in front of 50,000 people again?

I think it shows dedication to the song as a whole.