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When considering the members of this band, and how they affect its sound, one cannot forget Tim Reynolds. Although he has not been officially stated a member of the band, he has played in each CD, and tours with Dave Matthews Band when not touring with his own band, TR3. Reynolds is a friend of Dave Matthews, and has played with him longer than DMB has been together. Tim Reynolds plays the guitar, and adds an acoustic sound to the band. (The Official Dave Matthews Band Website) (DMB Forum: A DMB Info File)

Dave Matthews Bands success also makes them a compelling band. Success is determined through the ability to provoke emotion, and this is achieved through its instrumentation and lyrical content. Dave Matthews Band provokes incredible feeling to the listeners of their music. Some bands have the same sound in each of their songs, or they play the same songs over and over at concerts, such as Smashing Pumpkins (complained a DMB fan to Dave) (Spin Magazine: Fanfare For The Common Man. ) DMB creates a new sound and feeling for each of their songs and performances. For example, in giving live performances, the band unrestricted themselves from emotion and showed their feelings of the song. In concert, Carter Beauford can be seen going nuts on the drums and cymbals during a roll in a song such as Too Much. In the CD, Live at Luther College , one cannot help but notice the emotion Dave Matthews is giving off in a particular song he is singing. He soulfully strums his guitar, and rings out his voice to his hearts content. Dave Matthews achieves being a successful music group by successfully provoking emotions.

Another factor in provoking emotion is through its instrumentation. Dave Matthews Band helps capture such emotion through the instrumentation of acoustic guitar, violin, bass, drums, and a variety of woodwinds. Such instrumentation will be hard to find in another band. Dave Matthews puts it as; “Maybe we’re just a retro group that sounds like all the other old rock bands that had acoustic guitar, violin, saxophone, acoustic drums, and one electric instrument. Which, I can’t think of any offhand.”(Spin Magazine: Fanfare For The Common Man ) Each individual of the band has their own instruments to play to their interpretation of each song, giving off a variety of sounds and emotions. . In listening to Too Much , it is easily noticed the emotions and feeling LeRoi Moore gives off in his bari saxophone solo. DMB s soulful instrumentation provokes emotion thus making the band quite successful. The variety gives a unique style to Dave Matthews Band, which makes them such a compelling group (The DMB Forum: A DMB Info File).

Another contribution to their success is the message their songs give out through its lyrical content and poetic influences. The theme of a song gives off emotion, aiding it in becoming a great piece of music. The song Tripping Billies is about a day during Dave s childhood, that he was hanging with his friends, and was being chased be the police. The song gives off a bouncy feeling, arousing ones senses. Lie in our Graves is about being dead, and having no regrets. It is a happy song, provoking happy thoughts and mood. Typical Situation is based on a poem: Prayer in the Pentagon , by Robert Dederick. This poem arouses ones senses with its descriptive language. Passages such as: arched over the tidal blue and branching grey and grazing green and foaling brown down and away with gorsing yellow glow and honeyed hay and petalled blush and mottled winging whir and, Six senses thee were then In us who were salt-tasting all along the salt-scented shore who felt crust cool and looked on shrinking sea… Dave Matthews converted this poem into a sense provoking song, capturing emotion. The ability to provoke the listeners emotion through its lyrics helps make a band successful. (The DMB Forum: A DMB Info File)

In hypocrisy to the above paragraph, the true meaning of Dave Matthews Bands songs are not through its lyrics. In paying close attention to the songs, multi messages are given. One message is the one through the instruments and how they are played. Another message is through the voice of Dave Matthews. The last message is through the actual words Dave says. Perhaps the strongest message is given through the instrumentation. The unique players give off their emotions through their own interpretations. This is done because the instrumentals are put together by the band. Dave wrote his guitar part, and the rest of the band helped put the song together in their own way. Next, Dave sends an emotional message through his voice as he would through his guitar, or the others would through their instruments. This is dependent on how he says the words, not what he says. Dave s last step in writing songs is writing the words. Even though the instrumentation and vocal emotions send off the messages, the words still do matter. This is proven through the feelings of Dave Matthews himself. He fears that the words he make to a song will not be as good and emotional as the music itself. He puts it as, “Just before I went back to do the vocals was the scariest part,” he says. “Because the music was so good, so chest-out. Like, ‘Don’t Drink the Water’ was angry and

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