Dave Matthews Band, The Most Compelling Band Around
Dave Matthews Band, The Most Compelling Band AroundDave Matthews Band is a unique, musically gifted band. Its combination of sounds of folk, jazz, rock, world beat, and reggae give it its originality and musicality that extends the bounds of music. The five members of the band: Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, LeRoi Moore, Stefan Lessard, and Carter Beauford, provide a blend of influences that create this originality. It�s an interracial music group compromising of three blacks, and two white, and an age difference of over 20 years between members. (Guitar World: �Different Strummer�) "Our musical style illustrates our different backgrounds, both musically and non-musically," says Matthews. "We've been influenced not only by pop, but by African music, jazz, just about everything. We incorporate lots of different textures, so we've been able to create a very unique sound -- a very American music." (Relix Magazine: �One Nation Under a Groove�) As LeRoi Moore states, � It is this blend of influence that creates the blend of texture. � (FAQ) This rich texture from the blend of influence is what creates the most compelling band around, Dave Matthews Band.
The band came to be in April 1991, playing its first gig for an Earth Day celebration. Dave Matthews had always dreamed of starting his own band. He approached his favorite jazz players, (who he also served drinks to as a bartender) LeRoi Moore and Carter Beauford to make a demo tape of the songs he had written. Moore and Beauford liked what they heard and decided to stay with Matthews. He also approached Stefan Lessard to play with them, a 16-year-old prodigy bass player. Boyd Tinsley was added to the band after playing the violin in the song, �Tripping Billies� in the album Crash. Soon the band began playing gigs at area bars, fraternities, Universities, They soon later joined the band circuit, H.O.R.D.E. In 1993, they released their first Album, Remember Two Things, which sold over 150,000 copies. After that, another successful album, Before These Crowded Streets, was released, selling more than 30,000 copies in the first week alone. (Guitar World: Different Strummer) DMB is a big touring band, making long and exhausting concert tours. Dave Matthews is more than just a radio band, they are a band that can play its music live and have it still sound good, for they use acoustic instruments. DMB is a band to be admired for these reasons. (Relix Magazine �One Nation Under a Groove.�)
Dave Matthews, the bands namesake, provides unique influences to the band. He was born in South Africa in 1967. His father was a scientist and moved around a lot, explaining Dave�s unique accent. As a teenager, he moved to the United States. Without a United States high school diploma, Dave�s opportunities were limited and therefore decided to go into music. Dave spent his time in...
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