Butch Taylor Leaves DMB

I wonder who will fill the void. It always sucks when a band member Whleaves. For Dave fans, at least it wasn't Carter!! What a dog.

I know a lot of people on Jambase are not big DMB fans (or even like them at all). I, for one, do. But even I am not broken up over this. I am interested to see how the band's sound changes without Butch around. Hopefully, this will give Tim Reynolds some more room to rock out this summer.

Couldn't agree more...if Carter ever leaves they're screwed. Maybe if Boyd would leave they could get out of the rut they've been in for the last 10+ years.

I am very happy about this, he has BUTCHered there tunes for a long time now.

No Butch but with Tim might make this a decent tour for once.

Whatever guys, Butch is nice on the Keys and as a huge DMB fan I'm sorry that he's gone, but, you know his band can pull in somebody that can really wail on the keyborads. So I am excited to see who they add for the tour. Can't wait for Rothbury and Hersey Park with the Crowes.

Even though I am kinda surprised to see this, all I can think is that I'm glad it wasn't someone else. Don't get me wrong...Butch left his mark on the band. But I would have been a lot more upset to hear that Rashawn or Carter were on their way out. As Muffinman said, I'm looking forward to the replacement. Good luck in the future Butch

DMB + Kyle Hollingsworth ??

DAVE SUCKS!!!!!! GET OVER IT!

Hmm not upset at all. I hope they break up. Nothing would sound better than hearing lame DMB fans cry.

DMB is too monotonous for the likes of Kyle

I'll bet the new keyboardist will be a guy named Ray Paczkowski (I had to do some research to find this name, I'm not that cool). He was in Dave and Friends, and I've also seen him play with Trey. He is very good, and can do some real jammin'.

dmb had a keyboard player?

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not trying to be an ass....i just had no idea. of course, i haven't seen them since '98, so i'm a bit out of the loop.

hmm...not much of a fan but def respect dmb, hope everything goes smooooothely

meh...I'm sure that DMB will be OK. It's not like the majority of his fans even knew this guys name. I always thought the main attraction was listening to Dave's strained whiney vocals and the ocasional horn toot or fiddle solo.

Some one in that band finally has had a epiphany! A band that sells 50$ lawn tickets should not exist! now the band should finally disintegrate and stop polluting the jam band scene!

Muffinman...sounds like a solid point about Paczkowski...maybe this will make keys a bigger part of the songs...

to all those ripping on the band, it is your opinion and im not here to bash someone's musical taste. but just take into consideration that carter beauford is one of the top drummers alive and many jambands touring today have opened for that group...the same band who used to open for phish

good deal butch is a weirdo

all these D-bags with the stupid comments... go be cool in a tool shed... IM SOO SICK OF THE GREEDY GANSTA HIPPIES, ITS GETTING REALLY HARD TO BE KIND TO ALL THE SELF-INVOLVED, BIG-HEADED ASSHOLES... DAMN IT(sorry needed to vent...hope all the yelling didnt hurt the eyes)

what do you expect? they never made him an "official" member, he's not even in that picture.

the only time i ever saw DMB was at riverbend music center in cincinnati ohio...

the retarded pre-frat-kid-wannabe's were in full effect.

i was on the lawn (only reason i went was cuz my sister won tickets and then she gave them to me) and i couldn't hear a LICK of fucking music because all these drunk douchbags were ALL TALKING ON THEIR CELLPHONES.

nobody gave a fuck about the show, and it ruined my entire experience.

i might watch them at rothbury if there's nothing else to do.

when the hell did DMB have a keyboard player? they suck with or without.

when the hell did bold99 have a life? he sucks with or without.

DMB haters bitch cause their little bittie local band cant make it. plus "SOME" of the fans where khaki shorts and collard shirts..... trivial much? i think so. Listen to the musicianship, or dont comment on a DMB thread... you like you are trying to be an elitist. DMB has done wonderful things. Butch Taylor will be missed, by the people who take the time to listen to his work. Songs like "Lie in Our Graves" will never be as euphoric. Thanks Butch... touring wit yas 06' was a trip to say the least.

^^^I agree joeyb...there are jams that he is huge in (ie: two step) so its hard to think what they will sound like again without him

I am not the biggest DMB fan but I always take my wife to see one show a year and we always have a very good time. They are great musicians and I'm sure the keyboard player will be missed to some musical extent. I know that my favorite studio album from the DMB has been Before These Crowded Streets and Butch played a big role on that album so...

I'm looking forward to the Alpine Valley show with the Black Crowes. The comments about the kids on cell phones is spot on though....man does that get annoying. I think we moved about ten times last summer at Alpine Valley due to people talking to much.

