We had a late return to Ames from Omaha, NE today. Back in February we saw that the Dave Matthews Band would be touring through the Midwest again early this fall and decided to buy tickets. They have been one of our favorite bands and we saw them multiple times in Ames during college, so we figured it'd be fun to make the drive over to Omaha to see them again. They did not disappoint! After countless years of touring and recording albums, we've never seen a bad show, and only one of their albums, Everyday, was disappointing (though even it had a few good tunes).
For those who may have never seen a Dave Matthews Band show, the musicianship is generally outstanding. Carter Beauford plays the drums like no other (while chewing bubble gum and occasionally blowing bubbles), Boyd Tinsley does a great job blending in his electric violin and taking the lead on a few songs, Stefan Lessard slaps some mean bass in the rhythm section, and Dave Matthews sings and acts like a crazy person (but he remembers all the lyrics!). They also had some supporting bandmates, including Tim Reynolds on electric guitar. He shreds as well as anyone I've ever seen, and I have no doubt he could fill in on lead guitar for Van Halen with no problem whatsoever.
With a rich catalogue of songs and a setlist that varies from night to night, it's exciting to anticipate the first strains of each song during one of their shows. Last night was a great concert and to top it off they played my favorite Dave Matthews Band song, Lie In Our Graves.
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"Lie in Our Graves" is a nice juxtaposition with "Ants Marching"!
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