Dave Matthews Band
Often a band will record a fantastic debut album, but for whatever reason, they simply cannot replicate the quality of the material on their follow up recording. After the Dave Matthew's Band's first release, the breakthrough multi-platinum album "Under the Table and Dreaming," the band faced the daunting task of matching the quality of this amazing piece of work. All the had to do was write twelve songs, put them together on an album, and call that album "Crash." The songs are lush, refreshing masterpieces that you grow to love more and more every time you listen to them. DMB was able to produce an album that was not only better than their first, but one that didn't compromise their musical integrity. The Dave Matthew's Band includes only one electric instrument: the bass guitar played by Stefan Lessard. The other band members include Leroi Moore on the saxophone, Carter Beauford on the drums, Boyd Tinsley on the violin, and of course Dave Matthews, who plays the acoustic guitar and also supplies the vocals. Dave's vocal range as well as his South African accent makes his vocals quite intriguing. The result of all of this put together is a mellow but distinct sound that anybody could grow to love. "Under the Table and
With all of the incredible production and musical talent that is on "Crash," there is one letdown. It's called "Proudest Monkey," the last track on the album. The song has great lyrical content, with Matthews using the monkey as a metaphor representing himself. In fact, the song isn't even that bad, but the monotony of the same Ab, Eb, Db bass notes being played over and over again can become agonizing, no matter how much of the band joins in to cover up. Another fact of the matter is the song is over nine minutes long. I don't know anybody with the attention span to listen to a song that long with such little variation throughout it. The song picks up a bit in the end with a jam session, giving you the sense of what the Dave Matthews Band is all about. One of the band's best-known trademarks is their jam sessions. "#41" features a jam session which resembles a smooth-jazz song, something you could relax to no matter how wound up you are when you start listening to it. The harmony of the violin and the saxophone along with the backing of a tight drum beat and an electric guitar line by guest guitarist Tim Reynolds is perfect. I saw them perform this song live, and the jam session was amazing. "41" has since become my favorite Dave Matthews song. A chaotic jam in "Drive In Drive Out" includes loud bass, a very catchy guitar riff, and then leads into a complete jam se
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