Butch was a big contributor to the touring entity of the Dave Matthews Band. He is a fantastic musician, and a very generous individual. I've known him personally now for a few years, and he's always taken care of my tickets. It's an unfortunate situation, and I wish him the best.

Anyone know the real reason he left...don't want to speculate anything here

Wow Joeyb4 you went and did a Dave tour. You must be one of the dumbest people of all time to waste all that time and money on something so awful. DMB needs to just pack it up and stop poisioning music.

ive been cruising these posts for 6 - 8 months now. i comment often on the forums. sndtribefreak... if it isnt STS9 then everyone else sucks. i guarentee that the UM/STS9 tour will be UM based (even though double headlined.) it is for me, and most people i know. and do i owe you any money? no. so why do you care how i spend mine. I love STS9, and when they sell out stadiums ill be the first to tell ya i was wrong. Poisining music? muscianship is obviously more than you think. You must have a boring life to have to comment on bands you dont like. isnt it lunch time? go on to the high school cafeteria.

psogator- who the fuck is rashawn?, unless I'm missing something here, there isnt a RASHAWN?!? in DMB, but Dave kicks all the haters asses, even if he does attract a couple frat-douches. And Butch is a great musician and will be missed.

Wow maybe with one less guy there ticket prices will go down , oh wait I forgot they are only in it for the money now ! freakin sellouts ! All of the songs are so twisted and distorted from what they use to be , I'm getting nausceous thinking about it .

Nice DibS you really know your music! Rashawn Ross (of Soulive) has been touring with them for the last few years and plays trumpet...but who am i kidding...everyone on here knows everything about music

ok thanks for clarifying. but hes not a member. I wasnt sure, I knew that could be the only person you were talking about. Wasnt trying to be a dick.

such a bummer with my first show coming up this weekend at pittsburgh. maybe this will mark the return for peter grieser?...

and for real if you don't like the band cool, but how can you say a group of musicians suck...you clearly have no respect for music at all.

thats first dmb show of the summer and my 30th overall of seeing the band...so seriously don't hate on them

Sorry DibS for thinking that you are like most of the people on here...

Gricey...a Grieser return would be very interesting...i think its been close to 15 years since he played a show with them...enjoy the show

Hopefully they could get Ray Paczkowski to sit in with them for a while. He rocked during Dave and Friends and is probably bored silly with Trey in rehab.

You've seen DMB 30 times? I'm really not insulting you, I just want to know how many Two Step or Watchtower encores you've seen?

Ive been to 37 DMB shows and have seen Watchtower once. Dreaming Tree twice... just picking the right ones

Butch will be missed, he was a integral part of DMB. to add i have been to over 50 DMB shows and have never, ever had a problem with frat boys.If UM or moe. was as big as DMB they would have just as many douche bag frat boys. i have had more problems with annoying and ignorant fans at both UM and moe. shows and i have not been to nearly as many of there shows. so all of you just need to shut the f*ck b/c half of you d-bags have not a clue what you are talking about.

to add: there will not be another piano/keyboard player until at least '09 i would imagine.. and if there is, Ray Paczkowski would be the ideal choice imo.

joeyb...thats crazy...funny youve heard dreaming tree less times than watchtower

i have only heard watchtower 10 or so out of 55 shows. it's not like they play it at every show.

all by luck man, i guess. two step and ants marching are another story. A third time hearing The Dreaming Tree live was Dave and Tim solo. that was a real treat

wooops meant to say dreaming tree more than watchtower...would have loved a D&T dreaming tree...this tour should be fun

Who Gives a shit???

Wow...I've seen DMB/D&T/D&F conbined 93 times and i do get what your going at in regards to slight setlist "regulars". And yeah, maybe DMB is the McDonald's of Jam Bands...but I think they get a bad wrap because they've been around for a while doing basically, the same genre...

When they first came out, they were unique...that made them appealing to a jam crowd...15 years later, violins, horns,and acoustic guitars are overpopulated in music and thus the average jam band crowd leans towards the slightly unique and obscure structures and tones of an STS9, Umphrey's, etc.

However, you cannot take away from the fact that every member of DMB is in the current top 5 industry wide at their respective instruments...Dave's rythm playing is bar none, carter is obviously rediculous, stephan plays bass with carter and that speaks for itself, Roi plays 17 different horns all exceptionally...i mean c'mon...

So basically, don't hate on them because their uniqueness caught on and thus was no longer unique...

Lastly...in regards to the stupid frat fans...my advice is to spend the xtra 10 bucks and get a pavilion seat...you'll find that the closer you get to the stage, the cooler the people...

