Dave Matthews Band (Fan.Fare)
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Editor: Ariel CherninEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10
ISBN: 1550224174
Number of pages: 143
Publisher: ECW Press
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Book Review: A Book By Crazed Fanatics For Crazed Fanatics
Summary: 3 Stars
I actually wanted to give it 3 1/2 stars, but that wasn't possible. ... I received this book for Christmas, being the DMB fan that I am. What I encountered left me mildly intrigued at times, frightened by the unmitigated idolatry at others, grinning at certain moments of inspired sarcasm, but mostly not terribly impressed with the diversity (or lack of) in the stories. I have never encountered uber-fananaticism such as the examples in this book, such that I started to seriously question the line between passionate interest in a musical experience and tragic obsession, but that's another review.... Although I can not relate to the level of dedication and sheer time expenditure many of the contributors displayed in their efforts to connect with the band in person, I can appreciate the adventures many of them had and the exuberance with which they want to share their experiences. The stories were just very similar and saccharin in many ways and that is mostly why I'm reserving a higher ranking (For e.g. - There was a ton of this sort of stuff. "I was high as a kite (naturally or chemically) at the performance. I waited outside the venue for the tour bus. I followed the tour bus to the hotel. I waited outside the hotel. I flirted with a roadie and got into the hotel/backstage/on the bus. I cried and shook, or was overcome with effusive emoting in some form, when I saw Dave in person. I got a picture as proof.") In general, I think with the number of submissions they claimed to receive in the assembling of this book, the editing job was quite flawed and likely not representative of the submissions because 1) I'd make a rough guess that 80% of the stories were just about Dave Matthews. They were interesting, but it would have been nice to read more about the other band members as well. There was almost nothing about LeRoi for example. 2) Pretty much all of the stories painted the band as a gaggle of saints with endless reserves of patience- incapable of anything but the most gracious, diplomatic expressions of appreciation for one's fanship no matter how invasive, persistent, or flat out inconsiderate the fan(s) in the story happened to be. Then again, maybe the ECW Press deemed that fans who would want this book would only want to hear those types of stories, as opposed to something more real (and more human...) I find that last part ironic because I believe one of the draws of DMBs music is its raw humaness. Anyhow, maybe the next installment of FanFare will be different.
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