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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
As Seek Up fades out, Matthews thanks the crowd and continues with the set. It provides a lot of energy that gets the crowd going. 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. This is a great example of how the band works together as one unit. Then the drums are added as Beauford follows the same beat set by the violin. It starts with the familiar pounding on the snare drum, followed by bits and pieces from all the band members. Tinsley again uses plucking, similar to that in Two Step. As the acoustic guitar begins to slowly pick the familiar six notes that make up the introduction to Seek Up, the crowds goes wild. Lessard, who joined the band when he was only 16, provides funky bass lines that fill in the empty spots. Tinsley is featured a lot on this song and Moore stands out in several places. This song basically compares humans to ants. This goes on and builds up, until eventually the rest of the band comes in. Lyrics such as "Seek up an emotion and your cup is overflowing" suggest that if we "seek up" emotions and feelings, then we will be "overflowing"; whether in spirit, hopes, love, and about any other positive feeling or emotion.
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