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Imagine standing on a stage, overlooking 70 tiered rows in what is possibly the most beautiful amphitheater in the world. As Dave Matthews and his fellow band mates walk on stage, the crowd cheers wildly. You are at Red Rocks and the scene is set for the Dave Matthews Band. Red Rocks Amphitheater is located in Morrison, Colorado, 15 miles west of Denver. It provides seating for 9600, and has some of the best acoustics found anywhere on Earth. Since 1941 it has been home to many concerts and performers and is the perfect backdrop for a live performance. Recorded on August 15, 1995, "Live At Red Rocks 8.15.95" was created at the height of the band's musical talent and at the bottom step of their climb to fame. It was shows like this that left fans mesmerized by the funky, jazz-infused riffs that the band played. It is this kind of energetic and intimate live music that keeps the fans coming back. The members of the Dave Matthews Band (or DMB for short) are each very unique, especially in the instruments that they play. This is what makes the band and its music really work. Dave Matthews provides lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Boyd Tinsley plays the violin, Stefan Lessard is on bass guitar, Leroi Moore blows the woodwinds, and Cart
nts in the ways we work and go about doing things in life. Some people trace the Dave Matthews Band's rise to stadium-packing status to a time in the mid-'90s when the musical scene appeared lifeless and a band doing anything different from the Nirvana or Pearl Jam seemed a welcome change of pace. The Dave Matthews Band certainly met the qualifications for being different: three black guys and two white guys from Virginia playing a melting pot mix of acoustic guitar, violin, and horns, led by Matthews' often muddled and diverse vocals. The band is amazingly able to find a balance between composition and improvisation and combine the influences of many different types of music together to create a truly unique style of their own. Once you think that you know where the song is going, a quarter of the way in, the mood switches to a mellow, reggae beat and almost pop/jazz tone. These great tempo changes really bring a fun emotional impact to the song. Tinsley is featured a lot on this song and Moore stands out in several places. Tinsley again uses plucking, similar to that in Two Step. It is musically a very fun and powerful song. Ants Marching is always a crowd favorite. As one of their hits, most fans know and sing to this song. It provides a lot of energy that gets the crowd going. It starts with the familiar pounding on the snare drum, followed by bits and pieces from all the band members. Moore and Tinsley provide a musical accompaniment to Beauford's beat, and Matthews, Lessard and Reynolds fill in the rest. This is a great example of how the band works together as one unit. This song basically compares humans to ants. Many people get themselves into a routine, and never break it. Humans resemble a! The lyrics in the chorus, "We're climbing, two by two,/to be
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