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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:26 PM
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The Onion: Dave Matthews Not That Into Himself Anymore
Bwahahaha!

From the article:
Matthews said that while he once felt exhilarated whenever his group launched into one of their famous prolonged jam sessions, he can now "barely sit through them." Said Matthews: "Lately, I try to vary my routine so I don't get bored on stage. Usually, if there's a long solo, I'll go get a beer or check out the T-shirts."

Matthews even feels isolated from fans with whom he once felt a strong bond, disparaging them as "lame." He also admits that the older he gets, the more out of place he feels around "kids in their Dave Matthews phase."

"I used to talk for hours about my music or spend a whole night in a DMB chatroom," Matthews said. "But now, the people at the shows seem like such geeks, standing there with their elaborate taping equipment. They're really, really young, too. What do I have in common with them? They're just a bunch of kids who need someone to look up to. Why would I look up to me? I'm so 1997."

Yet for all his disenchantment with the Dave Matthews Band, he'll still "probably check me out at Farm Aid in September." Added Matthews: "If I'm even playing there this year. I don't even know. Dave Matthews—that is to say, me—just isn't where I'm coming from anymore."

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4134&n=2
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:37 PM
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1. LOL!! BRILLIANT!
I thought I was the only one who noticed this about the overrated hack. :spray:
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:45 PM
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2. Almost as good as the Onion's greatest music journalism piece:
"Matchbox Twenty Finally Finishes Watering Down Long-Awaited New Album"


"Grab a chair, America!" she added. "The most uninteresting band in formulaic, corporate radio is back!"

The release has been eagerly awaited by Matchbox Twenty's enormous fan base, composed of American record buyers who have a limited interest in music but enjoy the act of shopping. In order to satisfy the undemanding non-tastes of this lucrative market, Matchbox Twenty has made every effort to create what record-industry insiders say is the band's least distinctive album yet.

"Some were disappointed with the relatively limited reception to Matchbox Twenty's 2002 release More Than You Think You Are," Rolling Stone contributing editor Nathan Brackett said. "That album proved what record executives have known for years: It's actually very difficult to record a rock record that has no rock in it at all. But with this new release, Matchbox Twenty has really delivered on its signature non-sound."

After the enormous commercial success of 1996's Yourself Or Someone Like You, demand for simplistic, cookie-cutter output from the band has been high. Yet, according to Grammy-winning lead vocalist Rob Thomas, the new record's release was delayed repeatedly because of Matchbox Twenty's perfectionism in the studio.

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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:51 PM
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5. You're right
That is the greatest music journalism they have done yet. :thumbsup:
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:47 PM
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3. Mmmmm....Oniony goodness!
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 01:50 PM
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4. I thought it was funny that he actually did a solo project
just called Dave Matthews. I guess he felt he wasn't getting enough exposure in the Dave Matthews Band :eyes:

I can't think of more "white" music than that bland mediocre group. They are what beige sounds like.
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