Warehouse (song)
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Warehouse is a song by Dave Matthews Band
which was released on their first studio album, Under the Table and Dreaming
. An alternate version of this song was also released on their early EP Recently. This song ranks near the top of the list in terms of all time fan favorites. It was played since the very beginning and has remained a highlight of nearly every show in which it is played.
In the early days of 92-93, the song frequently featured a "Shortnin' Bread" interpolation towards the end of the song. After the summer of 1994, the last verse evolved beyond the mere repetition of "That's my blood down there". Starting in 1995, a stop-time
intro began to occasionally be played during full-band versions. In 1999, fans from the original nancies mailing list began organizing to chant "Woo!" during the stop-time intro. By the summer of 2000, the "Woos" caught on and are now a standard crowd chant at the start of every Warehouse. However the show on June 19th, 2010 at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, the song started with a lyrical intro by Dave and did not have the distinctive "Wooing." The distinctive stop-time intro has also been used by the Washington Capitals
as a call and response
with fans at the Verizon Center
.http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/03/20/capsmix-2008-the-music-of-the-washington-capitals/
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds versions have continued to contain the original intro, as well as a "Passion" Intro where Dave interpolates the vocal chords from Peter Gabriel's Passion. Starting in 2003, the jam evolved into what has come to be known as the 'salsa jam' outro with a more celebratory salsa
vibe. Throughout the band's history, Warehouse has also appeared on the heels of the song "Dancing Nancies" in live setlists, and more often than not when this is the case, the two songs are segued together, as can be heard on on the release Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95
.
This song has also been featured as a fake, in which the Warehouse intro is played several times before the band goes directly into "Ants Marching
." Though the song was not released as a single, the song had gained immense popularity in its live performances. When it is performed live, it often will have an additional jam added into the middle of the song with a salsa feel to it. This part also borrows a rhythmic pattern originally seen in live performances of "Typical Situation
." Dave will often open the song with an extended intro, where he improvises a middle-eastern sounding wail over the minor chord theme of the song, rising in intensity until the main song begins. Another opening frequently used in live performances catches the audience off guard by exploding into the theme chords under bright flashing strobe lights. The song will reach 9 to 10 minutes in live performances, with the longest being 13 minutes and 31 seconds on September 28, 2007 at the Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California
. Live performances of this song have been released on many Dave Matthews Band live albums, such as The Central Park Concert
, The Gorge
, Live Trax Vol. 6
, and Live at Piedmont Park
. A live version was also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. Occasionally there is an interpolation of the song Louie Louie
near the end of the song. This rendition can be heard on the Live Trax Vol. 6.
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is a U.S. rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was...
which was released on their first studio album, Under the Table and Dreaming
Under the Table and Dreaming
-Songs cut from the album:Songs that were recorded during the sessions, but weren't included on the final cut:*"Granny" – Dave wanted this to be the band's first single, but the song never made it to any of the studio albums. Nonetheless, the song remains a strong fan favorite and is being played...
. An alternate version of this song was also released on their early EP Recently. This song ranks near the top of the list in terms of all time fan favorites. It was played since the very beginning and has remained a highlight of nearly every show in which it is played.
In the early days of 92-93, the song frequently featured a "Shortnin' Bread" interpolation towards the end of the song. After the summer of 1994, the last verse evolved beyond the mere repetition of "That's my blood down there". Starting in 1995, a stop-time
Stop-time
In tap dancing, jazz, and blues, stop-time is an accompaniment pattern interrupting, or stopping, the normal time and featuring regular accented attacks on the first beat of each or every other measure alternating with silence or solos. Stop-time appears infrequently in ragtime music...
intro began to occasionally be played during full-band versions. In 1999, fans from the original nancies mailing list began organizing to chant "Woo!" during the stop-time intro. By the summer of 2000, the "Woos" caught on and are now a standard crowd chant at the start of every Warehouse. However the show on June 19th, 2010 at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, the song started with a lyrical intro by Dave and did not have the distinctive "Wooing." The distinctive stop-time intro has also been used by the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
as a call and response
Call and response (music)
In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first...
with fans at the Verizon Center
Verizon Center
Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
.http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/03/20/capsmix-2008-the-music-of-the-washington-capitals/
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds versions have continued to contain the original intro, as well as a "Passion" Intro where Dave interpolates the vocal chords from Peter Gabriel's Passion. Starting in 2003, the jam evolved into what has come to be known as the 'salsa jam' outro with a more celebratory salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
vibe. Throughout the band's history, Warehouse has also appeared on the heels of the song "Dancing Nancies" in live setlists, and more often than not when this is the case, the two songs are segued together, as can be heard on on the release Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95
Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95
Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95 is an album by the Dave Matthews Band, released on October 28, 1997. It was recorded live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on August 15, 1995. The album is known on the Internet by the abbreviation L@RR...
.
This song has also been featured as a fake, in which the Warehouse intro is played several times before the band goes directly into "Ants Marching
Ants Marching
"Ants Marching" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single from their 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and received some album-oriented rock play as well. A different recording of it was included on their prior album,...
." Though the song was not released as a single, the song had gained immense popularity in its live performances. When it is performed live, it often will have an additional jam added into the middle of the song with a salsa feel to it. This part also borrows a rhythmic pattern originally seen in live performances of "Typical Situation
Typical Situation
"Typical Situation" is the title of a promotional single released by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the third single from their album Under the Table and Dreaming, as well as the song from which the single takes its name. The single did not chart...
." Dave will often open the song with an extended intro, where he improvises a middle-eastern sounding wail over the minor chord theme of the song, rising in intensity until the main song begins. Another opening frequently used in live performances catches the audience off guard by exploding into the theme chords under bright flashing strobe lights. The song will reach 9 to 10 minutes in live performances, with the longest being 13 minutes and 31 seconds on September 28, 2007 at the Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....
. Live performances of this song have been released on many Dave Matthews Band live albums, such as The Central Park Concert
The Central Park Concert
The Central Park Concert is a three disc live album and video by the Dave Matthews Band. The album was recorded on September 24, 2003 on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York, New York in front of a crowd of 121,382, the band's largest audience to date...
, The Gorge
The Gorge (album)
The Gorge is a collection of the songs played during Dave Matthews Band's three-night concert in 2002 at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. The album was released in a three-disc set featuring 2 CDs and a DVD with live footage, advanced multi-angle features, behind the scenes clips, and...
, Live Trax Vol. 6
Live Trax Vol. 6
Live Trax Vol. 6, unofficially known as Live at Fenway Park, is the sixth installment in the Dave Matthews Band Live Trax series. It features a four disc set of the band's two night performance at Fenway Park in Boston from July 7 and 8, 2006...
, and Live at Piedmont Park
Live at Piedmont Park
Live at Piedmont Park is a live album and video release by the Dave Matthews Band from a 2007 benefit concert in Atlanta. The concert was held at Atlanta's Piedmont Park in front of an audience of over 80,000 people to raise over US $1 million of a US $42.5 million project to expand of...
. A live version was also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. Occasionally there is an interpolation of the song Louie Louie
Louie Louie
"Louie Louie" is an American rock 'n' roll song written by Richard Berry in 1955. It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists...
near the end of the song. This rendition can be heard on the Live Trax Vol. 6.