Like many of The Dreaming's fans, I'm a longtime follower of Christopher Hall's last band; the '90s industrial rock act known as Stabbing Westward. I was truly sad to see the band go their separate ways, but Christopher soon formed The Dreaming which seemed to offer much of the same great ingredients as SW. The Dreaming - Etched in Blood - Amazon.com Music. In my personal opinion, The Dreaming reminds me of bands like A Perfect Circle, Audioslave, Them.
Dave Matthews Band was formed in Charlottesville, VA in 1991 by South African native singer and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, the late LeRoi Moore, who played a wide variety of instruments from the saxophone to the flute, violin player Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and keyboardist Peter Griesar (who left the band in 1993), all of whom Dave met in Charlottesville. In 1998, the band played shows with keyboardist Butch Taylor, although he was not officially a member of the band.
Taylor played with the band for the stadium runs of the 1999 and 2000 summer to.