Oh yeah, and if you like DMB and Other Jambands, my band is playing with the Disco Biscuits next week in Hartford...check out

www.FrankVieleMusic.com and let me know what you think

FYI...if you absolutely Hate DMB you might not like my stuff!!!

"Not the same without Butch Taylor?"... !!!!!!!!

They haven't been the same since! All due respect... let's get back to the basics!

Butch wasn't official. Think they'll be fine without him. Sure Warehouse won't be the same without him, and they won't play Linus & Lucy, but that song was far and few inbetween anyway. I'm not upset to see him go, although, I appreciated what he added. I agree with dancingaprial

"All due respect ... let's get back to the basics!"

Dave Sucks - - - - There I Said It!

and so do you

I agree with joeyb4. Everyone on that stage is a great musician. Whovever says they suck is just ignorant. And the UM STS9 tour will be more UM favored. And I wish it was Rashawn instead of Butch. All that trumpet I can barely hear Leroi anymore. Butch will be missed. Can't wait til Alpine though

DMB = fuckn nasty

Majority of DMB fans = asshole frat boys or drunk high school girls

that being said, the fan base may be a bit wack but if you can get past that the band will never disappoint you. Also, from what I remember from seeing them the last 3 summers, Butch Taylor was nasty and definately helped elevate some of their jams.

Never fear there is the Jedi TIM REYNOLDS to take his place.

I agree that the shows have been stagnant in recent years. (Not sure that 10 years is correct...but nonethelsess) But I can say...I play in a DMB Tribute band called Crowded Streets and have not been a huge fan since day 1 myself. I appreciate the music they play...but think the older stuff is wheree its at. Butch will be missed...

Just gettin' what we deserve. Last year all I heard was whining about Butch. No consider how many songs the band plays AND people want to hear will not be happening because of no piano player! I love Tim Reynolds (his solo show is awesome if you get the chance--wicked Betrayal/Kashmir set in Raleigh this past Fall) and his touch can already be felt in the songs this year (I've listened to everyone so far). Rhyme and Reason in Camden kicked ass because of Tim. However, I am going to miss Bartender and Pig this year at the two shows I am going to.

To all the DMB haters above--get a life!

just saw dmb last night without butch. not the same. they had reynolds on guitar adding his noise to the mix. i've seen dmb 20 times and this is the first time seeing them with tim reynolds. i hope it's the last. he addded nothing except on the pink floyd "money" cover which needed an electric solo. two step, bartender...nothing will sound the same without butch. interesting to see all the people who only have the studio albums as point of reference. too bad that not everybody knows about the live trax series.

I can't help but notice that there are an awful lot of people who are making comments with no relevance to the story. Anyway, it's too bad Butch left, I'm gonna be seeing them at Noblesville next month and it sucks because I love keyboards as a compliment to all the other instruments. Anyway, I'm kinda sick always hearing from people that "DMB sucks". There's a difference between saying someone sucks as a musician and if you just don't like their style of music. For instance, I don't like Jessica Simpons music but she has a good voice. 50 cent on the other hand (and most rappers), sucks because he has no talent. DMB is made up of extremely talented musicians and people who deny that are a bunch of pogues (pardon my language).

Wow, I wanted to know where Butch was at the Hartford show and found this site. Lets think about this, change is good? I missed Butch on the Keys last weekend, but Tim brought a whole new sound to the show, it rocked.

Yes some people might think DMB sucks, it's still a free country (this week) and you can have your opinion. DMB helped me fill a musical void I fell into after Jerry Garcia died. No other band has matched the energy of the Dead live as DMB does. I have seen over 600 shows including 70+ Grateful dead shows. There is more talent in the DMB line up then in any other touring band today, but Bela Fleck & the Flecktones or Trey's band (not phish)could make an interesting debate. Give Peace a chance.

I'm very sad to see Butch leave. I think he is a perfect fit for this band. "Bartender" from the Fenway Park show is a great example. I listen to the intro to that song then FF to Butch's piano solo. To me, those rare treats that Butch would give us never got old. I always wanted him to solo like that more often. I don't think that people really understand how much he contributed. Even when he is not doing any "in your face" solos, he was great at being part of the foundation for the other soloists. And as far as him only being a sideman to this band, maybe he wanted it that way for the freedom. Also- Am I the only one who thinks that Tim's "Dark sie of the Moon" playing style does NOT fit into the texture of this band? I have tickets to two shows at the Gorge in a few weeks. Im disappointed that LeRoi wont be there, disappointed that Butch wont be there, hoping Rashawn will be there and afraid that Tim might be. It should be ...interesting.