the dreaming tree

well friends, i’m at a crossroads. i can afford to buy one new cd, and it comes down to the new ben folds or the new ryan adams. what’s a boy to do? speaking of new albums, i have the dave matthews band cd in hand now (i preordered and it didn’t come before i went to florida) and i’m still trying to make up my mind. it came with a bonus cd with b-sides and live stuff; one of the live ones is from the new album and it grooves, but the album version seems too reigned in, instead of just letting each member flow within it. since i’ve only heard the one new song live, i can’t really judge the others fairly, but i have a feeling it’ll be a similar story. what the dave matthews band can do with a song live is incredible, so maybe i shouldn’t be that worried about the studio album. hopefully they’ll release another live cd soon with lots of these new songs on it and i’ll be able to hear them in all their glory. i also wish they had chosen a song other than “crash” for the millionth time as a live bonus track. i never understood the allure of that song. anyway, i don’t know everything…

your friend,
david

p.s. i won’t have pictures up for ya’ll till saturday at the earliest. i hope you can endure without the walrus till then.