Opening Band: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones with Jeff Coffintwo step--> fucking awesome song to start the year,kinda new intro verse...boyd was plucking so hard he broke a string or fucked one up or something.a very long jam at the end with dave and carter
recently>--->i thought a very curious selection for the second song or the year. a very slow and great sounding song. reminded me of the old dmb if ya know what i mean. killer build up jam at the end.
#41--->roi was great as always this song seemed to never end. dave's screams were long and loud!!
say goodbye---> longest carter solo before it started ever!!!!!!! very mellow, dave was on because at the end he added a 4th verse that was very long and kinda hard to understand. for the intro he said" cold and storming outside" with a little grim because of the weather.
jimi thing-->smoke my mind so i can get high!! i've never seen boyd dave and roi so on before ...hugh jam especially the dave soft guitar solo,when it was supposed to end roi screwed up and didn't plat the outro so dave yelled" we were supposed to finish then" and went back into yet another soft guitar solo with a great smile.
wishing well---> new song for me. dark and sinister sounding only wordss i could get were"the beauty of the wild"
crash>--> thank god it was NOT the video version..he did a great nye 95 version end jam but longer
minarets-->percussive strumming into thee most creative and longest voice sound jam ever!!!.. tomorrow never knows intro..great screams!
typical situation--> "tears fall from her chin and she thinks it all comes down to nothing" kinda new and different jam at the end.. just like nye 96. one of the best songs of the night
lover lay down---> how happy was i to see this with the entire band soooooo good .. roi finished it off fine with a mellow,flowing solo ..and we dance away
lie in our graves(w/bela)--> great version... at the end he turned like he was going to sing and we dance away but shook his head and laughed
ants marching(w/bela)--> thought it was going to end the show but i was wrong.. boyd frayed his bow more than i.ve ever seen
so much to say/too much---> both very good
encore
tripping billies--> boyd,boyd,boyd,boyd(chech 'em out)
dancing nancies-->"could i have been lost somewhere in Texas?".. i'm not sur why he said that.
i truely have never seen boyd go so crazy.. he stood at the edge of the stage for 2 or 3 minutes kicking his cowboyboot clad feet then went way back bext to carter the when the ending sequence cane on he charged at dave the went back in the other direction with some insane crossover move then started going absolutely crazy..i just love watching his mouth mimmick the tone of his violin great show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Austin Harris
This show was GREAT!!! The only thing that made it somewhat disappointing
was the rain - the lawn section of the Classic Ampitheatre reminded many
fellow DMB fans of a South-Pacific monsoon. Nevertheless, the show was
great. The first part (the first hour of so) was all old, less familiar
songs, mixed in with a few new ones. However, as the crowd slightly warmed
up from that night's 40 degree temperatures, the band did also, performing
some of the popular favorites such as Ants Marching. In a few aspects,
especially the weather, the show was slightly disappointing. However, the
wide variety of songs made the show an excellent start to the band's summer
tour!
it was good as always since its dmb, but i found it a bit
short. it lacked the enthusiasm and intensity i have seen before. the
last show i went to was in hampton and that was an awesome 4 hours....this
show was great but i would of liked to see more.
My first DMB concert ever! After standing in the freezing rain
for half an hour trying to get tickets,i was treated to the best concert I
had ever seen. The bad weather didn't dampen the modd everyone was in.
considering that this show was in richmond, which is
the best place to see a dmb show (because of fan
enthusiasm), i was greatful to see the band play.
I was disappointed at the overall mood of the show,
the rain should not have been that much of a damper
on the lack of energy projected to the crowd. now don't
get me wrong i love these guys and they still tore up
Drive in/Drive out, lie in our graves(w/help from bela
fleck), of course trippin billies and ants, as well
as my favorite #41- but i walked away wanting more...
...sorry
p.s. my best show vote would be a tie between
2-13-97 dave and tim- savannah ga. or
8-30?-96 Rielegh NC
Minh-Hai
