Originally posted by Stephengencs
Dave gets abused in some circles becuase of the types of fans he attracts.
I can accept that Dave Matthews is releasing out the music he wants to release, and he can\'t pick and choose who like his music. But I\'m 19 years old, and I have been surrounded by hundreds of the DMB fans that most "jam fans" despise for the past seven or eight years, and they annnoy the crap out of me. I listen to a lot of PB, but if you stop by my dorm room, you aren\'t going to here them playing 24/7. I listen to a lot of other bands too. The majority of these college (and high school) Dave Matthews Band fans think that they have found the pinnacle and refuse to listen to anything else (unless it\'s a shitty band like OAR). And while I can definitely appreciate anybody who is helping guys like Warren Haynes get more exposure, I don\'t think that the right people are around to appreciate it. Based on my experience, Dave fans don\'t want to hear a sick 15-minute jam on "Watchtower". They want to hear all of their favorite songs at every show.
I suppose the root of my problem is that Dave Matthews is becoming a figurehead of all things "jamband" to the rest of the world. I guess I shouldn\'t be complaining if a star of that caliber is going to be putting more people at PB shows, but I don\'t think that the Dave Matthews Band is an accurate representation of the music we all listen to.
Not that I\'m bitter, I\'m just sick of all of my friends who are Dave Matthews fans that won\'t give PB a chance.